A GROUP OF 65 RUSSIAN POSTCARDS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Comprising:
a) 27 black and white postcards with photographs of everyday scenes from the military training camps of the Russian Army during the period of World War I, issued by Georgy Vasiliyevich Gruzinsky in Luga, all from 1913 - 1914. Each numbered and titled, selected items are signed and stamped by sender. Each postcard measures approximately 86 x 136 mm;
b) 18 black and white postcards with photographs of various views of Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Odessa, Vladimir, Caucasus, Abkhazia, including photographs of various military monuments and a reproduction of P. Gruzinsky painting; issued by various publishers, including: Izdanie M.V. Petrova, Aktsionernoye obshestvo Granberg in Stockholm, Stengel & Co., Richard, Otto Renar, Knackstedt & Nather, Scherer, Nabholz & Co. The sizes vary between 139 x 89 mm and 141 x 100 mm;
c) 9 black and white postcards with photographs of Russian military ships, issued by Ye. Ivanov in Revel, N. Apostoli, tovarishestvo Golike & Wilborg.
d) 6 color and black and white postcards depicting Russian Emperors and members of the Imperial Family, including those of Alexander I, Nicholas I, Alexander III, Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna with their daughters; issued by A. Yaremenko in New York City, J. Windhager in Munich;
e) 5 color postcards depicting military scenes, heroes, and battles, including a rare one of the victory of General Wittgenstein, printed for the benefit of Obshina sv. Yevgenii; issued by R. Tolike & A. Wilborg in Saint Petersburg.