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.

Dresden measuring squad 1st World War (4th driving department / sound measurement battery) real photo card around 1916
9,00 EUR
21 cm mortar on the march of the German Army AK around 1917
5,00 EUR
Panzer Czech Tank *1928
25,00 EUR
Machine gun train Kassel Niederzwehren Feldpost 12.10.1917
12,00 EUR
Machine gun train Alten Grabow 1916
12,00 EUR
News Train III/192 of the German Army Feldpost 3.6.1918
15,00 EUR
Machine gun company in firing position German army br. 1915
5,00 EUR
Emperor Wilhelm in Rethel real photo card 1916
9,00 EUR
Saxon Pioneer Battalion No. 2 Bridging Field Post Stamp Replacement Pion.- Battl. 22 or 25.1.1915
5,00 EUR
Field howitzer German Army WW1 real photo around 1916
12,00 EUR
Koeln Wahn Schiessplatz Covered heavy field howitzer German army o 30.4.1911
6,00 EUR
Hanau Main barracks of the railway regiment No.2 Rock postmark September 8th, 1917
19,00 EUR
Field railway construction of the German army Real photo card around 1916
39,00 EUR
German French border customs *around 1910
6,00 EUR
Crossing over the Moselle on November 26th, 1918 real photo
6,00 EUR
796 to 810 (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!