Les Foyers du Soldat YMCA Union Franco-Américaine - WWI French Soldier Christmas - Postcard SP24

Lithograph postcard issued by Les Foyers du Soldat, Union Franco-Américaine (YMCA), c.1918. Artwork by Geo Dorival. A silhouetted French WWI soldier trudges through a snow-covered landscape under a full moon, with a YMCA canteen building visible on the hill, accompanied by the French Christmas/peace motto above.

Scene Details:

• Silhouette of fully equipped French poilu soldier (right), rifle over shoulder, marching through deep snow
• Full moon upper right; snow-covered hillside with YMCA canteen/chalet building in background left
• Bare winter trees lower left; starry blue-grey night sky
• French motto upper left: "Paix sur la terre — aux hommes — de bonne volonté" (Peace on earth to men of good will)
• Banner lower: "LES FOYERS DU SOLDAT / UNION FRANCO–AMÉRICAINE"
• Red triangle YMCA logo lower right
• Artist signature: "Geo Dorival 18" (lower left)

Postal Markings:

• Publisher: Coquemer à Paris (printed rooster/cockerel logo, back lower right)
• "Carte Postale" divided back
• Pencil notation upper right back: "WW 7"
• Unused; no stamp, no postmark, no address, no message

Please zoom into and look closely at the front and back photos to view condition, and feel free to send me a message if you have any questions. Thank you, D