Postcard History

July 11, 2025

Tag: British Postcards

  • The Norfolk Coach at Christmas

    The Norfolk Coach at Christmas

    Editor’s Staff

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    The Norfolk Coach at Christmas is an East-Anglian retelling of Charles Dickens’s 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol. This campy, out-of-town version has no ghosts. It does, however have a rich-man and a very smart beggar.

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  • Earning Your Living in the British Empire

    Earning Your Living in the British Empire

    George “Burt” Martin

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    “Earning a Living” are words that mean something different to everyone. Here are some ways that those who live in the British Empire do it. Occupation postcards are abundant and fun to collect, this example of workers trimming sponges is a good sample.

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  • The Ripon Hornblower

    The Ripon Hornblower

    Tony Shepherd

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    Tradition and pageantry are hallmarks in many civilizations, but in the eyes of most others, tradition in England is especially important and the English have a long and glorious experience with pageantry. The Ripon Hornblower may not be well known but it has been ongoing for over a thousand years.

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Past Article

Bob Teevan
December 12, 2021 2 Comments
The Salvation Army serves mankind in many ways and we are grateful for their devotion. A Christian Mission group in London became known as the Salvation Army in 1878. A year later a young girl named Eliza Shirley came to American and settled in Philadelphia. Today the nearly two-million members work around the world. This postcard tells about two of them.

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