Postage Collection (#6)

John Browne, c. 1760 (oil on canvas)
XOS5888419 John Browne, c. 1760 (oil on canvas) by Blackburn, Joseph Jonathan (c.1730-78); 123x99 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Joseph Blackburn (American))

Charles Apthorp, 1748 (oil on canvas)
XOS5888404 Charles Apthorp, 1748 (oil on canvas) by Feke, Robert (c.1701-52); 141.5x117.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: by Robert Feke (c)

Portrait of a Young Man, c. 1530 (oil and gold on wood)
XOS5887443 Portrait of a Young Man, c. 1530 (oil and gold on wood) by Dossi, Dosso (c.1479-1542) (follower of); 128.2x102.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Portrait of an Old Man, mid-1500s (oil on wood)
XOS5887432 Portrait of an Old Man, mid-1500s (oil on wood) by Campi, Giulio (1502-72); 120.7x91.4 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: by Giulio Campi (1502-72))

Initial alphabet letter Q, 1500-40 (pen and red and purple ink, with stencil in red and blue ink on paper)
7308221 Initial alphabet letter Q, 1500-40 (pen and red and purple ink, with stencil in red and blue ink on paper) by German School, (16th century); hxw:letter4.3x5 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Airmail: PTT van and airmail aircraft, around 1955 (b/w photo)
7312009 Airmail: PTT van and airmail aircraft, around 1955 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Citroen postal van (La Poste, PTT)

Initial alphabet letter Q, 1500-40 (pen and red and purple ink, with stencil in red and blue ink on paper)
7308222 Initial alphabet letter Q, 1500-40 (pen and red and purple ink, with stencil in red and blue ink on paper) by German School, (16th century); hxw:letter4.3x5 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Evening, Interior, 1896 (oil on canvas)
7305612 Evening, Interior, 1896 (oil on canvas) by Backer, Harriet (1845-1932); 54x66 cm; Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: by Harriet Backer (1845-1932))

Portrait of Don Francisco del Mazo, circa 1815-1820 (oil on canvas)
7305247 Portrait of Don Francisco del Mazo, circa 1815-1820 (oil on canvas) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); Musee Goya, Castres

Portrait of Charles Bonaparte, 1805 (oil on canvas)
1745882 Portrait of Charles Bonaparte, 1805 (oil on canvas) by Girodet de Roucy-Trioson, Anne Louis (1767-1824); Musee et Domaine National de Versailles et de Trianon, Versailles

Letter written by Seville Commissioner Ducale in Genoa (manuscript)
7294936 Letter written by Seville Commissioner Ducale in Genoa (manuscript) by Vespucci, Amerigo (1454-1512); Archivio di Stato, Mantua

Reading: detail, 18th century (oil on canvas)
7298999 Reading: detail, 18th century (oil on canvas) by Gamelin, Jacques (1738-1803); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Carcassonne, France; (add.info.: Reading)

Written Letter of Cape Verde, on the incidents of the voyage (manuscript)
7294937 Written Letter of Cape Verde, on the incidents of the voyage (manuscript) by Vespucci, Amerigo (1454-1512); Biblioteca Riccardiana, Florence

Threatening letter from Dietrich von Quitzkow to the Schulze and peasants of Lichtenberg, c. 1400
7280000 Threatening letter from Dietrich von Quitzkow to the Schulze and peasants of Lichtenberg, c. 1400 by Unknown Artist

Reading: detail, 18th century (oil on canvas)
7299001 Reading: detail, 18th century (oil on canvas) by Gamelin, Jacques (1738-1803); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Carcassonne, France; (add.info.: Reading)

French soldier receiving a package, 1912 (w/c)
904952 French soldier receiving a package, 1912 (w/c) by Papendrecht, Jan Hoynck van (1858-1933)

The long, ever-growing procession of the little Belgian children (colour litho)
2777608 The long, ever-growing procession of the little Belgian children (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: " The long)

The late Letter, 1900 (colour litho)
1729117 The late Letter, 1900 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: The late letter an aviator joins a transatlantic)

The Mail Coach (colour litho)
XIR212504 The Mail Coach (colour litho) by Adam, Victor (1801-66); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; (add.info.: Victor Adam (1801-66))

The Mail Coach (coloured engraving)
XIR204949 The Mail Coach (coloured engraving) by Fort, F. (19th century) (after); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; (add.info.: Engraved by Charles Bargue (1826-83))

Fashonable woman reading a letter on a chaise longue, Directoire 1825 (lithograph)
7237202 Fashonable woman reading a letter on a chaise longue, Directoire 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Messenger, 1674 (oil on canvas)
7259966 The Messenger, 1674 (oil on canvas) by Verkolje, Jan (1630-93); 53.4x59.7 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague, The Netherlands; (add.info.: by Jan Verkolje (1630-93))

Letter Written by a French Soldier to his Family, 1st October 1914 (pen & ink on paper)
1721785 Letter Written by a French Soldier to his Family, 1st October 1914 (pen & ink on paper) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Letter written by a french soldier to his family)

What shall I say? (litho)
7151428 What shall I say? (litho) by Yeames, William Frederick (1835-1918) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: What shall I say)

Vasco da Gama presenting a letter from the King of Portugal to the Zamorin of Calicut, India, 1498 (litho)
7172597 Vasco da Gama presenting a letter from the King of Portugal to the Zamorin of Calicut, India, 1498 (litho) by Salgado

A letter writer with customers in Padua, Italy, 19th century. 1831 (engraving)
7234787 A letter writer with customers in Padua, Italy, 19th century. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mail coach in Algeria (engraving)
7157326 Mail coach in Algeria (engraving) by Richter, Albert (1845-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mail coach in Algeria. Illustration from Illustrierte Zeitung, 1881.); © Look and Learn

Man reading a letter to an audience at a table in a tavern, 17th, 1803 (engraving)
7233045 Man reading a letter to an audience at a table in a tavern, 17th, 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info)

Letter from America, 1847
7135218 Letter from America, 1847 by Tidemand, Adolph (1814-76); 55x46 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

A Letter From Home (oil on board)
6452846 A Letter From Home (oil on board) by Marshall, Peter Paul (1830-1900); 35.6x25.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Marshall, Peter Paul (1830-1900))

18th century Flemish peasant reading a letter at a wooden table. 1803 (engraving)
7233027 18th century Flemish peasant reading a letter at a wooden table. 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info)

A young woman reading a love letter in her room. 1831 (engraving)
7234806 A young woman reading a love letter in her room.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The skeleton of Death and the lawyer. 1827 (engraving)
7233018 The skeleton of Death and the lawyer. 1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: The skeleton of Death and the lawyer)

The pilgrim handed a letter by the skeleton of Death. 1827 (engraving)
7232991 The pilgrim handed a letter by the skeleton of Death.1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info)

Arrival of the mail at a Scheutist mission, Belgian Congo, 1892 (b / w photo)
7148613 Arrival of the mail at a Scheutist mission, Belgian Congo, 1892 (b/w photo) by Belgian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

V is for veteran (colour litho)
7149222 V is for veteran (colour litho) by Dalziel Brothers (1815-1905) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: V is for veteran)

M is for miser (colour litho)
7149213 M is for miser (colour litho) by Dalziel Brothers (1815-1905) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: M is for miser)

G is for gambler (colour litho)
7149207 G is for gambler (colour litho) by Dalziel Brothers (1815-1905) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: G is for gambler)

O is for organ grinder (colour litho)
7149215 O is for organ grinder (colour litho) by Dalziel Brothers (1815-1905) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: O is for organ grinder)

Postman delivering a baby (coloured photo)
7153956 Postman delivering a baby (coloured photo) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Postman delivering a baby)

Christiana and the letter, a scene from from The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan (colour litho)
7153561 Christiana and the letter, a scene from from The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christiana and the letter)

Mediaeval Alphabets and Initials: 14th and 15th Centuries (colour photo)
7153227 Mediaeval Alphabets and Initials: 14th and 15th Centuries (colour photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 14th and 15th Centuries)

Mediaeval Alphabets and Initials: 10th Century (colour photo)
7153219 Mediaeval Alphabets and Initials: 10th Century (colour photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 10th Century)

Mediaeval Alphabets and Initials: 9th Century (colour photo)
7153218 Mediaeval Alphabets and Initials: 9th Century (colour photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 9th Century)

Mail Coach in thunderstorm (colour litho)
7180809 Mail Coach in thunderstorm (colour litho) by Pollard, James (1797-1867) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mail Coach in thunderstorm)

Miniatures from illuminated manuscripts, 14th Century (chromolitho)
7173030 Miniatures from illuminated manuscripts, 14th Century (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miniatures from illuminated manuscripts)

Picking up the Mails (colour litho)
7180331 Picking up the Mails (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Picking up the Mails)

Historiated capital letter from the Bible of Souvigny, 13th Century (chromolitho)
7173018 Historiated capital letter from the Bible of Souvigny, 13th Century (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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