Germany, Imperial Army. Three Wartime Postcards From Soldier To His Wife Hold the Spanish Cross in Gold

the Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords and Diamonds

with the inscription “Bell(icae) Virtutis Praem(ium)” (Reward of Wartime Valour)

Designated ZR-3 (Zeppelin Rigid number 3) by the United States Navy

24 mm x 37

100mm wide

Germany, Imperial Army. Three Wartime Postcards From Soldier To His Wife Hold the Spanish Cross in GoldTwo of the cards show the sender, a man named Heinz, as part of his unit, one is a portrait of just him in which he wears an Iron Cross 2nd Class ribbon. One card is undated, the others are dated to October 3, 1915, and to Easter 1918. Heinzs wife remains unnamed, he only refers to her as Schatz (darling).