Donald McGill, the artist who illustrated this postcard, signed his name below the comic image that he created of a small boy swamped by an adult British soldier’s tunic, belt and cap and holding a toy sword. The caption beneath his name reads, ‘Brings the war home to you doesn’t it – all us military chaps about !’. On the back, the printed text states ‘Inter-Art Co., Red Lion Square, London, W.C. / “COMIQUE” Series No. 1329 British Manufacture Throughout.’. Also on the reverse is a handwritten name and address – ‘Master Fred Daly ? / Little Coates / Nr Grimsby’ – along with a message, dated ‘March 3rd 1916’. The message reads, ‘Isn’t this a fine chap just like Freddie. It is Bettys ? birthday she is having a fine time. I gave her a tricycle. How is Mummy & ? & Daddy. My love to them. Your loving Grannie x x x x x x x x’. The postmark informs us that it was stamped at Wilmslow, Manchester, at 7.45pm on 3 March 1916. || A British comic and patriotic postcard || || Recruitment and Conscription || Home Front || Postcard || A British comic postcard.

Simple map showing location and dimensions of premises marked number 37 on the north side of Fleet Street, bounded on the north and east by the rear of D'Olier Street and on the west by John Murphy's holding. Scale: 40 feet to an inch. Materials: Coloured ink.

Postcard from postwar France; devastation in Verdun. dated Jan 21, 1919 || Postcard from United States Army soldier Max Merrill in France to an aquaintence Miss Farmer in New York noting the devastation of the city by the Germans. I think picture is of rue Mazel in Verdun taken by a Paris photographer. Postmarked Jan 21, 1919. Found in a box of old postcards in Alexandria Bay, New York, USA || || Postcard || Postcard from Verdun || devastation || Front