Does anyone here have knowledge regarding postcards? I have this interesting WWI German/Austrian(?) postcard that I'd like to find out more about.

Hello everyone, I have received this piece a while ago from someone and my knowledge when it comes to postal cards is…well, pretty much non-existent. Does anyone have information about this/this kind of postcard? It does seem to have been sent from the front lines but other than that, I know nothing.

Also, are there people who collect things like this? Is there any value to it if I were to ever sell/swap it?

Thank you very much in advance!

Hello!

After a little research I found it is a feldpost card, which is field post I think. This was a way for soldiers two send things to there family and such. 

The words on the side with the drawing translate to “Infantry digging in before battle.” I guess this is the picture title or something.

You can try to look for regiment numbers on these but I can't see it that well.

FeeFoo

Hello!

 

After a little research I found it is a feldpost card, which is field post I think. This was a way for soldiers two send things to there family and such. 

 

The words on the side with the drawing translate to “Infantry digging in before battle.” I guess this is the picture title or something.

 

You can try to look for regiment numbers on these but I can't see it that well.

 

 

Thank you for the information! I guess trying to figure out if there is a regiment number that I can ID is a good place to start. Now if only I could find someone who can decipher the handwriting on it, maybe it could be of some help.

Hello, the regiment should be “Landwehr Infanterie Regiment 23(Edit: Of the fourth Landwehr Division)” if that helps.

As you can see, the letter is for a woman by the name of Frieda Hoffmann from Delitzsch ( a city in modern day Saxony)

If I see the writer states that his place of writing is “im Osten” (in the east), which would  be fitting to the Landw. Inf. Reg. 23, as they were stationed on the eastern front

If you dont mind, I could ask some people to translate the full letter

From what I can tell myself, the writer was very close to Frieda Hoffmann (his girlfriend ? sister?) as he addresses her as “Dear Frieda”

The letter ends as follows :" (I) wish you a verry happy christmas in advance, see you soon"

As for the value of the card, there is not really anything important written on the card (like military information, news from the front) , the soldier seems to just thank the woman for something, wishing her a happy christmas if there is no time inbetween to receive/write letters. It is an interesting card design, being drawn by a soldier of the unit, but overall (at least here in Germany) nothing to special. Here in Germany such letters go for about 8-20€, a bit more if the card is interesting/ the unit is rare. Unfortunately I cant tell you more, as it is not really something I collect, although me personally, i would give someone around 6-8€ this card

Wertinas

If you dont mind, I could ask some people to translate the full letter

 

From what I can tell myself, the writer was very close to Frieda Hoffmann (his girlfriend ? sister?) as he addresses her as “Dear Frieda”

The letter ends as follows :" (I) wish you a verry happy christmas in advance, see you soon"

 

As for the value of the card, there is not really anything important written on the card (like military information, news from the front) , the soldier seems to just thank the woman for something, wishing her a happy christmas if there is no time inbetween to receive/write letters. It is an interesting card design, being drawn by a soldier of the unit, but overall (at least here in Germany) nothing to special. Here in Germany such letters go for about 8-20€, a bit more if the card is interesting/ the unit is rare. Unfortunately I cant tell you more, as it is not really something I collect, although me personally, i would give someone around 6-8€ this card

Thank you very much for the extra information, I really appreciate it! I didn't expect it to have much value which is confirmed, but it's still an interesting piece of history nonetheless. Maybe I'll find someone interested to swap it for coins, haha.

As for the translation, feel free to send it to whoever you wish. I speak German, but could only decipher a few words due to the handwriting being unreadable to me.