Bidspirit auction | A Collection of World War

A Collection of World War II Era and Post-War Paper Ephemera, including 'The Stars and Stripes' Newspapers, Postcards, and Travel Brochures - A substantial collection of diverse paper ephemera, predominantly dating from the mid-20th century, with a focus on the World War II and immediate post-war periods. The lot includes numerous vintage postcards, both black and white and color, depicting various American landmarks such as the White House, Ausable High Falls Gorge, and Gettysburg, PA (one featuring a Confederate flag). Also present is a broad array of European scenes including cities like Rome (”RICORDO DI ROMA” - Souvenir of Rome), Naples (”NAPOLI”), Livorno (”LIVORNO”), Pompeii (”POMPEI ACQUARELLI ARTISTICI” - Pompeii Artistic Watercolors), Capri, Sorrento, Stuttgart (”STUTTGART” with German text indicating ”A book about the city and landscape... and art collections”), and Paris. A significant component is a stack of ”THE STARS AND STRIPES” newspapers, identified as ”Paris Edition” and ”Mediterranean” editions, bearing headlines such as ”Here’s GI Discharge,” ”2nd of Berlin Taken,” ”ERLIN IS TAKEN,” ”Nazis Surrender in Italy,” and ”Mussolini and His Followers Dead in Milan.” The collection also contains various travel brochures and souvenir booklets in English, German (”ITALIEN” - Italy), and Italian, one green booklet emblazoned with the U.S. national motto ”E PLURIBUS UNUM.”