LOT 191
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Lot 191
A RARE BLACK AMERICAN WWII PARATROOPER REAL PHOTO POSTCARD circa January 1945. Depicting a black Sergeant wearing Ike jacket displaying presidential unit citation, jump wings and Belgian fourragere, identified on verso as Sergeant James L. Burt, HQ Co. 3rd 505 PIR. Together with a WWII black American armored NCO real photo postcard, circa 1945. Wearing an Ike jacket displaying rank, overseas and service hash marks, 761st Tank Battalion patch, and 3-piece ribbon bar. Both postally unused. Good condition.
Estimate:
$100 - 200
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