Lettering Collection (page 10)

Poster, Rally Round the Flag, Every Fit Man Wanted. Recruitment poster for the First World War. Date: circa 1914-1915

Greetings from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Date: 1948

Pavement artist 1930s
A pavement artist kneels by his work, drawn in chalk on the street. The central wording reads, light burdens long borne grow heavy

TOM - Popular Male name illustrated by lady-filled letters
TOM - The ever-popular name, illustrated by large letters filled with lovelies from the 1900s! Date: circa 1908

Nancy - Lovely Art Deco styling of this Girls name Date: circa 1920s

Newport, Isle of Wight - Greetings from ladies of Newport ! Date: 1907

Large Letter Card - Greetings from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA. Date: circa 1940

Large Letter Card - Greetings from Hollywood, California Date: circa 1940

Large Letter Card - Greetings from Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Greetings from Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Date: circa 1940

WW2 poster, Freedom is in Peril, Defend it with all your Might, printed on the outbreak of war. Date: 1939

WWI Poster, Thousands have answered the nations call
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Thousands have answered the Nations Call, but you may be The One to turn the scale at a critical moment. Do you realize this? Date: 1915

WWI Poster, To the Women of Britain
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, To the Women of Britain, won t you help and send a man to join the army today? Date: 1915

Shop repairmen
People You See. Shop repairmen. From Teddy Bear (date unknown)

Cover design, Deruluft timetable
Cover design, Deruluft (Deutsch-Russische Luftverkehrsgesellschaft, LVG), serving Berlin and Moscow. circa 1934

Book cover design, Andree and his Balloon, by Henri Lachambre and Alexis Machuron, London: Archibald Constable & Co, 1898. 1898

Book cover design, Through the Air: a Narrative of Forty Years Experience as an Aeronaut, by John Wise, Philadelphia: To-day Printing & Pub. Co, 1873. Showing a balloon over the sea. 1873

Book cover design, From the Earth to the Moon: Direct in 97 Hours 20 Minutes and a Trip Round It, by Jules Verne, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1888. 1888

Book cover design, Aerial Warfare by RP Hearne, London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1908, with an introduction by Sir Hirams Maxim. 1908

Book cover design, Travels in the Air, by James Glaisher, London: Richard Bentley, 1871. Showing a man flying a balloon. 1871

Official programme cover, The London Aerodrome
Official programme cover for the London Aerodrome, Hendon, 7th London Aviation Meeting, 9-13 April 1914 (weather permitting)

European Gentleman in India learning Arabic
An European Gentleman with his Moonshee, or Native Professor of Languages. (plate 1 of 20) Date: 1813

Best Wishes greetings postcard Date: 1907

Peace illuminations at the Royal Exchange, London
The peace illuminations at the Royal Exchange, London, celebrating the end of the war in the Crimea. Words are illuminated on the front of the building, reading

Advertisement for H. L. Oakley silhouettes
Advertisement for H.L. Oakley silhouettes, available in the Royal Arcade, Parliament Street, Harrogate, Yorkshire. 1919

Convalescent Police Seaside Home, Hove, East Sussex
A close-up of the sign outside the Convalescent Police Seaside Home at 205 Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex. The building opened in the mid-1960s, and closed in 1988. Date: late 1960s

Australian Commonwealth celebrations
The inauguration of the Australian Commonwealth. When the Constitution of Australia came into force, on 1st January 1901, the colonies collectively became states of the Commonwealth of Australia

Foundry mark, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North Wales
A foundry mark in the blacksmiths shop at Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales

Dockside conveying facility for loading bananas
A dockside conveying facility for loading bananas, with the name of the United Fruit Co. painted on its side

Warne alphabet 1875. ABC
Page from a Victorian alphabet showing A for apple, B for broom and C for cart

The Month of May. The lettering is filled with the pretty faces of young girls in a varied array of clothing to be worn during May

Poster for War Savings Certificates
Poster encouraging people to buy War Savings Certificates. The bayonets have won through -- its your turn now

Example of Persian Script
A fine example of dated Persian script on an envelope

Poster advertising the 1938 BIF
Poster advertising the 1938 British Industries Fair, London and Birmingham, 21 February to 4 March

Example of Ottoman-era script
Good example of script using Arabic letter shapes, possibly Ottoman/Egyptian

GWR nameplate for the Athelney Castle
Great Western Railway nameplate for the locomotive Athelney Castle, built in 1948

Captain Rostron watch back
The back of an 18 carat gold Tiffany watch presented to Captain Rostron of the RMS Carpathia, as a token of gratitude from three of the survivors rescued by the Carpathia on 15 April 1912 shortly

Souvenir of Saigon
A postcard from Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam - clearly meant as a.... souvenir!

Page from a religious manuscript in Latin
An illuminated page from a religious manuscript written in Latin

Merrie Games in Rhyme, cover design
An ornate cover design to a book of childrens games entitled Merrie Games in Rhyme

Merrie Games in Rhyme, title page
An ornate title page and frontispiece to a book of childrens games entitled Merrie Games in Rhyme from Ye Olden Time

Label from Valencia
Nice example of lettering from the HOTEL REGINA, VALENCIA, Spain

Ogdens Guinea Gold
A fine example of fin-de- siecle press advertising - a bold layout with lettering to match, creating a striking effect

Herodotus / Anon Bust
HERODOTUS Greek historian

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