CIVIL WAR CANON, RIFLES On TUCK Vintage 1907 MEMORIAL DAY PATRIOTIC Postcard

Description: Up for bid is a wonderful vintage patriotic Memorial Day postcard. The front of the card has a colorful lithographic illustration that shows a Civil War canon and rifles in a cemetery. Two American flags, with a wreathe around one of them, are shown at the left. When you supersize image 1 you will see the wonderful details on this card. The colors are very vivid and the artistry is just great! Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, in his General Order No. 11, and was first observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. SOURCE: Memorial Day History web site Printed in WWI Germany, and published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, this beautifully embossed postcard has been posted and has a 1907 cancellation across the one-cent stamp on its divided back. Here is a wonderful vintage card that is desirable in so many ways. You can give it as a thoughtful gift, use it for decoration, or add to your Tuck or Patriotic postcard collection. Better bid now, before another collector takes it away forever. CIVIL WAR CANON, RIFLES On TUCK Vintage 1907 MEMORIAL DAY PATRIOTIC Postcard Click images to enlarge Description CHRYSTAL CITY CARDS PAPER ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES “Where Memories Are Chrystal Clear” Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

Price: 7.49 USD

Location: Moorpark, California

End Time: 2024-10-17T15:55:41.000Z

Shipping Cost: 1 USD