"The Memory of Wars" by Vasari Auction: Testimonies, Documents, Photographs, Postcards, Stamps

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86 cours Victor Hugo 33000, Bordeaux

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"The Memory of Wars" by Vasari Auction: Testimonies, Documents, Photographs, Postcards, Stamps

Vasari Auction

2 - Militaria: WWI—World War I, 1914–1918 / France: Beautiful Senate letter returned to the sender because the destination could not be reached (Territory at War)

3 - Militaria - Illustrated propaganda poster promoting public health, featuring symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of "dingaullitis" (a shameful disease), illustrated around 1941 by Marcel Mars-Trick, a cartoonist and writer for "L'Os à moelle" - Reproduction

4 - Militaria - WWII World War II 1939-1945/A beautiful collection of 82 letters from a French prisoner of war, Edouard Muller (registration number 16462), to his family in Vanves (Hauts-de-Seine 92), sent from Ludwigsburg, Germany (Stalag V A) between 1940 and 1942. A moving account.

13 - Militaria: WWII/World War II 1939–1945 – Alsace-Lorraine – Set of 31 letters, including those with postage paid and registered mail

14 - Militaria: WWII/World War II 1939–1945 – Alsace-Lorraine – Set of 34 documents, including prepaid and registered mail

15 - Militaria: WWII/World War II 1939–1945 – Alsace-Lorraine – Set of 32 documents, including customs clearances

16 - Militaria: WWII/World War II 1939–1945 – Alsace-Lorraine – Set of 36 documents, including customs clearances

17 - Militaria: CPA: Pre-war - Villefranche (Rhône) 1913 - Catholic Gymnasts' Competition - Military Mass - Elevation

18 - Militaria: CPA: 1907 German Soldiers on Maneuvers—Spiked Helmet—Postmarked Metz Novéant (Moselle 57)—Annexed Alsace-Lorraine—Military Correspondence to the Artillery in Angoulême (Charente 16)

20 - Militaria: CPA: 1906 La Courtine Military Camp (Creuse - 23) - The Tents - Vintage postcard sent by a soldier on May 27, 1906; this historic military camp, established in 1904, is one of the largest in France.

21 - Militaria: CPA WWI/World War I 1914–1918 — Cyclists at Camp du Larzac (Aveyron 12) — Postcard dated 1918

22 - Militaria: CPA: 1909 Coëtquidan Camp (Morbihan - 56) - The Kitchens - This camp, designated as a site of national importance, is now home to the famous Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan Military Academies.

23 - Militaria: CPA: 1905 Mirabel Barracks in Agde (Hérault - 34)

27 - Militaria: CPA Moroccan Campaign—Battle of Ifert (Morocco / North Africa), early 20th century (during the Moroccan Campaign / Rif War, circa 1910–1925). A raw and striking historical document—Colonial Militaria

32 - Militaria: CPA 1917 WWI/World War I 1914–1918 — Heavy Artillery in Thessaloniki (Greece) — Correspondence from La Brède (Gironde 33)

33 - Militaria: CPA 1916 WWI/World War I 1914–1918 — The Army of the Orient at the Achilleion — Corfu (Greece) — Official blue stamp of the Army of the Orient.

34 - Militaria: CPA 1939 La Retirada / Spanish Civil War - Le Perthus / Banyuls (Pyrénées-Orientales 66) - Set of 4 postcards - A raw, historical, and poignant account of the exodus of Spanish Republicans (La Retirada) in the Pyrénées-Orientales department.

36 - Militaria: CPA 1918 WWI/World War I 1914–1918 – Landing at Thessaloniki – Blue “Armée d’Orient” postmark on the front and back of the postcard – Bordeaux (Gironde 33)

37 - Militaria: CPA WWI/World War I 1914–1918—British troops landing in Thessaloniki (Greece / the East) (circa 1915–1916). A powerful visual archival document on logistics and Commonwealth troops deployed in the eastern Mediterranean.

38 - Militaria: CPA 1917 WWI/World War I 1914–1918 — Military Concert at Place de la Liberté — Thessaloniki (Greece) A magnificent documentary-style record capturing the atmosphere and daily life at the rear base of the French Army of the Orient.

39 - Militaria: CPA WWI/World War I 1914–1918—Children Asking French Soldiers for Bread—Thessaloniki (Greece) (circa 1916–1918). A poignant and highly evocative historical document depicting the difficult daily lives of Greek civilians and the plight of children during the conflict.

47 - Militaria: Satirical Playing Card from World War I (1914–1918) — The Spade / Piou-Piou — Genuine, original antique playing card from World War I (1914–1918). A satirical collector’s item, full of period humor, illustrating the popular imagery of soldiers behind the front lines.

86 - Militaria: Photos/Navy/WWI World War I 1914–1918 - The Large Three-Masted Barque "Médoc" from Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône 13) - These certified period items serve as remarkable archival records of the merchant marine and the vital logistics of maritime transport during World War I.

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