Description
printed with a map of Great Britain and bearing the inscription IT'S A LONG, LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY,/ MY HEART'S RIGHT THERE, framed, 29.8cm x 31cm; and a WORLD WAR II INTEREST SILK HANDKERCHIEF, CIRCA 1945, printed with the names of the Allies ROOSEVELT/ STALIN/ CHURCHILL/ CHIANG KAI-SHEK, framed, 28.5 x 27cm (2)
Footnote
Note: Soldiers constantly on the move were limited to what they could carry. A letter from home might never arrive, thus a sweetheart’s handkerchief was one keepsake a soldier treasured. In exchange, soldiers sent remembrance handkerchiefs home.