Lot 32

1914 (October 25), SMS Moltke feldpost postcard, preparing to attack England, postcard depicting the German crsuiers "Goeben" and "Breslau", struck on reverse with violet S.M.S. Moltke / Kommando handstamp, with Wilhelmshaven c.d.s. alongside (25 October), to Kirchberg, trivial edge stains, a scarce marking, sent from the ship two months after its participation in the Battle of Heligoland Bight; a week after this card was postmarked, the Moltke steamed towards the English coast and bombarded Yarmouth.