VERY RARE 

WW1 GERMAN ARMY 

4TH ARMEE KORPS

WAR HOSPITAL 

LOCATED IN DOUAI NORTHERN FRANCE 

1914-1916  

12 CARD POSTCARD SET 

NEVER USED 

POSTCARDS ARE IN NUMBERED ORDER AND STILL ATTACHED TOGETHER

EACH ONE IS MARKED: HEISS AND CO GRAPH

KUNSTANSTALD COL-LINDENTHAL

POSTCARD PHOTOS SHOW DOCTORS, NURSES, ORDERLYS AND PATIENTS AS WELL AS THE HOSPITAL IT'S SELF.

THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE OUTER PROTECTIVE ENVELOPE SOME SEPERATION AT THE SEAMS BUT DOES NOT TAKE AWAY FROM THE PIECE  

YOU MOST LIKLEY WILL NEVER COME ACROSS A MORE COMPLETE POSTCARD SET FROM WW1 I HAVE HAD THIS IN MY COLLECTION FOR NEAR 40 YEARS..IT HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR 

(A TRUE SURVIVOR)

My guess is this was purchased by a member of the hospital staff....I am not sure a soldier would want one of these sets at the time of his stay...but that's just a guess

A LITTLE HISTORY OF DOUAI FRANCE

Douai was again caught up in hostilities in World War I and in 1918, the town was partly burned, and was liberated by the British Army after the Battle of Courtrai. World War II also brought considerable damage to Douai.