Pre WW1 Group Photograph of Royal Engineers with 1878 Pattern Spiked Hemets, c1910 Chatham

Postally unused and in good condition (some minor staining to reverse). Taken in Chatham, Kent circa 1910. One older soldier wears a QSA and the younger man next to him is wearing a Royal Humane Society Medal on his right breast. A good image.
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Code: 58104

WW1 Patriotic Embroidered Silk Postcard with Swallow and British and French Flags

An attractive card from a soldier to his sweetheart, postally unused, but message on reverse hoping for "a speedy peace". Still fresh and in good condition.

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Code: 58090

WW1 Official Postcard - Practising for an Attack ( No 70 )

Original WW1 official postcard issued by the Daily Mail. Postally unused and apart from minor edge and corner wear in above average condition.
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Code: 57980

WW1 vintage original postcard of Royal Navy Sailor of HMS Vernon posing next a Naval Brigade style gun

Postally unused and in good condition. An interesting image of an older Petty Officer. He is wearing crossed axes on the right arm. A few stains to reverse and the word Navy in pencil.
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Code: 57874

WW1 Propaganda Art Postcard - Flags That Helped the Motherland

Postally used with a cancellation stamp of 20th December 1918 with a printed message to the reverse concerning the triumphant close of the war. Some corner stress but generally in good condition.

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Code: 57416

WW1 Comic Propaganda Patriotic Art Card - A Present from the British Navy

Postally unused. In very good condition with minor corner wear. Bulldog series. Great image!

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Code: 57391

51st Kings Own Light Infantry Regimental Paper Crest

Small Victorian embossed paper crest for this famous northern regiment glued to paper card. Cut from an album. Pre 1881.

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Code: 56961

WW1 Original Coloured Art Postcard H.M.T. Dongola - Gallipoli connection

Postally unused, some wear to reverse and corner bumps, especially bottom right. P&O steamer taken up into Admiralty service as a troop ship. The Dongola was involved in evacuating the 29th Division and wounded from Sulva Bay Gallipoli on 25th April 1915, and served generally in support of the forces in the campaign thereafter.

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Code: 56553

WW1 Buckingham Palace Letter ( from Memorial Plaque ) and Envelope marked

'WW1 Memorial plaque accompanying printed letter' from Buckingham Palace, folded and worn, with envelope passed by sensor date November 1917, which is addressed to 6 Hudons Buildings, Hendon, Sunderland. I cannot make out the name of the lady to whom it is addressed. On the reverse it states "Last letter but one" - How sad. Searching on the address only I came up with:

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Code: 56367

Scarce WW1 Home Front item - Ration Book, partially used

It is easy to forget that rationing was also a major feature of live on the home front in WW1. The indiscriminate and relentless German U-Boat campaign against merchant shipping in 1917 almost brought this country to its knees.

This ration book was issued in 1918 to Annie Dent of Bellingham. There is some damage to it (coupons torn out) but coupon stamps remain for essential food...  read more

Code: 56366