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Background imagePost Card Collection: Pan & Wendy Fly / Postcard

Pan & Wendy Fly / Postcard
Peter Pan and Wendy fly to Never-Never Land

Background imagePost Card Collection: Mauretania Postcard

Mauretania Postcard
Steam ship of the Cunard line at New York

Background imagePost Card Collection: Lacrosse

Lacrosse
A run up the field. From a postcard published by CW Faulkner Date: 1903

Background imagePost Card Collection: Sophia Loren / Postcard

Sophia Loren / Postcard
SOPHIA LOREN Italian film actress, in a glamorous pose

Background imagePost Card Collection: Chopin / Polish Postcard

Chopin / Polish Postcard
FREDERIC CHOPIN Polish composer

Background imagePost Card Collection: Buffalo Bills Wild West

Buffalo Bills Wild West
Promotional postcard for Buffalo Bill Codys Wild West Show and Congress of Rough Riders of the World featuring the Union Jack flag and the Stars and Stripes

Background imagePost Card Collection: Karl Marx / Postcard

Karl Marx / Postcard
KARL MARX German radical political thinker

Background imagePost Card Collection: Grace Kelly / Postcard

Grace Kelly / Postcard
GRACE KELLY American film actress, seen here in an elegant dress

Background imagePost Card Collection: Ww1 Postcard Bulldogs

Ww1 Postcard Bulldogs
Patriotic British bulldogs: We re Ready !

Background imagePost Card Collection: Anti home Rule Postcard

Anti home Rule Postcard
KING WILLIAM III Propaganda against home rule in Ireland, celebrating William of Orange as " of glorious, pious and immortal memory" and victory at the Battle of the Boyne

Background imagePost Card Collection: Orient Express Postcard

Orient Express Postcard
near its eastern terminus at Constantinople (Istanbul) Date: 1907

Background imagePost Card Collection: Paul Newman / Postcard

Paul Newman / Postcard
PAUL NEWMAN American film actor Date: 1925 -2008

Background imagePost Card Collection: Postcard from Tom Mudd, RMS Titanic

Postcard from Tom Mudd, RMS Titanic
A handwritten postcard from Tom (Thomas Charles) Mudd to his mother in Halesworth, Suffolk, to let her know that he has arrived safely at Southampton for the departure of the Titanic on her maiden

Background imagePost Card Collection: A sketch of a cabaret at the Theatre des Westens, Berlin, 19

A sketch of a cabaret at the Theatre des Westens, Berlin, 19
A sketch of a cabaret at the Theatre des Westens, (Barberina at Palais des Westens) Berlin, 1920s Date: 1920s

Background imagePost Card Collection: Coastguards and civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey

Coastguards and civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey
Commemorative postcard, Heroes All! Five brave coastguards and two civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, who rescued 20 members of the 2nd Walworth Boy Scouts Troop who got into difficulties

Background imagePost Card Collection: Greek Anti-Turkish Propaganda Postcard (1 of 2)

Greek Anti-Turkish Propaganda Postcard (1 of 2)
Greek Anti-Turkish Propaganda. A Turkish soldier is lampooned as a leering lecherous vagabond, taking undue pleasure in a young glamorous Greek girl, holding a handbag and wearing high boots

Background imagePost Card Collection: Igor Stravinsky / Postcard

Igor Stravinsky / Postcard
Russian musician, IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882-1971)

Background imagePost Card Collection: Victorian flower fairies

Victorian flower fairies
Flower fairy dancing on a bed of poppies and lilies from a postcard published by Raphael Tuck Date: 1900

Background imagePost Card Collection: Market Reports - English Country Squire carves the beef

Market Reports - English Country Squire carves the beef
Market Reports illustrated (Postcard series): MEAT: " English beef was in fine condition." This report on English beef (as a commodity traded on the Stock Exchange)

Background imagePost Card Collection: Getting Off at the Seaside

Getting Off at the Seaside
If you want to " Get Off" at the seaside, do it THIS way - not THIS way! A man has more success getting off with the ladies than he does from an irate beach donkey! Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePost Card Collection: Fancy Meeting You by George Ranstead

Fancy Meeting You by George Ranstead
Humorous illustration by George Ranstead, an amateur artist of the Great War who served in the Army Pay Corps, depicting a rascally little boy wriggling through a fence after stealing apples

Background imagePost Card Collection: French maid taking a break

French maid taking a break and enjoying a cigarette before her next duty calls.... Date: 1910s

Background imagePost Card Collection: Manneken Pis Postcard Album - A Duel

Manneken Pis Postcard Album - A Duel
A duel - three street urchins help their friend to mimic the statue! Manneken Pis (Dutch for little pee man ), also known in French as the petit Julien, is a very famous Brussels landmark

Background imagePost Card Collection: Sentimental German wartime postcard

Sentimental German wartime postcard
You, Only you alone are my true love - a sentimental wartime postcard sent from a German soldier to his girl back home in Munich

Background imagePost Card Collection: Titanic

Titanic
A postcard with an illustration of the ill-fated Titanic ocean liner

Background imagePost Card Collection: Joan Crawford / Postcard

Joan Crawford / Postcard
JOAN CRAWFORD American film actress looking haughty

Background imagePost Card Collection: Rain in Troon

Rain in Troon
Troon, in Scotland, must be one of the wettest places to be found, if this postcard can be believed

Background imagePost Card 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 imagePost Card Collection: Polaire / Boyer Postcard

Polaire / Boyer Postcard
POLAIRE French music hall entertainer, in an elegant white dress

Background imagePost Card Collection: Groucho Marx / Postcard

Groucho Marx / Postcard
GROUCHO MARX (Julius Marx) American comedian with his characteristic cigar and painted-on moustache

Background imagePost Card Collection: Ww1 Postcard Soldier

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

Background imagePost Card Collection: Riding, 1936 Olympics

Riding, 1936 Olympics
Czech postcard, probably sold to raise funds for the Czech equestrian team in the Olympics

Background imagePost Card Collection: Elgar out Walking

Elgar out Walking
EDWARD ELGAR Postcard, Circa 1905

Background imagePost Card Collection: Titanic Postcard

Titanic Postcard
Passenger liner of the Cunard White Star line, she is the largest and most luxurious ship afloat : thanks to her well-designed interior, she is considered unsinkable

Background imagePost Card Collection: Curling at Crans Montana, Switzerland

Curling at Crans Montana, Switzerland
Postcard showing a scene at the Swiss ski and winter sports resort, Crans Montana in the Swiss Alps with some presumably well-known curling experts of the 1930s, including Walker and Worthington

Background imagePost Card Collection: Schopenhauer / Postcard

Schopenhauer / Postcard
ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER German philosopher

Background imagePost Card Collection: Menuhin / Yehudi / Postcard

Menuhin / Yehudi / Postcard
YEHUDI MENUHIN Violinist as a young man

Background imagePost Card Collection: Saint Patrick

Saint Patrick
SAINT PATRICK postcard commemorating his coming to Ireland 1500 years previously

Background imagePost Card Collection: Js Bach / Postcard

Js Bach / Postcard
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH German organist and composer

Background imagePost Card Collection: Advertising card for Singer Sewing Machines

Advertising card for Singer Sewing Machines. One boy is so entranced by the new Singer in the shop window, he is unaware his friend is pinching some of the berries from his basket! However

Background imagePost Card Collection: Wartime postcard for soldiers to send home

Wartime postcard for soldiers to send home, with options to delete or retain. For example: I am quite well, I have been admitted into hospital, I am being sent down to the base

Background imagePost Card Collection: Apres la Guerre No. 3 - WWI postcard by George Ranstead

Apres la Guerre No. 3 - WWI postcard by George Ranstead
Humorous postcard drawn by amateur soldier artist of the Great War, George Ranstead, who, in a series of illustrations suggesting what life might be like at the end of the war

Background imagePost Card Collection: Manneken Pis Postcard Album - Nun and Children

Manneken Pis Postcard Album - Nun and Children
Embarrased nun: " Look to the left my children". The nun leads a group of schoolgirls (one snubbing her nose), holding an umbrella to shield their innocent eyes from the little boy statue

Background imagePost Card 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 imagePost Card Collection: Irish Postman 1930S

Irish Postman 1930S
A country postman in Ireland delivers a postcard to a lucky boy

Background imagePost Card Collection: Lombroso / Cesare / Postcard

Lombroso / Cesare / Postcard
CESARE LOMBROSO Italian physician and criminologist

Background imagePost Card Collection: Schweitzer / Postcard 1956

Schweitzer / Postcard 1956
ALBERT SCHWEITZER French theologian, philosopher, missionary physician and music scholar with his antelopes at Lambarene, Africa Date: 1875 - 1965

Background imagePost Card Collection: Schweitzer / Postcard

Schweitzer / Postcard
ALBERT SCHWEITZER French theologian, philosopher, missionary physician and music scholar

Background imagePost Card Collection: St Louis World Fair / 1904

St Louis World Fair / 1904
This postcard, which shows the Blanke Aerial Globe, was launched to promote the St. Louis World Fair in 1904, but the postmark on the back indicates it was sent in 1902!

Background imagePost Card Collection: Greenwich Observatory

Greenwich Observatory
Greenwich Royal Observatory, with its dome to the forefront of the postcard

Background imagePost Card Collection: Postcard / Minister

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

Background imagePost Card Collection: Bela Bartok / Postcard

Bela Bartok / Postcard
BELA BARTOK Hungarian composer

Background imagePost Card Collection: Max Reger / Nauer Postcard

Max Reger / Nauer Postcard
MAX REGER German composer

Background imagePost Card Collection: Singer Factory / Postcard

Singer Factory / Postcard
Workers leaving the Singer factory, makers of the famous sewing machine

Background imagePost Card Collection: Tommy Dorsey / Postcard

Tommy Dorsey / Postcard
TOMMY DORSEY Jazz musician

Background imagePost Card Collection: Emily Davison

Emily Davison
The Late Miss E.W Davison Postcard published in commemoration of EMILY DAVISON showing her in academic garb

Background imagePost Card Collection: Edward Vii / 1910 Postcard

Edward Vii / 1910 Postcard
EDWARD VII, BRITISH ROYALTY head and shoulders profile of King

Background imagePost Card Collection: Alain Delon / Postcard

Alain Delon / Postcard
ALAIN DELON French film actor who appeared in British and American films

Background imagePost Card Collection: Jack and Jill

Jack and Jill
" Traditional nursery rhyme promotional postcard for Wrights Coal Tar Soap. " Jill had a job to mend his nob with vinegar and brown paper." Date: c.1914

Background imagePost Card Collection: A view of the Karsino at East Molesey, 1910-1920

A view of the Karsino at East Molesey, 1910-1920
A view of the Karsino on Taggs Island at East Molesey (near Hampton Court), 1910-1920. Famous summer resort and entertainment palace on an island in the river Thames first run by Fred Karno

Background imagePost Card Collection: Canadian World War One Patriotic Postcard

Canadian World War One Patriotic Postcard. " Here Comes Canada!" Date: circa 1916

Background imagePost Card Collection: Saucy Postcard - Lady lovers bemoan (?) bad weather

Saucy Postcard - Lady lovers bemoan (?) bad weather
Saucy Seaside Postcard - Two lady lovers bemoan (?) the bad weather, which opens up new opportunities for fun... Date: 1946

Background imagePost Card Collection: War Horse - illustration on postcard by George Ranstead

War Horse - illustration on postcard by George Ranstead
Lovely illustration of a noble looking horse, with a plough harness around its neck. Drawn by amateur soldier artist, George Ranstead, at the time of World War One

Background imagePost Card Collection: Napoleons skull

Napoleons skull
Satirical French postcard from 1903 depicting Napoleons laughing skull. Sadly, the exact meaning of this rather grim image is not shared

Background imagePost Card Collection: The Hay crop from Suttons Grass Seeds

The Hay crop from Suttons Grass Seeds
A promotional postcard for Suttons Seeds, Reading - showing women harvesting the hay crop, grown from Suttons Grass seeds

Background imagePost Card Collection: Kitsch Greek Greetings Postcard

Kitsch Greek Greetings Postcard
A kitsch Greek Greetings card, featuring a rather unusual bird (cross between a swallow and a dove!?) carrying a message of good wishes across the sea, surrounded by a border of red and pink flowers

Background imagePost Card Collection: Greeting from Ireland - postcard

Greeting from Ireland - postcard
Greetings from Ireland - a souvenir postcard

Background imagePost Card Collection: British and Indian soldiers - WWI allies (2 / 3)

British and Indian soldiers - WWI allies (2 / 3)
Comrades at Arms British and Indian troops fighting together during WWI

Background imagePost Card Collection: Freak Show poster - Legless Woman

Freak Show poster - Legless Woman
A poster for a freak show exhibit of a legless Englishwoman, Miss Gabriele The English Halfwoman. Postcard from Germany

Background imagePost Card Collection: Josef Scheffel / Postcard

Josef Scheffel / Postcard
JOSEF VICTOR VON SCHEFFEL German poet and novelist

Background imagePost Card Collection: Pandita Ramabai / Postcard

Pandita Ramabai / Postcard
PANDITA RAMABAI DONGRE MEDHAVI Indian reformer and educator, " Friend of the child widows"

Background imagePost Card Collection: Children enjoying a drink

Children enjoying a drink
Advertisement postcard for Ovaltine. When John and I at battle play. Artist: Phyllis Cooper Date: circa 1921

Background imagePost Card Collection: The frontage of the Hotel Ruhl in Nice France, 1920s

The frontage of the Hotel Ruhl in Nice France, 1920s Date: 1920s

Background imagePost Card Collection: Girl saying Grace but pet dog unwilling

Girl saying Grace but pet dog unwilling
" Fold Your hands Bob!" A pretty young girl says Grace, but is slightly affronted that her pet dog Bob is unwilling to join in and fold his paws together respectfully.... Date: circa 1910

Background imagePost Card Collection: Birthday Greetings with spray of flowers

Birthday Greetings with spray of flowers
Birthday Greetings -- a spray of pink and white flowers on a birthday postcard. Date: early 20th century

Background imagePost Card Collection: Humorous hand drawn postcard by George Ranstead

Humorous hand drawn postcard by George Ranstead
Comic illustration by amateur soldier artist of the Great War, George Ranstead, showing a pavement artist pleading with a woman to keep her cat indoors as it keeps licking his pictures of fish off

Background imagePost Card Collection: Weak Tea by George Ranstead

Weak Tea by George Ranstead
Humorous exchange about weak tea between two sailors of World War One by George Ranstead, an amateur artist who served in the Army Pay Corps

Background imagePost Card Collection: Alcock and Brown - Aviators

Alcock and Brown - Aviators
British aviators John Alcock (1892 - 1919) and Arthur Whitten Brown (1886 1948) made the first non-stop transatlantic flight in June 1919.[1] They flew a modified World War I Vickers Vimy bomber

Background imagePost Card Collection: British soldiers take interest in an Egyptian lady

British soldiers take interest in an Egyptian lady
Humourous Postcard - World War One era. British soldiers (a sailor and a Scots infantryman) take interest in an Egyptian lady who stroll demurely along under a pink parasol

Background imagePost Card 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 imagePost Card Collection: The Red Ibis

The Red Ibis
A fantasy postcard depicting a naked woman, lying on the ground, turned away from the viewer, reaching out toward and cluthing hold of, the leg of a giant red ibis

Background imagePost Card Collection: Japanese girl playing violin

Japanese girl playing violin
A stunning photographic postcard depicting a young Japanese girl playing the voilin

Background imagePost Card Collection: Goya (Postcard)

Goya (Postcard)
FRANCISCO JOSE DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES Spanish painter, etcher and lithographer

Background imagePost Card 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



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