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Hand tinted World War I postcard

Updated Mar 25, 2024
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Hand tinted World War I postcard
This is a commercially published, mass produced postcard. The verse at the bottom reads:

Le devoir a son temps, l'amour égalemant:
Acceptez ce bouquet d'un parfait combattant.

(Translation by Google)
Duty has its time, love also:
Accept this bouquet of a perfect fighter.

A soldier evidently bought this as a souvenir and mailed it home. Handwritten on the back: "A good picture of a French soldier as they appear while on furlough."
Date & Place: in France
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"1917" is a big winner at the box office and in Oscar nominations right now. Well, while we're discussing WW1, maybe you'd enjoy a real (hand tinted) French postcard of a WW1 soldier?
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