ORIGINAL- PRE-WW1 US MARINES w/ FACE PAINTED CAMOUFLAGE PHOTO POSTCARD RPPC USMC

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ORIGINAL - PRE-WW1 U.S. MARINES with FACE PAINTED CAMOUFLAGE - PHOTO POSTCARD RPPC  USMC
RARE , UNIQUE PRE-WW1 U.S. MARINES WITH CAMOUFLAGE PAINTED FACES REAL PHOTO POSTCARD RPPC.
THIS MAY BE THE EARLIEST PHOTO IMAGE OF
CAMOUFLAGE PAINTED FACES USED IN U.S. MILITARY HISTORY.
DURING THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR (1898) U.S.TROOPS SMEARED MUD ON THEIR CLOTHES TO LOOK LESS CONSPICUOUS. THESE U.S. MARINES MAY BE THE FIRST TO EVOLVE THE IDEA TO
CAMOUFLAGE PAINTED FACES.
VERY GOOD FOCUS AND CONTRAST.
CONDITION IS EXTREMELY FINE THROUGHOUT WITH SOME VERY LIGHT HANDLING.
(please see pictures)
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