RPPC WWI Troop Transport Ship SS Finland U. S. Soldier ' S Message 1919 France
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:3002169 | Region: France |
| Subject: U.S. Troop transport | Type: Real Photo (RPPC) |
| Era: 1919 |
The S.S. Finlandpictured on this real photo postcard was built in 1902 as an American-flagged ocean liner for the Red Star Line; eventually sailing out of New York for the American Line. In 1912 the ship took the U.S. Team to the Stockholm Summer Olympics. During World War I the FInland served as a transport vessel for the U.S. Navy as USS Finland (ID-4543) and also for the U.S. Army as USAT Finland. The Finland carried many thousands of U.S. soldiers on numero...us dangerous crossings to France during the war under threat of German U-boat attack. The ship was also responsible for returning more than 30, 000 troops home after the war.Thecard bears no postage stamp or postmark but is “datelined” Saulxures, HauteMarne, France, Jan. 12.19. The message from a U.S. soldier isdirected to "My dear friend Florence”and is signed in the stamp block by a Priv. Alfred [Salsbury?] Battery F [122 or 1BN?] U.S.F.A. [U.S. Field Artillery] The writer references a “box of Pageschocolates, which I appreciated very much.” He also notes that “This is theliner that brought us over here, I will never forget that trip, I hope I have abetter trip back.”
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Condition: The card showssome toning and light soiling. Cornersare slightly rounded and bumped. Lower left front corner has mild creasing.Image is clear. Please carefully examine all scans provided to assesscondition.
U.S.P.S. First Class Letter Shipping Free to U.S. Addresses.U.S.P.S FIrst Class Mail International Shipping Free to Canadian AddressesNote: We are a Maryland-based business and must charge MD sales tax on items shipped to Maryland Addresses.
Condition: The card showssome toning and light soiling. Cornersare slightly rounded and bumped. Lower left front corner has mild creasing.Image is clear. Please carefully examine all scans provided to assesscondition.
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