17/03/2020

SHOW US YOUR TATTS

ROMANCING THE SKULL

ART GALLERY OF BALLARAT

Published by

DRAW CARD

Mr MOTO (Established 1985)

Ref: # 20879

“Show our ticketing staff your skull or skeleton tattoo (without breaking the laws of public decency) and get $10 entry to ‘Romancing the Skull’ – permanent ink only, no temporary tatts”

(Text from reverse side of Postcard)

This art exhibition ran between Oct 2017 and Jan 2018. This exhibition sounded good, as it looked at how the depiction of the skull appeared in art, rebellion, piracy and social and political issues. One part of the exhibit looks at the skull in its use in the Mexican ‘Dia de Muertos’ (Day of the Dead), which would have interested me as  I have one of these painted skulls which I picked up on holiday (in fact I believe I depicted it with some Day of the Dead skull postcards some time ago).

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The reverse side of this postcard is packed with information and could even be considered more interesting than the front.

I do love the mention of the ‘Laws of public decency’ bit of the text.

17/03/2020

HAPPY ST PATRICK’S DAY

FOR YOU ON ST. PATRICKS DAY

ST PATRICK DAY GREETINGS

Official Postal Stationery Post Card

LARGE SIZED CARD

Published by

AN POST

2004

Printed in Ireland

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16/03/2020

MORRIS MINI-COOPER ‘S’ TYPE

Official Promotional Advert Postcard

Ref: Publication No. H. & E. 63106

Printed in England (54246)

I have mentioned before that these early modern car advert postcards are becoming more and more collectible. This one has the added bonus of depicting a ‘mini’ which is perhaps one of the classic modern small cars, and one which has become famous over the years.  

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16/03/2020

LIVE AND LET DIE

Film Poster Postcard

Published By

FILM FREAK PRODUCTIONS B. V.

NETHERLANDS

Ref: FA 533

Signed on the front by the actor

ROGER MOORE

Live and Let Die was the first James Bond film I ever saw, I was taken by my late Auntie who was a huge Roger Moore fan. Having watched this movie, I became an instant James Bond fan and a bit more of a fan of Roger Moore, who I already knew through the TV series ‘The Persuaders’. An unsigned copy of this postcard, if you can find one, should only cost around £1, but my signed copy is considerably more valuable, understandably.       

PHOTOGRAPH

Roger Moore in a scene from

LIVE AND LET DIE

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16/03/2020

TIGER

By

HELENA MAGUIRE

Published by

RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS

Ref:

“ANIMAL STUDIES”

SERIES 6713

Chromographed in Saxony

This lightly embossed and beautifully printed early postcard is a real cracker. I bought this many, many years ago when the £7 I paid for it was a lot of money. Having said that, the last one of these I saw on sale was priced at £50, and even that was some years ago, possibly a decade ago! This is therefore, as I am sure you have realised, a highly collectible postcard. Some of this is due to the high quality of the printing, but it is also due to the popularity of the artwork of Helena Maguire (1860 – 1909). You can probably see why this one is my favourite ‘Tiger’ postcard.

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15/03/2020

CARRY ON UP THE JUNGLE

Film Poster Postcard

Published by

THE LONDON POSTCARD COMPANY

Ref: CODE: RK 1758 (Series 1 set of 8)

SIGNED ON THE FRONT BY ACTRESS

JACKI PIPER

This was one of the later ‘Carry On’ movies and it came out in 1970. The London Postcard Company issued a variety of postcards depicting the movie posters for the Carry-On films and it was one of their best collections and they were popular showing how much the public still love these films.

This particular-copy of the postcard has been signed by Jacki Piper who played the part of June, a Tarzan ‘Jane’ like character who plays opposite the Terry Scott Tarzan like character called ‘Ugh’ in this film.

The addition of a signature can add extra interest and value to a postcard. It also means that the card in question would also be of interest to the many people who collect signatures as their hobby.

PHOTOGRAPH

JACKI PIPER

As the character June in the film with Terry Scott as the Jungle boy ‘Ugh’

PHOTOGRAPH

JACKI PIPER

As the character June in a promotional image for the film

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15/03/2020

“VISIONS OF THE UNIVERSE”

ROYAL MAIL PHQ STAMP CARD SET

PHQ Set 467

(postcards that reproduce the Royal Mail’s stamp releases)

Stamps issued – 11^TH February 2020

(As always, I have my copies used with the appropriate stamp applied to the front of the card and cancelled first day of issue with a special hand stamp)

Published by

ROYAL MAIL

The second stamp issue of 2020 and a better one than last months video games set, in my opinion anyway. All these images are by Robert Ball. Quite a nice set I thought.

CAT’S EYE NEBULA IS COMPOSED OF DUST AND GAS

VISIONS OF THE UNIVERSE

2^ND Class Value

Published by

ROYAL MAIL

Ref: PHQ 467 (1)

ENCELADUS HAS GEYSERS OF WATER ICE AND VAPOUR

VISIONS OF THE UNIVERSE

2^ND Class Value

Published by

ROYAL MAIL

Ref: PHQ 467 (2)

PULSARS ARE RAPIDLY ROTATING NEUTRON STARS

VISIONS OF THE UNIVERSE

1^ST Class Value

Published by

ROYAL MAIL

Ref: PHQ 467 (3)

BLACK HOLES ARE SUPER-DENSE REGIONS OF SPACE

VISIONS OF THE UNIVERSE

1^ST Class Value

Published by

ROYAL MAIL

Ref: PHQ 467 (4)

JUPITER’S AURORAS ARE THE STRONGEST IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

VISIONS OF THE UNIVERSE

£1.55 Value Stamp

Published by

ROYAL MAIL

Ref: PHQ 467 (5)

GRAVITATIONAL LENSING OCCURS WHEN GRAVITY BENDS LIGHT

VISIONS OF THE UNIVERSE

£1.55 Value Stamp

Published by

ROYAL MAIL

Ref: PHQ 467 (6)

67P IS A COMET MADE OF ROCK, ICE AND DUST

VISIONS OF THE UNIVERSE

£1.60 Value Stamp

Published by

ROYAL MAIL

Ref: PHQ 467 (7)

CYGNUS ‘A’ GALAXY IS A POWERFUL SOURCE OF RADIO WAVES

VISIONS OF THE UNIVERSE

£1.60 Value Stamp

Published by

ROYAL MAIL

Ref: PHQ 467 (8)

14/03/2020

NEW POST OFFICE,

DETROIT, MICH [Michigan]

Published

GENUINE CURTEICH – CHICAGO

“C. T. ART-COLORTONE” POST CARD

Ref: 216 (4A-H1120)

This postcard was posted in 1949 and text on the reverse side – see below – gives some interesting historic information about the location.

The building was constructed in 1932 with its opening held on 23^rd April 1934 (the buildings budget was $5.5 million). The building was designed by Robert O. Derrick. Although this postcard has the building titled as the new Post Office it is better known as being the courthouse and in 1994 the U.S Congress approved an act to designate the courthouse as the ‘Theodore Levin United States Courthouse’. In 2018 the building was listed on the National Register of Historic places.

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14/03/2020

P. HAMM

ILLUSTRATEUR (Illustrator)

Published by

Patrick Hamm

(an official P. Hamm promotional publicity postcard)

Limited Edition of 530

Although there is no doubt that Patrick Hamm postcards have been popular and expensive, I have always believed that his art style has always been very divisive. I have always been interested in the collectability of his postcards, and although not a massive fan of his style myself, I do appreciate the story behind his publishing and the quality of the printing. For these reasons I have a small collection of his work.

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Hand Signed by the Artist

14/03/2020

BRING ME YOUR POOR, YOUR TIRED, YOUR HUDDLED MASSES…

BRING ME YOUR WEIRD, YOUR VIOLENT, YOUR FLAMING BIGOTS…

By

ANN RUSNAK

1986

Published by

ANN RUSNAK

Ref: TIMELY TOPICS # 6

Time for another Ann Rusnak design, which perhaps I should have considered posting whilst I was in New York last month and when I visited the Statue of Liberty for real.  

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14/03/2020

ORLANDO

DISNEY FAIRIES SERIES

Published by

THE POSTCARD FACTORY

Ref: PC57G-DC-OR 848

The Disney theme parks across the world, including Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida have closed because of the corvid-19 coronavirus. I know this closure has hit some UK visitors who are currently in Florida, including some who had flown out from the UK just the day before. Many of you will know that I am a regular, near annual visitor to Florida and the theme parks, so I know how some of these people will feel about this closure. Things have changed again today though as there is now discussion that the UK will soon be included in the flight ban into the US. I think 2020 will long be remembered for the way that this virus, now officially designated as a pandemic, has affected the world. I am due to visit Florida in September, so I hope, like many, that we can soon get a grip on this issue.

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13/03/2020

COMPANHIA COLONIAL DE NAVEGACAO

PAQUETE – UIGE

‘Colonial Navigation Company’

Packet ship - UIGE

Published by

30,000 EX. 10-955 – TIP. DUARTE, LDA. – LISBOA

This a nice artist drawn image of a Portuguese ship of the Colonial Navigation Company. I think this is quite an early modern postcard. I like shipping postcards but I cannot remember where I picked this one up (you cannot remember the source of every postcard in your collection if you have one that’s large and obtained over a long period of time).

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13/03/2020

FORD MOTOR Co. EXHIBIT

A CENTURY OF PROGRESS

CHICAGO’S 1934 INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION

Official Exposition Postcard

Printed by

AMERICAN COLORTYPE, CHICAGO – NEW YORK

Made Exclusively For

MAX RIGOT SELLING AGENCY, CHICAGO

Ref: X-162

I have a friend of mine who used to work for the Ford Motor Company here in the UK. As a result of his employment he has a stamp and philatelic collection which is related around Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company. I think he would like this postcard.

Text on the reverse side, see below, states that this building was the largest ever constructed (at the time) for a world’s fair. I think this ‘linen’ postcard has a great image which is indicative both in the style of printing and in the architectural structure depicted of the 1930’s.

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13/03/2020

UNTITLED

‘CATS’

Unknown Publisher

Printed in Germany

Ref: 202

This is a nice classic ‘golden age’ postcard which has some slight embossing. This one was posted in New York in 1910, so this is now at least 110 years. I bought this one two years ago at an American antiques fair.

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This has the stamp cancelled with a NEW YORK. N. Y. STA [station] M wavy-line machine cancellation dated 13^th February 1910. This would have arrived on the 14^th February, which explains the Valentines Day message by the sender.

13/03/2020

BELL-47D1 HELICOPTER

BY

ARTHUR YOUNG (1905 – 1995)

Published by

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART (MOMA)

NEW YORK

Copyright 2013

I visited the Museum of Modern Art, or MOMA as it is called locally, on my visit to New York last month. You can imagine my surprise when as I was walking around the huge main lobby area, I saw this helicopter hanging there from one of the ceilings (it is on floor 3). This Helicopter is from 1945, or rather this art piece is from 1945, although personally, although I love helicopters, I did find this a strange piece, until I realised that it is in the Architecture and Design department, and there I have to agree, I think the design of this helicopter is amazing. So, yes, under that heading this does deserve its place here.

PHOTOGRAPH

15^th February 2020

I think my photograph, taken before I saw the postcard, is quite similar

13/03/2020

THE STATUE OF LIBERTY

By

KONSTANTINO HATZISARROS

2001

Published by

PSARIS PRODUCTIONS

Ref: ‘POSTCARD FROM NEW YORK CITY’ series

#68N

I thought I had better place a postcard on the main webpage as there was not one posted yesterday (but to be fair I have spent the past two days putting the 300 odd sheets of the Falklands War Philatelic Display on the webpage under a separate tab).

This postcard was picked up last month on my trip to New York

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10/03/2020

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS

Published by

Either:

RAK. C

Or

RACK

Ref: SERIE 2129

Printed in Germany

An unusual red coloured card with a photographic image and a plastic like film over the front, which on this card has started to peel away from the top right corner (not unusual with these cards when they had travelled through the post or been used as the corners catch). This card was posted in 1915, which was the second year of World War 1.

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10/03/2020

THE AVIATION BOOK

THE WORLD’S AIRCRAFT A – Z

By

FIA O CAOIMH

Book Published by

THAMES HUDSON

Official Promotional Book Advert Postcard Printed for the publishing company

THAMES & HUDSON

This is a great postcard because it could be collected by anyone interested in aeroplanes (or ‘Airplanes’ as they use here), military history (that is a warplane in the foreground although I’m not sure what type, possibly a North-American T6 Texan), and ‘Book Advertising’ which is a theme which has become more collectible over the last few years.

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10/03/2020

CHAMPION MATCH

JOHNSON – JEFFRIES

FILM-MONOPOL

FUR DEUTSCHLAND

JIM JEFFRIES

Collectie: Nederlands Filmmuseum

Published by

BOOMERANG FREECARDS (AMSTERDAM)

Ref: P05-98

James Jackson “Jim” Jeffries (15/04/1875 – 03/03/1953) was an American professional boxer who became the World Heavyweight Champion. Jim also had the nickname of ‘The Boilermaker’ and he had 23 fights of which 14 he won with a knock-out, 2 were a draw and 1 lost, which I think is a reasonable record. Being left-handed his knock outs came from a powerful left hook which had one punch knockout power.

This boxing themed poster postcard would be a superb addition to any sport or specific boxing themed collection, and it may be that this is the only time this poster has appeared on postcard, and it was originally a free rack card.

08/03/2020

“HI………….

HOW’S THIS FOR A CLIFFHANGER!”

“MUST HAVE BEEN AN EPIDEMIC!”

JEROME – CARTOON CARD

By

DON BLOODGOOD

Published by

ROBEN CO., SEDONA, ARIZONIA

Ref: No. 172

(S-77303)

Bloodgood seems to have been quite a popular cartoon artist as a number of his postcard cartoon designs seem to appear on eBay. This one I have had for a few years and I scanned some time back. I was looking through my scanned cards for something to put on the webpage today and picked this one out. I had already started typing when I saw the reference to an epidemic! Considering the worlds current issues with the Covid-19 Coronavirus disease I did wonder if I was being too topical! Fingers crossed that this current issue starts to turn around soon.    

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08/03/2020

OLYMPIA

CIRCUS AND FUN FAIR

Under the direction of Bertram W. Mills

OFFICIAL PROGRAMME

Published by the

VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM

THEATRE MUSEUM

Ref: TM247

This programme is for a circus and fun fair held on the 18^th December 1924. This front image was by Gilbert Holiday. This is another example of how you can find all sorts of items depicted on postcard.   

08/03/2020

JOHN RICE IRWIN

&

ALEX HALEY

MUSEUM OF APPALACHIA

Published by

STONECRAFT, 1510 SCENIC DRIVE, MARYVILLE, TENNESSEE

a

LAWSON MARDON POST CARD

Ref: 64B-CU

“Alex Haley, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of “Roots,” visited the Museum of Appalachia in the spring of 1982. “I loved it so much that I built my home next door and moved back to Tennessee”. Haley (right) leans on arm of cane mill with museum founder John Rice Irwin.

The museum is located 16 miles north of Knoxville, one mile off interstate 75 in Norris, Tennessee”

“Text from reverse side of postcard”

I thought this was an interesting postcard as although I have never read the book ‘Roots’ I did watch the television series along with my mother when it was first shown here in the UK. Therefore, I knew who Alex Haley was before reading the text on the reverse side. I also thought that it would make an interesting addition to my television themed collection because of the ‘Roots’ connection.

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08/03/2020

DARCEY BUSSELL

By

ALLEN JONES

1994

Oil on canvas

Published by the

NATINAL PORTRAIT GALLERY

On International Women’s Day 2020 it seems appropriate to feature a postcard of a woman who reached the pinnacle of her profession. Well known of course for her Ballet career, but for me the postcard appealed because of her connection to the TV series ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, which I don’t actually watch but her stint as a judge on the programme allows me to add this postcard to my television collection.

07/03/2020

HOLBORN

Published by

S. HILDESHEIMER & CO., LTD. LONDON & MANCHESTER

A nice artist drawn street scene with nice horse drawn carriages. This was ‘really’ cheap because there is some damage top right with a small area worn away, but this does not bother me too much as the ‘vast majority’ of the design can still be plainly seen. I also don’t think that damage detracts from how nice this cards image is.

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The damage seems to have occurred to both sides of this card, but it looks much worse from this side, although still not so bad that it is a card to be thrown away.

07/03/2020

TURING BOMBE

Published by

BLETCHLEY PARK TRUST LTD

Alan Turing’s ‘Bombe’ was a machine which was used to decipher the Germans WW11 enigma coded messages. The Bombe was located at Station X, which was the code designation for Bletchley Park. Bletchley Park has been a tourist destination for some years now and I visited it myself several years ago now, before I started this webpage. This postcard was sold at the gift shop (it may still be, but I cannot confirm this)

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When Bletchley Park opened-up as a tourist location in 1994 there was a post office on site which was also a gift shop. The post office sold stamps and other philatelic material and was a great place to pop into and send cards to yourself to get the special cancellation. Sadly, this post office closed in 2015. Thankfully over the years it was running quite a few mail items were posted here, like this card.

The stamp used here is a 2^nd class 2002 UK stamp from the 50^th Anniversary of Wilding Definitives miniature stamp sheet. This has been cancelled with the special ‘BLETCHLEY PARK – POST OFFICE’ circular hand stamp dated 9^th October 2003. I have other postcards with this cancellation in my collection on cards which I posted to myself on my visit to this post office, but this card I bought from a dealers stock.      

07/03/2020

H.M.S. VICTORY

FLYING LORD NELSON’S FAMOUS SIGNAL

Unknown Publisher

Ref: PT26(4?)6

Another nice HMS Victory postcard which goes well with the similar postcard I depicted on Thursday (5^th March).

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As with the postcard I depicted on Thursday this card was posted on board the HMS Victory and received the ‘posted on board’ pictorial cachet. This cachet appears to have been applied in black, or possibly a very deep/dark purple (the one depicted two days ago was applied in blue ink). The addition of this cachet adds both interest and some slight additional value. As regular followers will know, I do like cachets and additional marks