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Charming early 20th-century postcard album containing around 58 original vintage postcards, dating between 1895 and 1915.
The album itself features a decorative Art Nouveau cover with gilt lady cameo and hand-lettered “Post Card Album” title.
Inside are real photo and hand-tinted lithograph cards mounted in original corner slots on grey-green pages.
A rare survivor showcasing Edwardian travel, architecture, and landscape from across Britain and the Empire.
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🌆 Locations & Highlights
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Harrogate & Yorkshire: Royal Hall, Majestic Hotel, Station Square, The Stray
Southport: Carter Gardens, Hesketh Park
Blackpool: Tower & Seafront (colour lithos)
Folkestone: The Lees promenade
Douglas, Isle of Man:
Concertina fold-out strip (8 mini-views: Onchan Village, Lighthouse, Victoria Pier, Water Wheel Groudle etc.)
“A Bit of Old Manx Land” tinted thatched cottage scene
Lake District: Thirlmere, Keswick, Buttermere, Windermere, Coniston, Crummock Water
Others: Leeds Town Hall, Matlock High Tor, Ilkley Cow & Calf, Gretna Green Old Marriage House, St Bees School House, Shakespeare’s Cottage Bedroom, interior church views
🇮🇹 Italy – “La Lava dell’Eruzione del Vesuvio 26 Aprile 1895” – early eruption photo card
🇧🇪 Belgium – Angleur Château Nagemakers & Huy Le Château de Corroy
🇨🇦 Canada – Siwash Rock & Japanese Fishing Boats (Vancouver), Victoria Square Montreal
🇳🇿 New Zealand – Dunedin panoramic sepia view
