1917 “IN FRANCE WE'LL MAKE HIM DANCE”, USA artist card with an optimistic view of the war, postally used JAN30-1919 when everyone knew better, F-VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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23 WAR DESTRUCTION POSTCARDS (WWI) 1915-1918, town and building destruction views at Bergues-France 1915, Ypres-France 1916, and the majority of views from Albert-France (Somme) 1915, retails over $175, F-VF est ($35+ US)

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USA WWI “OVER THERE” SERVICE FLAG 1917, a home window display flag hand made by mothers with soldiers in France, the number of blue stars represented how many sons were on active service, thus, one son in this case, unfolded with no creases and some minor stains, these are scarce with a retail value of $100-$200 US, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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US ARMY WWI PROCLAMATION of HONOR 1919, a remarkable 13½” x 18” hand painted panel presented to Corp. William L. Friary of Company-C, 301st Infantry Battalion, American Expeditionary Force to France, displayed in a glass frame with the panel on front and Proclamation on back, rare with retail value over $400, VF est ($100+ US)

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1918 REGISTERED BRITISH FPO-S.71 in FRANCE, a Canadian soldiers registered letter dated MAR7-1918 addressed to Miss Constance de-Wolf-Smith in New-Westminster-BC, routing via London on MAR 9th + closed bag to Calgary with a C.& V. RPO transit h/s dated MAR 29th + New-Westminster arrival MAR 30th, a FREE soldiers letter on 2d British registered stationery to pay the 2d registration fee, British censor No.2357 h/s, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1917 ST-MAURICE-SWITZERLAND POW LETTER to FRANCE, a scarce internee letter mailed from the POW camp on MAY18-1917 and addressed to Saintes-France, French Military censor No.160 h/s and sealing tape, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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168 USA WWI SOLDIERS LETTERS 1917-1919, covers both to and from France from a wide range of unchecked APO's, some posted from British FPO's, 22 covers have unchecked original contents, the usual mixed condition from the high acid papers of the time, 6 are legal size, retails over $800, F-VF est ($75+ US)

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