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350
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WORLD PREMIERE - PATRIOTIC COMMEMORATIVE POSTCARD OF MILITAR…
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350
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WORLD PREMIERE - PATRIOTIC COMMEMORATIVE POSTCARD OF MILITAR…
See original version (French)
Estimate
€25
Voluntary lot
Description
WORLD PREMIERE - PATRIOTIC COMMEMORATIVE POSTCARD OF MILITARY FRANCHISE 1914, engraving by Coquemer (military censorship visa no. 39). - on the front, on the address side, colour illustration of a cock crowing mounted on a 75 mm gun, around the edge coloured flags of the allies, underneath "nous les vaincrons" ("we shall overcome them") - on the correspondence side, in a bowl, collage of a vignette printed in colour and gold, PORTRAIT OF JEANNE D' ARC, caption "Pro Patria 12 septembre 1914, La France est Sauvée, Vive la France" ("Pro Patria 12 September 1914, France is Saved, Long Live France").
Note: 12 September 1914: Battle of the Marne, decisive victory for Franco-British troops defeating the German Empire.
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ID: 87494176
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