WWI German Postcard Ace OSWALD BOELCKE Original SIGNED
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
September 14, 1916
Item Description An extraordinary and possibly unique artifact from the dawn of air combat: an original, wartime-signed real photo postcard of Hauptmann Oswald Boelcke, Germany's first great air hero and the father of fighter tactics.
What elevates this piece to the highest tier of WWI collectibles is its Feldpost postmark, dated September 14, 1916 – a precise moment in time, just six weeks before his tragic death and mere days before he would lead his legendary squadron, Jasta 2, into history. A Pivotal Moment in History: September 14, 1916 The postmark on this card provides an incredible, unassailable link to a critical moment in the war. The Artifact: Signature and Postal History This is a high-quality real photo postcard (RPPC) by the prestigious Royal Court Photographer S.
Molitor of Giessen. Boelcke". Köhnert, a new recruit in the 2nd Royal Saxon Field Artillery Regiment No. 28, stationed at the training depot in Bautzen.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- real photo postcard (RPPC)
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- 3.4x 5.4in
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable. Attribution and measurements are the auction house’s statements about the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Listing object ID
- 199038506
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Independent confirmation of type attribution and auction-house statements remains research required.