A beautiful 1917 French propaganda postcard showing in a satirical manner the German territorial expansion in Europe in the form of an octopus.
La Pieuvre Germanique
A beautiful 1917 French propaganda postcard showing in a satirical manner the German territorial expansion in Europe in the form of an octopus.
- Author: Varry
- Dimension: 90 x 140 mm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1917
€ 150,00
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