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6353. S: "Ulster Will Fight Series" No 3. Government Seizure of Arms at Belfast Quay HR Carter, 28 Waring Street, Belfast. A sepia card showing the seizure of guns at Belfast. Although the front says "Ulster will Fight Series" the reverse says "Ulster 1914 Series". Collectors disagree as to how many cards were eventually published in this series, but the series is becoming increasingly rare in any condition. This card has worn edges and may have been mounted and framed at one time. The back is faded and these is a small digagonal crease bottom right. £45.002490. S: Disasters, Shipwreck near Wick. Postally-used Wick 26 November 1908. One real-photographic card: (L.A.G.46 Clyth across very deep gully with sea surging into caves at foot of very high cliffs); message "Hill O Many Stones. This is the Clyth wreck doesn't look much like one here, but today the two ends has parted company ...D.Sinclair"; 1/2 cm tear, centre top). £25.002493. S: Disasters, The Landslip near Brighton. B&R Ltd, c1910. One real-photographic card: The Landslip at Black Rock, Brighton, showing New Terrace Gardens (landslip with buildings precariously near edge of cliff and apparently-unconcerned visitors in gardens at foot of cliff). £6.002494. S: Portraits, General French. BB, London, c1914. One real-photographic card: (Series N; Photo by J Russell & Sons, London; portrait 8 1/2 cm x 5 cm, printed in narrow gold border against heavily-embossed Union Flag; printed message "Here's wishing you a Happy Christmas and a safe return"). £8.002491. S: Portraits, Hitler. Dr.T.V. Lpz - Poto Grimm, Nurmberg, c1940. One real-photographic card: (223; three-quarter-length portrait; Hitler almost smiling, in uniform; an unfortunate image used by the Allies for propaganda). £10.002465. S: Royalty, Funeral of Edward VII. 1910. One matt, sepia card: 32 H.I.H. the Hereditary Prince of the Ottoman Empire, H.M. the King of the Belgians, H.I.H. the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria passing through Piccadilly, Friday, May 20th 1910. - ND. (Part of the mounted funeral procession between immense crowds, the route lined by police with muskets). £10.002495. T: Gibralter VB Cumbo, Gibralter, 1930s? A three-card coloured set, printed together and still folded and joined at the ends to form a panoramic view: i85478 Gibralter North; Gibralter The Town; Gibralter South (good crisp detail with boat in centre foreground and left middle-ground, and liner in distance). £8.002453. T: Ireland, Belfast. Valentine's, 1933. Two glossy, sepia cards: 202581 City Hall and Garden of Remembrance: 55396 City Hall, Principal Landing under the Dome. £3.002454. T: Ireland, Belfast. Lawrence, Dublin, 5 postally-used 1905-1907. Six coloured cards: Woodvale Park: Botanic Gardens (good detail of Palm House and bedding schemes): Belfast Castle: Alexandra Park: City Hall (splendid interior): Castle Junction (streetscape with good detail of trams, slight wear to top right corner). £10.002455. T: Ireland, Belfast. Hurst & Co, Belfast, all postally-used c1910. Three glossy, sepia cards: On the Lagan (with couple in rowing-boat): On the Lagan (canal landscape with cows): Municipal Technical Institute. £10.002457. T: Ireland, Belfast. Eason & Sons, 2 postally-used 1912. Four coloured cards: 213668 St Mary's (poor condition but rare card): 136556 St Malachi's (poor condition but rare card): 213697 Deaf and Dumb Institution (some damage): 2443/19 City Hall. £8.002458. T: Ireland, Belfast. Walton's, Belfast, c1910. Three cards: Valentine's 16093 Conservatory Botanic Gardens (good detail of Palm House, worn, matt, sepia): Valentine's 55400 Marble Staircase, City Hall (gloss, sepia): 919902 Fisherwick Church (corner of Malone Road and Chlorine Gardens, hand-coloured, rare view). £8.002483. T: Ireland, Belfast. Phillips, Belfast, 1906. One real-photographic card, 9 1/2 cm x 13 cms, the reverse printed in purple with the words "POST CARD" separated by a logo, over the words "Phillips, Photographer, Belfast" and "For address only". Written on the back are the words "1906 Maria Boyd", and, in a modern hand, "The first electric tram to ply for hire in Belfast, at Queen's University". The photograph is a splendid record of municipal exuberance, with tram No 66, including the trolly-boom, festooned with electric lamps, with the monogram BCT high on the front and the City's motto on the modesty boards. The railings round the upper-deck are extended upwards for several feet with arches of lamps and branches of greenery. £40.002451. T: Ireland, Belfast. Both postally-used 1915. Two matt, sepia cards, with white borders, of The Lodge, Fortwilliam Park (a private school conducted by the Rentoul family): exterior view: The Drawing Room. £15.002452. T: Ireland, Belfast. Valentine's, Dublin, both postally used 1912. Two coloured, photographic cards, in green borders with harps and shamrocks: 16643 Albert Memorial, Belfast (good detail High Street, Queen's Square): High Street (streetscape with trams, horse-drawn vehicles and pedestrians). £6.002470. T: Ireland, Belfast. D&DG, c1910. Two coloured cards: High Street & Albert Memorial (unusual ground-level view across High Street of original Georgian buildings, corners of Skipper Street to Queen's Square): City Hall (poor condition). £3.002382. T: Ireland, Belfast. c1915. Three matt, sepia cards, with wide cream borders, of The Lodge, Fortwilliam Park (a private school conducted by the Rentoul family): 76157 exterior view: 76156 The Lounge (girls at the piano, reading and doing tapestry): 76158 Entrance Hall. £25.002469. T: Ireland, Belfast. Hartman, both postally-used 1904. Two coloured cards: 2443 5 Royal Avenue (good streetscape with two horse trams in foreground): 2443 7 High Street (very good streetscape with jaunting cars for hire, and telephone wires and installation). £5.002467. T: Ireland, Belfast. National Series, 1905. One luxury-production card: Castle Place (9cm x 5cm print mounted on embossed, chamferred thick card; print sharp enough to read advertisements, destinations and fleet numbers on trams in foreground). £8.002377. T: Ireland, Portrush. Aerofilms, c1942. One glossy, sepia card, white border: Portrush, Co Antrim (lovely sharp aerial view with good details of harbour). £5.002503. T: New Zealand, Dunedin. Auckland, message dated 1921. One real-photographic card: Princes Street, Dunedin FGR5720 (view taken looking down steep hill; very good details of three- and four-storey buildings ; hairdresser's, oyster-bars; groups of pedestrians; three trams in middle ground and one in background; telephone poles; card sent, presumably in envelope or parcel, from Mattie at 30 MacLaggan Street, Dunedin, 2 May 1921). £35.002487. T: New Zealand, Hastings. Hall & Sons, Hastings, postally-used Belfast, Ireland, 1914. One hand-coloured, real-photographic card: Railway Street, Hastings, NZ (good, animated streetscape: water-tower and rails on left; good detail of six buildings including the Trocadero and McCorkindale's the Jewellers, above which is LC Whitehead; five small groups of people: and horse and gig}. £18.002501. T: New Zealand, Hastings. HE Brunton, Hastings, postally-used Belfast, Ireland, 1909. One very-fine-grained printed card, very sharp: Railway Station, Hastings (superb busy railway station scene looking along the tracks towards the station; to the left are goods sidings with horse-vehicles, lamp standard, goods stores, men chatting and loaded wagons; middle distance has three trains between the platforms with tank engine facing camera; to the right a row of horse-drawn vehicles, the last of which is clearly a horse-bus; then good details of buildings opposite station, including Hassin's? Estate Agents, telephone poles, horse-drawn vehicle, early motor, and pedestrians; with water-tower in right foreground; very slight wear to corners and small crease to top-right corner). £45.002488. T: New Zealand, Hastings. Gordon Series, postally-used Belfast, Ireland, 1910. One real-photographic card: 81. Hastings, Heretaunga St. ET (superb animated streetscape; telephone poles and hotel on left; good detail of buildings on both sides of street back to McGlashan's on right, beside bell-tower; cart and other horse-drawn vehicles, early motor, cyclists and pedestrians). £25.002486. T: New Zealand, Havelock. Clapham Series, c1910. One real-photographic card: 1603 Havelock N, Nr. Hastings (good detail of two-storied houses with verandas and WF Evan's shop, at crossroads: wire fences and telephone lines: and group of children. Postally-used in Co Antrim, Ireland, in 1912). £20.002485. T: New Zealand, Havelock. Clapham Series, c1910. One real-photographic card: Havelock Hills, Hastings, 802 (slightly faded; road, between wire fences, leading into settlement; on reverse "..another view of Havelock ..the road..comes into Havelock by..the Manse"; "The hills are still there only there are a few more houses about now". £10.002502. T: New Zealand, Napier. Fergusson Ltd, Industria series, postally-used Ballymena, Ireland, 1909. One coloured, very sharp card: Napier NZ Showing Sea Front (No F 70?; very good details of buildings in very compact section of townscape; "I got nine of these postcards from Willie this morning"; slight wear to corners). £10.002358. T: Scotland, Aberdeen. Valentine's, 1908. Five cards of views of Aberdeen with a white-heather border: 37591 Girdleness Lighthouse: 11569 The Fish Market (trawlers, men and boxes of fish): 11585 The Harbour (good detail of ship on left): 17982 Wallace Statue and HM Theatre (good streetscape): and 79919 Union Street and Facade (very good streetscape with cars, tram, horse dray and policeman on bicycle). £40.002366. T: Scotland, Ardrossan. 1930s. Three glossy, sepia cards: A552 On the Sands, South Beach: A554 War Memorial: A555 Bowling Green Walk. £12.002363. T: Scotland, Balmoral and Deeside. JB White, c1942. Seven monochrome cards with white borders, and patriotic messages printed on back: 6605 The Brig O' Turk, Trossachs (large stone-built bridge in sylvan landscape): 4943 Balmoral Castle and the Road to Braemar: 4939 The Winding Road and River, Royal Deeside: 4951 Looking towards Balmoral Castle: 4866 Crathie Church (in foreground against panoramic view of Deeside): 4864 Balmoral Castle and Gardens: 4874 Braemar and the Winding Dee from Craig Choinneach (good townscape). £15.002375. T: Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway. c1960-1990. Ten coloured cards: map: multi-view The Solway: multi-view Bonnie Galloway: Newton Stewart from Cree Bridge: Airview of Portpatrick: Gatehouse of Fleet Clock Tower: Luce Bay: Gatehouse of Fleet, Murray Arms: Sweetheart Abbey: and Creetown Gem Rock Museum exhibit. £10.002376. T: Scotland, Dumfries. c1960. Two glossy, sepia cards in white borders: multi-view Dumfries (JB White, postally-used 1961) and Lochview Restaurant and Motel, Crockerford, Dumfries. £5.002360. T: Scotland, Dundee. Valentine's, 1909. Six matt sepia cards: 0904 The Esplanade (lots of people and trees, Tay Bridge in background):Royal Arch (port scene with lots of sailing ships and good detail of arch): 73183 Nethergate (superb street scene with two trams in middle ground, horse vehicles and good advertising and shop fronts: 16752 High Street (superb streetscape with trams, lots of people and great detail of buildings: 71512 Dundee from the Docks (splendid sharp townscape behind paddle-steamer in middle ground: 73186 Murraygate (superb streetscape with lots of people, horse vehicles and early car). £75.002359. T: Scotland, Dundee. Valentine's, 1920s. Three matt, sepia cards published for RH Lundie, Reform Street: 91 Head of Seagate (superb townscape): 916 In the Vault (claustrophobic view along a very narrow street): and 1491 Wishart Arch (good streetscape with arch in foreground). £20.002365. T: Scotland, Dundee. Valentine's, 1922. Six matt, sepia "Gravuretype" cards: 85553 A Pretty Corner, Baxter Park: 85588? The Pavillion and Terrace, Baxter Park (family group and good detail of municipal gardening):0904 The Esplanade (people, trees, and Tay Bridge in background): 74728 Tay Bridge and Esplanade Station (goods train in middle ground): 84108 Tay Bridge (train steaming on to bridge in middle ground) : Reform Street (good streetscape). £30.002362. T: Scotland, Edinburgh. Valentine's, 1922. Nine very sharp "Colourtone" cards: 03394 Castle and Ross Fountain: 12067 Castle and National Gallery: 38169 Carlton Hill (monuments, backs of houses and horse-trams): 40039? Holyrood Palace: 50952 Edinburgh from the Castle (superb townscape with good detail of station): 50933 Princes Street looking East (good streetscape with tram and horse vehicles): 68101 The Royal Mile with The Black Watch parading past the Netherbow (superb streetscape with military parade and flags): 06891 Princes Street looking West: 59426 Scott Monument and East Princes Street Gardens. £35.002374. T: Scotland, Glenluce. TK Henry, postally-used 1938. One glossy, sepia card in white border, Main Street, Glenluce (superb streetscape, with car, pedestrians and boy at Benzol petrol pump). £12.002369. T: Scotland, Loch Tay. JB White, all postally used 1963-65. Five glossy, sepia cards: 3169 Loch Tay and the Glen Lyon Mountains (2 copies): 3211 Summer Clouds over Loch Tay (2 copies): 3192 Ben Lawers Hotel and Loch Tay (beautifully composed view). Three of the cards carry the 2 1/2d Lifeboat stamp. £10.002370. T: Scotland, Oban. Judges', one postally-used 1951. Three semi-matt, sepia cards: 7991 Pass of Brander: 19252 McCaig's Tower: 19244 Oban from the Tower (good townscape). £7.002355. T: Scotland, Pitlochry. c1920. Three real photographic cards: Davidson's Silver Tone Series - a large cottage in foreground "Tign-na-Geat, Centre of Scotland - Pitlochry": TIC "Falls of Tummel, Pitlochry. F Henderson. Photo": and "Port-na-Craig Bridge, Pitlochry. F Henderson. Photo" (The suspension bridge is almost the full width and height of the photograph.). £15.002368. T: Scotland, Sandringham. Henderson, c1930. 1 glossy, sepia card: 593 Sandringham, Largs ( townscape across municipal garden with War Memorial). £5.002361. T: Scotland, St Andrews. Valentine's, 1921. Five matt, sepia "Bromotype" cards: 85530 The Cathedral from East (huge ruin): 85834 The Sands (three figures looking across bay at town): 85828 The Harbour Gate (picturesque ruin): 85529 The West Port (figures hurrying towards arch beyond which is streetscape): 85519 St Mary's College Library (good detail of gardens, library and other buildings). £15.002371. T: Scotland, Stranraer. Henderson, 1937. One coloured card in white border, possibly Valentine's for Henderson: 390 Agnew Crescent, Stranraer (superb streetscape, with car, van and cyclists). £18.002367. T: Scotland, Troon. Henderson, postally-used 1927. One glossy, sepia card: War Memorial and Esplanade. £5.00 | |||||||||||||||
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