Flag Collection (page 7)

Congratulations from Lord Kitchener to Sir John French
Postcard detailing the congratulations sent from Lord Kitchener to General Sir John French on August 25th 1914, at the very start of the First World War

Cover design, International Exhibition, Brussels
Cover design, Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles (Universal and International Exhibition, Brussels), with international airship competitions

Queen Victoria at Sheffield
The Queen in Sheffield during Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Here, Dr. Coward, conductor of the childrens choir in Norfolk Park is presented to the Queen. Date: 1897

Metropolitan Police launch on the River Thames
A Metropolitan Police launch on the River Thames, with Tower Bridge in the background

HMS Dreadnought
A fine forward view of the HMS Dreadnought - pride of the British fleet

The Russo-Japanese War - Interior scene
The Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 - an unusual card (awaiting final translation!) depicting an interior scene. Date: circa 1905

The Flag of Bermuda Date: circa 1930s

Meteorite in Antarctica
A large meteorite found in the MacAlpine Hills, Antarctica in 1988

Jubilee in St Jamess Park, London
Jubilee event to celebrate peace, held in St Jamess Park, London, showing the Chinese Bridge, Pagoda and refreshment tents with the flags of various nations

Balloon descending into Bristol Channel
A balloon descending into the water of the Bristol Channel, near Watermouth. The passengers were Sadler and Clayfield, who ascended from Bristol. 24 September 1810

Chilean National Flag Date: circa 1910s

Womans Relief Corps
A beautiful gilded and embossed postacrd promoting the viryue and history of the Womans Relief Corps - a charitable society to provide local relief work among the needy and to aid military veterans

Government House, Peshawar, Pakistan
Government House (British) at Peshawar, Pakistan Date: 1924

Patriotic Postcard - Officer and Union Flag
For the Old Flag A World War One era officer, pointing his pistol toward the enemy. Standing up tall before the Union flag, for King and Country... Date: circa 1916

Entry into Aqaba, Battle of Aqaba, Jordan, WW1
Scene at the entry into Aqaba, during the Battle of Aqaba, Jordan, during the Arab Revolt, First World War. Date: 6 July 1917

French mobilisation poster, WW1
French mobilisation poster for the First World War, calling all enlisted soldiers and sailors, and requisitioning animals, vehicles and related equipment. Date: 2 August 1914

Mounted Police Officer - Procession in The Mall
Mounted Police Officers take part in a procession along The Mall, London, heading toward Buckingham Palace from Admiralty Arch

Two little girls in Belgian national costume, including delicate lace bonnets

Greek Royalty - King Constantine I (5 / 8)
King Constantine I of Greece (1868 - 1923) - became King in 1913, on this card he is noted as Heir Apparent hence the date is pre-1913

Music cover with Scottish harpist
An unidentified music cover depicting a female Scottish harpist wearing a tartan shawl and medieval costume. The emblem at the top contains the Latin words, Nemo Me Impune Lacessit

Turkish Women and Flag
Patriotic postcard with four veiled women set in window shapes, and a sabre hanging from the Crescent Moon Date: circa 1912

White Star Line flag and clock
A White Star Line flag mounted on a brass stand, alongside a ships clock with key attached by string

The First Motor-Car in England, c. 1894
Illustration showing Harry Hewetson driving his 3hp Benz motorcar, reputedly the first driven in England, with a boy waving a (tiny) red flag in front of him, c.1894

John Redmonds Coffin, Westminster Cathedral, 1918
Illustration showing the coffin of John Redmond (1856-1918), the Irish lawyer, politician and leader of the Home Rule Party, lying under an Irish flag in Westminster Cathedral, 1918

Allies - Brave Belgium by Archibald Wells
A Belgian cavalry man sits astride his horse against the backdrop of a combined Belgian and Union Jack flag, a symbol of the two countries combined loyalties during World War One

Polish Flag
After a provisional government has been announced by the insurgents, the national flag is introduced and carried into battle

H. M. S. Iron Duke
Photograph of Iron Duke, flag-ship of Sir George A. Callaghan, the Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleets. The Dreadnought was specially protected against aerial attack

A Confederate flag during the American Civil War, 1863
Engraving of a flag made and waved by a Confederate lady, Miss Laura Lee, of Winchester, who later gave the flag to the ILN special artist, Frank Vizetelly

May Day Parade in Moscow
A group of children taking part in the May Day Parade in Moscow 1929

Patriotic Scarf / Belgium
A young, blonde patriotic Belgian girl in tasselled cap & a scarf with a red, yellow & black checker board ground bordered with the Belgian flag & a fringe of tassels

Patriotic Italian Girl
A young, brunette patriotic Italian girl in a feather adorned hat & a scarf whose decorative design is based on the Italian flag

Clown in American Outfit
A clown wearing an outfit made from stars and stripes fabric (as in the American flag)

Fiat Ardita Advert 1932
Publicity for Fiats Ardita - as you see, it has a nice well-rounded steering wheel : but does the rest of it reach this high standard ?

O connell / Derrynane
DANIEL O CONNELL Irish National leaders country seat, Derrynane Abbey, County Kerry, Ireland

Demonstration against the toll on Chelsea Bridge, London
A demonstration against the charging of a toll on the new Chelsea Bridge, London

Communism in Russia 1934
Standing by to hoist the flag when Europe turns communist may mean a long wait, but at least its a steady job!

N Chamberlain / Postcard
NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN British Prime Minister in 1939

Jp Morgan / Simplicissimus
JOHN PIERPONT MORGAN American banker and financier, on his mountain of gold

Edward Vii / As King 1903
An allegory of Empire : Edward VII stands surrounded by his loyal and devoted imperial subjects Date: 1902

Lincoln Inauguration
Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States at Washington, in front of the partly completed Capitol building

British Lion Seated
The British Lion sitting in an armchair with a copy of The Times newspaper in his jacket pocket and a flag flying behind him

Trinidad Postman
A postman in the (then) British colony of Trinidad is offered a pineapple by a grateful recipient of mail

Social / Bolivia Postman
In the mountainous terrain of Bolivia, a rural postman uses mules to carry the mails

Events / Culloden / Iln
A scene from the Battle of Culloden

Metropole Hotel / London
The Metropole Hotel Northumberland Avenue Exterior view

Opium Wars / Arrow
Chinese officials arrest the crew of the British ship Arrow as pirates sparking off the war

Father Christmas and a child

Great Britain - Union Flag with modern Britannia and Lion
Great Britain - Union Flag with a modern Britannia and more traditional Lion. Date: 1906

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