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ORIGINAL! RARE! WW1 US MARINE CORPS 2ND DIVISION MARINES at PARIS ISL. SC. PHOTO POSTCARD RPPCWW1 U.S. MARINE CORPS 2ND DIVISION MARINES at PARIS ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA ONJANUARY 23,1918 MAKE A " LIVING EGA " (EARTH GLOBE ANCHOR). REAL PHOTOGRAPH POSTCARD (RPPC).
WARTIME! ONJANUARY 23,1918A 2ND DIVISION U.S. MARINE "LELAND LUCAS ", PART OF THE 2,000 U.S. MARINES ON THE PARADE GROUND OF THE MARINE TRAINING STATION, PARIS ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA POSES FOR A GIANT " LIVING EGA " JUST BEFORE OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENT TO FRANCE. JOINING THE 2ND DIVISION ALREADY IN THE FIGHT.
HAND OPAQUED IN THE UPPER LEFT NEGATIVE IS A U.S. MARINE CORPS EMBLEM " EGA " WITH THE WORDS ABOVE " SEMPER FIDELIS " (ALWAYS FAITHFUL)
2ND DIVISION MARINE " LELAND LUCAS " WRITES TO HIS MOM BACK AT THE HOMEFRONT:
ADDRESSED TO :
Mrs. R. H. LUCASEden Prairie
Minn.(Minnesota)POSTALLY USED.
POSTAL CANCEL :
PARIS ISLAND S.C. (SOUTH CAROLINA)FEB 4 -1918
11-AM
MESSAGE :
This is a real pic-
ture and I am in
the eagles wing where I have marked it.
Am feeling fine.
Leland
where
i marked it.
am feeling fine.
Leland
PERIOD HAND OPAQUE ID'd IN THE NEGATIVE ON THE LOWER LEFT EDGE:
THE U.S. MARINE EMBLEM FORMED BY 2000 MARINESSEATED ON PARADE GROUND MARINE TRAINING STATION,PARIS ISLAND, S.C. (SOUTH CAROLINA) JAN.23,1918
CONDITION IS EXTREMELY FINE.
SHARP FOCUS AND VERY GOOD CONTRAST.
SEPIA.
THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OR COPY.
PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSITIVE response AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE.
