CluelessTommy Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 (edited) Hello all, It may seem like I’m starting a thread for everything this evening but hopefully they all have some worth. Here is a postcard from the Great War addressed to my great grandmother from her husband. It is silk with a a pouch containing a message card,complete with the envelope that has a censors stamp and the embroidery reads ‘To my dear wife’. I have another with the cap badge of the Middlesex reg on it however I can’t find it at the moment. If anyone else has anything similar could they post them as it would be nice to see more examples. Regards, Jack Edited November 20, 2018 by CluelessTommy Correcting mistake 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leon21 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Very nice jack, these silks are quite expensive to buy these days, is there a date on the card. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CluelessTommy Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 There is no date on the card but there is stamp on the envelope with a very faint 17 so possibly 1917. They are signed Bob and the medals I have are initialled R so I'm thinking his name was Robert. Regards, Jack 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CluelessTommy Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 Here is a similar example that I also found it doesn’t have an envelope so I can’t date when it was sent exactly. I didn’t post this earlier due to the yellow flag 1st on the right and the flag second on the right, they both look German to me and I couldn’t think of a allied nation that they could represent. If they are German than that would give the little card and therefore the whole thing a post war date as I doubt that would be included in wartime. The souvenir of war text also made me consider if it was wartime or post.Can anyone help with this? Also can anyone explain why the tears 1914-1915 would be on it. Apart from the obvious answer of that was the current duration of the war at that time. I ask as the same date is on the campaign star for the war despite it lasting till 1918. The two may not be connected but if anyone can explain either I’d appreciate it. Regards, Jack 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 There are no German flags on this card. The flags from left to right are: Japan Belgium Britain France Serbia Italy Russia The card was obviously produced in 1915. The German national flag was black / white / red The war flag used by the Imperial Navy was such: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CluelessTommy Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 Thanks a lot, I thought of the Serbian flag but when I looked it up could only find it on the red, blue, white background so thanks for clearing that up. I mistook the green for a washed black. As for the vertical/horizontal stripes mix up unfortunately that isn't the first time this has happened, on my first look I thought the Belgian flag was that of the Wiemar republic, I knew it couldn't be but it still took longer than i'd like to admit to realise the stripes were the wrong orientation. Thanks again, Jack 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 The Serbian Flag is the yellow flag with the double eagle. The Russian national colours of the day were white blue and red, 2 further variations with eagle, the personal standard of the House of Romanow (4). The old Serbian flag had similar colours but in reverse (5) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CluelessTommy Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 Another example, but this one does not have a pouch like the other two. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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