Letters Collection (page 6)

Kate Greenaway: R - Ran for It (colour litho)
8649838 Kate Greenaway: R - Ran for It (colour litho) by Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: R - Ran for It)

Kate Greenaway: Q - Quartered It (colour litho)
8649837 Kate Greenaway: Q - Quartered It (colour litho) by Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Q - Quartered It)

Kate Greenaway: N - Nodded for It (colour litho)
8649834 Kate Greenaway: N - Nodded for It (colour litho) by Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: N - Nodded for It)

Kate Greenaway: K - Knelt for It (colour litho)
8649829 Kate Greenaway: K - Knelt for It (colour litho) by Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: K - Knelt for It)

Kate Greenaway: D - Dealt It (colour litho)
8649827 Kate Greenaway: D - Dealt It (colour litho) by Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: D - Dealt It)

Paying for a letter in olden times (litho)
8649488 Paying for a letter in olden times (litho) by Somerfield, Thomas (1876-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paying for a letter in olden times)

Women's faces in the shape of a letter L (colour litho)
8655904 Women's faces in the shape of a letter L (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women's faces in the shape of a letter L)

T for tambour (drummer) (chromolitho)
8677334 T for tambour (drummer) (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: T for tambour (drummer). Boy in costume playing a drum

V for vivandiere (woman canteen keeper in the military) (chromolitho)
8677333 V for vivandiere (woman canteen keeper in the military) (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Q for quenouille (spinner) (chromolitho)
8677331 Q for quenouille (spinner) (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Q for quenouille (spinner). Woman or girl with a distaff used in spinning

S for Swiss (chromolitho)
8677329s for Swiss (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.:s for Swiss. Woman in traditional Swiss costume carrying a tray of drinks)

J for juggler (chromolitho)
8677324 J for juggler (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: J for juggler. Woman or girl juggling balls)

D for dragoon (chromolitho)
8677321 D for dragoon (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: D for dragoon. Man in military uniform with a letter)

E for equilibrist (chromolitho)
8677319 E for equilibrist (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: E for equilibrist. Woman performer balancing objects)

C for canoeist (chromolitho)
8677318 C for canoeist (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: C for canoeist. Boy with a canoe paddle by a lake or river)

K for Kleber (chromolitho)
8677361 K for Kleber (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: K for Kleber. Jean-Baptiste Kleber (1753-1800), French general during the Napoleonic Wars

X for xeres (sherry) (chromolitho)
8677335 X for xeres (sherry) (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: X for xeres (sherry). Man holding a sherry glass aloft

G for gendarme (chromolitho)
8677322 G for gendarme (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: G for gendarme. Man in a gendarme's uniform with gun and sword)

Do You Know: What do hall marks on silver mean? (colour litho)
8668136 Do You Know: What do hall marks on silver mean? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: What do hall marks on silver mean)

Donington Hall Camp: The Arrival of the Mail (b/w photo)
8670156 Donington Hall Camp: The Arrival of the Mail (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Arrival of the Mail. Donington Hall Camp)

Sending a high speed message on the Wheatstone Automatic telegraph, 1879
3479997 Sending a high speed message on the Wheatstone Automatic telegraph, 1879; (add.info.: Sending a high speed message on the Wheatstone Automatic telegraph; General Post Office; St)

Page 09: Facherie
6346499 Page 09: Facherie by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); 31.5x22.5 cm; (add.info.: in "Becassine mistress of school. Editions Gautier-Languereau, Paris, 1929)

Page 07: Despair
6346497 Page 07: Despair by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); 31.5x22.5 cm; (add.info.: in "Becassine mistress of school. Editions Gautier-Languereau, Paris, 1929)

E: Emile
6346477 E: Emile by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); 31.5x22.5 cm; (add.info.: in "Becassine mistress of school. Editions Gautier-Languereau, Paris, 1929)

A: Alphabet
6346473 A: Alphabet by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); 31.5x22.5 cm; (add.info.: in "Becassine mistress of school. Editions Gautier-Languereau, Paris, 1929)

P: Presidents
6346270 P: Presidents by Neziere, Raymond de La (1865-1953) & Neziere, Solange de La (1896-1940); 30.5x24 cm; (add.info.: in "Franco-American Alphabet)

K: Khaki
6346263 K: Khaki by Neziere, Raymond de La (1865-1953) & Neziere, Solange de La (1896-1940); 30.5x24 cm; (add.info.: in "Franco-American Alphabet)

I: Nurses
6346261 I: Nurses by Neziere, Raymond de La (1865-1953) & Neziere, Solange de La (1896-1940); 30.5x24 cm; (add.info.: in "Franco-American Alphabet)

E: United States
6346255 E: United States by Neziere, Raymond de La (1865-1953) & Neziere, Solange de La (1896-1940); 30.5x24 cm; (add.info.: in "Franco-American Alphabet)

Captain John Bentinck, 1737-1775, and his son, William Bentinck, 1764-1813, 1775 (oil on canvas)
7337840 Captain John Bentinck, 1737-1775, and his son, William Bentinck, 1764-1813, 1775 (oil on canvas) by Chamberlin, Mason (1727-87); 197x242.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Valentine's day, c.1900 (illustration)
8698396 Valentine's day, c.1900 (illustration); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Society. Holidays. Valentine's day. Illustration, England, ca 1900. Bibl)

Page 23: Rest
6346513 Page 23: Rest by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); 31.5x22.5 cm; (add.info.: in "Becassine mistress of school. Editions Gautier-Languereau, Paris, 1929)

To the Moon and Back
Merel Takken

Starry Starry Night
Merel Takken

Not Antoher Lemon
Merel Takken

Mon Cheri
Merel Takken

Le Palmier
Merel Takken

An engraving depicting a double-needle telegraph used in the House of Parliament
5311158 An engraving depicting a double-needle telegraph used in the House of Parliament. The letters of the alphabet and a variety of conventional signals indicated by single

Here Comes the Sun
Merel Takken

Cocos Locos
Merel Takken

Royal Letter Head, Nawab of Junagadh, Junagadh, Saurashtra, Gujara, India, early 20th century (paper)
7381564 Royal Letter Head, Nawab of Junagadh, Junagadh, Saurashtra, Gujara, India, early 20th century (paper); © Dilip Rajgor/Dinodia Photo

Letter Head with Royal Seal or Coat of Arms of Diwan, Bhavnaga, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 7th May 1912 (paper)
7381563 Letter Head with Royal Seal or Coat of Arms of Diwan, Bhavnaga, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, 7th May 1912 (paper); © Dilip Rajgor/Dinodia Photo

Mail censorship office, Portsmouth, 1944 (watercolour on paper)
7342245 Mail censorship office, Portsmouth, 1944 (watercolour on paper) by Hennell, Thomas Barclay (1903-45); 60.9x83.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Letter D (drawing, duo and decor), E (Ecuyere, Spanish, Express Train) and F (country party, tedder and sickle)
DUV4201689 Letter D (drawing, duo and decor), E (Ecuyere, Spanish, Express Train) and F (country party, tedder and sickle). Doll's alphabet

Letter W like the Whist game. A grandmother and a child playing cards. Doll's alphabet
DUV4201868 Letter W like the Whist game. A grandmother and a child playing cards. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne

Letre V as a car (hitch). Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4201858 Letre V as a car (hitch). Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph); 31.5x24.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Duvallon

Letter Q (set of four corners). Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4201833 Letter Q (set of four corners). Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph); 31.5x24.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Duvallon

Page 14: Kepi;
6346504 Page 14: Kepi; by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); 31.5x22.5 cm; (add.info.: in "Becassine mistress of school. Editions Gautier-Languereau, Paris, 1929)

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