Soldier Boy

While the preponderance of men in uniform depicted in romantic postcards unsurprising declined after World War One, soldiers still made appearances in postcard form through the 20s. Sometimes there is no difference between the soldier and the civilian lover, as in the first two cards. However, cards with soldiers often went quite a bit racier than the norm among mainstream postcards (though there were flat-out dirty postcards made in France in this period as well (just search Biederer postcards...but not at work!)) This trend is perhaps a continuation of that started in World War One, when images of chaste Victorian courting abruptly turned to pictures of women and solders in bed (albeit clothed). It seems perhaps this extra permissibly granted to men in service continued to some degree. 

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An erased message. 

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Sent from one fellow to another as a New Year's card. 

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