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Transport postcards

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:48:19 +0000

Wheels in Edwardian times were still mostly horse-drawn. Imagine, you hear the sound of a fire engine's bells, followed immediately by the clatter of 8, 16 who knows how many hooves. Motorised public transport wasn't commonplace until the 1914-18 period. There were some ambulances, as supplied by the Wolseley Car Company and these appeared in British cities between 1906-07. There are examples of these which do appear on postcards.

Of course there were some cars. As Prince of Wales, Edward VII received his first Daimler in 1900 and there are scarce postcards featuring him and it. Of course his cousin Kaiser Wilhelm would also have been so endowed, so there must be postcards out there featuring him and his cars.

By 1910 there were a few small motorised buses and some of these found their way onto postcards. However, Britian was just waking up to the fact of electrified trams at this time too, so there are examples of these on postcards. Of course, horse-drawn transport and almost all trams have long since disappeared, so postcards featuring them are popular ones for the modern collector.

Old London The Elephant Castle July 1934London Transport Pamlin Print C1038

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Trams London Transport at New Cross Gate 591948 Pamlin Print M550

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Trams London Transport on Brixton Hill 30121950 Pamlin Print M513

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Trams London Transport at Purley 2431951 Pamlin Print M4

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Overground No4 Pre London Transport in 1932 Pamlin Print M2425

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LT Tram Route 66 at Victoria 1951950 Pamlin Print M41

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Old London Vauxhall August 1936 Pamlin Print C1029

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Old Reading Oxford Street c1904 Pamlin Print C1053

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Old Preston Lancaster Road and Harris Library c1906 Pamlin Print C1067

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Old Preston Friargate royal Hippodrome c1906 Pamlin Print C1068

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Old Norwich Gentlemans Walk c1919 Pamlin Print C1086

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Old London Westminster Bridge August 1931 Pamlin Print C1089

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Theatrical postcards

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:49:45 +0000

Music Hall

As well as being the golden age of the postcard itself, the Edwardian period was also the golden age of the music hall. Although popular, more refined nights out such as the opera or ballet had nothing on this form of entertainment. Knockabout fun is perhaps the most apt description of music hall.

Actors

Stars like Gladys Cooper, Marie Studholme, Camille Clifford, Henry Irving, Henry Ainley, Albert Chevalier, Gaby Deslys, Vesta Tilley and the great Marie Lloyd played to packed houses night after night. Postcards featuring them or their antics were produced by the likes of J. Beagles & Co. or the Rotary Photo Co. - both of London. They evoke the opulence of the theatres themselves and the smell of the greasepaint.

1905 actress marie studholme portrait uk postcard

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ACTRESS GLADYS COOPER Hand Painted RP Postcard

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£2.50

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Old Postcard Gladys Cooper English Actress with daughter Joan 1920s

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£1.99

1h 9m

ACTRESS Miss Gladys Cooper Daughter Betty RP

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1h 48m

Gladys Cooper Very Happy In The Garden 1919 RP

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£1.99

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Gladys Cooper Happy With Baby RP

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£1.99

1h 54m

VESTA TILLEY Theatre Actress Music Hall Male Impersonator Costume Waistcoat Hat

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3h 13m

VESTA TILLEY Theatre Actress Music Hall Male Impersonator Costume Policeman

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£1.04

3h 15m

VESTA TILLEY Theatre Actress Music Hall Male Impersonator Costume Policeman B

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£2.20

3h 18m

VESTA TILLEY Theatre Actress Music Hall Male Impersonator Costume Policeman C

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£3.20

3h 20m

ACTRESS GLADYS COOPER with CHILDREN Hand Painted Rotary RP Postcard

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£2.50

3h 26m

ACTRESS GLADYS COOPER Two RP Hand Painted Postcards MOTHER DAUGHTER JOAN

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£2.95

3h 35m

Sporting postcards

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:15:01 +0000

In the Edwardian heyday of the postcard, sports such as football and the like just weren't the multi-million pound businesses that they are today. Just as now, though, they were immensely popular amongst the general population and the industry produced postcards featuring many of the teams and stars of the day. Footballers, athletes, swimmers, rowers, rugby players, golfers, cricketers, jockeys and horses - all were featured, both in close up and in action.

Sporting locations were also featured. Apart from the various stadiums, race courses were featured quite heavily - they were very popular amongst the race-going fraternity. It's interesting to note also that there wasn't the modern day squeamishness about blood sports. There are a number of examples of such postcards which feature the 'business end' of such pastimes.

GOLF HUMORBIG DIVOTOUT OF THE COMMONCADDYPOSTCARD

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GOLF AUXILIARY GOLF COURSE CARNOUSTIE

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GOLF MACHRIHANISH THE Ist TEE RP pu 1965

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£4.99

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TENNIS ROMANTIC COUPLE TINTED RP

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GOLF BRUCES HOTEL CARNOUSTIE

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£5.19

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FOOTBALL TEAM TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR PLAIN BACK RP BLANCHFLOWER

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£39.99

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Red Sox Fenway Park baseball

£1.90

35m

rp 1960 Olympics Hockey postal Cancel Madrid Espana

£4.43

35m

Postcard Lake Fishing on Quiet Autumn Morning

£2.50

36m

Postcard Good CatchFly Fisherman Catching Big Fish

£2.50

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PostcardHes Coming This WayFly Fishing Fisherman

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FOX HUNTING POSTCARD POSTED IN 1913 THE STAR SERIES GD D LONDON

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Shipping postcards

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:54:26 +0000

Messing about in boats. What could be more pleasant? Of course these postcards will feature vessels which cannot be described as mere 'boats'. All of the ships owned by the large merchant and passenger companies appear on postcards. So, look out for the Titanic or The Queen Mary. Also, smaller craft will appear, from yachts to sailing boats through barges and paddle steamers.

An interesting extension of the postcard hobby is the matching of vessels with postmarks which may or may not have been franked upon cards or other material. All in all, building up a collection of shipping postcards is a challenging and enjoyable hobby - although one does need to have a genuine interest in the subject. If not is may be better to stick to purely land-based subjects!

UNIQUE OSCAR PARKES POSTCARD BATTLESHIP HMS REPULSE 1898 GUN RATINGS AT DRILL

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UNIQUE OSCAR PARKES POSTCARD BATTLESHIP HMS REPULSE 1898 GUNS LOTS OF ACTIVITY

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Early Postcard Lighthouse Douglas Head I O M Postmark 1909

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Early Postcard Lighthouse Eddystone Plymouth

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UNIQUE OSCAR PARKES POSTCARD BATTLESHIP HMS REPULSE MASTER AT ARMS CORPORALS 97

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Early Postcard Lighthouse New Brighton Postmark 1915

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£.25

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UNIQUE OSCAR PARKES POSTCARD BATTLESHIP HMS SWIFTSURE SULVA DARDANELLES TURKEY

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BASS RELIEF POSTCARD CUNARD LINE RMS MAURETANIA POSTED PUTNEY 1908

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Postcard POs Cruise Ship Liner Oriana

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Postcard Hurtigrutens Cruise Ship Fram

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Postcard Classic Intnls Cruise Ship Princess Daphne

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Postcard Louis Cruises Cruise Ship The Aegean Pearl

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Railway postcards

admin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:43:02 +0000

What a great complementary hobby for steam enthusiasts! However, that's not to say that steam enthusiasts are the only people who collect railway postcards. In the days before British Rail of course there were many different railway companies in the UK, and an equal number of advertising opportunities were offered by postcards. The companies published thousands of railway cards. Perhaps the most prolific was the London and North Western Railway Company - LNWR. Publishers included McCorquodale and (of course) Raphael Tuck & Sons.

We had photos of engines and rolling stock, then series after series of views - overprinted by the companies, and of course shots of stations, both interiors and exteriors. In fact the closure of many stations in the 1950's means that the view of them on postcards are the only surviving images of their past glories. Thus these particular cards are at a premium.

OLD POSTCARD THE SUBWAY AND TUBES NEW YORK CITY

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OLD POSTCARD SUBWAY MUNICIPAL FERRY NEW YORK CITY

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OLD POSTCARD UNDERGROUND RR PARK ROW NEW YORK CITY

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OLD POSTCARD SECTIONAL VIEW NEW YORK HUDSON SCENE

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OLD PC 14th ST 6th AVE STATION HUDSON TUNNELS NYC

£7.91

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Railwaymens Convelescent Home Ilkley Yorks Landing

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1908 POSTCARD LIMITED ELECTRIC CAR GLOVERSVILLE N Y

£7.91

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PostcardUnknown Locomotive TrainRailroad Tunnel

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Erlestoke Manor No 7812 4 6 0 Manor Class an unused colour postcard

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Steam Engine Postcard station scene Totnes 0 4 2T No 1420

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Railwaymens Convelescent Home Ilkley Yorks A ward

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2 x Large Sized Actual Photographs Grosmont PickeringNorth Yorkshire1980 85

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Royalty postcards

admin — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:53:04 +0000

Perhaps the first postcard monarch was Edward VII. Postcards were produced to mark his coronation in 1902, his funeral in 1910 and all points in between. Postcards featuring these bookend events were produced in great numbers and are therefore quite reasonably priced. With regards to publishers, the Tuck Company published many of the most desirable sets - including coronation sets for Edward VII and George V. Their Empire series was perhaps the most delightful. Sets were produced featuring many of Europe's Royal Families, so there are sets featuring, for example, the Belgian Royal Family, German Royalty and the Russian Royal Family.

Modern Royalty postcards seem to focus extensively upon Princess Diana and the Royal Weddings of the 1980's - Charles & Diana and Andrew & Fergie. The Queen Mother is also featured on modern Royalty postcards. There are also postcards featuring Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Princess Margaret and many others.

Early Postcard Royalty Queen Duke of Edinburgh Kneel for Communion 1953 RP

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ANTIQUE POSTCARD TSAR BORIS III KINGDOM BULGARIA 1912

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ANTIQUE POSTCARD TSAR FERDINAND IKINGDOM BULGARIA1912

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HM KING GEORGE V In Memoriam Poem by Allan Junior Died 20th January 1936

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Early Postcard Royalty HRH Princess Mary WK London No 118

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Early Postcard Royalty King Edward on way to open parliament

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HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II c 1953 REAL PHOTO TUCKS 337

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ART PR JAMES SISTER Artist LARGILLIERE Postcard

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£2.00

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KING GEORGE VI IN MEMORIAM RAPHAEL TUCK REAL PHOTO 333

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£2.50

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A collection of 20th century Royal themed post cards

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King Edward VIII Unused 1937 Calendar Faux Tortoise Shell Frame VERY RARE

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ART POSTCARD SPAIN ROYALTY KING FELIPE IV HORSE 1910s

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Romantic postcards

admin — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:41:28 +0000

Apart from their saucy seaside postcards, Bamforth & Co. were an extremely prolific producer of romantic song cards. Many of the songs featured were the sickly-sweet, overly sentimental type so beloved by the Victorians. Sweet Adeline and Don't go down the Mine, Daddy were but three such examples. In fact Bamforths were so prolific that the Floridian, Major Robert W. Scherer produced a list of all the song cards that they produced.

Generally romantic postcards in the Edwardian era came in groups of six. Mostly they were photographic situations with titles such as 'Blossoming Romance' or 'Love on a Balcony'. The sets had a format which although not rigidly adhered to, was nevertheless a formula of some success. They followed a story from the first meeting through perhaps to a proposal or even a slap in the face for the unfortunate Edwardian gentleman.

ROMANTIC COUPLE REAL PHOTO TINTED MAILED 1915 T22205

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F2131 4 POSTCARDS ROMANTIC TEA PARTY THE TEE RPPC OLDPOSTCARDS

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F2130 4 POSTCARDS ROMANTIC TEA PARTY THEE TEE RPPC OLDPOSTCARDS

£11.39

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F2126 4 POSTCARDS ROMANTIC TEA PARTY THEE TEE RPPC OLDPOSTCARDS

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Tuck St Patricks Old Couple Romance c1910 Postcard

£3.73

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3 Postcards Antique Telephone Romance Greetings Repros

£2.50

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1903 signed balfour cupid axe comic romance postcard

£5.69

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TENNIS ROMANTIC COUPLE TINTED RP

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ROMANTIC BLACK CHILDRENNEGROLEWIN VINTAGE POSTCARD

£12.66

35m

5 Postcards of Antique Typewriter Romance Humor Repros

£3.13

37m

NEW YEAR ROMANTIC COUPLE MAILED 1909 VERY EARLY T9187

£6.33

38m

Old Postcard Romantic Couple on BenchTreeMoon

£2.50

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Religious postcards

admin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:54:36 +0000

I think that it's safe to say that people living in the Edwardian era were a lot more God fearing than nowadays is the case. Back then the majority of religious postcards produced embraced Christianity, sets such as The Ten Commandments were firm favourites, but other faiths were catered for too.

Religious movements, structures and personalities were celebrated too. So organisations such as the Salvation Army were featured, as were pictures of Popes and views of Lourdes. Churches and abbeys, cathedrals and synagogues were pictured and found their way onto postcards.

Bamforth's produced a series of Hymn cards, with sentimental pictures plus the words and score of hymns. Rock of Ages, The Old Rugged Cross and Nearer my God to Thee were three very popular examples in this series. The most poignant examples featured Nearer my God... and images of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912.

2 Vintage Postcards WASHINGTON DC CATHEDRAL MT ST ALBAN

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Sandringham Royal Church of St Mary Magdalene Postcard

£1.45

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THE CRUCIFIXION POSTCARD

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Patmos Greece Holy Convents Library Book of Job pages RP 1961

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£3.00

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Marblehead MA Catholic Church 1905 Postcard

£7.91

1h 7m

Righteous Shall Flourish 1911 Religious Postcard

£9.49

1h 8m

St Barnabas Church Clapham 1904 Colored Postcard

£7.91

1h 8m

Canada St Anne de Beaupre Church 1906 Postcard

£5.38

1h 9m

St Louis Cathedral Christmas Crib 1940s postcard

£6.30

1h 11m

pc6361 postcard Bible Scenes FOURTEEN All MOBSC

£6.32

1h 21m

pc6364 postcard Ancient Religious Cross

£3.80

1h 22m

LEAD KINDLY LIGHT Postcard SHEET MUSIC 1908 Chas Rose Religious

£4.42

1h 30m

Political postcards

admin — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:57:23 +0000

As discussed with regard the military theme, the postcard has always been a handy propaganda tool due to its lightweight nature and potential for mass production. Of course it wasn't called satire then, but manufacturers also produced postcards poking fun at political figures of the day and making comment on political events. Joseph & Austen Chamberlain were deemed worthy of ridicule in the period prior to WWI and there were several excellent examples of cards produced which both celebrate and mock the Suffragette movement.

As the twentieth century moved on through the terror and carnage of two world wars, countless other local and not so local conflicts, and the Cold War we saw a fine selection of political postcards from now defunct entities such as the Soviet Union. Other communist states such as Cuba also produced postcards celebrating their success in defying the United States and into the 1980's, when the satire boom of the sixties was replicated, we had postcards surrounding the enigma that was Margaret Hilda Thatcher.

AUSTRIA Propaganda Card for German Austria K H Wolf

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AUSTRIA Propaganda Card for German Austria Against Anti German Feeling

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£1.04

1h 11m

END APARTHEID WITH NALGO POLITICAL POSTCARD 1980 90s item unused

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£.50

1h 18m

Joseph Chamberlain Liberal MP For Birmingham Paskell`s Cycle Dealers Card 1906

£5.00

1h 28m

Leo Tolstoy Real Photo Portrait Postcard Dated 1903 or 1905

£7.00

1h 29m

Pol Satire c1910 Fiscal Enquiry Man In Street Advocates Free Trade Drinks

£3.00

5h 58m

british postcard free trade

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13h 13m

COMIC POLITICAL Westminster cartoon Series no 1

£6.00

13h 53m

COMIC POLITICAL Westminster Cartoon Series no 3

£6.00

13h 56m

COMIC POLITICAL Westminster Cartoon Series no 4

£6.00

13h 58m

MAP POSTCARD THIS SCEPTERD ISLE USA BASE IN BRITAIN A LEEDS POSCARD

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£2.50

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MAP POSTCARD HOW FAR FROM NUCLEAR POWER STATION A LEEDS POSCARD

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£2.50

15h 32m

Patriotic postcards

admin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:31:30 +0000

As distinct from military or political examples, patriotic postcards are very much a celebration of loyalty and devotion to 'the homeland'. Many were produced in the years following WWI, showing Allied flags, bulldogs and entente cordiale themes. Prior to the war, patriotic postcards had been produced but their distribution had been limited to the country which they celebrated. The United States has always been a country with many annual national events to celebrate and as usual, Tuck and Co. was in the vanguard with series such as Washington's Birthday, Lincoln's Birthday or Independence Day.