An Illustrated History of the Embroidered Silk Postcards is the standard reference book on embroidered silk postcards. It contains references to over 2600 different cards with over 270 illustrations. The section on Patriotic Cards lists 235 Better Patriotic Designs plus 261 cards with Flag Designs. The cards listed below are additional cards discovered since the book was published. The latest additions are shown in RED.
Patriotic cards form one of the largest sections of embroidered silk postcards available. They are mainly from the First World War period, but some also came from the Second World War. To ease viewing and simplify the section, it is divided into separate pages for cards with Better Designs and cards with Flag Designs. All the Better Designs are described in full on this page following the format established in my book.
There are many repeating themes on patriotic embroidered silk postcards with Better Designs, such as: the black cat for good luck, usually wearing a red, white and blue ribbon; the British bulldog that symbolises the pluck and determination of the British; the French cockerel, which is a patriotic symbol in France; the swallow, which is a symbol of hope and prosperity; the British Royal Coat of Arms; can-can girls with patriotic colours in their skirts; soldiers of different countries; field guns; trench and battlefield scenes; aircraft; battleships; and scenes of home. Allied flags and their colours are often incorporated into the designs, especially of butterflies, dragonflies, cockerels and peacocks. There are a few rare cards depicting Marianne, the French personification of patriotism that represents liberty.
See below the listings for some representative images of patriotic cards with Better Designs. I have grouped them into approximate themes as there are so many to display. Please remember that this represents a fraction of the Better Designs that are available.
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(No caption) Aeroplane with red, white and blue roundels, with flowers (handkerchief insert)
(No caption) Bandstand draped with French flags in town square
(No caption) British and French airmen throwing holly from
aeroplane, over cliffs
(No caption) Bulldog towering over puppet of Kaiser
(No caption) Bulldog's head on Union Jack, with foliage
(No caption) Bulldog's head with Union Jack, with red white and
blue roundel and ribbons
(No caption) Cat wearing soldiers hat and carrying rifle
(No caption) Cockerel stood on battlefield flowers, with French
and Belgian flag shields
(No caption) Cockerel stood on German pickelhaube helmet and
bayonet
(No caption) Cockerel stood on gun barrel, with six flags
(No caption) Cockerel stood on holly
(No caption) Dog delivering red, white and blue parcel on steps of
house
(No caption) Dog with cap in mouth, with Red Cross flag and red
cross
(No caption) Eagle with wings outstretched holding USA flag
(No caption) Five birds on branch with Allied flags on breasts
(No caption) Hand holding four aces, each trimmed with a flag
(No caption) Jockey on horse in landscape with French flag
(No caption) Marianne red, white and blue holding Allied flags, in
landscape
(No caption) Scottish soldier with fish on end of his line
(No caption) Ship firing at burning Zeppelin L15, over sea
(No caption) Soldier in canoe holding oar
(No caption) The Sower (Marianne) sowing on ploughed field
(No caption) Two black cats on a see-saw under the moon
(No caption) Warship in rose, French and Union flags frame
(No caption) Zeppelin with forget-me-nots, French and Union flags
1. AVRIL 2 fish wearing British and French caps, with flags
1er AVRIL Fish with German pickelhaube helmet in its mouth
13 GOOD LUCK Number in Allied flag design with floral garlands
1914 1915 Cockerel on crossed canons with Allied flags
1914 1915 Cockerel on laurel with red, white and blue flowers
1914-15 RF Cockerel holding French flag on dead German eagle
1914 1917 RIGHT AND LIBERTY Dragonfly made of five Allied flags, with roses
75 Field gun inside sun’s rays with 2 French flags
75 Field gun on grass, with 6 Allied flags
75 VERS LA VICTOIRE Field gun in landscape
A BIENTOT French soldier holding battlefield flowers
ADVANCE AUSTRALIA Kangaroo with Australian flag, rising sun and rose
ACROSS THE SEA Clasped hands with Union and French flag sleeves
AGAIN UNITED French flag and Red Ensign stuck into torn Nazi flag
A HAPPY BIRTHDAY Lighthouse in heavy seas, flying Union Jack
A HAPPY BIRTHDAY Peacock with nine Allied flag circles on its feathers
A KISS FOR YOU Warship with Red Ensign, in flower and ribbon frame
A KISS FROM BELGIUM Butterfly of 5Allied flags, with forget me nots
A KISS FROM BELGIUM Girl holding up skirt of 3 Allied flags
A KISS FROM FRANCE Aeroplane with Union Jack, French flag and pansy
A KISS FROM FRANCE Ballet dancer with skirt of 3 Allied flags
A KISS FROM FRANCE Girl holding up skirt of 3 Allied flags
A KISS FROM FRANCE Girl holding up skirt of French flag
A KISS FROM FRANCE Girl with skirt of 3 Allied flags holding Belgian and
Union flags
A KISS FROM FRANCE Marianne holding a cape of British/French flags
A KISS FROM FRANCE Ship of Union Jacks, flying two Union Jacks
A KISS FROM FRANCE 6 birds with Allied flags on their breasts, on wires
A KISS FROM YOUR DADDY Bird on red, white and blue nest, on rose branch
A KISS FROM YOUR DADDY 5 birds with Allied flags on their breasts, on briar
A KISS FROM YOUR DADDY 4 cockerels as Allied flags, one stood on a basket
A KISS FROM YOUR DADDY 6 birds with Allied flags on their breasts, on briar
A LOVIING GREETING Butterfly made of 6 Allied flags with pansies
A LOVING GREETING Warship at sea with flowers
A NOS BRAVES Drum and sticks with forget me nots
A VOLUNTEER Child wearing army cap with Union Jack/Red Ensign
ALL KIND THOUGHTS Butterfly made of 6 Allied flags with heather
ALL KIND THOUGHTS Parrot made of six Allied flags stood on briar
ALL KIND THOUGHTS Warship with Red and White Ensigns, crown, anchor
ALLONS ENFANTS DE … Pierrot with guitar, French flag shield, moon/stars
ALLONS ENFANTS DE LA PATRIE Music of French National Anthem over French flag
ALWAYS MERRY Butterfly with 4 flag segment wings, with rose/buds
AMERICA FIRST Flying eagle holding US flag
AMIENS THE CRYING ENGEL (sic) Angel leaning on globe and crying
A MON POILU Bird dressed as a French cavalryman
ANGLETERRE FRANCE French and British helmets with national flags
ARE WE DOWNHEARTED? NO! British soldier's cap with Union Jack and laurel
A THOUGHTS FROM FRANCE (sic) Map of England/France with LONDON and PARIS
AT LAST I HAVE GOT IT Bulldog with Union Jack coat tearing German flag in
its teeth
AUSTRALIA Kangaroo with Australian flag and flowers
AUSTRALIA Kangaroo with Union Jack and Australian flag
AVEC LE 75 ON NE PASSE PAS 75mm Field gun with rising sun and roses
BEST KISSES Cat offering forget-me-nots over fence to black cat
BEST WISHES Field gun firing the caption
BIRTHDAY Aeroplane over battlefield flowers, with ribbons
BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Butterfly with 6 Allied flag roundels on wings
BLIGHTY AND YOU Crossed rifles over Union Jack, under crown
BONS BAISSERS Girl’s head with red, white and blue bonnet and
ribbons, with shamrocks
BONNE FETE Butterfly with 6 flag roundels on its wings
BONNE FETE Steamship in red white and blue, flying red white and
blue flags
BRITANNIA RULES THE WAVES Warship flying 7 Allied flags
BRITISH NAVY Dachshund with Kaiser’s face, with BRITISH NAVY
wasp stinging his tail
CARRIES HOPE Aeroplane filled with roses
CARRY-ON Aeroplane in Allied flags shooting down 2 German
aeroplanes
CECI TUERA CELA V.HUGO (This kills that) French kepi opposing pickelhaube, with rising sun
CHEER UP GIRLIE Soldier sat kissing girl on riverbank, boats on water
CLOUDS OVER GERMANY Soldiers from Belgium, France, Britain and Russia in
clouds looking down on Kaiser
CRÈME DE MENTHE Stylised tank shooting at fleeing German soldiers
DAYS ARE LONG WITHOUT YOU Cockerel stood on a shamrock
DECAY Zeppelin L15 burning, over warship flying Union Jack
DIEU ET MON DROIT Crown over King George V's cipher
DO NOT FORGET MISS CAVEL Thistle, rose, shamrock and forget-me-nots
EIN MUSIKANTENGRUSS (printed) Army bugler in mountain scene
EIN MUSIKANTENGRUSS (printed) Army trombonist in mountain scene
EIN MUSIKANTENGRUSS (printed) Army tuba player in mountain scene
EN PATROUILLE 2 rats walking over wall at night
ENGLAND FOR EVER Bulldog stood on Union Jack
ENGLAND FOR EVER Bulldog with Union Jack and patriotic ribbon
ENGLAND FOR EVER Large Royal Coat of Arms
ENGLAND FOR EVER Lion under crown, with Pickelhaube in claws
EVER TRUE Butterfly with wings of Allied flags, over a rose
FLOWERS FROM FRANCE Glamorous woman holding battlefield flowers
FORGET ME NOT Aeroplane with Allied flags and pansy
FORGET ME NOT Parrot made of 6 Allied flags stood on briar
FORGET ME NOT Warship at sea in a frame of roses
FOR HUMANITY 1917 2 US warships, rising sun and US flag shield
FOR LUCK !! Black cat sat on Union Jack inside life belt
FOR THE CONTRY (sic) Cockerel with 4 Allied flags
FOR THE RIGHT Warship inside circle of Allied flags, over anchor
FOR THE RIGHT LIBERTY AND JUSTICE Eagle with US flag wings, stood on tattered German
flag and pickelhaube helmet
FOR THE WORLD’S PEACE SOUVENIR DE FRANCE French and US soldiers holding own flags and
shaking hands
FOR VICTORY Clasped hands with Union Jack over field gun
FORWARD AMERICA Aeroplane with rising sun and forget me nots
FRANCE Cockerel stood on globe with rising sun
FRANCE TOUJOURS 1916 Cockerel stood on full sun
FRANCE QUAND MEME The Sower (Marianne) sowing in a ploughed field
FRIENDSHIP British soldier shooting mortar into trenches
FROM A LOVING HEART Warship with White Ensign inside floral garland
FROM ONE IN CAMP Windmill with four army tents flying Allied flags
FROM YOUR LOVING SON Aeroplane made of Red Ensign, US and French flags
FROM YOUR LOVING SON Windmill with four army tents flying Allied flags
FROM YOUR SAILOR BOY 2 warships with US flags
FROM YOUR SAILOR LAD Butterfly with wings made of Allied flags
FROM YOUR SOLDIER Butterfly with wings made of Allied flags
FROM YOUR SOLDIER BOY Aeroplane flying over ship
FROM YOUR SOLDIER BOY Boy holding basket of flowers
FROM YOUR SOLDIER BOY Butterfly with wings made of Allied flags
GLOIRE A NOTRE 75 75mm Field gun firing, with bird carrying French flag
GLOIRE AU 75 75mm Field gun with battlefield flowers
GLOIRE AU 75 75mm Field gun with shells in rack and rising sun
GLOIRE AU 75 Sun rising over 75mm field gun, French flag shield
GLOIRE POUR NOTRE ARTILLERIE Firing 75mm field gun
GLORY FOR OUR ARTILLERY Firing 75mm field gun
GOD BE WITH YOU TILL WE MEET AGAIN Aeroplane with Red Ensign and US flag wing tips
GOD SAVE THE KING Guardsman and soldier with rifles with music from
National Anthem
GOD SAVE THE KING Music from National Anthem
GOD SAVE THE KING Music from National Anthem over Union Jack
GOD SAVE THE KING Pierrot with guitar, French flag shield, moon/stars
GOOD LUCK 2 British airmen throwing holly and mistletoe from
aeroplane
GOOD LUCK Two tanks crossing trenches, with Red Ensign
GOOD LUCK Black cat holding Union Jack
GOOD LUCK Black cat on wall holding 3 flags
GOOD LUCK Black cat with elongated neck tied with ribbon, with
horseshoe
GOOD LUCK Black cat with French and Union flag shields, and
forget me nots
GOOD LUCK Black cat with red/white/blue ribbon and Union Jack
GOOD LUCK Black cat with Union Jack shield, and forget me nots
GOOD LUCK Grinning black cat sat on gun barrel, with horse shoe
GOOD LUCK Man and woman holding hands on bridge, with flags
GOOD LUCK ON YOUR BIRTHDAY Cat in basket of violets with Union Jack
GOOD LUCK TO YOU Black cat sat on gun barrel, with Union Jack
GOOD LUCK TO YOU Black cat sat on gun barrel, with Union/French flags
GOOD HEALTH Exploding champagne bottle. Male/female hands
toasting with patriotic champagne glasses
GOOD WISHES Aeroplane with Union and French flags, and pansy
GREETINGS FROM FRANCE Aeroplane with Red Ensign and US flags on wings
GREETINGS FROM FRANCE Butterfly with French flag in its wings, with red white
and blue ribbons and horseshoes
GREETINGS FROM FRANCE Peacock with 9Allied flag roundels on its feathers
GREETINGS FROM FRANCE Cat wearing army cap, holding a rifle
GREETINGS FROM THE FRONT Small scene of explosion across trenches, with rose
and pansies
GREETINGS FROM TRENCHES (sic) 2 soldiers in a trench with 2 aeroplanes overhead
GREETINGS FROM THE TRENCHES 2 British soldiers firing from trench
GREETINGS FROM THE TRENCHES 3 British soldiers firing from trench
GREETINGS FROM THE TRENCHES 2 French soldiers firing from trench
GREETINGS FROM THE TRENCHES 4 French soldiers looking out over no-man's land
GREETINGS FROM THE TRENCHES 3 French soldiers looking out over no-man's land
GREETINGS FROM THE TRENCHES Aeroplane with French and Union flags, with pansy
GREETINGS FROM YOUR SAILOR SON Warship inside clover leaf pattern
GREETINGS FROM YOUR SOLDIER BOY Scene of houses and tents flying Union Jack
GUARDING THE WATER WORKS Man inside barrel with water pouring in by a hose
GRUSS AUS DEM MILITARDIENST Swiss soldier at attention with rifle and pack, with
Swiss flag shield
HANDS ACROSS THE SEA View across the Channel, a basket of violets, with
Union and French flags
HANDS ACROSS THE SEA Warship inside 4 Allied flags
HANDS ACROSS THE SEA Warship inside clover pattern with forget me nots
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Butterfly with wings of the Red Ensign and Russian
flag
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Cat wearing soldier’s cap, holding rifle
HAPPY BIRTHDAY 4 cockerels as Allied flags, stood on a wall
HARD TO BEAT British bulldog on globe draped with Union and
French flags
HEIL HITLER! Swastika inside laurel wreath under eagle
HEUREUSE ANNIVERSAIRE Aeroplane with French flag wings and flowers
HIT HARD Soldier throwing a grenade towards enemy trenches
HOME SWEET HOME Gramophone between red, white and blue curtains
HONNEUR A NOS BRAVE PIOUPIOUS French soldier’s cap with crossed swords
HONNEUR AU 75 75mm Field gun with French flag
HONNEUR AU 75 French soldier kneeling behind 75mm field gun
HONNEUR AU CANON 75 75mm Field gun inside sun’s rays
HONNEUR AUX AVIATEURS Aeroplane flying over landscape
HONNEUR AUX POILUS DES TRANCHEES French soldier’s cap with trenching tools and pipe
HOPE AND LOVE Butterfly made of 5 Allied flags
HURRAH FOR ENGLAND Crossed rifles with bayonets, bugle and exploding
bomb
HURRAH FOR TOMMY Punch and Judy show. British soldier defeating
German soldier
I'M THINKING OF YOU British soldier's cap with roses and forget me nots
I AM HERE AND YOU ARE THERE BUT THERE IS MEMORY IN BETWEEN Map of English Channel showing LONDON and PARIS
I CARRY HOPE Swallow, ribbon of French and Union flags, shamrock
I DON’T FORGET YOU 2 peacocks with nine Allied flag roundels on wings
I HAVE GOT IT AT LAST Bulldog with Union Jack coat tearing German flag in
its teeth
IF ONLY YOU WERE HERE Well dressed young man leaning on fence
IL CHANT VICTOIRE Cockerel in red, white and blue, with 4 Allied flags
I LOVE YOU Warship at sea with two guns firing towards land
IT’S A LONG LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY Marching soldier with 2 shamrocks
IT’S A LONG LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY Marching soldier with Union Jack roundel and 2 shamrocks
IT'S A LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY Tree lined road, winding past house and signpost
IT'S A LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY Woman holding stick, with bird on briar, moon/stars
IT’S LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY (sic) Notes of music and Union Jack
I WOULDN'T LEAVE MY LITTLE WOODEN HUT FOR YOU 2 Field guns by fence, with 4 tents flying Allied flags
I WOULDN’T LEAVE MY LITTLE WOODEN HUT FOR YOU Girl soldier holding rifle on sentry duty outside hut, with Union Jack
I WOULDN’T LEAVE MY LITTLE WOODEN HUT FOR YOU Row of huts with smoking chimneys and 4 tents flying Allied flags
JACK IS WATCHING Sitting bulldog wearing cap and Union Jack tassel
JACK'S IS WATCHING (sic) Sitting bulldog wearing cap and Union Jack tassel
JE CHANT L'EN FAIS PAS Cockerel stood on laurel, with red/white/blue ribbon
JOHN BULL IS EVER READY Bulldog head in roundel, with Red/White Ensigns and
Union Jack
JOLLY GOOD HEALTH Exploding champagne bottle with patriotic glasses
KAMERAD Russian bear chasing Kaiser up a tree
KEEP THE HOME FIRE EVER BURNING British soldier cooking in trench, with house
KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING Woman sat in front of fireplace, with roaring fire
KEEP THE HOME'S FIRE EVER BURNING British soldier sat in trench with rifle
KIDNESS (sic) Galleon with red, white and blue ribbon, and flags
L'AMI DU BATAILLON Red Cross dog with French flag in mountain scene
L'AUBE DE LA VICTOIRE Marianne stood over dead German eagle, with 9 Allied flags
L’OISEAU DES ALLIES Aeroplane with Union and French flags on wing tips
LA BRABANCONE Belgian flag with notes of Belgian national anthem
LE ROI LA LOI LA LIBERTE Belgian royal shield with foliage
LES 5 SOUS DU POILU 3x 5 Sous coins and 2x obverse side with
Marianne and French flags
LES CINQ SOUS DU POILU 5 Sou coin, French soldier’s helmet and French flags
LONGING TO SEE YOU Butterfly with 6 Allied flags in its wings
LONG IS THE WAY TO TIPPERARY Tree-lined road with signpost of Union/French flags
LOVE TO ALL AT HOME Warship flying 3 US flags
LOVE AND GOOD LUCK Parrot made of Allied flags
LOVE AND KISSES Boy with drum in front of army tents
LOVING GREETINGS Aeroplane with red, white, blue rudder and roundel,
roses and violets
LOVE TO MOTHER Ship with White Ensign, roses and forget me nots
LOVING THOUGHTS Aeroplane with Red Ensign and US flag on wings
M A Motor ambulance with 2 men in the front seat
MA PENSEE TE SUIT Aeroplane with French flag and violets
MANY HAPPY RETURNS Aeroplane with 6 Allied flags in wings
MANY KISSES Girl’s head with red, white and blue hair and ribbons,
with shamrocks
MANY KISSES Parrot with red, white and blue plumage, on a branch
MAY VICTORY AND LOVE REIGN BETWEEN US Australian soldier holding flag. waving hat, over
parapet
MEMORY OF BELGIUM Red Ensign and Belgian flag with printed medallion
of crown, with script: THIS I'LL DEFEND
MESSAGE FROM HOME (embossed on frame) Man in Union Jack coat talking to girl on telephone
NOT ABSENT IN THOUGHTS 4 birds with Allied flags on their breasts, on briar
NOT ABSENT IN THOUGHTS 6 birds with Allied flags on their breasts, on a briar
NOUS LES AURONS Cockerel on globe draped with Red Ensign and
French flag
OLD GLORY Rifle crossed with US flag
ONE DAY OUR MOUNTAINS SHALL RESOUND THAT WE FIGHT FOR LIBERTY HONOUR AND JUSTICE FOR OUR DESCENDENTS Cottages in wooded glades in mountains
ONE FOR ENGLAND ONE FOR FRANCE ONE FOR YOU ONE FOR ME IN CLOVER
4-leaf clover inside red, white and blue heart
ON NE PASSE PAS French cockerel and Hitler’s head
ON NE PASSE PAS!!.. VERDUN Lion with key on plinth, French soldier watching for the attack
ON TOMMY WE RELY British soldier stood to attention holding Union Jack
ON TOMMY WE RELY Crossed rifles and Union Jack under crown
OUR NAVY Bulldog’s head (looking forward) with crown, Red
Ensign and Union Jack
OUT OF SIGHT BUT STILL IN OUR DREAMS 2 battleships at sea
PATROLLING 2 rats walking over a wall at night
PEACE BRITISH AND ALLIED Globe with ATLANTIC and 4 Allied flags
PEACE WITH HONOUR Bells with ribbon of 7 Allied flags, and flowers
PEACE 1919 Tree with 5 Allied flag shields in the foliage
QUAND MEME Cockerel on red, white & blue ribbon in laurel wreath
QUAND MEME 1914-15 Cockerel walking on German flag
QUI S’Y FROTTE S’Y PIQUE Bees around beehive flying French flag
REAL BRITISH Tank with a rose
REMEMBER Burning churches with forget me nots
REMEMBRANCE American and French soldier's helmets and flags
REMEMBRANCE FROM A SOLDIER Dragonfly made of 5 Allied flags
REMEMBRANCE FROM FRANCE Butterfly made of 8 Allied flags
REVANCHE Ship symbol of Paris with 3 Allied flags
RF 1914-15 Cockerel with French flag stood on dead German eagle
RIGHT AND LIBERTY 1914 1917 Dragonfly made from Allied flags with roses
RIGHT AND MIGHT Butterfly made from Allied flags with carnations
RIGHT MUST WIN Allied aeroplane shooting down German aeroplane
RUHM DEN BERBUNDELEN German eagle with Austrian and Turkish flags
RULE BRITANNIA Bulldog standing next to a Union Jack
RULE BRITANNIA Large Royal Coat of Arms
SALUT DE LA FRANCE Marianne draped in US flag, with 2 Allied flags
SALUTATIONS DES TRANCHEES 2 soldiers with rifles in trench, rising sun and trees
SECOURS DE GUERRE 7.8.9. & 10 JUIN 1917 French and Belgian flags as crosses, with pansies
SEND HIM VICTORIOUS Aeroplane with 3 parachutes
SEND HIM VICTORIOUS Aeroplane with thistles
SINCERE FRIENDSHIP Aeroplane flying over 4 Allied flags with battlefield
flowers
SINCERE FRIENDSHIP Windmill with forget me nots on sails, Union Jack
SINCERES (sic) FRIENDSHIPS 2 butterflies made of French flag and Union Jack
SINGING VICTORY Robin stood on Red Ensign shield with church scene
SHE MUST BE IN Smart man looking at washing on line by house
SKILLY FOR BILLY Kaiser sat in prison with ball and chain
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE American eagle with US flag shield
SOUVENIR Angel holding rose, with forget me nots
SOUVENIR Horse’s head with 2 cavalry caps, riding crops and
horseshoes
SOUVENIR Stylised aeroplane with flower and foliage garlands
SOUVENIR D'ALSACE French Alpine soldier with rifle at attention with trees
SOUVENIR D'ALSACE Stork stood in nest
SOUVENIR DE BELGIQUE Butterfly in Belgian flag colours
SOUVENIR DE BELGIQUE Peacock with 9 Allied flags in its plumage
SOUVENIR DE BELGIQUE Lion with key and soldier shooting across a river
SOUVENIR DE BELGIQUE L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE Rampant Belgian lion with sword
SOUVENIR DE FRANCE Aeroplane with Red Ensign and US flag wings
SOUVENIR DE FRANCE American and French soldier’s hats, US/French flags
SOUVENIR DE FRANCE Boy in cart of US flags speeding down hill
SOUVENIR DE FRANCE Boy in US flag hat kissing girl in French flag hat, over
wall
SOUVENIR DE FRANCE Cockerel stood on French flag with 4 Allied flags
SOUVENIR DE FRANCE Cockerel stood on red, white and blue ribbon
SOUVENIR DE FRANCE Cockerel with sunburst and US flag shield
SOUVENIR DE FRANCE Girl in army cap, dressed as a nurse
SOVENIR DE FRANCE Girl's head with hat and scarf of White Ensigns
SOUVENIR DE FRANCE Eagle with US flag shield and laurel
SOUVENIR DE FRANCE 1919 Aeroplane with motto on wings, with 5 Allied flags
SOUVENIR DE LA GRANDE GUERRE Destroyed church with windmill, French/Union flags
SOUVENIR DES TRANCHEES Rising sun with trees and roses
SOUVENIR DU FRONT Butterfly made of Allied flags, with forget me nots
SOUVENIR DU FRONT French soldier at attention among trees
SOUVENIR DU FRONT French soldier kneeling behind 75mm field gun
SOUVENIR FRANCE ENGLAND Arc de Triomphe with French and Union flags
SOUVENIR FROM FRANCE 75mm Field gun with draped Union Jacks
SOUVENIR FROM FRANCE Aeroplane in a spin, with Union and French flags in
the trail
SOUVENIR FROM FRANCE Aeroplane with Union Jack and US flag wings,
French flag tail, flying over house scene
SOUVENIR FROM FRANCE Aeroplane with Union Jack wings and violets
SOUVENIR FROM FRANCE Eagle stood on field gun barrel, with US/French flags
SOUVENIR FROM FRANCE Large Royal Coat of Arms
SOUVENIR FROM FRANCE U.S.A. United States eagle and flag seal
SOUVENIR OF ARRAS Lion holding weather vane with French and Union
flags, pointing East
SOUVENIR OF FRANCE Butterfly made of Union and French flags
SOUVENIR OF THE TRENCHES 2 British soldiers with field gun
SOUVENIR TO AUSTRALIA FROM FRANCE Australian Commonwealth badge, and Red Ensign
with stars on it
SOUVENIR OF THE GREAT WAR The Sower (Marianne) sowing a field, with sunburst
and flags
STOP NOBODY CAN PASS Lion with key and German soldier shooting from
across a river
STOP NO GOING PASS (sic) Lion with key and German soldier shooting from
across a river
SWEETHEART MINE British soldier smoking pipe with 2 Union Jacks,
and roses
TELL HER THAT I LOVE HER British soldier in trench dictating letter to angel
THANKS GIVING Box of fruit with US flag
THE ALLIES 3 people in front of each other, holding posters, with
roses
THE AWAKENING OF THE BRITISH LION Lion with Union Jack looking across The Channel
towards GERMANY
THE CAT OF ARRAS Cat holding flag stood on town crest, with mice
running over
THE EMBLEM OF LIBERTY Eagle flying over US flag
THE GIRL BEHIND THE MAN BEHIND THE GUN British soldier with machine gun over no-man's land
THE LION OF ARRAS Lion stood in fire holding weather vane, with violets
THE IRON GRIP Hand of five Allied flags, over Kaiser holding
bloodied sword over globe
THINK OF ME Aeroplane with French and Union flags
THINKING OF YOU Cockerel pulling field gun covered in 5 flags and
forget me nots
THINKING OF YOU Boy looking glum, sat on fence
TO MISS CAVELL Red Ensign with pansy
TO MY DEAR BABY Peacock with 9 Allied flag roundels on its plumage
TO MY DEAR BROTHER Bulldog with Union Jack coat tearing German flag in
its teeth
TO MY DEAR BROTHER Peacock with 9 Allied flag roundels on its plumage
TO MY DEAR CHILD Parrot made of 6 allied flags, stood on briar
TO MY DEAR CHILDREN 6 birds with flags on breasts stood on a branch
TO MY DEAR FATHER Aeroplane of Red Ensign, US and French flags
TO MY DEAR FATHER Butterfly made of 7 Allied flags
TO MY DEAR FATHER 4 tents flying Allied flags, with a windmill
TO MY DEAR FATHER Peacock with 9 Allied flag roundels on its plumage
TO MY DEAR LITTLE BOY Angel in a heart, with flowers
TO MY DEAR LITTLE BOY 4 ducks in a row, in Allied flag colours
TO MY DEAR LITTLE BOY Parrot made of 6 Allied flags stood on briar
TO MY DEAR LITTLE GIRL Parrot made of six Allied flags stood on briar
TO MY DEAR LOVE Dragonfly with 5 Allied flags in its wings and flowers
TO MY DEAR MOTHER Aeroplane with French and Union flags
TO MY DEAR MOTHER British soldier smoking pipe with 2 Union Jacks
TO MY DEAR MOTHER Sailing boat full of flowers flying French/Union flags
TO MY DEAR SISTER Aeroplane with French and Union flags
TO MY DEAR SISTER Battleship flying Union Jack, inside frame of roses
TO MY DEAR SISTER 4 army tents flying flags, with a windmill
TO MY DEAR SON Boy soldier playing drum
TO MY DEAR SWEETHEART Girl and boy soldier, kissing with patriotic flowers
TO MY DEAR SWEETHEART Girl's head with hat and scarf of White Ensigns
TO MY DEAR SWEETHEART Sailing boat full of flowers flying French/Union flags
TO MY DEAR WIFE Aeroplane with Union Jack wings, flying over
landscape
TO MY DEAR WIFE Butterfly made of Allied flags
TO MY DEAR WIFE Field gun with shells and pansies
TO MY DEAR WIFE Girl's head with hat and scarf of White Ensigns
TO MY DEAR WIFE Lion holding weather vane with Allied flags, pointing
East
TO MY DEAR WIFE 3 ladies’ hats as Allied flags, on stands
TO MY GIRLIE Bird looking at butterfly flying above White Ensign
TO MY SWEETHEART Girl's head with hat and scarf of White Ensigns
TO THE END Cockerel stood on a branch
TO THE VICTORY 1915 Aeroplane with French flag and Union Jack
TO THE VICTORY 1916 Aeroplane with French flag and Union Jack
TO VICTORY Aeroplane heading towards mountains with sunburst
and flags
TOWARDS VICTORY Aeroplane flying towards sun rising over mountains
TRANCH'S CHRISTMAS PUDDING British soldier sat eating pudding with angel
UN POILU Bandaged black cat sat on a cushion
UNITED FOR LIBERTY Statue of Liberty with US and French flag shields
UNITED WE STAND Large flower with 5 Allied flag petals, with ladybird
USA Flying eagle holding US flag in its talons
US AVIATION (printed) Aeroplane
VERDUN French soldier firing at German soldier running away
from fort
VERS LA VICTOIRE Aeroplane with French flag on fuselage
VERS LA VICTOIRE Aeroplane with roundels, with French/Union flags
VERS LA VICTOIRE Butterfly made of 5 Allied flags, with forget me nots
VERS LA VICTOIRE 1914 1915 Aeroplane with dates and roundels on wings, with
rising sun
VERS LE TRIOMPHE 5 butterflies as Allied flags
VICTOIRE Cockerel head with rising sun and Allied flag ribbons
VICTOIRE Field gun with shamrock and carnation
VICTOIRE 1916 Firing gun with French flag and Red Ensign
VIVE LA FRANCE Cockerel stood on German flag
VIVE LA FRANCE Cockerel with village scene and flowers
VIVE LA FRANCE Woman with large hat looking from behind French
flag
VIVE L’OISEAU DE FRANCE Aeroplane with French flag wings, and flowers
WAITING FOR THE DAWN OF PEACE Britannia sat on a rock overlooking a hand painted
scene
WE SHALL HAVE THEM British bulldog at neck of German eagle
WE SHALL WIN Cup with red, white and blue ribbon, and 3 dice
WE WILL BE VICTORIOUS Aeroplane with French flag on its side
WE WILL BE VICTORIOUS Aeroplane with Union Jack on its side
WISHING YOU THE BEST OF LUCK Black cat in basket with roses and 4-leaf clover
WITH FONDEST LOVE Aeroplane with Red Ensign and US flag wing tips
WITH KIND THOUGHTS Ship with Red and White Ensigns, Crown and anchor
WITH LOVE Battleship with thistles
WITH LOVING WISHES Windmill with 4 tents flying Allied flags
YOU ARE EVER IN MY DREAMS Butterfly with 6 flag roundels on its wings
YOU SHAN'T GET THROUGH British lion, with Hitler's head
YOUR SOLDIER BOY Butterfly of 4 Allied flags, with 2 cottages
YOURS EVER Warship at sea with 3 Allied flags
The L15 Zeppelin was shot down by anti-aircraft fire as it flew over Essex in March 1916 on a bombing raid. The event is celebrated in these two rare cards.
The design of this card is also used on a printed insert card.
This rare card shows the Kaiser being overlooked by soldiers from Belgium, France, Britain and Russia, from the clouds.
The Red Cross Dog
The Kaiser is being chased up a tree by a Russian bear in this rare card.
French infantry soldiers (Les Poilus) were poorly paid, receiving five sous a day, which was about six (old) British pence. This was about a half of that paid to the British infantryman, who received a shilling a day at the start of the First World War.
This is the only card seen that includes Poland as one of the Allies.