Postcards

A collection of 25 postcards of shipping interest, including photographic postcards titled ‘Wreck of the Gromdale at the Lizard’, ‘German Freighter, Arauca in Port Everglades’, ‘Wreck of the S.S. Highland Fling at Cadgwith, nr Falmouth’, ‘Half of the S.S. Highland Fling Successfully docked at Falmouth…’, ‘The Wrecked Steamer, Highland Fling’ and ‘Submarine C11 Sunk by the Steamer Eddystone…’.

A collection of approximately 175 postcards, the majority transport, topography and royalty, including postcards titled ‘A London Policeman’, ‘Underground Tramway, London’, ‘Grand Organ Alexandra Palace’, ‘Portsmouth Harbour Station and Pier’, ‘New Hudson Motor Cycles’, ‘Air Taxis’, a 2nd class menu postcard for the White Star Line ‘Cedric’, and a view of the Bristol Flying School.

A collection of 22 postcards of Hamburg, Germany, and surrounding areas, many published by Strumper and Co, including postcards titled ‘L.Z.3’, ‘Stapellauf des Imperator’, ‘Vaterland, H.A.L.’, ‘Wandrahmsbrucke’, ‘Monckebergstrasse’, ‘Eisgang auf der Unter-Elbe’ and ‘Uhlenhorster Fahrhaus’.

An album containing approximately 55 postcards and one photograph all relating to airships and zeppelin, including postcards titled ‘Nulli Secundus’, ‘The New Army Airship Dirigible No 1’, ‘New British Airship’, ‘The Gamma Army Airship at Salisbury Plain’, ‘Car of New Airship Torres Astra’, ‘The Silver Queen’ and ‘Interior R38’.

Two albums containing approximately 70 postcards of aviation interest, including postcards titled ‘Naval Airship Wreck’, ‘Launch of Vickers Naval Airship No 1 at Barrow’, ‘Morning Post, National Airship Lebaudy’ and ‘Wreck of Labuady’,  and many of French airships.

A collection of approximately 87 postcards of military or First World War interest, including an embroidered silk postcard with the crest of Notts and Derby Sherwood Foresters, other embroidered silk postcards, artist and comic postcards, together with a few items of related ephemera.

A collection of approximately 104 postcards of shipping interest, including photographic postcards titled ‘H.M.S. Montagu ashore at Lundy’, ‘Wreck of the Preussen, near Dover’, ‘Wreck of Mercia, sunk by HMS Leda’, ‘Wreck of SS Mahratta on Goodwins’, ‘SS Star of Canada, stranded at Gisborne, N.Z.’, ‘S.S. Devon wrecked at Wellington Heads’, ‘HMS Hawke after the Collision with the Olympic, 1911’, and a few printed postcards of advertising interest.

A collection of 40 postcards, the majority British topographical views or of social history interest, including photographic postcards titled ‘Station Burseledon’, ‘Bridge Longford, Dunton Green, Kent’, ‘Great Northern Railway Station King’s Cross, London’, ‘Station Hotel, Bracknell, Berks’, ‘Fyfield Road, Ongar’, ‘Marsh Lane, Plaistow’, and ‘The 10-35 to Selsey’, together with a photographic advertising card for Charles Phipps Woolston Dairy.

A collection of 45 postcards, the majority British topographical views or of social history interest, including photographic postcards titled ‘Soldiers Guarding Temple Mill, Leyton during Great Railway Strike’, ‘Cambridge Rd, Faversham’, ‘The Market in Broad Street, Ross-on-Wye’, ‘Rottingdean nr Brighton’, ‘Police Station, East Ham’, ‘Forest Hill Station’, ‘Newton Hill Post Office’, and a few of shopfronts.

A collection of approximately 190 postcards of South London, including photographic postcards titled ‘The Crystal Palace, London’, ‘Crescent Grove, Clapham’, ‘Atlantic Road, Brixton, North London’, ‘Roehampton House’, ‘Tibbett’s Corner’, ‘Windmill, Wimbledon Common’, ‘The Glades, Wimbledon Common’ and five postcards identified as the Ranelagh Harriers at the Telegraph Inn, Putney Heath.

A collection of approximately 326 postcards of central London, including photographic postcards titled ‘London, Feeding the Pigeons, Trafalgar Square’, ‘Oxford Circus, London’, ‘Tottenham Court Road, London’, ‘The Strand, London’, ‘Royal College of Science’ and ‘Broadcasting House & The Queen’s Hall, London’.

A collection of approximately 140 postcards of London and Middlesex, including photographic postcards titled ‘Sunbury-on-Thames’, ‘West Front Gateway, Hampton Court Palace’, ‘The Gates, Cavalry Barracks, Hounslow’, ‘Staines Road, Hounslow’, ‘High Street, Hounslow’, ‘Teddington Locks’, ‘Trowlock Island, Teddington’ and ‘The Lensbury Club’.

A collection of approximately 140 postcards of London and Middlesex, including photographic postcards titled ‘The Old Schools, Harrow’, ‘Harrow School, Headmaster’s Office’, ‘Harrow School, Bathing Place ‘Ducker’, ‘Speech Room, Harrow’, ‘Greenford Green, showing the Oldest Letter Box in England’, ‘Recreation Ground, Hanwell’, ‘King St, Southall’, ‘High St. Southall’ and another of people in fancy dress.

A collection of approximately 337 postcards of London, the majority West, including photographic postcards titled ‘Oxford Gardens, W’, ‘Telephone House, Victoria Embankment’, ‘Royal Masonic Hospital’, ‘Goldsmith Av’, ‘Grafton Rd, East Acton’, ‘The Terrace, Barnes’, ‘Chelsea Bridge’, ‘Church Street, Chiswick’, ‘Fielding Terrace, Ealing Common’, ‘The Mall, Ealing’, ’Cottesmore Gardens’ and ‘Gloucester Terrace, London’.

A collection of approximately 338 postcards of London and Middlesex, including photographic postcards titled ‘By the River, Laleham’, ‘Bridle Road, Eastcote’, ‘Avenue Rd, Spring Grove, Isleworth’, ‘Blenheim Gardens’, ‘Willesden Lane Brondesbury’, ‘Bathing Pond, Hampstead’, ‘Heath Street, Hampstead’, ‘The Mansion, Golder’s Hill’, ‘Highgate Archway, London, N’, ‘Highgate School’, ‘Hammer’s Lane, Mill Hill’, ‘Lansdowne Road’, ‘Ickenham Village’ and ‘The Organ, Alexander Palace’.

A collection of approximately 170 postcards of South London, including photographic postcards titled ‘Raynes Park, West Barnes Lane’, ‘Morden College, Blackheath’, ‘Lewisham Hospital, The Kitchen’, ‘Green Lane, Eltham’, ‘Bromley Road and Southend Pond, Catford’, ‘The Horniman Museum, Forest Hill’, ‘Southend Village, Catford’ and ‘Ribblesdale Road’.

A collection of approximately 118 printed postcards of central London, all published by L.L.

A collection of 51 photographic postcards, all topographical views, the majority the Wood Green area of London, including photographic postcards titled ‘New Tram in Lordship Lane’, ‘Wood Green G.N.R.’, ‘The Electric Trams, Finsbury Park’, ‘Wood Green Empire’, ‘The Exchange, Muswell Hill’, ‘Burford Bridge Hotel, Boxhill’, ‘High Road, Wood Green’, ‘Castlebar Hill, Ealing’, ‘Pelham Road, Noel Park’, ‘Moving the Obelisk, Wood Green… 1906’, ‘Wood Green Salvation Army Band’, ‘Palace Theatre’, ‘Westbourne Grove’, ‘Barratts Factory, Wood Green’, ‘Elite Picture Palace, Kingston’, ‘The Old Forge, Highgate’, ‘London, Smithfield Meat Market’, ‘South Ealing’ and another of Wood Green Railway Station.

A collection of approximately 84 postcards of Greenwich, Woolwich and Charlton, London, including photographic postcards titled ‘Bostal Heath Camp', ‘Woolwich Tunnell’, 'Greenwich Observatory’ and ‘Royal Naval College, Greenwich’.