Items in Category American Forces

Eighth Air Force crest in blue circle over painting of snowy village, 100TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP (inside) ATUCKCARD

Set Title

Greeting, A TUCK CARD, KGVI period, Christmas & New Year, WWII, U.S. Forces in Europe

Set Comment

Tuck logo above RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS LTD. -- FINE ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN AND TO HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY -- LONDON ; NEW YORK -- COPYRIGHT -- MADE IN ENGLAND
A TUCK CARD bottom right

Item Comment

inside right: FROM SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND
WITH BEST WISHES FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR
with 100TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP below

Size

14 x 10 cm.

EIGHTH AIR FORCE gilt, silver & red crest in blue circle ATUCKCARD

Set Title

Greeting, A TUCK CARD, KGVI period, Christmas & New Year, WWII, U.S. Forces in Europe

Set Comment

Tuck logo above RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS LTD. -- FINE ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN AND TO HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY -- LONDON ; NEW YORK -- COPYRIGHT -- MADE IN ENGLAND
A TUCK CARD bottom right

Item Comment

inside right: FROM SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND
WITH BEST WISHES FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR

Size

12.7 x 10 cm.

UNITED STATES ARMY heavily embossed gilt crest ATUCKCARD

Set Title

Greeting, A TUCK CARD, KGVI period, Christmas & New Year, WWII, U.S. Forces in Europe

Set Comment

Tuck logo above RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS LTD. -- FINE ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN AND TO HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY -- LONDON ; NEW YORK -- COPYRIGHT -- MADE IN ENGLAND
A TUCK CARD bottom right

Item Comment

inside right: WITH BEST WISHES FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR
date used: Nov, 22, 1943

Size

11.5 x 10 cm.

USA FLYING FORTRESS, 95TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP painting of plane ATUCKCARD

Set Title

Greeting, A TUCK CARD, KGVI period, Christmas & New Year, WWII, U.S. Forces in Europe

Set Comment

Tuck logo above RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS LTD. -- FINE ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN AND TO HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY -- LONDON ; NEW YORK -- COPYRIGHT -- MADE IN ENGLAND
A TUCK CARD bottom right

Item Comment

inside right: 95TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND
hand-written Christmas message

Artist

JOHN A........

Size

14 x 10.7 cm.

SILENT MIGHT (Royal Academy) inset panel:- painting night scene of convoy of ships KGV UK

Set Title

Greeting, Christmas, AMERICAN Y.M.C.A, 1914-1918, W.W. I

Set Comment

folded card with double page secured with red, white & blue ribbon, bow front left
back:-Tuck logo above PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN, PRODUCED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, COPYRIGHT LONDON

Item Comment

on page inside left top:-"THRICE ARMED IS HE WHOSE CAUSE IS JUST"
above:- THE AMERICAN Y.M.C.A. SENDS THIS CHRISTMAS CARD AND HEARTY GREETINGS TO OUR MEN IN BLUE AND KHAKI. MAY THE BLESSINGS OF THIS DAY-SO DIFFERENT FROM ANY BEFORE-NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
on page inside right top:- AMERICAN Y.M.C.A. logo
above:-MEMORY BRIDGES ALL THE MILES BETWEEN US AND SPEEDS A GREETING ON THIS DAY OF DAYS

Size

15 x 10.5 cm.