May 11 Rare Autograph & Book Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/11/2023
Large Photo of Marchal Joseph Joffre to Senator Philippe Baby Casgrain, June 23, 1917. Photograph R. Mercy, signed in pencil. The dedication and signature signed in ink by Joseph Joffre, and an additional official paper comes with the photo. The affixed photo measures 8 7/8 inches x 6 1/2 inches and the total measurements are 14 inches x 10 inches, with some age visible on the paper.
Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre (12 January 1852 – 3 January 1931) was a French general who served as Commander-in-Chief of French forces on the Western Front from the start of World War I until the end of 1916. He is best known for regrouping the retreating allied armies to defeat the Germans at the strategically decisive First Battle of the Marne in September 1914.
With One of a Kind Collectibles LOA.
Large Photo of Marchal Joseph Joffre to Senator Casgrain, June 23, 1917
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