Line Art Postcards

R5 is 50 upside down.

Here is a line art postcard from the German occupation of Lithuania (Russia) during World War I.It was printed and published by the newspaper of the (German) 10th army. The artwork was by W. Guethlen. It was written on May 16, 1918, mailed to a recipient in Cuxhaven, and postmarked on May 18 from Kowno (Kaunas). The old German Suetterlin script makes the message indecipherable to me.

The card is titled "Wilna Millionarskirche", or Millionaire's Church in Vilnius. I can't find a match for this church on the web. It may be the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in a restored, or slightly different appearance today.

IkeyPikey, I just now spotted your card of the 'Boer'nkinkel' at Hoenderloo and it brought back memories as I ate there many a time! The Heineken sign is not really a sign, but a bicycle stand. One can park ten to twelve bikes in that stand, and almost everywhere one goes in the Netherlands one will find these stands!

Peter

Ikey, I'm just getting around to asking about the windmill card that you posted some time back. Can you tell me if that is engraved? You should be able to feel the raised ink, if it is. I'm assuming it's Dutch?

Petert4522: Yes, of course, it is a bike rack, and not a sign. Duh.

GregAlex: I will check the very next time I see it. Breathe out.

bookbndrbob - Here is an attempt at a translation:

Wilna
Vilnius
Missionarskirche
Mission Church ( http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-ab...9957255.html )

den 16.5.18
May 16, 1918

Einen schönen Pfingst-
Warm Whitsuntide
gruss sendet Euch
greetings to you
Euer Sohn John.
from your son John.
Fahre am Sonnabend
On Saturday going
wieder nach Kowno
back to Kaunas
zurück. Sonst noch
again. Otherwise still feeling
gesund und munter.
well and kicking.
Werk wohl noch dort
Work probably still there
kommen wenn die
to come when the
Stachelbeeren reif sind.
gooseberries are ripe.

Zeichnung vom Ldstrm. (Landsturmmann) W. Güthlen
Drawing by Reserve Forces member W. Güthlen

Thanks Florian! I could never have worked through that script. And, thanks for the Mission Church link.

GregAlex, the card you are referring to is a reproduction of a Rembrandt etching. I do not know if the card itself is an etching.

Peter

bookbndrbob - My pleasure. You are welcome.

BTW, I appreciated your insight posted on 02/06/2016 10:19 pm on the Collecting by Engraver thread ( http://goscf.com/t/9106&whichpage=169 ). Cheers!

Merry Xmas from Aileen, who was writing a book in Innsbruck during the winter of 1969-1970.





This is the first time I've electronically cleaned the image of a slogan cancel to get, well, a cleaner view.





http://www.artnet.com/artists/ernst...Jm-jYt2RRaw2 ... as viewed from the other side

Austria, Mint Tower, Munzturm Hall (Tyrol)
Catalog codes:
ANK AT 1101y
Michel AT 1048y
Yvert et Tellier AT 872BB
Issued on: 1960-02-01
Expiry date: 2002-06-30
Perforation: comb 14 x 13ž
Printing: Offset lithography
Size: 25 x 30 mm
Colors: Violet blue
Face value: 1.80 öS - Austrian schilling
Paper: white, fluorescent
Gum: white
Designer: Hans Strohofer (1885-1961)

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

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Here is a stylish drawing captioned "The Amen Corner" of the Fifth Avenue Hotel.



I googled "Fifth Avenue Hotel", and quickly found:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Avenue_Hotel

But that one was open from 1859-1908 on 5th Avenue at 23-24th Street, while 'mine' was on 5th Avenue at 9th Street ... never mind that 'my' postcard was postmarked in 1941!

Reading further about the 1859-1908 Fifth Avenue Hotel, we find:


Apparently, the 'new' Fifth Avenue Hotel decided to take on the history, and not just the name ... hence the artwork on the postcard.

I have a PDF of a New York Times article, Fifth Avenue Hotel Closes at Midnight, dated 04/April/1908, which is a treat to read.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_...in_Manhattan ... List of former hotels in Manhattan

That's not much of a list but, then, as I have not contributed any names, perhaps I should not contribute my criticisms, either.

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey



I cannot make out the last name of the artist (Casner?), and got nowhere googling that, to boot.

Hi ikey-Pikey,

Edward Caswell (1879 - 1963)

Regards,

Florián

Well done, Florian!

I could not find a WikiPage (how often does that happen?) but:

http://www.suzanmazur.com/?p=226

http://thevillager.com/2013/10/17/c...-the-ground/

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

I really like this set of Esperanto postal cards from Danzig. Unfortunately, they tend to be a bit too rich for my blood, so this is the only one I've bought so far.

A line art drawing of the Mission San Juan Bautista in California.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missi...uan_Bautista

The card is postmarked 19461028 in San Juan Bautista in California.

If the stamp matches, I've got a MaxiCard!



Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey