ENCHERES COTE D'OPALE - DEBACKER & RICHMOND
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VIMY (62) – First World War, postcard showing a panoramic vi…
See original version (French)
246
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VIMY (62) – First World War, postcard showing a panoramic vi…
See original version (French)
Estimate €30
Voluntary lot
Description
VIMY (62) – First World War, postcard showing a panoramic view of the ARRAS–LENS road at the Carrefour des Tilleuls; close-up of the crossroads after the fighting, the area completely stripped of its houses; the chapel erected in memory of the officers, non-commissioned officers and soldiers of the CANADIAN ARTILLERY CORPS who perished in APRIL 1917 during the WIMY operations. Postcard with a frame paying tribute to the CANADIAN FIELD ARTILLERY, ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY, CANADIAN GARRISON, ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY and SOUTH AFRICAN HEAVY ARTILLERY. Postcard with – on the front – a 1c olive-brown ‘sower’ cameo stamp No. 277 A SPECIAL TEMPORARY CANCELLATION from the congress post office: “11th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS PHILOSOPHY; Paris, 3 August 1937.
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