Pre WW1 Coloured Postcard of Regimental regalia - The Gordon Highlanders
A very attractive card with only very minor corner wear. Battle honours on reverse include up to Boer War only, It was produced by Gale & Polden Ltd, and there were six cards in this series of Scottish regiments, all in portrait in format. A great item to display with your badge collection! Postally unused. read more
WW1 Propaganda Comic Card - The German Navy Taking Root!
Great fun, German battleship decked out like your local garden centre. Some minor corner wear, postally unused, some foxing to reverse, but an amusing cartoon. Love the spider, its webs, bird nests and the name of the ship " Stikphastz " !
Postally unused. In very good condition.
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Pre WW1 Somerset Light Infantry Cabinet Photograph Sun Helmet and Pagri Badge - India
Dinapore India based photographer, blank reverse. Some wear to corners of backing card but image itself is in very good condition. Good conduct stripe, marksman's arm badge and metal shoulder titles. Nice shot of this sun helmet with a very clear image of a cloth pagri badge. Dirty boots! Put him on a charge!
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Paymaster Captain Hugh Seymour Hall, R.N., C.B.E. (later Paymaster Rear Admiral )
An original WW1 postcard photograph, postally unused, of a senior portrait photograph postcard Royal Navy Officer, signed across the image H. S. Hall 11 - 2 -16. Some creases to top left corner and running down image towards his right ear, otherwise in reasonable condition.
The Navy lists confirm only one H.S. Hall during WW1 and this is Hugh S. Hall and he is noted as having... read more
15.00 GBP
Original WW1 era Postcard of Royal Marines RM Bandmaster Miller
Great image and he appears to be wearing the bugle above the globe and laurel on his peaked cap indicating he was RMLI. The reverse advertises the concerts in honour of the French Fleet and the fact that one of his own compositions, L'Entente Cordiale would be played.
Postally unused but ex Skegness Postcard library. In very good condition. read more
Christmas Xmas New Year 1917 Black & White WW1 Postcard celebrating the Devonshire Regiment
Postally unused, message to the reverse and date 1917. Rattle & Co Photographers, Portsmouth. In very good condition with only minor corner wear.
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10.00 GBP
Original Pre WW1 Black & White Postcard - Gloucestershire Regiment Territorials some wearing South Africa Medals
Postally unused, a really good image of a company of Gloster Regt Territorials, some wearing South Africa and long service medals and one guy with multiple 5 year service stars. Corner impressions from album storage otherwise in excellent condition.
A66.1
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WW1 Original and unique Ink and Watercolour Patriotic Art postcard - Has Anyone Seen A German Band!
A naive but amusing comic patriotic postcard. Most likely the only one of its type, drawn and painted by an unknown person on pre printed postcard. Postally unused, but pen comments to reverse.
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18.00 GBP
WW1 RNVR London Division Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Original Portrait Postcard
A wonderful image of a sailor of the RNVR London Division. Signed in ink "With Love Ditch". Postally unused. Ilford photographer. In superb condition.
The Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve was formed in 1903. At first the ribbons bore 'R.N. /crown over anchor/ V.R.' but in 1909 the name of the division to which the man belonged was included. i.e. 'R.N.V.R./crown over anchor/LO... read more
25.00 GBP
Early original postcard portrait of a Peninsula & Orient ( P & O ) Steam Navigation Company Deck Officer Cadet
Postally unused. Portrait study. The writing to the front looks like it was written by the subject " A. V. France ". It does not look like a photographer's I.D. to me. Crease to top right corner, some minor wear to top edge, reverse a little grubby, otherwise in very good condition.
Junior Officers often started very young in the Company, which preferred to do its own trainin... read more