Thank you Alison, that’s great. Noting the images used are uneven I’m very happy to send better copies - let me know.
I don’t have others to hand but handle many thousands of cards annually and will be in touch if I find more unique examples.
Here are two postcards with slight variations from the ones already in your DB. The trademark line at the left edge and the series/number designation at the bottom left are both worded differently. The backs of these cards appear to be the same as yours, so I’m just posting the fronts.
The first corresponds to your grey finch with red/brown tail faces away, looks right.
The second corresponds to your two multicoloured finches face away, look at each other.
My contribution today is identified as belonging to ARTISTIC SERIES 2162. However, it doesn’t appear to be a part of the Artistic Series 2162 “romantic couples” set already in your DB. That one has entirely different subject matter and the fancy easel with cherubs trademark, whereas this one just has the simpler easel trademark. I could not find any comparable set for this card in your DB.
EDIT: Almost forgot to mention, the size is 3.75"H x 5"W
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This card is captioned “Gate of St. John’s Hospital, Canterbury” and belongs to ARTISTIC SERIES 2448. You have 3 other cards from the series in your DB as SET: Canterbury. The artist is L. H. WHITE and the card’s size is 4"H x 5.875"W.
Here’s one of the Rebecca Coleman Angel Head cards from the “Prize Design” category. It’s not numbered. I can find very few similar cards in your DB but I’m guessing that, since these Angel Head cards seem to have been quite popular, and there are many varieties, you may already have quite a few of these that simply haven’t found their way into the DB yet. Therefore, it’s very possible that this one, and others I’ll eventually get around to posting, may duplicate ones you already have. I figure, though, that I may as well just post them and, if there’s an overlap with yours, no harm done. Just ignore mine when you eventually get around to adding them to the DB.
This card is approximately 5.375"H x 4.625"W
EDIT: Apparently, I now can’t add any additional posts, so I’ll simply tack the following onto my most recent one.
This card belongs to Artistic Series 2275. You have another card in your DB, identified as WIVELSFIELD, SUSSEX, that appears to belong to the same series. However, since you don’t appear to have the back of that card, the series number isn’t identified. The “set” is just listed as “winter scenes”. This scene on my card is identified as “Cuckfield, Sussex”. The size is 3.625"H x 6.25"W.
This Christmas card belongs to Artistic Series 6174, which I can’t currently find in your DB. I don’t see an artist’s signature, but the verse on the back is by M. R. Jarvis. The front appears to have once carried a substantial amount of glitter. The size is approximately 3.375"H x 4.75"W.
Hi-Many thanks, I have updated to the database. Alison
Hi-Many thanks, I have updated to the database. Alison
Thanks I have added both, Alison
This card has no number, but appears to be from the Artistic Series. The artist is Jessie Chase and depicts Ightham. I was unable to find any similar cards in your DB. The verse is by Eden Hooper. The size is 5.25"H x 4"W.
These two small cards are not numbered. The one with the Easter greeting carries an ARTIST SER logo, while the one with a Christmas greeting has a PRIZE EXHIBITION SERIES logo. I can’t find either card individually listed in your DB, but both are incorporated (with different greetings) into a fancy QV fringed, easel back, satin padded Easter card. Each one measures 4.375"H x 3.125"W. I don’t see an artist signature on either.
Here are two more unnumbered Rebecca Coleman Angel Head cards that don’t yet appear in your DB. Both are marked as “PRIZE DESIGN”. The first carries a verse by Fannie Rochat and the second has one by Eden Hooper. Both measure 5.375"H x 4.625"W.
EDIT: It seems that new posts are limited again, so I’ll just tack this onto yesterday’s post.
These two unnumbered Rebecca Coleman Angel Head cards feature a different angel, but are otherwise similar to the two that I posted yesterday. Both are also marked as “PRIZE DESIGN”. The authors of the verses are just identified by initials. Both cards measure 5.375"H x 4.625"W.
Hi,
This card appears to be new:
Isle of Man Multiscene
Kirkbraddan/Harris Promenade/Ramsey Promenade/Loch Promenade
Isle of Man Series 1626
I’m concerned the images haven’t uploaded correctly. Fingers crossed and all that…
Many thanks, I have added. The images came through just fine. Alison
These four Angel Head cards are somewhat smaller than the ones I posted last week, measuring 4.375"H x 3.75"W. All are unnumbered but belong to the Prize Painter series, although Rebecca Coleman is not actually identified as the painter who received the prize, which of course she was. The last two have the same caption on the front but different verses on the back. All four of the verses are attributed to Eden Hooper.
Thanks for all the images @ColinTheLibrarian.
I’m guessing that your snapping a quick photo with your smart phone.
There are some apps that can automatically crop and fix the perspective of the images as you scan them like:
Also the Dropbox app can scan images like that as well.
Thanks, Justin.