Four First War German Imperial Airmen Picture Postcards
The first postcard illustrates a standing Lieutenant Immelmann, inscribed "Oberleutnant Immelmann" above and "362/ Postkartenvertrieb W. Sanke BERLIN N.37. / Nachdruck wird gerichtlich verfolgt." at the lower right, 86 mm x 136. The second postcard illustrates Lieutenant Immelmann and Captain Boelcke, with the photo credits "Hofphot. Pieperhoff, Leipzig." and "Hofphot. J. Müller, Dessau." under their respective photos, inscribed "Unsere beiden grössten Fliegerhelden / Oberleutn. Immelmann / Hauptmann Boelcke" below and numbered "6004" at the lower right, 85 mm x 138 mm. The third postcard illustrates Lieutenant Immelmann in a studio setting, inscribed "Immelmann" with the memorial cross beside his name below, an eighteen line poem dedicated to Immelmann by "Otto Göddertz, Berlin.", inscribed "7705 / Verlag von Gustav Liersch & Co., Berlin." at the lower left and "W. Sanke BERLIN N.37." at the lower right, 86 mm x 136 mm. The fourth postcard illustrates six airmen, with a line of other airmen and a factory in the background, unlabelled, 88 mm x 138 mm. Two are black and white, one of which as a simulated silver border, two are sepia-toned, on card stock, each with postcard backers, one with a handwritten message with a postmark and stamped "Vereins-Lazarett Kahlenbergstiftung Magdeburg", three are unaddressed, ranging from fine to extremely fine.