GERMAN POSTKARTE COLLECTION
The first five postcards all have raised detailing, and are accented with gold glitter.
Entitled: König Ludwig II, als Schwaneritter (King Ludwig II as swan
knight) Ludwig II was known as the Swan King.
Addressed to Frau Wallner (Elisabeth Brunner Wallner)
Postmarked 20 Nov 1900
Addressed to Frau Wallner (Elisabeth Brunner Wallner)
Postmarked 25 October 1900
Addressed to Otto Wallner Postmarked 3 June 1904
Addressed to Otto Wallner, Postmark not legible.
Addressed to Josef Wallner Postmark illegibleErinnerungen an König Ludwig II von Bayern und seine Schlosser (Memory of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and his Locks)
König Ludwigs II letzter Gang (King Ludwigs II last walk)On the right side of the postcard is written: Die Ruhe wohnt in der Götter Kreis, unerschütterlich steht der Thron Und wer nicht muthig zu sterben weiss, ist nicht der Unsterblichen Sohn (The peace lives in the God's circle, imperturbable is the throne and who does not know to die courageous, is not the immortal son) Ludwig II was declared insane, and drowned himself in the waters of Lake Starnberg in 1886.)
This postcard is not addressed to any of the Wallner family, it is addressed to Jacob (illegible), and postmarked 2 August 1899.
Greetings from Lake Starnberg Photo is of Ludwig II
Postcard is addressed to Otto Wallner, date of postmark is illegibleGreetings from Munich
Addressed to Otto Wallner, postmark illegible
Addressed to Wohlgeboren Frau Elise Wallner (Elisabeth Brunner Wallner)Postmark 5 September 1905. Card has raised detailing.
Addressed to Wohlgeboren Frau Elisa Wallner Postmark illegible
Glitter accents on building.
Addressed to Joseph Wallner Postmarked 26 Sept 1906
Addressed to Elisabeth Wallner. Postmarked 11 October 1900
Addressed to Frau Elisa Wallner Postmarked 17 May 1898
Addressed to Fr. Elis Wallner Postmarked 18 January 1898These two postcards were never mailed, so were probably purchased by the Wallners
Das Luftschiff nach dem Brande bei Echterdingen am 5. August 1908
(The airship after the fire near Echterdingen on 5 August 1908.)
Das Luftschiff nach dem Brande am 5. August 1908 bei Echterdingen.
(The airship after the fire on 5 August 1908 near Echterdingen.)
Addressed to Otto Wallner Schmidmeister Sohn (Blacksmith's son)
Postmarked 25 March, the year is illegible.There are 18 more postcards in this collection, the majority are "Greetings From" various places in Germany.