Germany, Freikorps. A Mixed Lot of Freikorps Photographs

1. One posed photograph of a Freiwilliges Landesschützenkorps machine gun crew, with cap and collar insignia clearly visible, the reverse in postcard format and bearing lengthy handwritten inscriptions, with postage dated “5. 6. 19”, measuring 13.5 cm (w) x 8.5 cm (h), in better than very fine condition.

2. One cabinet card-style photograph of a member of Freiwilligen Regiment Preußen 14, in uniform and with the unit’s sleeve insignia clearly visible, the lower right corner bearing an embossed studio mark, measuring 6.5 cm (w) x 10.5 cm (h), a rare image in very fine condition.

3. One studio portrait of a member of Freiwilliges Landesschützenkorps, with collar tabs clearly visible, the reverse in postcard format and bearing a handwritten inscription, measuring 9 cm (w) x 14 cm (h), in extremely fine condition.

4. One portrait of a member of Zeitfreiwilligen Jäger Regiment Braunschweig, in uniform and with cap and collar insignia clearly visible, the reverse in postcard format and bearing a brief handwritten inscription with a Braunschweig studio mark, measuring 9 cm (w) x 13.5 cm (h), in extremely fine condition.

5. One group photo of members of Generalkommando Lüttwitz/Abteilung Lüttwitz, in uniform and with collar tabs clearly visible, the reverse in postcard format and bearing lengthy handwritten inscriptions with postage dated “27. 6. 19”, notably posted from Döberitz Training Ground, measuring 13.5 cm (w) x 9 cm (h), in near extremely fine condition.

6. One group photo of members of Freiwillige 10. Infanterie-Division, in uniform and with collar tabs and 5. Armeekorps Badge in wear, the reverse in cut-down postcard format and bearing the subjects’ handwritten names, measuring 8 m (w) x 11 cm (h), in near extremely fine condition.

7. A group photograph of a large number of Freikorps soldiers in Silesia, the reverse in postcard format and bearing a handwritten dedication from Orzegow, dated “SEPT. 1919”, measuring 14 cm (w) x 8.5 cm (h), in extremely fine condition.

8. A group photograph of members of Freikorps Faupel, in uniform and with the 5. Armeekorps Badge in wear, the reverse in unused postcard format, unmarked, measuring 14 cm (w) x 9 cm (h), in better than very fine condition.

9. A photograph of a member of Sächsische Grenzjäger, with collar tabs visible, the reverse in postcard format and bearing a brief handwritten inscription, measuring 13.5 cm (w) x 9 cm (h), in very fine condition.

10. A portrait of a member of Freiwilliges Landesschützenkorps, in an early Reichswehr uniform and with collar tabs visible, the reverse in postcard format and bearing a handwritten name of “OTTO SCHULZE”, measuring 9 cm (w) x 14 cm (h), in better than very fine condition.

11. A studio portrait showing an Officer of Grenzschutz Ost in a Reichswehr uniform alongside a female companion, with sleeve insignia and First World War decorations clearly visible, the reverse in postcard format and bearing a studio stamp with a date of “1920”, measuring 9 cm (w) x 14 cm (h), in extremely fine condition.

12. A small studio portrait of a Wehrmacht Administrative Officer wearing the Deutscher Ordensschild zur Erinnerung an den Grenzschutz Ost, the reverse bearing a studio stamp and handwritten name, measuring 5.5 cm (w) x 7 cm (h), in extremely fine condition.