The Erich Sonntag Postcard Collection

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February 2025

Erich Sonntag in Nancy, 1 May 1941
A first stroll through the city, in the company of his fellow Reichsarbeitsdienst conscripts
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Erich Sonntag Goes to Nancy, April 1941
Old photographs, the collector's diary, and a few notes about a young lad arriving in occupied France
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Bienvenu à Nancy, France
The first instalment of a mini-series on wonderful Nancy, one of Lorraine's most beautiful places
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Olympia, Cradle of Greek Civilisation
Greco-Roman Antiquity being one of the key parts of our shared heritage, here's a few postcards from the Peloponnese
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Of Camels, Pyramids, and Bandits
Part two of our sojourn to the Giza Plateau in Egypt
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Mystical Egypt: The Marvellous Sights of the Giza Plateau
The pyramids and the sphinx as they were before the 1960s
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Malta, in Bright Colours
Short on time, so a vintage postcard dump will have to suffice today
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Land's Ends (Partially OT/Personal)
A brief note on slower posting last week, spiced up by a few vintage postcards from England
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Visit the 1931 Paris Colonial Exposition
Today, we'll check out the foreign contributions, visit more of the pavilions of the once-mighty French Empire, and consider what remains to this day of…
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