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Postcards Collection

Background imagePostcards Collection: Swanking at Whitley Bay

Swanking at Whitley Bay
I M SWANKING LIKE AN HEIRESS AT WHITLEY BAY - I VE FORGOTTEN ALL ABOUT WORK ! Date: circa 1910

Background imagePostcards Collection: Ww1 Postcard Bulldogs

Ww1 Postcard Bulldogs
Patriotic British bulldogs: We re Ready !

Background imagePostcards Collection: First airmail letter delivered, Windsor Castle

First airmail letter delivered, Windsor Castle
The first airmail letter ever to be delivered is handed to the Postmaster of Windsor, to whom it is addressed, on the East Lawn of Windsor Castle

Background imagePostcards Collection: 6 Bruce Bairnsfather postcards

6 Bruce Bairnsfather postcards
Set of 6 Bruce Bairnsfather postcards, Series 9. Published by The Bystander - in original brown envelope. Commemorative Art

Background imagePostcards Collection: Border Canaries

Border Canaries
From a series of postcards. c.1937

Background imagePostcards Collection: Bonzos Latest: This Weeks Studdy

Bonzos Latest: This Weeks Studdy
Famous dog, just after he had finally been christened with the name Bonzo. He appears with a swollen eye after fighting with a wasp

Background imagePostcards Collection: Ww1 Postcard Soldier

Ww1 Postcard Soldier
Tommy guards the flag with bayonet in hand and pipe in mouth!

Background imagePostcards Collection: Ten postcards Ypres, Before, During and After the War

Ten postcards Ypres, Before, During and After the War
Ten postcards. Ypres, Before, During and After the War - Series. No. 3. Photographed by Antony of Ypres. Commemorative Art

Background imagePostcards Collection: The British Empire Exhibition - Postcard back

The British Empire Exhibition - Postcard back
The reverse of a postcard sent from the British Empire Exhibition of 1924, held at Wembley Park, London, showing the official exhibition stamp and event postmark!

Background imagePostcards Collection: Airmail postcards at Gamages, London

Airmail postcards at Gamages, London
People at Gamages in Holborn, Central London, addressing postcards and posting them in the special London Aerial Postbox, in time for the first aerial mail service from Hendon to Windsor

Background imagePostcards Collection: Village Post Office

Village Post Office
The Crantock Stores, near Newquay, Cornwall; selling Walls ice cream, newspapers, postcards and incorporating the village post office

Background imagePostcards Collection: Postcard / Minister

Postcard / Minister
A Minister assailed by Suffragettes outside the House of Commons

Background imagePostcards Collection: Suffragette woman in the stocks, unsympathetic cartoon

Suffragette woman in the stocks, unsympathetic cartoon
Unsympathetic comment on Votes or Women 1913

Background imagePostcards Collection: The Proof of the Pudding is in the Eating

The Proof of the Pudding is in the Eating
" From " Proverbs", a series of postcards. " 1904

Background imagePostcards Collection: Bamforth's Studio at Holmfirth - early 1900s

Bamforth's Studio at Holmfirth - early 1900s

Background imagePostcards Collection: James Bamforth painting a backdrop at Bamforth's

James Bamforth painting a backdrop at Bamforth's Studio in Holmfirth - early 1900s

Background imagePostcards Collection: Holmfirth Bamforth's Factory early 1900s

Holmfirth Bamforth's Factory early 1900s

Background imagePostcards Collection: Holmfirth Bamforth's Factory early 1900s

Holmfirth Bamforth's Factory early 1900s

Background imagePostcards Collection: RMS Titanic - six postcards, Nearer My God to Thee

RMS Titanic - six postcards, Nearer My God to Thee
RMS Titanic - six Bamforth postcards, Nearer My God to Thee. Date: 1912

Background imagePostcards Collection: Scheffers Restaurant and Tearoom, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Scheffers Restaurant and Tearoom, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Scheffers Restaurant and Tearoom, Lijnbaan, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Date: circa 1950

Background imagePostcards Collection: Les Diables Bleus - 21st Regiment of the Chasseurs Alpins

Les Diables Bleus - 21st Regiment of the Chasseurs Alpins
Les Diables Bleus - the 21st Regiment of the Chasseurs Alpins. A platoon on a mountain path by a stream. Pierre Comba (1859-1934)

Background imagePostcards Collection: Polo at Hurlingham

Polo at Hurlingham Date: 1903

Background imagePostcards Collection: Postcard of the RMS Antonia

Postcard of the RMS Antonia depicting the third class public room, social hall, dining room and berthroom. Cunard Line Ocean Liner, 15000 tonnes. Date: C. 1922

Background imagePostcards Collection: Three American soldiers, Camp Dodge, Iowa, WW1

Three American soldiers, Camp Dodge, Iowa, WW1
Three American soldiers (known as Doughboys) at Camp Dodge, Iowa, USA, during the First World War, with 1917 Enfield rifles

Background imagePostcards Collection: Rugby Union

Rugby Union Date: 1903

Background imagePostcards Collection: Gouldian Finches & Indigo Finch

Gouldian Finches & Indigo Finch
From a series of postcards. 1937

Background imagePostcards Collection: Woman on Erotic Postcard

Woman on Erotic Postcard
French card from 1920s of a woman in an erotic pose Date: 1920s

Background imagePostcards Collection: Comic Card / Fat Lady

Comic Card / Fat Lady
I don t care twopence what happens. Thats how I feel at Clacton-on-Sea. says a fat woman wearing a red bathing suit paddling in the sea

Background imagePostcards Collection: Two cats by Louis Wain on a romantic postcard

Two cats by Louis Wain on a romantic postcard -- He loves me! He loves me not! He loves me! Date: circa 1900s

Background imagePostcards Collection: Santa Claus proposing a toast on a Christmas postcard

Santa Claus proposing a toast on a Christmas postcard
Santa Claus proposing a toast on a Christmas and New Year postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Background imagePostcards Collection: Father William 4

Father William 4. Fuller & Richard - The Wonderland Postcards - Seven Designs Date: 1910

Background imagePostcards Collection: Father William 2

Father William 2. Fuller & Richard - The Wonderland Postcards - Seven Designs Date: 1910

Background imagePostcards Collection: Graca & Cos stall - Hong Kong

Graca & Cos stall - Hong Kong - important printers and vendors of postcards, stamps and stationary. Date: circa 1905

Background imagePostcards Collection: Seaside shops at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

Seaside shops at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Seaside shops at The Albion corner in Walton-on-the-Naze, on the north Essex coast. 1970

Background imagePostcards Collection: Kurhaus Hotel, Scheveningen, near The Hague, Netherlands

Kurhaus Hotel, Scheveningen, near The Hague, Netherlands
Kurhaus Grand Hotel and Boulevard, Scheveningen, near The Hague, Netherlands. Date: circa 1904

Background imagePostcards Collection: Gustav Hamel arriving at Windsor with the airmail

Gustav Hamel arriving at Windsor with the airmail
The aviator Gustav Hamel arriving at Windsor from Hendon on the very first airmail flight. The first aerial mail service took place on 9 September 1911 from Hendon Aerodrome to Windsor

Background imagePostcards Collection: Gustav Hamels plane ready to leave Hendon for Windsor

Gustav Hamels plane ready to leave Hendon for Windsor
Gustav Hamels aeroplane ready to leave Hendon Aerodrome for Windsor on the very first airmail flight. The first aerial mail service took place on 9 September 1911 from Hendon to Windsor

Background imagePostcards Collection: Prison to Citizenship

Prison to Citizenship
Fighting with grit, to the front bit by bit, Determined in Parliament one day to sit... this is the House that man built

Background imagePostcards Collection: Musical cats with flowers on a postcard

Musical cats with flowers on a postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePostcards Collection: Santa Claus with presents on a Danish Christmas postcard

Santa Claus with presents on a Danish Christmas postcard
Santa Claus with presents and tree on a Danish Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Background imagePostcards Collection: Santa Claus riding a horse on a French Christmas postcard

Santa Claus riding a horse on a French Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Background imagePostcards Collection: Father William 3

Father William 3. Fuller & Richard - The Wonderland Postcards - Seven Designs Date: 1910

Background imagePostcards Collection: Father William

Father William. Fuller & Richard - The Wonderland Postcards - Seven Designs Date: 1910

Background imagePostcards Collection: Ww1 Postcard India Joins

Ww1 Postcard India Joins
India joins the war Date: 1915

Background imagePostcards Collection: Locals in the Old Square, Leeuwarden, Netherlands

Locals in the Old Square, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Locals in the Old Square, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands, with the Weigh House behind them. Date: circa 1900s

Background imagePostcards Collection: Damiatenbrug, Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands

Damiatenbrug, Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
Damiatenbrug (Damiate Bridge), Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePostcards Collection: Souvenir of the Tottenham Outrage

Souvenir of the Tottenham Outrage. January 23rd 1909. The Tottenham outrage was an armed robbery and double murder which took place in Tottenham, North London and Walthamstow, Essex

Background imagePostcards Collection: Robins

Robins
From a series of postcards. 1937



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