Lot 20190 – 1905 Pictorial envelope and notepaper of military

1905 Pictorial envelope and notepaper of military motif used by soldier to send letter to a relative in Fellin (Estonia), message in Estonian, postmarked NOVO-ALEKSANDRIA LYUBLIN G. 5 1 1905. 7k postage was required as sender was not serving on the front. Notepaper depicts stages in military training from arrival of raw recruit to 4th year graduate ready for posting to the reserve (note kettle and samovar as part of his baggage). Printed name and address of the unit: HAMLET NOVO-ALEKSANDRIA LYUBLIN GUB. 72nd INFANTRY (TULA) REGIMENT with space for insertion of Company number (14). Situated in Poland, far from the theatre of hostilities, the printed stationery suggests that it was a sedentary training unit.