Lot no. 6502

SHIPMAIL: "Corcovado Marineabtlg. KONSTANZA" violet two-line handstamp with adjacent cds. "Kais. Deutsche Feldpost 12.5.8" on picture postcard with handwritten "Feldpost 757" to Germany, fine In the spring of 1918, the ship was taken over by the German Navy as an auxiliary warship and operated as a transporter for the Caucasus company on behalf of the "Mediterranean Division" under its old name "Corcovado". The ports of departure were Constantinople, Odessa and Sevastopol.