26/09/2019
LARA CROFT
TOMB RAIDER
THE CRADLE OF LIFE
Copyright 2001 (for film characterisation – this film came out in 2003)
Paramount pictures Corp
Published by
PARAMOUNT PICTURES
Copyright for Postcards 2004
The three postcards shown here are all an unusual shape, i.e. rectangular, with their length much longer than usual postcard issues. I strongly suspect that they were given away free with a DVD, or possibly back then a video, release of this film. There was a time when postcards with DVD’s and Video’s were not uncommon. I picked these three cards up from a cheap box at the weekends Woking postcard fair, so I am not positive of their source, but I think I am right, and I think video as well, because of their size and the fact that video’s were very much still around in 2004 (they stopped in America in 2008 I think)
26/09/2019
UNTITLED
DISNEY BABIES
Donald and Daisy
DUFEX POSTCARD
Published by
F. J. WARREN LIMITED, HITCHIN, HERTS, ENGLAND
Copyright 1985
Ref: 501729
There was an animated Disney television series called the Disney Babies, so despite the fact that I also collect Disney themed postcards, this one would have been picked up anyway for my television collection.
25/09/2019
LABRADOR RETRIEVERS
By
W. R. JENNINGS
Published by
THE MEDICI SOCIETY LTD.,
LONDON
Ref: P.C. 1442
The earlier, slightly larger, matt-printed art postcards published by The Medici Society can be very attractive and therefore also more collectible than the ‘majority’ of their more modern releases. I collect both, but cards like this seem to appeal to me more.
25/09/2019
POST OFFICE TELEPHONES
G.P.O.
NO POSTAGE REQUIRED WITHIN THE UK
Please note our number is now…
New Telephone number information postal card.
Ref: WTP 90558 M.F.P.
A 3119
At STAMPEX I found a stall with a box of postal history items which contained a number of postal cards, including this unusual G.P.O. card used by companies to advise of a change or new telephone number. I thought it was unusual so bought it.
25/09/2019
CROMER PARISH CHURCH
Exclusively sold within the church
Printed for the church by
J. SALMON LTD
Ref: 5 – 02 – 38 – 00
I visited here a few weeks ago and went into the church depicted here. I love churches and cathedral’s, big and small, and when I travel, I visit as many as I come across, and I am amazed how many have postcards for sale inside. These postcards have no catalogue value, and as often mentioned religious postcards are little collected, but these church cards make good souvenirs of personal visits.
25/09/2019
HERMAN OBERTH – GESELLSCHAFT
DEUTSCHE BUNDERPOST BERLIN
POSTAL STATIONERY POST CARD SERIES
APOLLO MOON LANDING
Cards cancelled with special handstamp:
‘CUXHAVEN 1 – MIT APOLLO – ZUM MOND – AUS STELLING – 14.6.1969’
TOP – BAUSTEINKARTE Nr. 50
BOTTOM – BAUSTEINKARTE Nr. 49
Produced by
HERMANN E. SIEGER
Whilst I was at the recent STAMPEX show I visited the stand of a foreign dealer who had a couple of boxes of mixed cards and envelopes at 2 euro an item. Whilst going through these boxes I came across these Apollo commemorative German issued postal stationery post cards. Unfortunately, this is only a part set, but I bought all the cards I could find. I have never seen any of these before, so I doubt I will be able to complete this series, but I am glad I have the ones I do.
25/09/2019
NOTTINGHAM CASTLE
MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY
Image by
STEPHEN MILLERSHIP
Published by
STEPHEN MILLERSHIP
“A series of contemporary illustrations inspired by the golden age of travel poster art”
Ref: MILLERSHIP084PC
I was in Nottingham recently where I stayed overnight before attending the Nottingham Postcard Fair there. Whilst in Nottingham I visited the Information Centre in the main part of town. Here I found some interesting poster styled designs by Stephen Millership.
25/09/2019
HANDS ACROSS THE SEA Type
Unnamed Publisher
Printed in Germany
Ref: No 586
‘HANDS ACROSS THE SEA’ was a well known and extremely popular style and type of postcard at the start of the last century. The designs included two hands clasped together, often at the top of the picture, with either a map of the Atlantic Ocean or a world globe, showing a part of the world, normally including North America. Another aspect of these designs was some form of transport, often an ocean liner, but trains were also a frequent addition. Towards the end of the trend for these cards the designs often included multiple forms of transport with the addition of the aeroplane as interest in forms of flight increased amongst the general postcard buying public.
25/09/2019
POST CARD
(BY AIR MAIL)
Issued for the
POST OFFICE EXHIBITION,
LONDON
Although no publisher or printer is recorded on this postcard – which is plain backed other than the text ‘POST OFFICE EXHIBITION, LONDON’ I suspect this is an official exhibition souvenir card
A nice clean simple, but attractive postcard and one I had not seen before recently coming across it in a postal history collection.
25/09/2019
GREETINGS FROM BIRMINGHAM
SAY HELLO WITH DOMINO
Official Domino Pizza Promotional postcard
This is an unusual one because when you first look at the front you immediately think this is a postal organisation issue, I know I did, but it is a promotional postcard for the pizza delivery company ‘Domino’s’. With my interest in postal history I was drawn to the front image, but I also like advertising card’s, so I got a two for one here.
25/09/2019
DIANA – PRINCESS OF WALES
‘FILLER POSTCARD’
Artist
STUART SMITH
Published by
M. TANNER
Ref: D1
This postcard depicts a special first day cover which was produced by M. Tanner. Each of the covers produced had this filler postcard placed inside. So, if you bought the cover you also got the postcard, but copies of the postcard were also sold separately. This makes for an unusual Princess Diana issue
25/09/2019
MARVEL
80 YEARS
PHILATELIC FOLDER
Published by
POS MALAYSIA
(The Official Postal Authority for Malaysia)
This Folder contains the following contents:
All items are packaged in their own individual cellophane packet within the folder
This folder of philatelic items was unique to Malaysia and was issued in a limited edition earlier this year on the 3rd July 2019. The problem with obtaining one of these is that they were not available to buyers outside of the country, which meant that if someone like me wanted one of these they had to either know someone in the country who could order one for them or buy a folder from one of the dealers within Malaysia who obtained copies. Some have appeared on eBay priced anywhere between £40 and £75 (with the price slowly creeping up). I have seen just the two first day covers at £24 and the two postcards priced at £15 (for the two), and the three stamp sheets being sold together for £44, so this is not a cheap collection to buy, but this is a cracking collection.
LARGE FOLDER COVER
POSTCARDS FROM ABOVE FOLDER
(TOP)
SPIDER MAN
(BOTTOM)
IRON MAN
These two postcards, along with all the contents of this folder are exclusive to the folder, meaning that you cannot officially buy these items separately from the Malaysian post office (obviously some buyers have separated the items for individual sale on eBay, but again, obviously, at an increased price). It was these two postcards that gave me a reason to seek out one of these folders, but fortunately I also collect superhero themed stamps as well, so all the items are of interest to me. I think items like this folder are some of the unusual sources of what eventually become very collectible postcards.
STAMP SHEET
Single 60 Sen ‘MARVEL 80 YEARS’ imperforate stamp on very large stamp sheet
This has become probably the largest single stamp sheet in my whole collection. Technically, as the stamp is imperforate, i.e. has no perforations allowing easy removal from the sheet, the whole sheet becomes the stamp, although also, technically, you could cut the stamp itself from the sheet, but who is going to do that?
INSIDE OF STAMP FOLDER
With all the items in their cellophane packets in the pocket inside the folder.
If you like superhero philatelic material then I recommend trying to obtain one of these folders, but I also recommend doing so quickly as I suspect (although it’s no guarantee) that these are going to become more expansive as time moves on and more people become aware of this folder and decide they want one, especially as it was not publicised outside of the country of origin.
25/09/2019
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR
COUNTDOWN CALENDAR
32 DAYS OF CHOCOLATE
(ADVENT CALENDAR)
Published by
BONBON BUDDIES
I bought this some years ago now, and, yes, I did eat all the chocolates from this calendar…, but why am I showing you this obvious non-postcard chocolate advent calendar? Well, as it happens, there is a postcard connection with this ‘particular’ product… see below.
REVERSE SIDE OF ABOVE CHOCOLATE ADVENT CALENDAR
This chocolate advent calendar box came with three exclusive cut-out postcards on the back. I remember at the time that it was an unusual source of postcards, but also, what a great idea. I wonder if there were any other collectors like me that kept a hold of one of these boxes for their collection? I have not seen any other ones. For me this was an obvious keep item because I collect TV related postcards, but I also thought that these were very nice postcard designs as well, all-be-it a little unusual in that you would need to fold and glue the two halves together, but surely these would class as true postcards.
This is just another of the weird items in my collection which show that you really can find postcards in all sorts of different locations and on different items.
24/09/2019
WARNER BROS
FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT CLUB
LOONEY TUNES CHARACTER SERIES
Official ‘Warner Bros – Family Entertainment Club’ Postcard
Untitled and issued with no reference number
BUGS BUNNY
I bought these at the weekend at Woking. They fir nicely into my television postcard collection. It never ceases to amaze me that I can still come across new (to me) postcards like these after all my years of collecting. I thought these were great.
24/09/2019
LA COUPOLE
CENTRE D’HISTOIRE DE LA GUERRE ET DES FUSEES
HELFAUT – SAINT-OMER (PAS-DE-CALAIS)
Published by
ARTIS EDITIONS
Ref: IMAGES D’ICI
62 (BP 51)
I visited La Couplein 2008, a huge concrete dome under which the nazi’s intended to launch V2 rockets, but the war caught up with them and it was never used for its intended purpose. It is now a large military museum. This huge dome, now a tourist attraction, is located in France, in the region of Pas-de-Calais. This image here depicts a V1 rocket on display here.
REVERSE SIDE OF ABOVE POSTCARD
This is my personal souvenir of my visit here. I bought a Jaguar French postage stamp and applied it to the card. I also bought a shield shaped ‘LA COUPOLE’ sticker and applied this to the reverse side. I then posted the card to myself. I think I ended up with a nice item.
24/09/2019
THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF
&
THE SHADOW OF THE CAT
Split two movie film poster
Published by
LONDON POSTCARD COMPANY
Ref: CODE: HA 1533 (Series 4 set of 6)
SIGNED BY
WILLIAM LUCAS
&
DESMOND LLEWELYN
The film ‘The Curse of the Werewolf’ came out in 1961 and is best known for the star appearance of Oliver reed as the werewolf in question. The film included an uncredited appearance by Desmond Llewelyn as ‘1st Footman’. Desmond Llewelyn is probably best known for playing the character ‘Q’ in numerous James Bond movies.
I can remember when I met Llewelyn at a Memorabilia show, sadly it was the same year that he died in a car accident.
The film ‘The Shadow of the Cat’ came out in the same year, 1961. The actor William Lucas played the character Jacob Venable in the film.
24/09/2019
MODEL OF H.M.S KENT
CHATHAM NAVY WEEK
AUG 1 – 8, 1931
Published by
MEDWAY STUDIOS, LTD.,
HIGH ST., CHATHAM AND GILLINGHAM
I found this superb postcard in a cheap box believe it or not. I was amazed it was still in there as who could possibly resist this brilliant image. The model looks like it was a good one as well.
D-DAY 75TH ANNIVERSARY STAMPEX OVERPRINTED SHEET
Part sheet on
Royal Mail
PHQ STAMP CARD
Ref: PHQ 458 (12)
I have already depicted two copies of this card used with what is the normal issued anniversary sheet (one sheet split in two and separately applied to each of the two cards.
At the recent Autumn STAMPEX show the Royal Mail stand was selling a Stampex exclusive overprinted copy of this sheet. The sheet has a special Stampex logo with dates printed top right. This part of the sheet has been applied to the front of this card and cancelled with what is the first day of issue for this exclusive overprint version.
D-DAY 75TH ANNIVERSARY STAMPEX OVERPRINTED SHEET
Part sheet on
Royal Mail
PHQ STAMP CARD
Ref: PHQ 458 (9)
GOLD BEACH
The rest of this exclusive STAMPEX overprinted sheet has been applied to this second PHQ card. Here you can see the exclusive additional print along the bottom which reads: OPERATION OVERLORD – 6 JUNE 1944 – 25 AUGUST 1944.
I bought a copy of this overprinted sheet at Stampex and bought these cards and after splitting the sheet stuck the two halves on these cards and sent them off to the special hand stamp centre in London to be cancelled with the shows special hand stamp for the first day of the Stampex exhibition, thus making these first day of issue items for this overprinted sheet. These are my personal souvenirs for the event.
24/09/2019
(First Postcard)
THE PROPOSAL
REINTHAL & NEWMAN, PUBS., N. Y. (New York)
Copyright
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, N. Y.
Printed by
ENTERED STATIONERS HALL, LONDON
Ref: No. 186
(Second Postcard)
THE TROUSSEAU
REINTHAL & NEWMAN, PUBS., N. Y. (New York)
Copyright
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, N. Y.
Printed by
ENTERED STATIONERS HALL, LONDON
Ref: No. 187
The first two postcards in a series of six which proport to show the perfect approach and procession through a marriage and early wedded life. Not sure we all follow this route anymore, but it’s a great romantic series.
(Third Postcard)
THE WEDDING
Published by
REINTHAL & NEWMAN, PUBS., N. Y. (New York)
Copyright
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, N. Y.
Printed by
ENTERED STATIONERS HALL, LONDON
Ref: No. 188
(Fourth Postcard)
THE HONEYMOON
Published by
REINTHAL & NEWMAN, PUBS., N. Y. (New York)
Copyright
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, N. Y.
Printed by
ENTERED STATIONERS HALL, LONDON
Ref: No. 189
(Fifth Postcard)
THE FIRST EVENING IN THEIR OWN HOME
Published by
REINTHAL & NEWMAN, PUBS., N. Y. (New York)
Copyright
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, N. Y.
Printed by
ENTERED STATIONERS HALL, LONDON
Ref: No. 190
(Sixth Postcard)
THEIR NEW LOVE
Published by
REINTHAL & NEWMAN, PUBS., N. Y. (New York)
Copyright
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, N. Y.
Printed by
ENTERED STATIONERS HALL, LONDON
Ref: No. 191
24/09/2019
ASCENSION DE LA GRANDE PYRAMIDE
PAR UN TOURISTE
‘Ascension of the Great Pyramid by a tourist’
Published by
JOS M. LICHTENSTERN. LE CAIRO, EGYPTE
Ref: 6131
An early tourist postcard from Egypt. Unfortunately, someone – a stamp collector I suspect – has removed the stamp from the reverse side which means I can not date when this was posted, which is a shame. The card is in poor condition really, but I like the image.