WW1 Large and Original Portrait Photo - Machine Gun Corps - large cloth "1" on left arm

A large original sepia portrait photo mounted on card of a Lance Corporal of the Machine Gun Corps (MGC) with ribbon bars for the 1914 or 1914-15 star and what looks like a French medal such as a Medaille Commemorative De La Guerre, 1914 - 1918. Slight dent to photo to right side of his head otherwise in good condition, but mount appears to have been a bit crudely cut down. Image is 14.5cms ...  read more

Code: 66070

WW1 Bombardment of the Hartlepools 6th December 1914 Damage to Moor Terrace plus trench manned by the Royal Engineers

Postally unused with minor corner wear. Evidence of having been removed from an album. Contemporary hand to the reverse identifies the largest house in the image as being called Greencliffe, which was occupied by army officer's and the sandbag wall below was a trench manned by the Royal Engineers. Legitimate military targets after all it would appear!

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Code: 53616

Original postcard - unidentified Naval Officer in sun helmet

Wears a cap badge on front of sun helmet, but cannot make this out. Two naval style rings on sleeve. Medal ribbons. Looks military but not sure this is British. Any information welcome. Postally unused and in good condition.  read more

Code: 53961

Post WW1 Postcard of Petty Officer of the Royal Navy wearing his 1914 - 15 Star

Taken on board ship, Postally unused, but an Xmas message on the reverse to Mrs Griffiths from Bob. A good image of his insignia. Probably 1919 / 1920.

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Code: 53614

2nd Anglo-Boer War Silver Leaves Art Card - To My Dear Sister

Everlasting Silver Leaves From Table Mountain Cape Town South Africa. The silvered leaves are in good condition, with a stamped ink picture of South Africa's national flower, The King Protea. In good overall condition and scarce. "Everlasting" real leaves, certainly still good after 120 years! Rare in this condition. There is also a sepia photo of 5th Royal Lancers charge at Elandslaagte. Th...  read more

Code: 66456

The 'Missing' West Hartlepool Boer War Memorial Black & White Postcard

An original glossy finish black and white photographic postcard, postally unused. Light corner wear and light creasing but in good overall condition.

Over 50 years ago the stature was stolen. Folks in the region are in the process of raising funds to fund a replacement, see:

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Code: 64317

WW1 French Made Embroidered Silk Postcard Royal Fusiliers

In good condition, but with a very interesting contemporary coloured pencil message to the reverse dated 27th June 1916 which appears to have got passed the censor.

Apart from a general complaint about the contents of his last parcel having been spoilt - he goes on to reveal "we are behind the lines at present but in the trenches every night working on carrying ammunition up". ...  read more

Code: 62761

WW1 Real photograph of HMS Verdun (this is larger than a postcard)

Circa 12cm by 16.5cm this is a larger image than the standard postcard (one is shown against it for comparison in the photo section). Great image of full-steam ahead.

V-Class destroyer ordered from Hawthorn Leslie, Newcastle in the 9th Order, 1916-17 Programme and laid down on 13th January 1917. The ship was launched on 21st August 1917 and was the first RN ship to carry the nam...  read more

Code: 55869

Royal Munster Fusiliers Cigarette Card Embroidered Silk by E. & W. Anstie

These attractive silks were issued by the tobacco company E.& W. Anstie in WW1, between 1914 and 1916. There were 86 different designs in the Regimental Badge series, of which this is one. Unlike most other silk issuers of the time Anstie wove rather than printed the silk. All Anstie silks were anonymous with no makers marks but are very disguingishable by the woven patterns.

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Code: 58091

WW1 Humerous Propaganda Tuck 's Oilette Art Postcard - German High Seas Fleet, patrolling the German ( ?) Ocean

A fleet remarkable by its absence, a humorous poke at the effective job that the North Sea British Fleet was doing post Jutland in keeping the German Fleet bottled up in the Baltic. Postally unused and in good condition for age. Not seen this one before.

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Code: 57415