The illustration shown below was made using both water colour and inkt was painted and drawn on a French military postcard, more specific a Carte en Franchise Modèle A2.
These cards were almost blank on one side, besides some small print.
It depicts an accentuated landscape with a Ksar in the middle and in the front on the righthand side two soldiers at rest with four rifle pyramids and several what seems to be backpacks.
Numbers from 1 to 5 are placed on the image with inkt.
On the reverse side, however only information of the sender and the “adresse” are mentioned.
Most likely the explanation what these numbers mean was conveyed using another postcard or letter.
The postcard was sent by:
De ALIANTORA, Conrade Soldat de 1er Classe
1er Etranger 26eme Cie
Dépôt du Corps Bel-Abbes
Abadlas [~]
The card was sent to, via Colomb Bechar as in specifically mentioned,
Madame De ALIANTORA
Rue Meissonier No 17
Alger
The name De ALIANTORA seems to be of Spanish origin.
Any searches on this name were so far unsuccessful.
Unfortunately the card is not dated, but similar cards were frequently used during the First World War.
Momentarily we therefore do not know the history behind this illustrated postcard.
What we do know is that Soldat De ALIANTORA did not strictly obey the rules written on the card by depicting the area he was in.
Partie reservée à la Correpondance”