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