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VE Day: a collection of mementos including an American desk piece, Children's Victory Tattoos, VE Day Flags, and a British cloth banner "God bless the King," May 1945 Banner 19 x 109 in (49 x 139 cm) 5 image 1
VE Day: a collection of mementos including an American desk piece, Children's Victory Tattoos, VE Day Flags, and a British cloth banner "God bless the King," May 1945 Banner 19 x 109 in (49 x 139 cm) 5 image 2
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VE Day: a collection of mementos including an American desk piece, Children's Victory Tattoos, VE Day Flags, and a British cloth banner "God bless the King," May 1945
Banner 19 x 109 in (49 x 139 cm) 5

29 April 2015, 10:00 EDT
New York

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VE Day: a collection of mementos including an American desk piece, Children's Victory Tattoos, VE Day Flags, and a British cloth banner "God bless the King," May 1945

The collection comprises:
1. A photograph of VE Day celebrations;
2. A set of temporary "Victory Tattoos" for children;
3. Various paper flags with wooden handles including the Belgian, Soviet, Free French, British flags and an American flag with the signature of the Allied Officers Club, Brussels.
4. An American gold painted desktop "V," with the eagle, wings outstretched, on top of the shield.
5. A color printed coarse linen banner in red, blue, yellow and orange, with George VI at center and slogans "God bless the King" and "Long may he Reign," browned and spotted in places.

Vistory in Europe day was held on 8th May, just as the Russians were having their second signing of the Surrender in Berlin. In the rest of Europe and America there was an enormous spontaneous outpouring of relief, happiness, and pleasure that, at last, the War in Europe was over. Parties and celebrations took over the streets and food was found for the celebrations. Here are just a few of the many ways people bought objects and mementos to celebrate the end of the Second World War in Europe.
Banner 19 x 109 in (49 x 139 cm) (5)

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