Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Early 20th-Century

A Collection of Early 20th-Century British and International Topographical and Thematic Postcards - A collection of early 20th-century postcards featuring topographical, maritime, comic, and social history subjects. The cards are housed in a dark blue ring-binder album within protective plastic sleeves. Notable cards include a colour postcard of the ocean liner R.M.S. Mauretania with printed technical specifications stating 32,000 Gross Tons and 68,000 Horse Power. Topographical views include a black and white scene titled SOUVENIR FROM DURBAN, NATAL, AFRICA featuring a rickshaw scene, and a landscape view titled RIVER RIBBLE AND EDISFORD BRIDGE, CLITHEROE. A multi-view card of the English Lake District titled TWELVE LAKES is marked B. and R.s Camera Series. International social history is represented by a black and white card titled Dentellières flamandes. - LACE MAKERS, depicting women at work. The assortment also includes a colour comic postcard of a schoolroom scene with the caption SO, HENRY YOU CANNOT LEAVE THE ROOM TILL YOU HAVE STAYED LIKE A GOOD BOY AND FILLED THE INKWELLS! and various artistic portrait and greeting cards.