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FAIREY "BATTLE" (BOMBER)

British
about 1940

Medium/Technique Photogravure in sepia on heavy card stock.
Dimensions Horizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2015.12981
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPostcards

DescriptionFront: PASSED BY PRESS AND CENSORSHIP BUREAU - "BRITAIN PREPARED" 34
Back: divided. Mint.
BRITAIN PREPARED "The Fighting Services" H.M. Royal Air Force Exclusive postcard publication.
Photochrom Co. Ltd. London & Tunbridge Wells. Copyright Charles E. Brown
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)