New 'Acta Philatelica Nova 2023' came out last week , my article about Feldpost of K.u.K. Croatian division - 42.domobranska "Vražja" divizija (42.Landwher Infanterie division -'Devils division') was published in Acta. Inside are some very interesting philatelic aricles, and Acta is bilingual magazine written in Croatian and English. You can order it directly from publisher Marka Nova philatelic shop, email: berislav.pervan@gmail.com
Below follows a beautiful KUK navy card from before WW1.
11.12.1894 card posted from Lagos (today Nigeria) to Hector Račić a cadet on S.M.S Laudon in Pola. Transit cancel Liverpool UK 12.01.1895 , arrival cancel Pola 15.01.1895
At the back is a pencil note that this card was mailed by a crew member of SMS Donau during its voyage 1894/5, when ship visited Tangier, Tenerife, St. Louis in Sengal, Dakar, Freetown, Siera Leon, Lagos, Duala and Bahia. It is impossible to verify this from the card, but is also likely.
SMS Laudon was renamed SMS Schwarzenberg in 1900 and served as a Navy school training hulk in Sebenico during WW1.
SMS Donau become a Navy school training hulk in Sebenico in 1905, and served in this capacity during WW1.
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