Web Analytics
S.S. Orizaba WWI Troop Transport Ship Postcard - Jewish Welfare Board 1919 – Dee's Postcards
Free Shipping across Canada 🇨🇦
Historical photograph of S.S. Orizaba troop transport ship, Jewish Welfare Board WWI postcard dated June 13, 1919, with American flag visible at stern
S.S. Orizaba - WWI Troop Transport Ship - Greetings from Jewish Welfare Board - Postcard SP24
$27.50

S.S. Orizaba - WWI Troop Transport Ship - Greetings from Jewish Welfare Board - Postcard SP24

Only left in stock

Scene Details:

  • S.S. Orizaba troop transport ship depicted in profile view at sea
  • Published by International Film Service with "Greetings from the Jewish Welfare Board to Soldiers and Sailors of the U.S. Army and Navy"
  • Star of David / Jewish Welfare Board emblem in upper left corner
  • Date inscribed in upper right: 6/13/19 (June 13, 1919)
  • Back features "Soldier's Mail – No Postage Necessary if Mailed on Boat or Dock" frank in upper right
  • Handwritten message in blue ink: "Ship that brot us home to Newport News, Va."
  • Standard WWI-era military postcard format with fields for Co., Reg., Div., and "Going to Camp"
  • Divided back; undivided address panel

This card has some creasing at the middle left region. 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