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Easter greetings from the front, 1917. Original watercolor by Karl Schmit(?) postmarked March 31, 1917. Easter fell on April 8, 1917. A window shows a bare tree with hills in the distance.

Text:
Ostergrüsse aus dem Felde
Easter greetings from the front

Reverse:
Field postmarked March 31, 1917

Easter greetings from the front, 1917. Original watercolor by Karl Schmit(?) postmarked March 31, 1917. Easter fell on April 8, 1917.

Image text

Ostergrüsse aus dem Felde

Easter greetings from the front



Reverse:

Absender (sender) . . . Karl Schmidt

Field postmarked March 31, 1917

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"Easter greetings from the front, 1917. Original watercolor by Karl Schmit(?) postmarked March 31, 1917. Easter fell on April 8, 1917."

Image Text

Ostergrüsse aus dem Felde

Easter greetings from the front



Reverse:

Absender (sender) . . . Karl Schmidt

Field postmarked March 31, 1917

Image Date

Sunday, April 8, 1917

Month, Year

April, 1917

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German hand-drawn, trench art, watercolor, Easter, 1917, Feldpost, postmark, 1917-03-31, Schmitt?, 1917-04-08, Karl Schmidt, Ostern, Ostern 1917, Easter Sunday, Easter 1917, Easter Sunday 1917