Friday, 6 February 2026

4.1917 K.u.K Marinefeldpost from S.M.B 14



 4.1917 K.u.K Marinefeldpost mailed from S.M.B 14 in Dubrovnik to Jelsa on island Hvar, Croatia. Photograph of a Dubrovnik was used as a card, mailed from civilian post office Gruž/Gravosa nowdays main sea port of Dubrovnik. Ships cancel: K.u.K Kriegsmarine  S.M.B 14 is in red (S.M.B - Seiner Majestät Boot- His majesty boat). Date in postal cancel is barely visible but text in Croatian has an Easter greeting.  Easter in 1917 was on Sunday 08.04.1917. As SMB 14 was towing an damaged seaplane to Kumbor in Boka Kotorska from 01-03.04.1917 this card is probably from that period.

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