Goodbye, Brave Ones — Scene of the War 1870-71 — W. Reumont, Melz, No. 5618

Description

Color illustration of a scene of Prussian soldiers departing from the mountains, a woman offers a bouquet to a soldier, an old man raises his hat, with a background of mountains and birds. On the reverse, handwritten address to 'Monsieur Philippe Taylade, General Commanding the Army, Lille', German 10 pfennig postmark and a cancellation stamp of 'DIESENHOFEN' dated 14.5.1908, with a 'LILLE' cancellation stamp at the bottom right.