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Military postcards post 1945

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:02:47 +0000

Military postcards post 1945 are very much of a different hue to those from during and before the Second World War. Of course we still see postcards detailing current wars, so there's the Falklands War etc, but these later postcards take on the nature of commemorating previous wars and battles, of showcasing uniforms and regiments and hardware. As you might expect there are also a good number of postcards detailing the pomp and circumstance of the British Army in their ceremonial role.

BOEING B 50 SUPER FORTRESS

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BOEING B 50 SUPER FORTRESS

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VULTEE VANGAURD SINGLE SEAT FIGHTER RAF

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VULTEE VENGEANCE DIVEBOMBER

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1970s Utah Beach Utah Beach Slogan Postmark

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Dennis US Marine Corps Harrier AV8A Yeovilton

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Military Postcards Trading Cards Set 2008

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Stadden Military Postcards Royal Marines Set of 12 Mint condition

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Postcard HMS Illustrious

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Soldier Magazine 50th anniversary Front cover colour postcards Set of 20

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Carabinier Military Police MP 1983 Military Postcard Bryan Fosten

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Officer 17th Light Dragoons 1775 Alix Baker Military Postcard AB14 1

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Military postcards WWII

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:25:08 +0000

Of course, much like WWI, the Second World War enabled the propagandists a great opportunity to practice their (dark) art. Both sides in the conflict made extensive use of the postcard to push its particular message across, both to its own people and also towards the enemy. Propaganda was described as either white, grey or black. The darker the colour, the less "upfront" the protagonist is about the source of the material. For example, the British would create anti-Hitler material, drop it over Germany with the hope that the local population would believe it to have been created by some hitherto unknown German anti-Hitler group, believe it and rise up to defeat their leader. This was "black" propaganda.

Pacific War Propaganda Posters Photo Postcard Set of 12 A Collection WW2

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ww 2 Nazi Germany Propaganda postcard E Boat in Battle

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Santa wToysPropaganda Postcard Russia 1962

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Propaganda Portrait postcard German WW2 Wehrmacht Army

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WW2 Italian Air Force PATRIOTIC PROPAGANDA Angel Pilot Art Deco c1941

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Vintage WW11 German Panzer Propaganda Postcard Unposted Fair Condition

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Of course depending on the phase of the war, the protagonists were keen to express their pride in their successes, so we see postcards celebrating vital victories. We also see postcards celebrating or otherwise extolling the virtues of the political and military leaders.

Adolf Hitler 1st World War Images and Family Tree

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General de GAULLE inspecting Free French Troops W WAR II Old Postcard

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MILITARY PC 1908 TEDDY ROOSEVELT 2 VIEWS SOLDIERS CAMPG

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WWII Liberation de Paris Le General de Gaulle Old Photo RPPC

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Both sides of card showing Hitler Mussolini stampsLegione Principe di Piemont

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Large Military Postcard Dwight D Eisenhower

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Military postcards Inter War

admin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:32:35 +0000

After the first world war things seemed to settle down, certainly in Britain, to the cosy attitudes of the pre war era. Of course we had the Depression of the 1920's and a Germany re-arming as if unnoticed by the rest of the world, but life in Britain just chugged along as it always had done.

Military postcards of the time very much followed this lead. We saw some postcards showing detail from the British Empire - especially India. There was a certain amount of focus on victories from the first world war, but in general it was back to a celebration of the ceremonial, rather than the operational.

MILITARY PRESS AGENCY PICTURE HONOURING THOSE WHO FOUGHT IN THE WAR

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3 PCs Military Austria Vienna Army of Occupation RE Railway Div fascinating

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Real photograph POSTCARD OLD WARSHIP

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Kings Own Scottish Borderers Football Abu Sueir RP 0292

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Kings Own Scottish Borderers Football Abu Sueir RP 0292

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1919 Postcard Man in Uniform Cairo

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Military postcards WWI

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:45:44 +0000

WWI saw a great use of postcards for propaganda purposes. They were small, so easily carried and also capable of being mass produced. Both sides in the conflict, the Allies - primarily Britain, France and Russia and the Central Powers - Germany, Austria and Turkey used postcard propaganda extensively. So too did the Americans when they entered the war in 1917.

WW1 German propaganda P C Fighting the French near Metz1915

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ZEPPELIN AIRSHIP postcard OFFICIAL PRESS BUREAU real photo PROPAGANDA

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ww1 propaganda postcard by spurginwritten on reverse no stamp

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THIS IS MY FIGHT FRENCH PROPAGANDA CARD FROM W2W1

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Both sides in the conflict promised that the war would be over by Christmas 1914. It is perhaps one of the more poetic tragedies that the turmoil continued for four years, destroying 4 Christmases in total.

No358 German Field Postcard Feldpost WW1 SOLDIERS BATTLEFIELD CHRISTMAS 1916

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No452 German Field Postcard Feldpost WW1 CHRISTMAS SOLDIER BATTLEFIELD RUINS

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WW 1 ROYAL FLYING CORPS CHRISTMAS NEW YEAR CARD WITH 2 CUT OUTS

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WW1 1916 Soldiers Christmas Card Home Words No 165 unwritten unposted

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World War One Silks were embroidered postcards produced in the main between 1914 and 1919, although production did continue until around 1923. They were most popular with British and American servicemen on duty in France and Belgium. Silks were made by French and Belgian female refugees in their homes and refugee camps.

WW1 Era Silk Postcard 1

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WW1 Era Silk Postcard 2

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WW1 Era Silk Postcard 3

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WW1 Era Silk Postcard 4

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I hope that I have been able to offer you a flavour of the types of Military Postcard associated with the WWI period. There is much more to read about Military Postcards of WWI at Propaganda Postcards of the Great War.

Military postcards pre 1914

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:56:18 +0000

Military postcards were probably first produced during the Boer War of 1899-1902. These were the days before TV and radio so pictorial and written communication were the order of the day. As the old adage goes, a picture paints a thousand words, the postcard really came into its own at this time, both as a record of events and also as a propaganda tool. The British used postcards as patriotic devices, whereas in Europe, especially France Germany and Russia, postcards took a decidedly anti-British tone.

BOER WAR PEACE LORD KITCHENERS MESSAGE 1902 TUCKS COMMEMORATIVE no 663

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Boer War memorial card personlised art nouveau style

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Leading up to the First World War, there were various conflicts around the globe - the Russo-Japanese War probably being chief amongst them so there are some cards relating to this. Of course the British Empire needed managing and there are quite a few postcards relating to the various branches of the British Army that were involved with this.