Description: Sign up for my email newsletters by adding my eBay Store to your Favorites - see my other WW2 Collectibles not always found with ebay's so-called "search" Here's a WORKING & SAFE EBAY LINK to my other WW2 collectibles: https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_ssn=catherbrownbooks&LH_PrefLoc=&_from=R40&_trksid=p2499338.m570.l1313&_nkw=ww2&_sacat=0 and a WORKING & SAFE EBAY LINK to my other PHOTOGRAPHIC collectibles: https://www.ebay.com/str/catherbrownbooks/photographs-photography/_i.html?_storecat=20220492&_sop=10&rt=nc ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ FREE SHIPPING - AS USUAL Original ca 1943-45 World War 2 era of the Nausori Cafe in Nausori, Fiji - about 20 miles from Suva Fiji. Identified as to place on the verso; this came out of a scrapbook once owned by a U S Army Air Corps [now the U S Air Force] World War 2 veteran. Here's what wiki says about Fiji during World War 2 (plus one interesting incident from ww1): World War I and IIFiji was only peripherally involved in World War I. One memorable incident occurred in September 1917 when Count Felix von Luckner arrived at Wakaya Island, off the eastern coast of Viti Levu, after his raider, SMS Seeadler, had run aground in the Cook Islands following the shelling of Papeete in the French territory of Tahiti. On 21 September, the district police inspector took a number of Fijians to Wakaya, and von Luckner, not realising that they were unarmed, unwittingly surrendered. By the time of World War II, the United Kingdom had reversed its policy of not enlisting natives, and many thousands of Fijians volunteered for the Fiji Infantry Regiment, which was under the command of Ratu Sir Edward Cakobau, another great-grandson of Cakobau. The regiment was attached to New Zealand and Australian army units during the war. Because of its central location, Fiji was selected as a training base for the Allies. An airstrip was built at Nadi (later to become an international airport), and gun emplacements studded the coast. Fijians gained a reputation for bravery in the Solomon Islands campaign, with one war correspondent describing their ambush tactics as "death with velvet gloves". Corporal Sefanaia Sukanaivalu, of Yucata, was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, as a result of his bravery in the Battle of Bougainville. 8x10 b&w glossy photo. Original World War 2 era photo, somewhat worn in the edges of the margin: corners bumped; angular crease & short tear lower left corner of recto; small dog-ear lower right corner of recto. Still, the image are is not affected and is VERY GOOD . . . . . .Remember that the Abraham Lincoln Penny is not attached to the item. It is put on the scanner bed merely to protect the uniqueness or near uniqueness of an image so that the high bidder gets an item that has not been copied via someone's computer. The penny DOES NOT hide any faults or any damage! _____________________________________________________________________________________ (the fine print ... [sigh] ... but please read :-) WE REGRET WE DON'T SHIP OUT OF USA; SORRY, BUT NO EXCEPTIONS. FREE SHIPPING via carefully packed FIRST CLASS MAIL PARCEL, protected with plastic sleeve, bubblewrap and with corrugated board. Sent with postal service tracking # and with package marked "PLEASE Do Not Bend."I ship twice a week so turnover time or handling time is 3 business days (Mon-Fri) max - often less than that. PAYPAL IS THE MUCH PREFERRED METHOD OF PAYMENT. Thanks! Please pay within 4 days. Delayed? Then email me - I'll try to work with you when necessary but it helps a lot when I have contact with you. If your payment is delayed, ebay is liable to send a dun or two. PLEASE NOTE THAT THOSE ARE COMING AUTOMATICALLY FROM EBAY AND NOT FROM ME. I typically send out just one reminder. PLACING A BID IS THE ETHICAL EQUIVALENT OF ACCEPTING THESE TERMS. PLEASE DON'T ASK TO ALTER THEM AFTERWARDS. In return, as our feedback clearly shows, we'll get your item(s) to you, as described, in a safe, timely manner. Thanks!
Price: 10 USD
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
End Time: 2024-10-15T08:10:17.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: Fiji
Theme: Militaria
Original/Reproduction: Original
Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
