{"product_id":"wwii-german-wehrmacht-feldpost-letter-envelope-feldpost-nr-23853-1943","title":"WWII German Wehrmacht Feldpost Letter \u0026 Envelope-Feldpost Nr. 23853-1943","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal WWII German military Feldpost letter with its matching wartime envelope, sent by a German serviceman using \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeldpostnummer 23853\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The envelope bears both a period \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Feldpost” postal cancellation dated November 1943\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and a clearly visible official circular military unit stamp incorporating the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerman eagle and swastika\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with the wording \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Dienststelle Feldpostnummer 23853.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eResearch into Feldpostnummer 23853 identifies the number as having been assigned during the war to a German Army medical transport formation. Feldpost reference records show:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eInitially: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3. Kompanie, Kranken-Transport-Abteilung 604\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eLater: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2. Kompanie, Kranken-Transport-Abteilung 610\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe latter assignment is the one associated with the later-war period and is therefore the most relevant identification for this November 1943 correspondence. Contemporary Feldpost research likewise identifies \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFPN 23853 with 2. Kompanie Kranken-Transport-Abteilung 610\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe reverse of the envelope is handwritten with the sender’s information and appears to identify him as an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnteroffizier (Uffz.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, followed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Feldpost Nr. 23853”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and a platoon designation. The front is addressed to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdolf Willing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in the Karlsbad\/Eger region of the former German-speaking Sudetenland area.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncluded is the original multi-page handwritten letter, written in German in pencil. The letter remains folded as originally mailed and displays substantial period character, including age toning, scattered foxing\/staining and expected handling wear. The handwriting remains visible throughout, although portions are light and difficult to decipher. The envelope shows edge wear, small tears, staining and general age-related deterioration consistent with an approximately 80-year-old field-post item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOf particular interest is the combination of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eidentified Feldpost number, military medical-transport association, dated wartime cancellation, original contents, sender notation and intact Wehrmacht unit stamp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Feldpost material that retains its original letter is considerably more desirable historically than an empty envelope because it preserves the correspondence as a complete wartime grouping.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn interesting additional piece of corroborating research is a documented 1942 Feldpost cover using \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe same Feldpostnummer 23853\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, identified in an auction catalog as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3.\/Kranken-Transport-Abteilung 604\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and originating in Ukraine, showing the number’s documented connection to German casualty\/medical transport operations on the Eastern Front.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Good original wartime condition overall. Envelope exhibits toning, staining, edge losses\/tears and handling wear. Letter exhibits folds, foxing and age discoloration with light pencil handwriting. No attempt has been made to clean or restore either piece. Please examine photographs carefully for exact condition and markings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Whiskey Rebellion Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43604984594509,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/9229\/8829\/files\/37C2D482-7D90-4ADB-B3CA-0609800D265E.jpg?v=1787929429","url":"https:\/\/whiskeyrebellionantiques.com\/products\/wwii-german-wehrmacht-feldpost-letter-envelope-feldpost-nr-23853-1943","provider":"Whiskey Rebellion Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}