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Postcard map of Galicia, one of the Austro-Hungarian theaters of war, from Cracow to Tarnopol along the north of the Carpathian Mountains. The region includes the fortress city of Przemyśl.
Text:
Östl. Kriegsschauplatz. 3. Galizien - Lublin - Warschau
Maßst[ab]. (scale) 1:4500000 
Festungen, Forts.; Eisenbahnen (forts, railroads)

Reverse:
Sammlung J. Thomas, Sachrang/Obb.
Adolf Brandstätter, Postkarten-Verlag
Beilitz (Oesterr., Schles.)
Postkarten des östlichen Kriegschauplatzes Nr. 3. Import.

Collection of J. Thomas, Sachrang / Bavaria.
Adolf Brandstätter, postcard publisher
Beilitz (Austrian, Schleswig.)
Postcards of the eastern theater of war No. 3 Imports.

Message date and field postmark, September 29, 1915

Postcard map of Galicia, one of the Austro-Hungarian theaters of war, from Cracow to Tarnopol along the north of the Carpathian Mountains. The region includes the fortress city of Przemyśl.

Image text

Östl. Kriegsschauplatz. 3. Galizien - Lublin - Warschau

Maßst[ab]. 1:4500000

Festungen, Forts.; Eisenbahnen



Eastern Front. 3. Galicia - Lublin - Warsaw

Scale 1:4500000

Fortresses, Forts; Railroads



Reverse:

Sammlung J. Thomas, Sachrang/Obb.

Adolf Brandstätter, Postkarten-Verlag

Beilitz (Oesterr., Schles.)

Postkarten des östlichen Kriegschauplatzes Nr. 3. Import.



Collection of J. Thomas, Sachrang / Bavaria.

Adolf Brandstätter, postcard publisher

Beilitz (Austrian, Schleswig.)

Postcards of the eastern theater of war No. 3 Imports.



Message date and field postmark, September 29, 1915

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