Lot 111 - Grouping Of 25 World War I Era Postcards, Mostly R.P.P.C.., From George F.A. Mulcahy, Including Training Scenes At Plattsburgh And Camp Devens, Barracks Interior, Rifle Training, Map Reading, And Marching

Lot 111 - Grouping Of 25 World War I Era Postcards, Mostly R.P.P.C.., From George F.A. Mulcahy, Including Training Scenes At Plattsburgh And Camp Devens, Barracks Interior, Rifle Training, Map Reading, And MarchingGrouping of 25 World War I era postcards, predominantly real photo postcards (R. P. P. C.), documenting the military training of George F. A. Mulcahy. Most are addressed from George to Mrs. George Mulcahy in Boston, Massachusetts, with one card addressed to his brother Robert Mulcahy from a Joe Hamilton. Many of the real photo postcards bear verso inscriptions noting that George appears in the photographs, and several include handwritten descriptions

Covers show staining and edge wear with corner wear present

so these are approximate spellings):

It has considerable wear consistent with decades of outdoor use

Accompanied by its original printed paper envelope reading "Hammond's Handy Star Finder" with a star device

For the Use of Common Schools and the Younger Pupils of Higher Schools and Academies

Title page fully split along the endpaper seam

A remarkable blend of early 20th-century industrial reference and personal business archive

corners broken

" "Exciting Fun for Everyone

Light surface wear and label toning consistent with age and use

Note that the cover is pulling back from the spine binding

intact case