- The Nostalgia Postcards in
Good Condition. May have minor scuff from storage - rare items from the 1990s.
- These are cards from Set 42, Set 43 & Set 44 of the collection.
Set 42 - Brigitte Bardot (1934- ) - Born in 1934 into an industrialist's family
- Petula Clark, 1949 - English singer and actress Petula Clark was born in 1932
- The Old Castle and Black Gate are two of the town's most remarkable historic sights
- London Hotel Maids, 1892 - Without the vote and with little protection from the law
- Palace Picture Pavilion, Blackpool, c.1910
- Lloyd George with a Napier, c.1910 - The 15 hp 4-cylinder engine
- Captain Robert Scott's Expedition, March 1912
- The Nursery, 1912 - The First recorded dolls, house dates from 1558
- Captain Albert Ball, VC 1917
- Ladies of the Lamps, 1941 - Islington has nine ladies of the lamp
- The Bandstand Clacton-on-sea, 1928
- Italian Immigrants, 1955 - By 1955 at least two thousand Italians were resident in Bedford
- Sally Bauer, 1939 - Sweden's number one swimmer arrived in Dover to attempt a Channel swim
- Prince of Wales and Mauretania, 1939 - The Launch of the battleship
- Utility Fashions, 1948 -Cloths rationing was introduced in Britain in 1941 during the 2nd World War
- Preparations for the Olympics, March 1948 - The 1948 Olympics in London
Set 43 - Polytechnic Marathon Race - Marathon was a plain in Greece 25 miles from Athens
- Hop Workers, 1903 - This is a typical Kent harvest wagon made of buff or stone coloured wood
- Bakery, c. 1905 - S.H. Hubbard of Park Row sold a number of general groceries
- Cider Apples, 1908 - Much of the goods business for the Great Western Railway was seasonal
- London Skating Rink, 1909 -Although ice skating on ponds and lakes
- Go West Young Man!, 1913-14 - Mr C. Sheldon painted this rather glamourized picture of British families
- Wimbledon, 1914 - Edwardian women's fashions fovoured a well-upholstered, more mature figure
- Sir Ernest Shackleton, 1914 is seen here being presented with a bunch of heather on board his ship
- A' Is for Arsenal, 1951 - snapped this shot of fans packed into the stands at Highbury
- Britannia Poster, 1935 - This poster was designed by Tom Purvis
- Holborn, London 1939 - The board thoroughfare of Holborn is lined with grandiose buildings
- Dunoon, c. 1930 - Known as 'the gem of the clyde coast'
- Digby Morton Suit, c.1945 - This two-piece Digby Morton blue glen check outfit worn
- London Tube Station, 1940 - Five days into the Blitz, the inhabitants of East London
Set 44 - Wimbledon Common - Watched by a demure young lady in a gingham dress
- Austin Healey, 1960 - The Austin Healey 3000 had a 6-cylinder, 2912 cc engine and disc brakes
- Little Red Riding Hood, c. 1898 - This poster was created by the famous commerical artist, John Hassal
- The Marx Brothers, 1937 - Harpo, Grucho and Chico Marx
- Aneurin Bevan, 1942 - 'Nye' Bevan, as he was known, is seen here at a meeting of the National Council
- Jomo Kenyatta, 1945 - As the Abyssinian delegate at a meeting in Manchester
- Henley Regatta, 1908 - In 1829, the first inter-University boat races were held on the River Thames at Henley
- Traction Engine, c.1910 - This fine example of an R.S. and J. eight NHP single cylinder
- Sidney Street Siege, 1911 - Following the murder of four policemen
- Milk Transportation, 1925 - Milk was an important commodity which travelled by rail
- Royal Scot, 1928 - first class carriage has three compartments
- Scotland Can Make It, 1955 - one of Scotland's many industries, the distilling
- Smog, c. 1950 - Before the intoduction of the clean air acts
- So This is Blackpool, 1939 - caption gives a rather poor impression of Britain's most popular seaside resort
- Whitechapel, c. 1930's - The name above the doorway of the fruiterers gives a clue of the origins of trading in Whitechapel
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