Description: Eight Real Photo Postcards sent by Marine, Ernest Castanier, to his family in Bay City Michigan. The soldier enlisted 2/1/1918 and saw action in France and Germany. Card 1. Crown Prince Wilhelm II, son of Kaiser Wilhelm, shaking hands with his troops. Postcard sent by Marine Mail and reads "Coblenz, Germany, May 28, 1919 and reads..."This photo features Crown Prince as a hand shaker", signed Ernest. Card 2. RPPC Entrance of American Troops into Luxembourg, 11/21/1918 about 10 days after Armistice. Card 3. RPPC dated August 11, 1918. A photo of Atten, France site of military action. Card 4. RPPC U.S.S LEVIATHAN carried 119,000 troops from America to Brest, France before the Armistice. Then she was painted gray and reversed course transporting veterans back to the U.S. Ernest Castanier was a passenger on her last voyage to Hoboken, N.J. on September 8, 1919. Card 5. Coblenz, Germany 1919. Ernest writes "Heine soldiers graves back in France." Cards 6,7 & 8. Rheinbrohl, Germany. An important train station and rail head in WWI. Post-WWI Ernest Castanier was murdered by his employee in a shocking murder-suicide incident in 1941. Details provided.
Price: 70 USD
Location: Maryland Heights, Missouri
End Time: 2025-01-21T01:51:40.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.99 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Real Photo (RPPC)
Theme: World War I
Year Manufactured: 1918
Subject: Real Photo
