Friday, 24 June 2016

Cigar Box - Liberation of Antwerp



Contents of The Cigar Box - most from 1943-1945
Property of Lieutenant Thomas Ray Edward "Bud" Seale.
Enlisted:  Royal Canadian Engineers Sept 1940
Transferred:  RCASC 1st Bridge Company, then 85th Bridge 9 Jun 1941
Transferred:  15th Field Reg't, Royal Canadian Artillery



Souvenir cartoon cards liberation of Antwerp September 1944.
Set of 9 Cards, each 6" x 4¼", printed by Ebinger, Antwerp
Signed either Eginger or Bing, and dated.
Cards are blank on the back.


Cards were in this envelope


Click here to view pdf of all cards 



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