Postage Collection

Freemason seal of the 19th century with different symbols as the Seal of Solomon or Star of David. Metals. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris

Isolde writing to Tristan, 1892-1894 (engraving)
AIS5356036 Isolde writing to Tristan, 1892-1894 (engraving) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); (add.info.: Art Nouveau: Iseult (iseut, Yseut or Isolde) writing to Tristan

Messenger with a Letter, from the series "Elegant Five-needled Pine, c. 1797-98 (colour woodblock print;oban)
5860842 Messenger with a Letter, from the series " Elegant Five-needled Pine, c.1797-98 (colour woodblock print; oban) by Utamaro

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Iran (Persia). These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

Londons new telephone-post kiosk
A new telephone kiosk in use in a London street, showing a caller inside, postage stamps being bought from the machine outside, and a postman collecting mail from the letterbox

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Barbados. These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

New York Worlds Fair - First Day Cover
New York Worlds Fair World of Tomorrow - First Day Cover - Left-hand stamp depicts the Contemporary Arts Building. Date: 1939

The Old Postman (engraving)
8631966 The Old Postman (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Old Postman. Illustration for England's Pioneers)

Sorting letters at a post office (b/w photo)
8626063 Sorting letters at a post office (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sorting letters at a post office)

Stamp cancelling letters by machine (b/w photo)
8626064 Stamp cancelling letters by machine (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stamp cancelling letters by machine)

Death warrant for convicted pirates, 18th century (manuscript)
7339184 Death warrant for convicted pirates, 18th century (manuscript) by Unknown artist, (18th century); 52.2x73.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

US Mail Line between New York and Albany daily at 5 O'Clock P.M.... (lithograph, coloured)
7342628 US Mail Line between New York and Albany daily at 5 O'Clock P.M.... (lithograph, coloured) by Sanford, George T

Thomas Weston, c.1725 (engraving, mezzotint)
7340776 Thomas Weston, c.1725 (engraving, mezzotint) by Faber, John, the younger (c.1695-1756); 24.8x35.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Michael Dahl; Johan Faber)

Captain William Stanway Parkinson (ca.1769-1838), c.1825 (oil on canvas)
7338011 Captain William Stanway Parkinson (ca.1769-1838), c.1825 (oil on canvas) by Hayter, George (1792-1871); 58.4x44.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The 'Sheldrake', a postal service ship, off Falmouth, England, an important centre for navigation to the west
MMM5466081 The 'Sheldrake', a postal service ship, off Falmouth, England, an important centre for navigation to the west

Letter from Lorenzo de' Medici (Lorenzo de' Medici known as The Magnificent)
BEN5473953 Letter from Lorenzo de' Medici (Lorenzo de' Medici known as The Magnificent, 1449-1492) to his father Piero di Cosimo de' Medici (Peter de' Medici, 1416-1469) in Caroggi

Sir William White (1845-1913), c.1902 (oil on canvas)
7338079 Sir William White (1845-1913), c.1902 (oil on canvas) by Palin, William Mainwaring (1862-1947); 142x114.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

An engraving depicting the loss of the Royal Mail steamship 'Amazon' on her maiden voyage, 4th January 1852
5311055 An engraving depicting the loss of the Royal Mail steamship 'Amazon' on her maiden voyage, 4th January 1852

French postage stamp depicting Andre Chantemesse (23 October 1851 - 25 February 1919)
5616941 French postage stamp depicting Andre Chantemesse (23 October 1851 - 25 February 1919) a French bacteriologist born in Le Puy-en-Velay

Captain Sir James Clark Ross (1800-1862), 1871 (oil painting)
7295330 Captain Sir James Clark Ross (1800-1862), 1871 (oil painting) by Pearce, Stephen (1819-1904); 127x101.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Woman Sleeping in a Landscape with a Letter, c. 1800 (oil on canvas)
XOS5883934 Woman Sleeping in a Landscape with a Letter, c. 1800 (oil on canvas) by Gaillot, Bernard (1780-1847); 36x44 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Love's Messenger (litho)
8631750 Love's Messenger (litho) by Waller, Samuel Edmund (1850-1903) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Love's Messenger)

Kate Greenaway: L - Longed for It (colour litho)
8651748 Kate Greenaway: L - Longed for It (colour litho) by Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: L - Longed for It)

Kate Greenaway:s - Sang for It (colour litho)
8649844 Kate Greenaway:s - Sang for It (colour litho) by Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.:s - Sang for It)

Kate Greenaway: U V W X Y Z, All had a large slice and went off to bed (colour litho)
8649842 Kate Greenaway: U V W X Y Z, All had a large slice and went off to bed (colour litho) by Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: U V W X Y Z)

Irish Express Passenger Mail, 1836 (colour litho)
8663940 Irish Express Passenger Mail, 1836 (colour litho) by Hayes, Michael Angelo (1820-77) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Irish Express Passenger Mail, 1836)

Sorting letters at a London post office (b/w photo)
8626062 Sorting letters at a London post office (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sorting letters at a London post office)

Relics of Robert Burns (engraving)
8676691 Relics of Robert Burns (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Relics of Scottish poet Robert Burns)

Stationery from the South Western Hotel, Padstow, 1900s (engraving)
8677432 Stationery from the South Western Hotel, Padstow, 1900s (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stationery from the South Western Hotel, Padstow)

O for odalisque (concubine) (chromolitho)
8677327 O for odalisque (concubine) (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: O for odalisque (concubine). Concubine in a Turkish harem

M for marine (chromolitho)
8677325 M for marine (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: M for marine. Man dressed in a marine's uniform by the sea)

I for Italian (chromolitho)
8677323 I for Italian (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: I for Italian. Woman in traditional Italian costume drawing water from a well)

A letter carrier in India, 1828
3480363 A letter carrier in India, 1828; (add.info.: French lithograph of a letter carrier in India, By Marlet 1828.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Norman nurse. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4201822 Norman nurse. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph); 31.5x24.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Duvallon.

Letter M: marelle game. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4201807 Letter M: marelle game. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph); 31.5x24.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Duvallon.

Magic lantern projecting the image of a luger. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne
DUV4201794 Magic lantern projecting the image of a luger. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph); 31.5x24.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Duvallon.

Letter a (friendly, tree), b (railing, boat) and c (chat, canal and side). Doll's alphabet
DUV4201690 Letter a (friendly, tree), b (railing, boat) and c (chat, canal and side). Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne

Cap knitting. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4201860 Cap knitting. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph); 31.5x24.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Duvallon.

Letter T (Tram, knitting with cap), U (Urbanite) and V (Veranda, car). Doll's alphabet
DUV4201843 Letter T (Tram, knitting with cap), U (Urbanite) and V (Veranda, car). Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne

Letter of the french poet Germain Nouveau to Paul Verlaine, France, Aug., 17, 1875 (engraving)
3434414 Letter of the french poet Germain Nouveau to Paul Verlaine, France, Aug., 17, 1875 (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. "Going in Marseille. Bibl)

Bible of Lleida
3499714 Bible of Lleida; (add.info.: Bible of Lleida. 12th century. Romanesque period. Catalonia. Spain. Manuscript. New Testament, letter P Folio 59v)

The 'Lady Elgin', 1850
3478567 The 'Lady Elgin', 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the 'Lady Elgin', used to carry mails, passengers and freight on Lakes Superior and Michigan)

Royal Post of the Court of Philip II, lithograph, 16th century
AIS5388194 Royal Post of the Court of Philip II, lithograph, 16th century; Museo Postal y Telegrafico, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Royal Post of the Court of Philip II)

Portrait et ordre militaire signe du Marcehal Soult (Jean de Dieu Nicolas Soult)
AIS5334544 Portrait et ordre militaire signe du Marcehal Soult (Jean de Dieu Nicolas Soult, duc de Dalmatie (1769-1851) militaire francais de l'armee napoleonienne, 1810

Letter E and F (elephant, staircase, coin and postman, fork, rifle, whip), c.1920 (print)
DUV4202549 Letter E and F (elephant, staircase, coin and postman, fork, rifle, whip), c.1920 (print); 16x24.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: ABC de Guignol by Griff (French illustrator)

Letter R (Round, Ruins and Snowshoes) ands (Jumping a rope and secret). Doll's alphabet
DUV4201835 Letter R (Round, Ruins and Snowshoes) ands (Jumping a rope and secret). Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne

Letter P as photographer. Negrillon. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4201824 Letter P as photographer. Negrillon. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph); 31.5x24.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Duvallon.

Letter K (music kiosk) and L (Lyre). Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4201795 Letter K (music kiosk) and L (Lyre). Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph); 31.5x24.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Duvallon.

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