WW1 United Flags butterfly From Your Soldier Boy silk postcard
An exceptionally clean very unusual First World War period silk postcard, Union Jack, French and Belgium Flags in the form of a butterfly, hand embroidered in red, white, blue, yellow and green silk, with scroll below "From Your Soldier Boy"; the envelope flap opens to disclose a card depicting a maiden with floral basket and bearing a sweet message "How I miss you" ; the reverse stamped in three languages "Carte Postale" "Postcard" "Postkaart" with pencil inscription "To dear Mabel, with love from Fred xxx". Very good condition, colours remain bright, no sign of any foxing, an excellent example.
Height 89mm.
Width 138mm.
Code: 54867