Eduardo

Maybe the clue is in this part of the card.

Eduardo

This postcard shows 8 soldiers by a mill. It is a beautifull photograp by itself. I cannot find any indication in the uniforms that could give a clue of their origen but maybe the reverse has some info. The postal stamp reads "Arma.... batalion 103 - Brief- Stempel - 1 Kompagn..". Maybe the message adds something.

Eduardo

This is a detailed view of the flag of the 51th Regiment of the French Army. The complete post card has been presented in post N? 19 . Hope it is usefull.

Eduardo

Because of my ignirance in this subject I had not noticed the button hole decorations. Here I have made enlargements of the two in the pic of the 3 soldiers standing. The first one corrresponds to the man in the left and the second one to thew man in the center.

Eduardo

I have this medal of king Umberto I. Could someone tell me when and under what circumstances was it issued? Was it a military decoration? Thanks in advance.

Eduardo

Dan, The French flag has already been posted as N? 19. It is in Poruguese and has no indication of the printer it says: "As bandeiras francezas, - A bandeira do 51? regimento da linha. I guess it needs no translation. If you need details please let me know.

Eduardo

Dan, I think this is the last one missing. The flag of the Fusilliers Marins (82). It is a pretty picture of the flag and the oficer carrying it.

Eduardo

These are the scans of details of 83 Fremch troops.

And now the flag behing Grl. Pershing in post 99. Later I will try with posts 82 to 84.

Eduardo

Well Dan, Here I enclose a detail of 89 (general Heig). Tried to put this and 99 (Grl. Pershing but they were too heavy.

Eduardo

Thanks Chip. Your information is very valuable for my files. As soon as I can I will print all what I have in the subject and will send you a copy so you can have it and hopefully inform me more about the material.

Eduardo

Hello Chip,

I have done some detailed scans of the shoulder straps. Here I post them and hope they help.

Eduardo

No problem Dan, Here are 3 scans I made. Hope they are usefull.

Eduardo

Dan, I have only one left of the parade and i'll post it now. If you want I could do an enlargement of the flags part of the previous card.The last postcard of the parade showws the British troops.

American flags by the Arc de Triomphe.

American battalions .

This is another masonic medal from Peru. In this case conmemorating the visit of Lodge Jupiter N? 33 to Lodge Aurora N? 15 from Huancayo, Per?, in the 50th aniversary of its foundation 1885-1935.

Eduardo

Hello Dan. I keep my cards in special plastic pages that I buy from a dealer somewhere in northern U.S. They are really very cheap and made of a material that does not deteriorates the cards. Will send you the address.

Now I am presenting General Pershing as he pareades in front of the Arc de triomphe.

The Cenothaphe in honor of the dead..

Le salut aux morts.

Thanks David. You must be right. After thinking it over I think that it would have been difficult to take a picture from a photo and keep the details. Your explanation clears the issue.

Seems nothing more can be said of this group. I don't know if I can get some filters to be able to read the pensil writting. Will try and maybe that would produce more information.

Eduardo

This group of three soldiers has all the white part of the postcard's front written. The lines of the pencil are so light that it is difficult to make anything from them Also I can see that the photo was taken from another photo or at least is seems like that. Something else is that the face of the first soldier to the left is partialy errased or he moved. I have made scans of the buckles and the neck area of the center one. Can something be said about them with that info?

Eduardo

Thank you Chris. That completes the picture for my files.

Eduardo

Thank you Chip for all the valuable information on my post card. I am passing all of it to my files. Here I am posting the sighn in a better resoluction. Both men in the front had a bear chopp in their hand.

Eduardo

I have this photo postcard with a good and clear sign identifying them as Stube 58, and a post stamp in the back which reads ERSATZ and something else. Can someone tell me about this group. I am also sending the reverse inscription which is very weak .

Eduardo