Exhibition postcards
Written by admin on 17 November, 2009 – 8:52 pm -From the Paris Exhibition of 1889 when the Eiffel Tower was first shown to the world we have had postcards showcasing exhibitions. The first UK exhibition to have postcards printed was the 1891 Royal Navy Exhibition, when the first British picture postcard - a vignette of the Eddystone Lighthouse - was produced by the Post Office.
After 1891 there was a rash of exhibitions - all of which appeared in some form or another, or were commemorated, on postcards. We had the Colombian Exhibition in Chicago in 1893, then in 1896 there were exhibitions in Berlin, Geneva and Nuremberg. 1897 saw Brussels, Hamburg and Leipzig take their turn, followed in 1898 by Turin. From 1900, when the next Paris Exhibition took place, to the beginning of WWI there were exhibitions every year - all recorded for posterity on the back of the humble postcard.
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FRANCO BRITISH EXHIBITION 1908 MACHINERY HALL RP |  |
0 Bid | £3.50 | 24m |
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JAPAN BRITISH EXHIBITION LONDON IN THE GARDENS | |
0 Bid | £2.50 | 24m |
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JAPAN BRITISH EXHIBITION LONDON FOUR SEASONS AUTUMN | |
0 Bid | £2.95 | 24m |
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IMPERIAL EXHIBITION LONDON 1909 LAKE AT NIGHT | |
0 Bid | £2.95 | 24m |
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EMPIRE EXHIBITION 1938 LAKE FOUNTAINS RP Postcard | |
0 Bid | £2.00 | 24m |
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FRANCO BRITISH EXHIBITION 1908 INDO CHINESE PALACE | |
0 Bid | £3.75 | 24m |
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LATIN BRITISH EXHIBITION LONDON 1912 COURT HONOUR | |
0 Bid | £2.95 | 24m |
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FRANCO BRITISH EXHIBITION 1908 BRIDGE IN COURT HONOUR | |
0 Bid | £2.75 | 27m |
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FRANCO BRITISH EXHIBITION 1908 FRENCH APPLIED ARTS | |
0 Bid | £3.50 | 27m |
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FRANCO BRITISH EXHIBITION SWAN BOATS COURT OF HONOUR | |
0 Bid | £2.95 | 27m |
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FRANCO BRITISH EXHIBITION 1908 THE FLIP FLAP RP | |
0 Bid | £3.50 | 27m |
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IMPERIAL EXHIBITION LONDON 1909 COURT OF HONOUR | |
0 Bid | £2.50 | 31m |
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