SECOND WORLD WAR POSTCARDS
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BARLOG POSTCARDS / DRIESEN VERLAG
The following sets of postcards were published by DRIESEN VERLAG and I have titled them series 1400, series 8500 and series 8700. They are popularly know as Barlog postcards after the artist, Ferdinand Barlog who's work is featured in them. The cards depict the humourous side of the life of a new recruit in the German army. The earliest example in my collection is a 8700 cancelled on 15th Aug 1939.The cards are based on cartoons published in a book titled "Soldatenleben | Barlogs Aufklärungen für jeden Wehrpflichtigen" - 'Soldier's Life | Barlog's Information for Every Conscript', published c1937 and retailing for 1 RM.
ABOVE LEFT: Series 1400
ABOVE CENTRE: Series 8500
ABOVE RIGHT: Series 8700
REFERENCE SOURCES
1. MICHEL Handbuch-Katalog Deutsche Feldpost 1937-1945 (c) 1991 ISBN: 3-87858-452
3. transkribus an AI site that can be used to decipher texts written in old German script
