FIRST WORLD WAR
(1914-18)

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COLONIAL KRIEGERDANK
POSTCARDS

There were several similar series of postcards issued on behalf of the Colonial Kriegerdank "Colonial Warriors". The cards were used to raise funds for former colonial members of the army, navy, Schutztroop, police forces as well as those who died in support of Germany's former colonies.

There are two major series below: the first series is numbered and was published by F.A. BROCKHAUS, LEIPZIG whereas the second series was published by GRAPHISCHE KUNSTANSTALTEN F.BRUCKMANN A.G, MUNCHEN. and is not numbered.

These cards were probably printed around 1914, at least that is the earliest postally used date I have seen thus far.



ABOVE LEFT: REVERSE of CARD WITH NUMBER
ABOVE RIGHT: REVERSE of CARD WITH TITLE

NUMBERED POSTCARDS

This series of cards is numbered and was published by F.A. BROCKHAUS, LEIPZIG.

No. 1

Postcard No.1 is a view of German soldiers' graves in South West Africa.

No. 4

Postcard No.4 is a view of the German colony of Papua New Guinea after an oil painting by Professor Peter Paul Müller.

No. 5

Postcard No.5 is a landscape from German South West Africa. After a painting by Prof. Peter Paul Müller

No. 6

Postcard No.6 is a image of the German cruiser "Emden" after a painting by Professor Willy Stöwer.

No. 7

Postcard No.7 - The last boat from the island of Agomes from a painting by Prof. Hans Bohrdt.

No. 8

Postcard No.8 is an image of Dar-es-Salam in German East Africa after a painting by Professor Willy Stöwer.

No. 9

Postcard No.9 - Destruction of an English Commercial Steamer by a German U-Boat. From a painting by Professor Willy Stöwer.

No. 10

Postcard No.10 is From the sea battle in the North Sea on Jan 24, 1915, and features an English battle cruiser receiving a salvo from a German cruiser. From a painting by Professor Willy Stöwer.

POSTCARDS with TITLES

This series of cards was published by GRAPHISCHE KUNSTANSTALTEN F.BRUCKMANN A.G, MUNCHEN. and is not numbered.

GRAVES

ARABER AUS OSTAFRIKA No. 1

(ARAB FROM EAST AFRICA)

ARABER AUS OSTAFRIKA No. 2

(ARAB FROM EAST AFRICA)

U-BOAT

SOUTHSEA

AUF BEOBACHTUNGSPOSTEN VOR TSINGTAU

(TSINGTAU SURVEILLANCE POST)

FRÜCHTE AUS UNSEREN KOLONIEN

(FRUITS FROM OUR COLONIES)

STRAUSSE in SUDWESTAFRIKA

(OSTRICHS IN SOUTH WEST AFRICA)

--- ADDITONAL CARDS IN MY COLLECTION ---

Numbered Type - No. 4

Numbered Type - No. 10

--- ADDITONAL CARDS IN MY COLLECTION ---

Titled Type - Fruit