Extremely rare vintage matte-finish 7 x 9.5 photo of Ho Chi Minh, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to the French Resistant activist Jean Pierre-Bloch, "A Pierre Bloch, Salut fraternel, Ho Chi Minh, 9.46.” Affixed to a slightly larger mount and in fine condition, with some fading to the handwriting.
In 1946, Ho Chi Minh, president of the Republic of Vietnam, made an official visit to France to discuss future relations between France and Indo-China. For six weeks from August to September, he stayed at the home of Raymond Aubrac, a leader of the French Resistance during the Second World War who was close to Pierre-Bloch. Many of the French Resistance fighters felt and shared similar revolutionary ideals with Ho Chi Minh, making them natural allies.
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