Bad Liebenzell Germany Postcard WWII 253rd Infantry APO Soldier Free Mail 1945 For Sale

A collotype view postcard of Bad Liebenzell in the German Black Forest, showing the Schlayerburg and the Erholungshaus fur Diakonissen (deaconesses' recuperation house), published by C. Fuchs, Calw, 1913. Reused as WWII soldier's free mail from occupied Germany in May 1945.

• View of Bad Liebenzell: Schlayerburg and Erholungshaus fur Diakonissen
• Publisher C. Fuchs, Calw, dated 1913
• Sent postage-free by Pvt. N.J. Matuska, Co. G, 253rd Infantry, APO 410
• U.S. Army Postal Service cancel dated May 21, 1945
• Addressed to Mrs. N.J. Matuska, N. Orkney St., Philadelphia, Pa.
• Message describes a big parade and 'some of the boys got decorated'

Used with WWII soldier's handwriting on the back and a U.S. Army Postal Service cancel. Overall toning/soiling, light corner wear and a couple of edge nicks; image clear and legible.

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