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Bidboard #
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1914
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Lot #
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199
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Catalogue Value or Estimate:
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$250.00
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Price Realized:
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$90
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Worldwide Postcards
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Greeting from France, World War One EXHIBIT of 22 silk postcards (and one real photo postcard) mounted on 20 exhibit pages (two 10 page frames) prepared by an exhibiter from New Zealand. These attractive & often patriotic postcards were bought by soldiers in France in 1916 / 1917 / 1918 and often sent back home to family (or girlfriends) inside an envelope to keep them safe in transit. Many have messages on the back for loved ones written by New Zealand Expeditionary forces. The New Zealand Expeditionary Force sent over 100,000 soldiers overseas during WWI of which 18,000 died and 41,000 were listed as wounded. Interesting and historical – offered intact as received. Estimate
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