Count Zeppelin Memorial Postcard 1917 Gedenkkarte Printed Signature German WWI For Sale

Count Zeppelin Memorial Postcard 1917 Gedenkkarte Printed Signature German WWI
Airship Pioneer Count Zeppelin, Died 8 March 1917DESCRIPTIONThis is a German memorial postcard (Gedenkkarte) honoring Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, the airship pioneer, who died on March 8, 1917. The card shows a half-length portrait of the Count in a white-topped peaked cap and dark overcoat, with a printed facsimile of his signature at lower right and a cross with the date "8. März 1917" at lower left. It measures about 3.5 by 5.5 inches (9 by 14 cm).Zeppelin was born in Konstanz in 1838, retired from the army as a general in the early 1890s, and turned to airship design. His first rigid airship, LZ 1, made its first flight over Lake Constance on July 2, 1900, and the airships that carried his name were used by Germany in the First World War. He died in Berlin in March 1917, and cards like this one were issued in his memory. It is a small, tangible piece of airship history.The signature on this card is a printed facsimile, not a hand signature. Images were scanned at 600dpi, so please zoom in to check the portrait, the printing, and the card stock before you buy.Orders placed before Noon CDT ship the same day with tracking. Free shipping is built into the price. Each card ships in rigid packaging with an acid-free protector. I research every listing and fact-check it before posting, and if I get something wrong, I will make it right.CONDITIONGerman postcard on cream card stock with a black and white portrait image. Light age toning consistent with its age, with a few faint specks near the lower edge. Please see the 600dpi scans for corners, edges, and surface, which are shown as they appear in hand. Offered as a collectible piece of ephemera, not a mint example.