283

EDITH CAVELL WWI EXECUTION PROCLAMATION

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
EDITH CAVELL WWI EXECUTION PROCLAMATION
Large public notice poster made by the Imperial German War Council about the executions or sentences of resistance fighters like Edith Cavell, Princess Marie of Croy, and others during WWI. 'The following are sentenced to death for treason in an organized band: Edith Cavell, a primary school teacher in Brussels...The General who is the Governor of Brussels brings these facts to the knowledge of the public so that they may serve as a warning.' The proclamation is attributed to General Mortiz von Bissing, (1844-1917). French text, Dated October 12, 1915. 33 x 24 inches. Creases, folds, loss at folds, soiling, and loss at bottom right corner.