Dad’s Postcards.

These are some of my dad's old postcards. He had many pen-pals with which he exchanged letters, postage stamps, postcards, etc.

Istonio-Corsea Vastospa. Back: Ed Nicola Raspa Cartoleria Vasto Alterocca Terni.

Lourenco Marques Cathedral.

Llanfairpwllgwyngyll The church of St. Mary
Back: The Menai Bridge.

Wolfenbüttel Lessinghaus mit bibliothek.

Santiago

Vasto Spiaggia. Back: Ed Nicola Raspa Cartoleria.

An important observation post at height of 8000 Ft.
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Back of above postcard.

Wolfenbüttel Rathaus.

Handwriting on the Back: The river Strymon East Macedonia Greece.
The lion of Amphipolis at the back.

1419 . MÁLAGA . FUENTE MONUMENTAL Y AYUNTAMIENTO.

Back: Wolfenbüttel Lessinghaus mit kaffeehaus.

Wolfenbüttel Lange Herzogstraße.

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My Grandmother  kept a lot of photos, documents, negatives and mementos, which my Dad passed onto me. Many of the postcards have handwriting on the back. Please contact me here, if you have any additional information or if you would like to use this content. Please don’t copy this material but rather put a link back to my Blog. You can see more of her mementos here.

Adderley Street and Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa. The Valentine & Sons Publishing Co, Ltd, P.O.Box 1685, Cape Town The back of the Postcard is dated 3.3.1923, but I think the photo is older, because of the horse carriages.

Cape Town and Table Mountain from Table Bay, Cape Town, South Africa.Postcard Front.

Cape Town and Table Mountain from Table Bay, Cape Town, South Africa.Postcard Back. Postage stamped Clanwilliam.

Threshing at Mr. C.K. Jooste's farm, Bellevue, Tulbagh, Cape, South Africa. 1912 The photographer looks like AB Roux. Postcard Front.

Threshing at Mr. C.K. Jooste's farm, Bellevue, Tulbagh, Cape, South Africa. 1912 Postcard back.

Augsburg, Hotel, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

From Above Clifton on Sea, Cape Town,  South Africa Front.

Clifton on Sea, Cape Town,  South Africa, 1/2 d postage stamp of The Union of South Africa.Copyright G.B. (G Budricks) & Company,  P.O. Box 1018, Cape Town, South Africa. 

Back.

Reader's Digest.

My Favorite Flowers. 

Front.

My Favorite Flowers. Back. Published by EA Schwerdtfeger & Co. AG, Berlin.

"Another big one was E.A. Schwerdtfeger & Co. AG establ. 1894 who became even bigger after taking over the publishing dept. of NPG c. February - March 1920. E.A.S. was backed up by the huge photo paper manufacturer Mimosa AG, Dresden. Berlin was a center for firms busy in the real photo business back then." -  The Postcard album,

A happy Birthday. 

Front.

A happy Birthday. 

Back. Entirely British Manufacture,

A birthday Wish
Front.

A Joyous Christmas. Front. Valentine’s Co. Ltd.Ltd. (Valentine & Sons)   1825-1963 Dundee, Scotland and London, England

A Joyous Christmas. Back: Valentine's XL Series. Real Photo Cards. Printed In Great Britain. Valentine’s Co. Ltd.Ltd. (Valentine & Sons)   1825-1963

Postcard Front. 

Front. 

Back.

Ik Hoor  uw stem die roep. (Dutch) I Hear Your voice calling. 

Front.

263 Front.

The Last Supper. 

Front.

Mizpah, Front. "Mizpah is Hebrew for "lord watch over me" As mentioned in the Bible, it marked an agreement between two people, with God as their witness." - Wikipedia Valentine’s Co. Ltd.Ltd. (Valentine & Sons)   1825-1963

Peace perfect peace. Front. Bamforth & Co, Ltd. Publishers Holmfirth (England) Hymn Series No. 5111/2

Peace perfect peace. Back. Bamforth & Co, Ltd. Publishers Holmfirth (England) Hymn Series No. 5111/2

Ergens wacht er een harte. (Dutch) Somewhere one's heart is waiting 

Front.

Front.

Victoria Falls, Front. "Victoria Falls, or Mosi-oa-Tunya (Tokaleya Tonga: The Smoke That Thunders), is a waterfall in southern Africa on the Zambezi River at the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It has been described by CNN as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the world.' -Wikipedia.

You look like your hat on very well let it be.... 

Front.

You look like your hat on very well let it be.... 

Back.

In the glad Springtide. Front.

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Copyright and the old family photo.

Photographers of the 19th century

South Africa Photographers

Checklist of South Africa Postcard Publishers to c 1930

A Reflection on Female Photographers active in South Africa prior to 1915

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