Laigle L'Aigle Orne / France: Rue D Becanne Street Shop Fronts Pow Camp Du Mans Kriegsgefangener (Vintage PC 1917)

vintage postcard showing a lively street view of rue de becanne in laigle l aigle orne normandy france

the image captures traditional shop fronts signs advertising clothes and pastries along with numerous local residents and children posing on the street

printed by imprimerie phototypie e pasqus laigle card number 6063

the reverse side features a divided back used as prisoner of war mail correspondence des prisonniers de guerre with a faint red circular censor stamp camp de prisonniers de guerre du mans 4e region a handwritten pencil message in german is dated 9 9 17 written by a german pow named josef wild in camp du mans sarth addressed to wilh kunkirchen in palmersheim euskirchen rheinland germany

size: ~ 9 x 14 cm (1 cm ~ 0.39 inch)

condition: very good...please also refer to scans which show complete front and back of postcard

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