Route:

• From: Schorndorf (Württemberg), Germany

• To: Ulm a/D (an der Donau), Germany

Additional Visible Features:

• The destination address includes the postal code "(14)", part of the 2-digit system introduced in 1941.

English Translation:
The cover is addressed to Mrs. Mani Benisch, at Linsenberg street number 7, in Ulm an der Donau (Ulm on the Danube).

Postmark & Transit

• Dispatch Postmark: A circular date stamp from SCHORNDORF (WÜRTT), dated June 2, 1944 (Friday). The time code appears to be "V" for Vormittag (forenoon).

• Transit Details: The cover was sent from Schorndorf to Ulm an der Donau. The approximate travel distance between the two cities is 70 km (about 43 miles).

Historical Context of Postmark Date:
This cover was mailed on June 2, 1944, just four days before the Allied D-Day landings in Normandy. The German military was on high alert for an imminent invasion of Western Europe. In Italy, Allied forces were advancing on Rome, which they would enter two days later on June 4th.

Stamp Information

• Stamp Value: 12+18 Pfennig

• Catalog Number: Michel (Mi) #890

• Details: The stamp is from the "Kameradschaftsblock der Deutschen Reichspost (III)" (Comradeship Block of the German Reichspost III) series, issued in May 1944. The design is titled "Feldpostbeamter" (Field post official). The value consists of 12 Pfennig for postage and an 18 Pfennig surtax.

Address Geolocation

• Recipient's Address (Linsenberg 7, 89073 Ulm, Germany): The current location is in a residential area of Ulm an der Donau. The building at this address appears to be a post-war apartment complex, consistent with the heavy reconstruction that took place in Ulm after the extensive bombing raids of late 1944 and 1945.