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Man holding flagSocialist pamphlet cover illustration: Letters to a young woman : an introduction to socialism by Douglas Rogers, Forum Press, 1944 Date: 1944
PESSOA, Fernando (1888-1935). Portuguese poet. Drawing by Almada Negreiros of 1935. Drawing
Cabbala Tree of Life / ColThe TREE OF LIFE of the Jewish Caballa (variously spelt), formed from the ten Sephiroth and the twenty-two letters, constitutes the framework of Adam Qadmon, the Heavenly Adam
Writing / Shorthand PitmanShorthand writing: an example of Pitmans system, boasting that Fortune magazine has gained over 100, 000 subscribers in five short years
Ancient Arabic AlphabetDifferent types of ancient Arabic alphabets Date: Circa 1760
Cabbala Tree of LifeThe TREE OF LIFE of the Jewish Caballa (variously spelt), formed from the ten Sephiroth and the twenty-two letters, constitutes the framework of Adam Qadmon, the Heavenly Adam
Tagore, Rabindranath (1861-1941)
Septentrionalium Terrarum descriptio, 1595, by Gerardus MercGerardus Mercator (1512-1594). Flemish cartographer. Septentrionalium Terrarum descriptio. Map of the Arctic with the North Pole and surrounding lands within and outside the Arctic Circle, 1595
Large Letter Card - Greetings from Wisconsin, USA - Americas Dairyland. Date: circa 1940
Walpole / Strawberry HillHORACE (HORATIO) WALPOLE FOURTH EARL OF OXFORD Grounds of Strawberry Hill, near Twickenham, home of the English gothic novelist and man of letters Date: 1717 - 1797
Large Letter Card - Greetings from Akron, Ohio, USA Date: circa 1940
SOS message from TitanicA wireless message received by the Russian steamer Birma from the Titanic about five minutes after Titanic struck the iceberg that sank her
Poster, Britons! Your Country Needs You
First airmail letter delivered, Windsor CastleThe 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
Cabbala Tree of LifeTHE TREE OF LIFE of the Jewish Caballa (variously spelt). An old Israelite holds in his hand the SEPHIROTIC TREE; an arrangement of ten sephirot and twenty-two letters
Place Name Large Letter Card - Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, The Mission San Carlos de Borromeo was founded in 1771. Date: 1942
Christmas parcels for the trenches 1916Army Post Office in Regents Park, was receiving a rate of half a million parcels for Christmas a day for the soldiers in the trenches
BORGES, Jorge Luis (1899-1986). Argentinian poet" BORGES, Jorge Luis (1899-1986). Argentinian poet, narrator and essayist. " The Aleph". Losada publishing house (1952)."
AUSTEN, Jane (1775-1817). English novelist. Engraving
Advert / Parker Pens 1940Parker pens - what does your pen say about you ?
First Postbox, LondonLETTER BOX The first Post Office letter box in London is installed at the corner of Fleet Street and Farringdon Street, at the foot of Ludgate Hill
Large Letter Card - Greetings from Louisville, Kentucky, USA Date: circa 1940
Letter and drawing by Federico GarcLorca toLetter and drawing by Federico Garcic Lorca to Jos頍 aric Pemᮮ
Letter from MandelaArrest and trial of Nelson Mandela. Signed letter from Mandela while awaiting trial, September 1962 Date: 1962
Ancient AlphabetsVarious ancient writing examples including the Egyptian and Phoenician alphabets. Date: Circa 1760
Ancient AlphabetsWriting examples of the Arabic, Turkish and Persian alphabets. Date: Circa 1760
Learning wordsA boy catching the alphabet and words in his net 1922
Airmail postcards at Gamages, LondonPeople at Gamages in Holborn, Central London, addressing postcards and posting them in the special London Aerial Postbox
Walpole / Strawberry 1795HORACE (HORATIO) WALPOLE FOURTH EARL OF OXFORD The Gallery at Strawberry Hill, near Twickenham, home of the English gothic novelist and man of letters
Horace Walpole / Smith 10HORACE (HORATIO) WALPOLE 4TH EARL OF ORFORD English man of letters at the age of ten
Large Letter Card - Greetings from Sacramento, California Date: circa 1940
Henry Newbolt / MorganSIR HENRY JOHN NEWBOLT English poet and man of letters
FLOWER AFlowery A
Saint HumbelineSAINT HUMBELINE sister of Bernard of Clairvaux, who wrote her letters reproaching her for her worldly lifestyle so she left her husband and became a nun Date: 12th century
Ibadan Gate - Nigeria, West AfricaIbadan Gate No.4 and Iwo Gate - Nigeria, West Africa Date: circa 1905
Mandela ArrestArrest and trial of Nelson Mandela. Letter from The Observer regarding books for Mandela to Sir John Maud at the British Embassy in South Africa, August 1962 Date: 1962
Pasadena, California, USA - Greetings from... Date: 1946
Greetings from Carolina Beach, North Carolina, USAGreetings from Carolina Beach (Carolinas Playground), North Carolina, USA. Date: 1941
Postman delivers a letter to two childrenA postman delivers a letter to two children and their dog. Date: c.1920
Specimens of type, Leadenhall Press, LondonSpecimens of type from The Leadenhall Press, Ltd, 50 Leadenhall Street, London EC. circa 1900
Blitz in London -- salvaged mail, Calthorpe Street, WW2Blitz in London -- following the bombing of Mount Pleasant Post Office on 18 June 1943, salvaged mail was temporarily piled up in nearby Calthorpe Street. Date: 1943
An alphabet of Dutch DollsWooden Dutch dolls are contorted into the letters of the alphabet, showing off their supple wooden joints. 1912
S for ShipFrom a Deans Rag Book entitled Kiddiewiddies ABC Date: 1920
Gustav Hamel arriving at Windsor with the airmailThe aviator Gustav Hamel arriving at Windsor from Hendon on the very first airmail flight
White Star Line letter holderA wooden letter holder with two compartments, with the words White Star Line printed in gilt on the front
Florence Nightingales carriage at the seat of warBorn in Italy in 1820, she moved to England with her wealthy family and was educated at home by her father
Gustav Hamels plane ready to leave Hendon for WindsorGustav Hamels aeroplane ready to leave Hendon Aerodrome for Windsor on the very first airmail flight
Bible Ms LettersOrnamental initial letters from an English Bible
Gpo Sorting, 1875The General Post Office, London : stamping and sorting letters
Wandsworth Prison / LetterBuilt in 1851 and originally called the Surrey House of Correction. The inmates writing letters
Surtout Greatcoat 1907An American surtout greatcoat: double-breasted with waist seam, full skirts, long lapels & a velvet collar. Worn with a bowler (Derby) hat & half- boots or town boots
France GrignanLe chateau de Grignan, in the Drome departement : madame de Sevignes daughter, to whom she wrote those wonderful letters, was comtesse de Grignan. Date: circa 1840
George Stephenson?s letters
S Teerwood. The mail vanA red mail van stops at a remote village in the Scottish Highlands to collect and deliver post
Stylish young lady writing a letter sitting on cushionsA stylish young lady seated on a set of plump and elaborate cushions, writing a series of blank letters to a male friend, as a lead-up to an April Fools Day prank! Date: 1923
Walpole / Strawberry 1788HORACE (HORATIO) WALPOLE FOURTH EARL OF OXFORD Grounds of Strawberry Hill, near Twickenham, home of the English gothic novelist and man of letters Date: 1717 - 1797
Hardacre J PittHardacre J. Pitt An important touring manager in the decades around 1900, he used his notepaper to advertise his repertoire. This letter, from the Comedy Theatre, Manchester, is dated November 1894
Posting Christmas CardsLittle boy taking his christmas cards to the post box
Lady Queen Anne, words and musicLady Queen Anne she sits in the sun, As fair as a lily, as white as a swan
Gustav Hamel posting an airmail letterThe aviator Gustav Hamel posting an airmail letter which he himself will transport by air to Windsor
Gustav Hamel signing receipt for mail, HendonThe aviator Gustav Hamel in the cockpit of his aeroplane, signing the official receipt for the mail, just before setting out from Hendon Aerodrome to Windsor on the very first airmail flight
Chap Posts a LetterA smart cyclist stops to pop a letter into a Royal Mail letterbox
Arthur Quiller-Couch / CigSIR ARTHUR QUILLER-COUCH pen name: Q English man of letters in 1936
William Ernest Henley / VfWILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY English man of letters, editor of the Magazine of Art and other journals
Postman (Petherick)London characters: the POSTMAN brings letters of thanks, letters from banks, letters of joy from girl and boy, receipted bills and invitations... (Auden)
Lady Posts Letter 1906A lady goes out in her evening dress and cloak to post a letter in a London street
Posting Letter into SackA woman posts her letter into a postmans sack which he carries around with him
Country Letter BoxA boy stretches to post a letter in the box at Bowlers Green, Surrey : this was before all letter-boxes were painted red
Reading a LetterShe reads a letter above a vase of blue flowers
She Reads a Letter 1889She reads a letter at her dressing table
Shannon CopierThe Shannon No-chemical Letter Copier copies at the fantastic rate of forty letters a minute - whats more a juvenile may operate it. How does it work? Shannon aren t saying
FLOWER SFlowery S
FLOWER GFlowery G
FLOWER BFlowery B
Deaf and Dumb School, Palayamkottai, IndiaC. E. Z. (Church of England Zenana Missionary Society) Deaf and Dumb School, Palamcottah (now Palayamkottai in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu), India. Deaf and Dumb children learning to talk
Kate GreenawayLetters to the Workmen and Labourers of Great Britain'. Young lady with a basket showering two children with roses Date: 1883-1884
Title page with calligraphic letters on a stone panelTitle page with calligraphic lettering inside a decorative panel with garlands and leaf carvings
Numa Pompilius, legendary second King of Rome, of Sabine origin from Cures, c. 753-672 BC. Head of bearded man wearing a royal diadem with the letters NVMA from a bronze coin
Native American swimmer-couriers in Peru, 1800s. Men with letters wrapped in turbans swim in rivers between Quito and Jaen de Bracamoros Province
Magical characters of the Egyptian god Abraxas in lapis lazuli. Mysterious letters and spells from a pagan religion. Caratteri Magici in Lapis lazzali
Lion of Mithras with a bee in its mouth. Cult of Mithras, inspired by the Zoroastrian Sun god Mithra. Out of the strong came forth sweetness. Leone Mitriaco in elitropia
Library bookcase and secretaire, Regency style. Bookcase in ornately carved wood, with doors with glass panels above. Secretaire with fold-out baize writing tray, drawers for letters and papers, etc
Altar to the goddess Fortuna. Second half of 2nd century ADAltar to the goddess Fortuna. Inscription: To Fortuna. Valerius Lupus, assistant of the centurion, accomplished his vow of free will. Second half of the 2nd century AD
Jesus Christ mosaic over door, San Babila Church, MilanMosaic panel over the main entrance door to the San Babila Church in Milan - once considered the third most important in the city after the Duomo and the Basilica di Sant Ambrogio