April 25, 2024
Tag: British Postcards
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The Norfolk Coach at Christmas
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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
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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
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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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“Well, all I know is what I read in the papers,” said Will Rogers. If you agree with Mr. Rogers and apply it to the reports of the fire that destroyed much of the Belgian Exposition of 1910, you would be more “confused” than “educated.” Thanks to postcards that show the ruins those who collect such cards were better informed than most reporters.