Inscription: "Addressed to Jeanne Carlin. Brief unsigned message on recto." Joan of Arc in a doublet, breastplate and helmet, holding a sword and battle standard against a smoky background. A doggerel verse printed in red at upper left on the recto recounts her victory over the English. Undivided verso. Postage stamp and postmark on verso.
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Postcards of female and male impersonators and cross-dressing, #7778. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
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