WW1 German British Mrk IV Tanks G21 F6 Bourlon Wood Misattributed Photo Postcard For Sale

WW1 German British Mrk IV Tanks G21 F6 Bourlon Wood Misattributed Photo Postcard

WW1 German British Mrk IV Tanks G21 F6 Bourlon Wood Misattributed Photo Postcard RPPC

• Subject: WW1 Military History, Tanks & Armored Vehicles
• Location: Bourlon Wood / Bourlon Village, France (Mislabeled in German as Argonnen)
• Era: World War 1 (1914-1918)
• Type: Real Photo Postcard (RPPC)
• Condition:Fair Vintage condition.Please Note:The far right edge has sustained physical emulsion loss/pull where the card was previously stuck to another card in storage. The reverse side remains completely clean, dry, unposted, and shows no water damage or bleed-through. Tanks are fully visible. Please see scans.

ITEM SPECIFICS:

• Subject:WWI Military History, Tanks & Armored Vehicles
• Location:Bourlon Wood / Bourlon Village, France (Mislabeled as Argonnen)
• Era:World War I (1914-1918)
• Type:Real Photo Postcard (RPPC)

ITEM DESCRIPTION:
For sale is a historically important but physically flawed World War 1 Real Photo Postcard (RPPC) capturing the iconic wreckage of two British Mark IV tanks resting in a flooded, ruined landscape. While the vintage German photographer opaqued this negative with the location\"ARGONNEN\", the image actually captures a famous tank graveyard scene from theBattle of Cambrai(Winter 1917–1918) at the \"Chalet\" (Hunting Lodge) inBourlon Wood, France.Featured Vehicles & History:

• G21 \"Grasshopper II\":The Mark IV tank visible in the left foreground. Belonging to G Battalion, it was knocked out during the heavy combat on the Bourlon-Fontaine ridge between November 21–23, 1917.
• F6 \"Feu d\'Artifice\":The tank parked just behind G21. Belonging to F Battalion, this tank engaged in heavy combat in Bourlon village, sustained fire from German armor-piercing rounds, and retreated into the forest where it was ultimately abandoned and burnt out near the chalet.

Condition Details:
Please review the uploaded pictures carefully before purchasing. The reverse side of this card is remarkably clean, dry, unposted, and unaddressed with no signs of water staining or bleed-through. However, the front right border has sustained an emulsion pull. The card was previously damp while stacked against another postcard over the decades, causing the fragile photographic gelatin layer to stick and pull away upon separation. Fortunately, this image loss is entirely confined to the far right margin. The actual focal points of the card—both British Mark IV tanks and the reflection of the chalet in the water—remain completely untouched, clear, and sharp. It is an excellent, affordable piece for an advanced World War 1 tank corps or military photography collection.SHIPPING & HANDLING:

• Ships securely in a rigid protective sleeve

THIS IS NOT A COPY OR A REPRODUCTION.

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