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Six postcards attached together illustrating GNER (Great North Eastern Railways Ltd.)'s new "Mallard" train, 2004.

The new GNER Mallard

2004
14 black & white railway postcards produced by Pamlin Prints of Croydon, depicting SR, LMS, GWR locomotives, stations, Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, etc.

Partial set of 14 postcards showing various locomotives and stations

Set of seven postcards, six sepia, one coloured, depicting the Cornish village of Golant and various views of the Railway Convalescent Home, Par, Cornwall

Set of postcards

Collection of 36 miscellaneous postcards by listed photographers. Various subjects, portraits, composers, poets, cars, topical etc. Not in an album.

Collection of 36 miscellaneous postcards by listed photographers

Postcard album of postcards, occupational type, industry and manufacturing, leisure and recreation. Assembled by donor

Album of postcards

News cuttings and citations c1930-1940, concerning Miss Winifred Penn-Gaskell (1874-1949) and her collection of stamps cards and covers illustrating the development of international air post 1870-1950 / realised from assorted 1950s brown envelopes, by Science Museum, 2003. 1 binder; 32x25cm. With a follow-on binder assembled concerning the Science Museum's exhibition of part of the collection in 1952

News cuttings and citations c1930-1940

1930-1952
Collection of stamps cards and covers illustrating the development of international air post 1870-1950 / amassed by Miss Winifred Penn-Gaskell. 81: Quantity of air mail covers, mainly 1936-1945. 306 items; various formats, mainly used; many with own stamps, RAF censor franked; others with RAF censor markings only. Items 1-16 illuminate human situations including war movements, prisoner of war post covers, medical interest, broadcasting, Free French; item 9, Blythe House revisited. 1 binder. Handchecklisted. Remaining items are batched in condition for browsing. 1 box. Roughhandchecklisted

Collection of stamps cards and covers illustrating the development of international air post 1870-1950

1942-1944
Collection of stamps cards and covers illustrating the development of international air post 1870-1950 / amassed by Miss Winifred Penn-Gaskell. 83: 6 scrapbooks of extracts from writings in Philatelic Magazine, and other cuttings, on the history of air mail / assembled 1917-1924 by William E Hughes, stamp collector and writer, a correspondent with Miss Penn-Gaskell and whose collection is absorbed within hers. Each scrapbook or recycled volume c50pp or 80pp unnumbered, with items adhered or tipped or stuffed in. Arrangement by broad countries. Unindexed. Including: descriptions of philatelic collections; design news; features on Pigeon Post; German articles; night mail; Zeppelins; scrapbook 3, debate on mail carried or not on airship R34 in 1919, end cover has [pre1917?] Russian stamp 80 Kop; generally a fix on aerophilately as it happened. Condition for browsing

Stamps cards and covers illustrating the development of international air post

1917-1924
Photographic postcards, a collection of fifteen of the Railway Convalescent Home and residents of same, and two enlargements including view of interior of the Smugglers Inn, Dawlish, sent by a resident of the Railway Convalescent Home to his wife, The Grounds Bridge House Dawlish, The Bowling Green Bridge House Dawlish, The Dining Room Bridge House Dawlish, Matron with dog (2 items, signed), Groups of Residents and nursing staff Bridge House Dawlish (4 items) residents acting out a play at Bridge House Dawlish (3 items), all black and white, good condition.

photographic postcards (Dawlish Convalescent Home)

1937
Collection of stamps cards and covers illustrating the development of international air post 1870-1950 / amassed by Miss Winifred Penn-Gaskell. 70: Pellicule, glass microphotograph message sent by pigeon post for use by projection onto a screen, by the French Army in the Siege of Paris 1870-1871. [date 22 janv, arrived, 2 fevr 1871]. Transparent paper [collodion process?], 5.2x3.8cm mounted in glass 7x4.3cm. Handwritten. Headed: Depeches Officielles 2me Serie No. 45. At top: signature de Lafollye. 16 sheets used 43 drawing pins to fit irregularly for photography scaled down by 40 diameter. See: Microscopical examination of some pigeon post pellicles / by Dr GWW Stephens, National Micro News, No. 41, November 1959 pp46-60. See also: Les pigeongrammes officielles / Peter Jakobs, 23 avril 1979 [cat. 312]. WITH ALSO: Pellicule, Tours-Paris; Pellicule No.27, Tours-Bordeaux

Pellicules

1871
Collection of stamps cards and covers illustrating the development of international air post 1870-1950 / amassed by Miss Winifred Penn-Gaskell. 73: Advertisement by Jules Herman for paraffin-based paper single-stamp wallet, 'La Pochette Phila', the conservation aid of the time, insert to a catalogue for the Exposition Internationale Philatelique, Paris, 1925. The example stamp attached is a green 100 Deutsches Reich, showing three miners wielding picks. 21x13cm.

Collection of stamps cards and covers illustrating the development of international air post 1870-1950

1925
Postcard of nursing staff and wounded British soldiers posing for a photograph in a hospital ward, c1914-1918. Possibly photographed at Queen Mary's Convalescent Auxiliary Hospital, Roehampton, London. From an album of 104 postcards and a pen and ink drawing showing injured soldiers at Queen Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital, Roehampton, members of the Essex Regiment and other medical pictures, 1914-1918.

Nursing staff and wounded British soldiers in a hospital ward, c1914-1918

circa 1914-1918
Postcard of matron and nurses at Queen Mary's Convalescent Auxiliary Hospital, Roehampton, London. From an album of 104 postcards and a pen and ink drawing showing injured soldiers at Queen Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital, Roehampton, members of the Essex Regiment and other medical pictures, 1914-1918.

Matron and nursing staff, Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton, c1915-1918.

circa 1915-1918
Postcard of workers making artificial limbs, c.1915-1918. Probably photographed in the limb-making workshops associated with Queen Mary's Convalescent Auxiliary Hospital, Roehampton, London. From an album of 104 postcards and a pen and ink drawing showing injured soldiers at Queen Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital, Roehampton, members of the Essex Regiment and other medical pictures, 1914-1918.

Making wooden prosthetic limbs during World War One, c1915-1918.

circa 1915-1918
Postcard of British soldiers wearing artificial legs having a running race, c.1915-1918. Photographed at Queen Mary's Convalescent Auxiliary Hospital, Roehampton, London. From an album of 104 postcards and a pen and ink drawing showing injured soldiers at Queen Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital, Roehampton, members of the Essex Regiment and other medical pictures, 1914-1918.

Soldiers wearing artificial legs, c1915-1918.

circa 1915-1918
5 postcards of the site-specific installation 'Wrapped Reichstag', which was developed by the artists Christo and Jeanne Claude between 1971 and 1995. The installation itself existed for 14 days in 1995, 24 June-6 July. 4 postcards are signed by the artists.

Five postcards of 'Wrapped Reichstag' by Christo and Jeanne Claude

1995
35 postcards, mainly portraits of statesmen, explorers and literati, 1860-1930

35 postcards, mainly portraits of statesmen, explorers and literati

Black & White post-cards and photographs of Faverdale Hall, training exercises, Derby Training School and Woking Staff College

Post-cards and photographs of Faverdale Hall

9 postcards of the Vale of Rheidol railway.

9 postcards of the Vale of Rheidol railway

Four postcards of hospital interiors, 1900-1940

Four postcards of hospital interiors

1900-1940
Collection of stamps cards and covers illustrating the development of international air post 1870-1950 / amassed by Miss Winifred Penn-Gaskell. 68: Philatelic cover, First Transatlantic Airship Mail, 1919. Envelope for the London Joint City and Midland Bank. The cover was carried on the airship R34, which left New York on 10 July 1919 and arrived at Pulham, Norfolk on 13 July 1919. Postmarked New York July 5 and 9, London R34 13 JY 19, stamped 10c yellow, 50c purple, five frankings and various red wax seals. 18x50cm

Collection of stamps cards and covers illustrating the development of international air post 1870-1950

1919
Postcard of nursing staff and wounded British soldiers, mostly in wheelchairs, posing for a photograph in a hospital ward, c1915-1918. Photographed at Queen Mary's Convalescent Auxiliary Hospital, Roehampton, London. From an album of 104 postcards and a pen and ink drawing showing injured soldiers at Queen Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital, Roehampton, members of the Essex Regiment and other medical pictures, 1914-1918.

Nursing staff and wounded British soldiers in a hospital ward, c1915-1918

circa 1915-1918
Postcard of nursing staff and wounded British soldiers posing for a photograph in a hospital ward, c1915-1918. Photographed at Queen Mary's Convalescent Auxiliary Hospital, Roehampton, London. From an album of 104 postcards and a pen and ink drawing showing injured soldiers at Queen Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital, Roehampton, members of the Essex Regiment and other medical pictures, 1914-1918.

Nursing staff and wounded British soldiers in a hospital ward, c1915-1918

circa 1915-1918
Postcard of a group of wounded British soldiers posing for a photograph in hospital grounds, c1915-1918. Photographed at Queen Mary's Convalescent Auxiliary Hospital, Roehampton, London. From an album of 104 postcards and a pen and ink drawing showing injured soldiers at Queen Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital, Roehampton, members of the Essex Regiment and other medical pictures, 1914-1918.

Wounded British soldiers in hospital grounds, c1915-1918

circa 1915-1918
Postcard of a wounded English soldier being helped out of an ambulance at Amiens, France, during World War One, 1914-1918. From an album of 104 postcards and a pen and ink drawing showing injured soldiers at Queen Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital, Roehampton, members of the Essex Regiment and other medical pictures, 1914-1918.

A wounded British soldier, Amiens, France, WW1, 1914-1918.

1914-1918
2 postcards showing antique shoes

2 postcards showing antique shoes

Photographic reproduction of programme of ceremony for opening Chepstow Bridge, 1816, with two postcard views of bridge; mounted in glazed frame

Photographic reproduction of programme of ceremony for opening Chepstow Bridge

Set of postcards of six scenes from the Dan Dare strip in Eagle magazine 1950-1959. 14.5x10.5cm. Produced for the British Cartoon Centre 'Dan Dare at 50' exhibition 25 June - 8 September 2000. Pilot of the Future, 1950; the Mekon with the Ingersoll Dan Dare watch, 1953; Stripey in Rogue Planet, 1955; Plant Control Room, Rogue Planet, 1956; Reign of the Robots, 1957; Terra Nova, 1959

Set of postcards of six scenes from Dan Dare in 'Eagle' magazine

2000
Collection of stamps cards and covers illustrating the development of international air post 1870-1950 / amassed by Miss Winifred Penn-Gaskell. 69: Sheet of 75 vignettes, each bearing portrait of Guynemer, black overstamp Meeting Aeronautique DE BUC, October 1920. Proof, whole sheet, with Ruppe Surand imprint, some of which are hit by perforations; with printer's guidemarks and punchholes at edges. Some splitting. 45x24cm

Collection of stamps cards and covers illustrating the development of international air post 1870-1950

1920
Collection of stamps cards and covers illustrating the development of international air post 1870-1950 / amassed by Miss Winifred Penn-Gaskell. 72: Broadsheet notice, A Grand Military Searchlight Tattoo. Fort William Calcutta. [India], 1925. 25x17.5cm. Franked 31.12.25 10AM. The Calcutta air drop, 31 December 1925, the cachet explained in accompanying note

A Grand Military Searchlight Tattoo

1925
Collection of stamps cards and covers illustrating the development of international air post 1870-1950 / amassed by Miss Winifred Penn-Gaskell. 67: Folder of twelve album sheets mounted by Frank Godden Ltd with vignettes, cards, original watercolours and designs, some Swiss, 1912-1914. For descriptions please see 1950-317/67/1 - 67/12

Development of international air post

1912-1914
A collection of sixty one assorted railway postcards and press photographs, one photograph of model London & North Eastern Railway locomotive 1942 in a presentation folder.

Assorted Railway Postcards

Postcards, 6 postcards of posters of VSOE in envelope, 1983, original posters by Pierre Fix-Masseau.

Postcards, 6 postcards of posters of VSOE in envelope

1983
Collection of stamps cards and covers illustrating the development of international air post 1870-1950 / amassed by Miss Winifred Penn-Gaskell. 84: Quantity of monograph literature on aspects of air post, published 1919-1946. c18 items, some from WE Hughes. Including: meritorious service of homing pigeons in the RAF 1919; experimental flights in India 1911-1929; pigeon posts of New Zealand, 1931; Coronation Aerial Post 1911; German airmail labels; Lundy Island post. Listed. For details please see 1950-317/84/1 to /18

Collection of stamps cards and covers illustrating the development of international air post 1870-1950

1919-1946
Collection of eight postcards, three depicting the old Tay Bridge disaster, one each the Tay Bridge from South Dundee, Tay Bridge Station, the interior of a Caledonian Railway Company Ambulance Train, The no 1 engine on the original rails of the Stockton & Darlington Railway and a locomotive of the Central Railway

Collection of postcards

Postcard album of postcards, occupational type, industry and manufacturing, leisure and recreation. Assembled by donor

Album of postcards

17 Postcards, North Eastern Railway official postcards with views and accompanying maps, and giving routes and fares covered by Holiday Contract Tickets: Scarborough; Robin Hoods Bay; Alnmouth Golf Links; Tynemouth; Cullercoats; Bamburgh Castle; Berwick-on-Tweed [3 items]; Kelso; Twizel; Hardraw Scaur; Aysgarth Falls; Richmond, Yorks [2 items]; Alnwick Castle; Harrogate.

Collection of NER postcards

1903
[Postcards (5) of 2- and 4- engine Handley Page aeroplanes, n.d. (ca.1920-1940)]

Postcards (5) of 2- and 4- engine Handley Page aeroplanes

circa 1920-1940
[Miscellaneous collection of post cards (43) depicting docks and harbours around the world. 20th century. Chiefly re the Americas, Britain and Europe, and the Far East]

Miscellaneous collection of post cards (43) depicting docks and harbours around the world

1901-2000
Collection of stamps cards and covers illustrating the development of international air post 1870-1950 / amassed by Miss Winifred Penn-Gaskell. 86: Quantity of sale and stamp catalogues 1921-1948. Some from WE Hughes. Various countries. Including notably: standard works, by Champion 1921-1925, Ridgway 1922, Lissiuk 1930, Eustis 1938; Indian rocket mails / Cooper 1939; Air Post Catalogue / Sanabria, 1943. 930pp. Annotated by Science Museum 1950s; Airgraph and V-mail Catalogue / J Stephen, 1948; quantity of dealers' lists in Germany c1921-1937 covering Zeppelin flights. Handlisted

Collection of stamps cards and covers illustrating the development of international air post 1870-1950

1921-1948
Collection of stamps cards and covers illustrating the development of international air post 1870-1950 / amassed by Miss Winifred Penn-Gaskell. 87: Exhibition catalogues 1925-1930. Comprising: L'Exposition Internationale des Timbres-Poste, Paris, 2-12 May 1925. 224pp; British Polar Exhibition, London, 2-15 July 1930. 18pp, relating to Franklin's balloon search message; Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition of rare and historic air mail stamps and covers, Old Bond Street Galleries London, 10-12 June 1930. 12pp; page 9 exhibits from Miss Penn-Gaskell

Collection of stamps cards and covers illustrating the development of international air post 1870-1950

1925-1930