Six First War German Imperial Airmen Postcards; Pour-le-Merite Recipients

Item #G20647

$121
The first postcard illustrates a standing Lieutenant Parschau with a dog lying behind him, inscribed "Unser Helden-Flieger / Leutnant Parschau" below and "380 / Postkartenvertrieb W. Sanke BERLIN N.37. / Nachdruck wird gerichtlich verfolgt." at the lower right, 87 mm x 136 mm. The second postcard illustrates a standing Lieutenant Wintgens, inscribed "392 / Postkartenvertrieb W. Sanke BERLIN N.37. / Nachdruck wird gerichtlich verfolgt." at the lower left, 85 mm x 135 mm. The third postcard illustrates a standing Lieutenant Gontermann, inscribed "Leutnant Gontermann." at the lower left and "528 / Postkartenvertrieb W. Sanke BERLIN N.37. / Nachdruck wird gerichtlich verfolgt." at the lower right, 86 mm x 136. The fourth postcard illustrates a seated Lieutenant Berr, inscribed "Unser erfolgreicher Kampf-Flieger / Oberleutnant Berr." at the lower left and "426 / Postkartenvertrieb W. Sanke BERLIN N.37. / Nachdruck wird gerichtlich verfolgt." at the lower left, 86 mm x 16 mm. The fifth postcard illustrates a seated Captain Manfred Fehr. von Richthofen, inscribed "Rittmeister Manfred Fehr. von Richthofen" with the memorial cross beside his name and a poem by "Ruth, Barbara Goede." below, inscribed "619 / Postkartenvertrieb W. Sanke BERLIN N.37." at the lower left, 87 mm x 136 mm. The sixth postcard illustrates a standing Lieutenant Gerlich, inscribed "Unser erfolgreicher Kampf-Flieger / Oberleutnant Gerlich" below and "7753 Verlag von GUSTAV LIERSCH & Co BERLIN S.W." at the lower left and "W. Sanke BERLIN N. 37." at the lower right, 84 mm x 136 mm. Three are black and white, three are sepia-toned, on card stock, each with postcard backers, one with a handwritten message, a stamp and postmarked "KONIGSBERG", five are unaddressed, ranging from very fine to extremely fine.