Germany, Freikorps. A Mixed Lot of Freikorps Photographs

(Freikorps Fotos). A mixed lot of Freikorps photographs, including:

1. One studio portrait of a member of Freikorps Würzburg, with collar insignia and armband clearly visible, the reverse in unused postcard format, unmarked, measuring 8.5 cm (w) x 13 cm (h), a rare image in near extremely fine condition.

2. One posed group photograph of members of 2. Marine-Brigade Ehrhardt, featuring two machine gun crews watched over by Officers, with collar and sleeve insignia clearly visible, the reverse in postcard format and bearing handwritten inscriptions dedicated from Cuxhaven ad dated “VIII. 9. 20”, measuring 13.5 cm (w) x 8.5 cm (h), bearing card stock remnants consistent with previous album display, in extremely fine condition.

3. One studio portrait of a member of Deutsche Schützdivision, with a collar tab clearly visible, the reverse in unused postcard format and bearing a studio mark, measuring 9 cm (w) x 14 cm (h), in near extremely fine condition.

4. One cabinet card-style studio portrait of a member of Grenzschutztruppen des XVII. Westpreußischen Armeekorps, with collar and sleeve insignia clearly visible, the lower right corner bearing a studio mark, the reverse bearing additional handwritten and stamped inscriptions, measuring 7.5 cm (w) x 12 cm (h), in near extremely fine condition.

5. One portrait of a member of Selbstschutz Oberschlesien, in a classic mixed uniform and with a sleeve insignia visible, the reverse in postcard format and bearing a handwritten inscription with a date of “29. 9. 21”, measuring 9 cm (w) x 14 cm (h), in extremely fine condition.

6. One studio portrait of a member of Ostpreußisches Freiwilligenkorps, with collar tabs clearly visible, the reverse bearing a handwritten inscription with a name of “BRUNO NEUMANN” and date of “APRIL 1919”, measuring 8.5 cm (w) x 13.5 cm (h), in extremely fine condition.

7. One post group photograph of a Garde-Kavallerie-Schützen-Division machine gun crew, in uniform and with collar insignia visible, the reverse in postcard format and bearing a handwritten inscription indicating that the personnel are defending the Polizeipräsidium Alexanderplatz, measuring 14 cm (w) x 9 cm (h), in extremely fine condition.

8. A portrait of a member of Freiwilliges Infanterie-Regiment Bremen, with collar tabs visible, the reverse in unused postcard format, unmarked, measuring 8.5 cm (w) x 13.5 cm (h), in near extremely fine condition.

9. One group photograph of Provisional Reichswehr personnel wearing Krätzchen with ealy oak leaf insignia and with a Silesian Eagle I Class in wear, the reverse in unused postcard format, unmarked, measuring 8.5 cm (w) x 13.5 cm (h), in extremely fine condition.

10. One group photograph of Reichswehr personnel, with one soldier wearing both the Baltic Cross and the Grüne Fangschnur mit dem westfälischen Pferd, the reverse in unused postcard format, unmarked, measuring 13.5 cm (w) x 8.5 cm (h), in extremely fine condition.

11. One wedding portrait of a Weimar-era policeman wearing the Baltic Cross, the reverse in unused postcard format, bearing a studio mark, measuring 9 cm (w) x 13.5 cm (h), in better than very fine condition.

12. One studio portait of a Kriegsmarine sailor wearing the Silesian Eagle I Class, in addition to a ribbon bar, the reverse in postcard format and bearing a partially-legible handwritten inscription, measuring 8.5 cm (w) x 13.5 cm (h), demonstrating creasing and tearing with some soiling, in fair condition.