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Written by admin on 17 November, 2009 – 8:15 pm -

Humans have it seems always taken malicious delight in the misfortune of others.  The Germans have a word for this - Schadenfreude.  Many of the disasters to befall humankind in the early part of the twentieth century,  from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and subsequent damage from fires through the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic to erupting volcanoes and the Paris flood of 1910, all were recorded on postcard by the larger publishing firms.  Whether this is Schadenfreude or just morbid curiosity is a moot point, but such postcards are fascinating documents.

Of course these are major internationally recognised catastrophes, other disasters have also been recorded on postcards, but by smaller, local publishers. These may therefore, be more rare and accordingly more expensive.

Art Deco 25 Pierrot premeditates suicide 1905 Art Deco 25 Pierrot premeditates suicide 1905 Paypal £12.50 12h 36m
SINKING OF SS BRUSSELS JUNE 1916 ZEEBRUGGE MOLE SINKING OF SS BRUSSELS JUNE 1916 ZEEBRUGGE MOLE Paypal 0 Bid £.99 17h 6m
San Franciscos Horror of Earthquake 1906 1st DISASTER San Franciscos Horror of Earthquake 1906 1st DISASTER Paypal 1 Bid £2.99 19h 57m
Vintage SS Titanic Postcard Vintage SS Titanic Postcard Paypal 3 Bids £12.50 1d 20h 37m
Postcard of World War 1 Trenches soldier Postcard of World War 1 Trenches soldier Paypal 0 Bid £.99 1d 22h 13m
FATAL TRAM ACCIDENT BIRMINGHAM 1907 1 OTHER FATAL TRAM ACCIDENT BIRMINGHAM 1907 1 OTHER Paypal 0 Bid £9.99 2d 8h 33m
Marconi related postcard with Titanic connection Marconi related postcard with Titanic connection Paypal 0 Bid £10.00 2d 10h 42m
early 20C postcard vesuvius volcano erupting vesuvio early 20C postcard vesuvius volcano erupting vesuvio Paypal 0 Bid £.99 2d 10h 59m
EDWARDIAN P C LA GRANDE GUERRE 1914 RUINES BELGIQUE EDWARDIAN P C LA GRANDE GUERRE 1914 RUINES BELGIQUE Paypal 0 Bid £.99 2d 12h 56m
Very Old Postcard 1907 Humour At The Seaside Very Old Postcard 1907 Humour At The Seaside Paypal 0 Bid £2.99 2d 13h 29m
Salcombe Lifeboat Disaster November 1916 Salcombe Lifeboat Disaster November 1916 Paypal 0 Bid £2.00 2d 15h 29m
HEMSLEY shipwreck St Merryn Padstow Cornwall 1969 HEMSLEY shipwreck St Merryn Padstow Cornwall 1969 Paypal £7.00 2d 19h 12m
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