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.

Berlin Braustubl am Zoo special cancellation state meeting Mussolini Hitler September 29, 1937
5,00 EUR
Belgian Congo military o1946
15,00 EUR
GDR National People's Army NVA vacation certificate blank with official seal around 1973
5,00 EUR
Berlin Neue Wache with guard elevator of the guard regiment * 1962
5,00 EUR
Berlin Potsdamer Platz Berlin Wall border * around 1965
5,00 EUR
Berlin Brandenburg Gate with posters of the GDR border troops * around 1970
5,00 EUR
Soldier humor field post WW2 Wehrmacht service post around 1940
5,00 EUR
92655 Grafenwoehr U.S. Army Training Area around 1967
9,00 EUR
WHW Winter Relief Fund donation receipt 1941
9,00 EUR
German Spring postage stamp o May 1, 1915 
9,00 EUR
Madison James 4th President of the United States original steel engraving around 1830
19,00 EUR
Soldier of the 6th Infantry Regiment No. 105 Werdau real photo around 1915
9,00 EUR
Wennerberg artist card dated April 4, 1918
6,00 EUR
Soldiers of the 6th Infantry Regiment No. 105 Werdau real photo 1916
9,00 EUR
Olomuetz K.K. Landwehr Officer Aspirants School 1905
9,00 EUR
991 to 1005 (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!