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1917 1918 FRENCH PATRIOTIC WW1 WWI CALENDAR

$ 5.27

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Conflict: WW I (1914-18)
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: France
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Condition: See pictures, printed in Paris, genuine first world war item, very fine condition
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

    Description

    Interesting 1918 calendar printed in france before the final victory. It shows the statue of liberty surrounded by allied countries flags & legend "le triomphe du droit, pour la liberté des peuples" (
    the triumph of the right, for the freedom of peoples). On reverse, patrotic sentences by french politicians and military.
    Size
    : 90 X 66 mm
    These WW1 "charity day" fundraising souvenirs (cardboard insignia, thin stamped medals, pin badges, more rarely bronze or silver medals) were sold during the Great War to raise money for a variety of causes : mainly supporting the troops fighting on the various fronts, supporting the war effort, supporting wounded soldiers (or having caught tuberculosis)
    , soldier's widows, orphans, thanking allied countries, etc...