POLAND - WORLD WAR II - SOUVENIR OF A "FREE POLISH" SOLDIER - Lot 175

POLAND - WORLD WAR II - SOUVENIR OF A "FREE POLISH" SOLDIER IN EXILE ENGAGED IN THE FIGHTING FORCES IN LONDON - CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR 1945 POSTCARD FROM THE FREE AIR FORCES OF POLAND. Illustrator's card sold for six pence in aid of the fund for Polish soldiers who died on the ITALIAN front and on D-Day in France. RECTO: illustration of the ruins of the MONTE CASSINO monastery, atop which fly the flags of Poland, Great Britain and the United States. On top, decoration "order of military virtue" ribbon spread by the Polish eagle; in the exergue legend "Monte Cassino 18-5-1944" and quotation from General Alexander "I am proud of the Poles and salute the Polish flag which now flies proudly over the fortress/monastery". VERSO: patriotic text in English recounting the exploits of free Polish soldiers. 1 penny King red stamp with cancellation, date stamp "POLISH AIR FORCE MAIL/ BIURO POCZTOWE BAZY SH POW. December 24, 1944".