Pre WW1 Original Photographic Black & White Postcard - Royal Engineers
An interesting photographic record showing two very smart regular NCOs of the Royal Engineers in review and service dress respectively. The RE on the shoulder is a cloth version as worn from 1902 (see BoBD Fig 2A and page 2). These were worn red on blue and replaced by metal versions from about 1907. This card is postally unused, has one corner bruise bottom right otherwise in very good cond... read more
WW1 Australian Infanty arriving at Marseilles, France
Postally unused, in very good condition. A French produced card. read more
Original WW1 Postcard Royal Army Medical Corps ( RAMC ) Wagon and Horses
A couple of Territorial Force RAMC soldiers (one wears an Imperial Service Bar ). UK manufactured card. Postally unused. Image slightly faded otherwise excellent condition.
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Highgate School London OTC Annual Camp 1911 large original photograph - Middlesex Regiment Cap Badge
I have included a normal sized postcard to show the size of this gloss black and white photograph ( circa 19.5cm by 13cm). This is a group of seven public school boys. The date 1911 has been written on the reverse (School OTC units were first formed in 1908). Slight tear in image, but it has not left a hole, and one heavy corner crease.
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HMS Good Hope - Raphael Tuck Oilette Art Postcard, sunk at Battle of Coronel November 1914
Commissioned in 1902, HMS Good Hope was a first class armoured cruiser. Some edge wear, minor corner creasing to two corners and some staining to the reverse.
When war was declared in August 1914, Good Hope was ordered to reinforce the 4th Cruiser Squadron and became the flagship of Rear Admiral Christopher Cradock. Cradock moved the available ships of his squadron later... read more
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Manchester Regiment Training Reserve Squad Original WW1 Postcard
Postally unused, the image has some interesting features including a cloth shoulder title "TR" on the soldier seated on the right. however, my favourite part of the image are the two moustachioed pipe smokers seated on the left. Twins perhaps? At the very least, brothers. Minor corner / edge wear but in good condition.
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WW1 Original Postcard of Territorial Force Corporal wearing his Imperial Service Bar
Posed original photo, one can just make out a curved metal shoulder title with a T above, but other than that, he remains unidentified. Good to have a clear image of the volunteered for overseas service bar. Postally unused, minor corner wear, otherwise in good condition if not a little grubby.
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WW1 War Bond Campaign Art Postcard ( National Savings ) Anti Aircraft Guns in Action
Coloured postcard, Postally unused. This was part of a campaign card from National Savings to raise war bonds with the strapline - Feed the Guns with War Bonds. In very good condition with extremely minor edge wear. Scarce.
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Original WW1 Propaganda Postcard - Now it's a Pair!
An amusing card. Postally unused and in good condition. Please note the qmsmilitaria.com logo is an overlay it is not on the card.
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Pre WW1 Patriotic Coloured Art Card by Raphael Tuck - What are you doing to guard the homes of England?
A stirring image of volunteers from the Napoleonic times to the Volunteers of 1860s and beyond, cajoling an idle gentleman of means ( or a rake!) to join the territorial / auxiliary forces. References to a quote from George V so this dates to 1912 - 1914 era. The poem on the reverse makes interesting reading. In very good condition, with slight marks suggesting it had been very lightly ... read more