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Old 8 November 2009, 06:57 AM   #12 (permalink)
CThomas
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Good morning all.

This particular postcard I believe was actually printed here, in the States. It has the typical AZO two up/two down arrow stamp box on back which, correct me if I'm wrong, dates it to 1917+. Could it have been an image from a larger collection of souvenir photo postcards sold to departing US Doughboys or was this the wreck of a U.S. Aviator flying for the British, hence the possible U.S. connection? How about none of the above?
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