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Louth
Louth from Welton-le-Wold, from a painting by David Cuppleditch, on this card mailed in 1990 with Kew Gardens stamp, blue airmail sticker, and partial postmark. Grade: 1
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Stratford-upon-Avon, Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Shottery
Unmailed card, aging and would be unused except that someone got as far as writing “Mr” in the address area. Grade: 4
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London, Tower of London and London Bridge
Mailed in 1972 with one stamp, a blue Air Mail sticker affixed, and faint postmark. Grade: 2
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London, Changing the Guards Ceremony
Mailed in 1967 with a stamp, full postmark, and major tape abrasions and creases. Grade: 4
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Middlesex, Hampton Court Palace, King’s First Presence Chamber
Unused card with major tape abrasions on reverse. Grade: 4
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London, The Queen’s Guard
Unused card with major tape abrasions on reverse. Grade: 4
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London, Big Ben
Unused card with major tape abrasions on reverse. Grade: 5
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Stoke Poges, Church, with Gray’s pew
In 1926, Carrie wrote a message to Bessie on the reverse of this atmospheric sepia card but it was not postally used. Grade: 4
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Hampton Court Palace, The Queen’s Drawing Room
Unused card with significant tape and other abrasions on the reverse. Grade: 4
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Middlesex, Hampton Court Palace, Air View
Unused real photo card whose main flaw is tape abrasion on the reverse, but caption is unaffected. Grade: 4
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Middlesex, Hampton Court Palace, Chapel Royal
Unused card from the Ministry of Public Building and Works. Tape abrasions on reverse do not affect the captioning. Grade: 4
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London, Westminster Abbey
We freely admit that postcards of this building are not in short supply. But maybe this is just the view you’ve been looking for? Unused Hinde card with significant tape abrasions on the reverse. Grade: 4
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London, National Gallery and St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Unused card with major tape abrasions on the reverse. Grade: 5
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London, Tower of London
It has a stamp and in all respects is a mess. But it is an actual postcard. Grade: 5
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Middlesex, Hampton Court Palace, Communication Gallery
Unused card with tape abrasions on reverse. Caption is not affected. Grade: 4
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London, multiple views
The only two good things to say about this card are that it (A) has a stamp, and (B) you can see all of the map. Otherwise, really, terrible. Grade: 5
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London, Tower Bridge
The thumbtack hole is the least of this card’s problems. The reverse is severely abraded. Grade: 5
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London, Corps of Drums, 1st Battalion Irish Guards
Unused card, severely tape-abraded on reverse. Grade: 5
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London, mounted sentry
Very severe tape abrasions on reverse of this unused card. Grade: 5
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London, Houses of Parliament
Very severe tape abrasions on reverse of this unused card. Grade: 5
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Blackpool, multiple views
Quite recent card with stamp, blue bilingual airmail sticker affixed, orange postal bar coding, and full postmark. Grade: 1
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Manchester, Castlefield
Mailed in 2010 with one stamp, orange postal barcoding, a little orange smiley face sticker, a bilingual blue airmail sticker, and–what else–an abrasion on the front. Grade: 4
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London, Banksy graffiti
Mailed in 2010 with 67p stamp, partly legible postmark, orange postal barcoding on reverse … Grade: 2
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Warwickshire, Stratford-upon-Avon
Mailed from France with three stamps and the bilingual Prioritaire sticker, the modern postmark is also there, along with orange postal barcoding. Grade: 3
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Greetings from Hampshire
Sixteen views, one stamp, one bilingual blue airmail sticker, one affixed address lable, one line of orange barcoding, one corner crease, and no postmark. All of this adds up to Grade: 4.
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Gray’s Inn
Somewhat to our surprise, Google does not yield many results for this particular card in mailed condition. But it’s a good Tuck card and here is the full description: Oilette card 6261 captioned “FieldCourt Gray’s Inn”, mailed in London in 1927 with stamp and full postmark. If you are collecting Raphael Tuck cards, this would be a nice addition. Grade: 1
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Birmingham, New Street
This card was mailed on New Year’s Day, 1904, with stamp and full Malvern postmark. Grade: 2
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Liverpool, The Blue Funnel Line
Without more extensive research, we don’t know which of the Blue Funnel Line vessels this was. The card is artwork not a photograph. It was mailed in 1914, with stamp and full postmark. Nice … but what ship is it? Grade: 2
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Bournemouth, message
Ordinary conversation, no photo, frozen in time. The card was mailed in 1924 and took a day to go from Bournemouth to Leatherhead–and back? Grade: 3
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London, Law Courts, Fleet Street
From the Kingston-on-Thames postark, we can’t quite tell whether the card was mailed in 1935 or 1955. Either way, it has two stamps and went to Australia. Grade: 1
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Cambridge, Clare College, bridge
This Valentine’s card 221561.J.V. was mailed, with a one penny stamp, but the postmark is indistinct. Grade: 2
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Stratford-on-Avon, Shakespeare’s House
In 1929, this Valentine’s card 87638 with its stamp and postmark made its domestic trip. Grade: 2
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Woodmancote, West Byfleet
The only commercial printing on the reverse is “Post Card.” This real photo represents the genre of cards of private homes. Not postally mailed, the card has written identification of the home, and the date (Xmas 1923) on the reverse. Grade: 4
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Pier Entrance, Withernsea
Mailed, with address but no message, in 1904, with stamp and full postmark. Grade: 2
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Bournemouth, house
We don’t know whose house this was/is, but the real photo card was mailed in 1922 to London, forwarded on to Southsea. Two different stamps, multiple postmarks including full London. Major creasing. Grade: 4
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Filey Brigg, Rocks, Low Water
Kingsway Real Photo Series S 11348 in sepia tone, not postally mailed but with a large message on the reverse. The writing is so extraordinarily bad we can’t even be certain what language it’s in–probably English.
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Cumbria, Tarn Howes
Unused and unnumbered Valentine’s Series card with a short message dated August 29th, 1906 on the reverse. Grade: 3
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Bath, Francis’ Hotel
Many years later, the hotel is still there, now the Mercure Bath Francis. The card was mailed in 1928 and the stamp and postmark are there. Nice example. Grade: 3
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Lands End, First and Last House
Valentine’s “Valesque” Series card 90211, mailed in 1928 with stamp and Penzance postmark. Grade: 3
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London, Grosvenor House
“Within Grosvenor House is every amenity that a great modern hotel can provide.” Mailed in 1938 to Hong Kong, with stamp and full London postmark. Ink transfer on the front. Grade: 3