Dehors les Barbares!!! [Out the Barbarians!]
$145.00
A hopeful French postcard issued in the early days of WWI.
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Description
This eye-catching postcard features a personification of Liberty proudly waving the flags of the Entente Powers as she strides across a map of Europe. Emperors Franz-Josef (Austria-Hungary) and Kaiser Wilhelm II have been crushed underneath, with symbols of their monarchical power scattered on the floor, stained with blood.
An artist’s signature in the lower right appears to read E. Occhipinti, with ‘Revanche’ (Payback) in white script. A letter on the verso is dated July 3 (presumably 1915), and was written by a girl named Anna to her parents. Among other things, the brief note tells of a trip to the cinema – undoubtedly a source of comfort for the increasingly war-weary homefront.
Map Details
Publication Date: 1914
Author: E. Occhipinti?
Sheet Width (in): 3.6
Sheet Height (in): 5.5
Condition: B+
Condition Description: Used postcard with some adhesive residue where the stamp was originally applied, lower left. Minor wear along the outer edges, consistent with age. Toning and light soiling on the verso, which is filled with contemporary manuscript writing.
$145.00
1 in stock