Vintage Postcards: Military, History & Politics

Welcome to our thematic category for vintage postcards featuring military, history, and politics! As direct visual and written eyewitnesses to their era, antique picture postcards chronicle the major turning points of the 19th and 20th centuries. From the German Empire and World War I through the Weimar Republic to the post-war decades and the Cold War division, these cards preserve invaluable insights into historical events, garrison life, and political developments.
At NOBIS24.com, you will discover guaranteed originals for historians, militaria collectors, and postal history enthusiasts—including scarce regimental and barracks cards, historical event postcards, and postally used field post mail.

01619 Zeithain military training area o 1906
-25%
Only 3,00 EUR
German soldiers WW1 around 1915 Cabinet card
-20%
Only 4,00 EUR
Frankfurt/Main cycling club Germania  police monkey o 31.10.1897
-21%
Only 15,00 EUR
Policeman with Landsteicher * approx. 1920
-16%
Only 5,00 EUR
Elite units of the Soviet Army *1967
-20%
Only 4,00 EUR
Independensday Patriotika USA embossed postcard with lighthouse, * approx. 1920
-31%
Only 10,26 EUR
Women's movement pants skirt fashion suffragettes o 25.3.1911
-17%
Only 29,00 EUR
Royal Saxon Gendarmerie seal mark police
-25%
Only 3,00 EUR
Royal Saxon Gendarmerie seal mark
-20%
Only 4,00 EUR
Flensburg German-Danish border crossing point Krusau Customs * around 1960
-20%
Only 4,00 EUR
Flensburg German-Danish border crossing point Krusau Customs * around 1960
-20%
Only 4,00 EUR
Military WW1 artist card with old Dutch thanksgiving prayer, gebr. January 14, 1917
-20%
Only 4,00 EUR
German soldier with rifle cord and acorn real photo postcard WW1 * ca. 1916
-20%
Only 4,00 EUR
Reichsparteitag RAD (Reich Labor Service) postal stationery * around 1938
-11%
Only 8,00 EUR
MASARYK maturant (roku 1872) * ca. 1920 Ehemaliger Präsident der Tschechoslowakei
-20%
Only 4,00 EUR
46 to 60 (from a total of 1126)
What awaits you in our "Military / History / Politics" category:
  • Garrisons, Barracks & Regiments: Historical photographs of German and international military barracks, training grounds, maneuvers, parades, and souvenir cards of specific regiments and branches of service.
  • World War I & II / Field Post: Documentary cards depicting everyday soldier life, patriotic picture postcards, front-line and staging area views, as well as postally used field post (Feldpost) cards with period unit cancellations.
  • Historical Events & Contemporary History: Rare visual records of pivotal moments, anniversaries, state visits, monument unveilings, and German history across the Imperial era, Weimar Republic, GDR, and FRG.
  • Politics, Elections & Political Caricatures: Historical campaign and political party cards, portraits of statesmen and politicians, alongside period political satire and caricatures.
Whether you are researching a specific regiment or garrison town, studying political and social history, or expanding a specialized collection: browse our original historical documents today at NOBIS24.com!