WW I era Military Christmas & Other Holiday Cards

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Naval themed New Year card.

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A second Navy New Yard card, both of which were sent from Pelham Naval Training Station in the same December 28, 1918, postmarked envelope.

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AEF new Year's greeting that is literally aimed at America.

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A similar New Year's card, that was obviously designed by the same artist, proposing a New Year's toast to "Mr. Boche".

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Oops, I forgot to add this Passover postcard printed by the Jewish Welfare Board for the AEF. I should have placed it between the Valentine and Easter cards, as Passover begins and ends during the month of April. This particular postcard was for sale on a website, whose name I do not recall

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Another Jewish Welfare Board postcard designed for Hanukah.

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This last holiday postcard is a Jewish version of a WW I era military New Year postcard.

[mikie]

What? No Arbor Day cards? How did that get missed?

Best wishes for a Happy New Year!

 

Mikie

[jagjetta]

WOW. What a GREAT collection, Nerd! Thanks for taking the time to scan and share em!

 

Happy new year!

John

[AustinO]

French made YMCA Christmas card bearing French urchins examining the Christmas swag received from American Doughboys.

 

Photo courtesy of the Ephemera Society of America

Here is one I once owned in a 7th Engineers grouping, same graphics:

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John and AustinO, thanks for looking and posting.

 

After posting this French made postcard elsewhere on this forum, I realized that it was a combined 4th of July & Bastille Day postcard depicting an American "Sammy" & France's "Marianne" as partying rag-dolls.

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Here's a Jewish Welfare postcard for the lesser Jewish holiday of Purim.

 

Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian Institute

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And, a couple of belated Christmas cards that I picked since the holiday season ended.

 

Unposted Christmas card featuring the interior of a typical WW I barracks.

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1918 postmarked Uncle Sam Christmas Card.

[mikie]

Still a little Christmas spirit hanging around here. The stores have been filled with Valentines stuff since before New Years. Was Valentines Day the subject of another million cards?

 

Mikie

[world war I nerd]

Ha! Another million, more like two million! In all seriousness, so far, I've only come across one military Valentine's day greeting or postcard.

 

After Christmas & New Year cards, Easter and 4th of July themed cards seem to be the most common holidays represented, in respect to WW I era holiday cards.

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Wow! It's been a year already. During that time, I've amassed over thirty new WW I, AEF Christmas related cards & postcards. That's a lot. No doubt, there are still many designs out there waiting to be discovered.

 

If you have a WW I, AEF related postcard or card, don't hesitate to post it here ... Merry Christmas.

 

Unposted 1917 dated YMCA Christmas Greetings.

 

 

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1917 YMCA Christmas card: front.

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The inner two-page spread of the above card.

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Back of the above card showing a 1918 calendar.

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1918 YMCA card mailed from Belgium by Sergeant E.J. Shuman, 112th Field Signals battalion, dated November 10, 1918.

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Front of a YMCA "Victory/Christmas" card with an Air Service motif.

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Inner two-page spread of the above card signed by "Dutch" stationed in France. The back of this card was blank.

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"Yuletide Greetings" is the first of five new American Army themed Christmas postcards designed by Archie Gunn.

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"Christmas Cheer" designed by Archie Gunn.