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In Remembrance: Vintage War Postcards

November 10, 2017 by ashleyt 1 Comment

WW2 French vintage postcard

French WWI Postcards, in Remembrance

While sifting through vintage war postcards I found these at a flea market here in France. In honour of Remembrance Day or Veterans Day, I’m sharing them with you.

I find these images, meant to uplift, quite heartbreaking.

Unfortunately, my grandfather passed away before I was old enough to think to ask him about his experiences. I know that he fought in several different countries. Robin’s grandfather was captured at Dunkirk and forced to walk to a prisoner’s camp in Germany from there. He spoke very little of his experience.

These French postcards are from WWI. What are your favourite books, films, stories about WWI or WWII? Did you have a family member that fought or was displaced at the time?

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Filed Under: Festivals and Events Tagged With: flea market postcards, remembrance day, veterans day, Vintage Postcards, WWI postcards

Vintage New Years Postcards from France

December 31, 2015 by ashleyt 3 Comments

Happy New Year from Provence!

My resolutions? Hmm. All the usual suspects really.

Here is a selection of some vintage New Years postcards in my collection. These are generally from the turn of the 20th century up until the years of WWI. The postcards aren’t simply happy holiday images; some are quite somber (despite their smiling faces) with their effort to uplift soldier’s spirits. Either way, their sometimes odd symbolism, and faded colours are a joy.

I hope you enjoy these images as much as I do! A little bit of old to bring in the New Year…

bon annee carte postale

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Filed Under: Curious Papers/Finds, Festivals and Events Tagged With: 1915 carte postale, 1920s france, anciennes cartes postales, bonne année, cartes postales, french postcards, Vintage Postcards, WWI postcards

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