Feldpost to a Jasta (1918) - is it genuine?

**Allegra** · 09-07-2013, 07:53 AM

Good Evening / Afternoon / Morning Ladies and Gentlemen

I purchased this Feldpost letter a little while ago and it arrived during the course of the week.

To be honest, I bought it on the spur of the moment and then only because it was aviation related. I know I should have received advice before the purchase, but...

The envelope is incredibly thin and genuinely looks and feels old. The graph paper is very fragile. However, I acknowledge that they could be distressed. It appears to have been stuck in an album.

The graph paper itself is relatively white - it appears quite yellow in the scans because I wanted the contrast.

Can anyone tell me if it's good or bad?

If it's bad, I'm a big boy and can handle it (I think

).

Many thanks and fingers and all other appendages crossed.

Tim

**Spitace41** · 09-07-2013, 08:30 AM

I think it is fine. I have handled quite a few First World War period letters and, depending on how they have been kept over the years, some of the paper can be very crisp and clean. Sorry I cannot help to translate it. If you can find out what it says then that may narrow it down as I would imagine that if someone was going to fake a letter to such a degree then they would try to make it relate to a well known figure/ event. If the topic of the letter if fairly mundane then I would think it is good.

**Allegra** · 09-07-2013, 08:42 AM

Many thanks for the reply.

I should have provided a tad more detail - sorry.

It was addressed to an Ernst Busch in Jasta 62.

I can tell you at the bottom left of the envelope it states: Did not return from a balloon attack.

I can also tell you that an Ernst Busch was born Nov 21, 1890 and was KIA at Montdidier Jun 28, 1918.

I am attempting to get the letter translated.

Cheers
Tim