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<font size=5><center>'''Heraldic postcards from the United Kingdom'''</center></font>  
<font size=5><center>'''Heraldic postcards from the United Kingdom'''</center></font>  


Heraldic postcards from the United Kingdom, including Ireland for pre 1918 cards.
[[Heraldic postcards]] from the United Kingdom, including Ireland for pre 1918 cards.


Heraldic postcards were a popular topic at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. There have been many larger and smaller series with heraldic designs, often very similar, and also often without clear markings or series information. Below the series and cards that I know of are listed.
Heraldic postcards were a popular topic at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. There have been many larger and smaller series with heraldic designs, often very similar, and also often without clear markings or series information. Below the series and cards that I know of are listed.
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==Medium series (10-50 cards)==
==Medium series (10-50 cards)==
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File:bedford.hol.jpg|[[House of Lords (Tuck)]]<br>'''Coats of arms of the members of the House of Lords'''<br>Issued by Tuck postcards, pre 1914.
File:bedford.hol.jpg|[[House of Lords (Tuck)]]<br>'''Coats of arms of the members of the House of Lords'''<br>Issued by Tuck postcards, pre 1914.
File:oxford.tuck.jpg|[[UK Town arms (Tuck)]]<br>'''Coats of arms cities in the UK'''<br>Issued by Tuck, pre 1914.
File:oxford.tuck.jpg|[[UK Town arms (Tuck)]]<br>'''Coats of arms cities in the UK'''<br>Issued by Tuck, pre 1914.
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File:windermere.rppc.jpg|[[UK Town arms (RPPC)]]<br>'''Coats of arms cities in the UK'''<br>Issued by RPCC postcards, pre 1914.
File:windermere.rppc.jpg|[[UK Town arms (RPPC)]]<br>'''Coats of arms cities in the UK'''<br>Issued by RPCC postcards, pre 1914.
File:derby.scott.jpg|[[UK Town arms (Scott)]]<br>'''Coats of arms cities in the UK'''<br>Issued by Scott, Russell & Co, pre 1914.
File:derby.scott.jpg|[[UK Town arms (Scott)]]<br>'''Coats of arms cities in the UK'''<br>Issued by Scott, Russell & Co, pre 1914.
File:aberdeen.wrs.jpg|[[Scottish arms (WRS)]]<br>A series of cards with the arms of Scottish towns.
File:aberdeen.wrs.jpg|[[UK town arms (WRS)]]<br>A series of cards with the arms of Scottish and English towns<br>Issued by WR&S around 1900.
File:glasgow.ukpc.jpg|[[Caledonia Series]]<br>A series of cards with the arms of Scottish towns.
File:glasgow.ukpc.jpg|[[Caledonia Series]]<br>A series of cards with the arms of Scottish towns.
File:grimsby.hs1.jpg|[[Heraldic Series (UK)]]<br>Heraldic series with UK town arms. Unknown publisher.
File:grimsby.hs1.jpg|[[Heraldic Series (UK)]]<br>Heraldic series with UK town arms. Unknown publisher.
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==Small series (<10 cards)==
==Small series (<10 cards)==


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File:rppc-schools2.jpg|'''Arms of Schools'''<br>A small series of cards with the arms of schools, issued by RPCC.  
File:rppc-schools2.jpg|'''Arms of Schools'''<br>A small series of cards with the arms of schools, issued by RPCC.  
File:cornwall.ant.jpg|'''[[Antler Series]] Heraldic Postcards'''<br>A small series of large cards with the arms of municipalities, regions or persons in English counties.
File:cornwall.ant.jpg|'''[[Antler Series]] Heraldic Postcards'''<br>A small series of large cards with the arms of municipalities, regions or persons in English counties.
File:colonies1.brcol.jpg|'''[[Colonial arms (postcards)|Colonial arms]]'''<br>A series of colonial arms, issued between 1903-1910
File:colonies1.brcol.jpg|'''[[Colonial arms (postcards)|Colonial arms]]'''<br>A series of colonial arms, issued between 1903-1910
File:1-chichester.gos.jpg|'''[[Goss postcards|Goss heraldic china]]'''<br>A series of postcards with crested china
File:1-chichester.gos.jpg|'''[[Goss postcards|Goss heraldic china]]'''<br>A series of postcards with crested china
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===Railway heraldry series===
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File:railway1.ukpc.jpg
File:railway2.ukpc.jpg
File:railway3.ukpc.jpg
File:railway4.ukpc.jpg
File:railway5.ukpc.jpg
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===Achievement Ltd.  heraldry series===
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File:herald.ukpc.jpg
File:shield.ukpc.jpg
File:bosworth.ukpc.jpg
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===Cambridge colleges===
Issued around 1900-1905
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File:stjohns.camc.jpg
File:kings.camc.jpg
File:ridleyhall.camc.jpg
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An overview of individual heraldic postcards can be seen [[:Category:United Kingdom_(postcards)|here]].
An overview of individual heraldic postcards can be seen [[:Category:United Kingdom_(postcards)|here]].


===Cambrigde and Oxford colleges===
===Cambridge and Oxford colleges===


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File:oxcoll11.ukpc.jpg|Oxford University and colleges <br> (Alfred Savage, 1910s ?)
File:oxcoll1.ukpc.jpg|Oxford University and colleges <br> (Valentines, 1950s ?)
File:oxcoll1.ukpc.jpg|Oxford University and colleges <br> (Valentines, 1950s ?)
File:oxcoll2.ukpc.jpg|Oxford University and colleges <br> (Photo Precision Ltd, 1980s?)
File:oxcoll2.ukpc.jpg|Oxford University and colleges <br> (Photo Precision Ltd, 1980s?)
File:oxcoll3.ukpc.jpg|Oxford University and colleges <br> (Thomas Photos, used 1991)
File:oxcoll3.ukpc.jpg|Oxford University and colleges <br> (Thomas Photos, used 1991)
File:cambcoll1.ukpc.jpg|Cambridge University and colleges <br>(J. Salmon Ltd, Sevenoaks, 1980s?)
File:oxcoll4.ukpc.jpg|Oxford University and colleges <br>
File:oxcoll5.ukpc.jpg|Oxford University and colleges <br> (Unmarked)
File:cambcoll1.ukpc.jpg|Cambridge University and colleges <br>(J. Salmon Ltd, Sevenoaks, 1980s?, two different backs)
File:cambcoll2.ukpc.jpg|Cambridge University and colleges <br> (J. Salmon Ltd, Sevenoaks, 1990s?, larger design)
File:cambcoll2.ukpc.jpg|Cambridge University and colleges <br> (J. Salmon Ltd, Sevenoaks, 1990s?, larger design)
File:cambcoll3.ukpc.jpg|Cambridge University and colleges <br>(Valentines, pre 1920, with two different backs; with and without 'British manufacture')
File:cambcoll3.ukpc.jpg|Cambridge University and colleges <br>(Valentines, pre 1920, with two different backs; with and without 'British manufacture')
File:cambcoll4.ukpc.jpg|Cambridge University and colleges <br>(Stearns Cambridge, late 1960s (?))
File:cambcoll5.ukpc.jpg|Cambridge University and colleges <br>(Photo Precision Ltd, 1980s (?))
File:cambcoll6.ukpc.jpg|Cambridge University and colleges <br>(Alfred Savage, posted 1955)
File:cambcoll7.ukpc.jpg|Cambridge University and colleges <br>(Colourmaster int. posted 1981)
File:cambcoll8.ukpc.jpg|Cambridge University and colleges <br>(The Cambridge Portfolio, 1990s)
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===Other individual postcards (examples)===
===Other individual postcards===


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File:barmouth.ukpc.jpg|Barmouth
File:barmouth.ukpc.jpg|Barmouth
File:Banner.ukpc.jpg|Banner Talbot/Clermont
File:Barnstaple.ukpc.jpg|[[Barnstaple]]
File:blackprince.ukpc.jpg|Black Prince
File:blackprince.ukpc.jpg|Black Prince
File:bat.ukpc.jpg|[[British Antarctic Territory]]
File:bc.ukpc.jpg|[[British Columbia]]
File:cardiff.ukpc.jpg|[[Cardiff]]
File:cardiff.ukpc.jpg|[[Cardiff]]
File:canterburyd.ukpc.jpg|[[Archdiocese of Canterbury]]
File:christmas.ukpc.jpg|Christmas
File:christmas.ukpc.jpg|Christmas
File:Dartford.ukpc.jpg|[[Dartford]]
File:dingwall.ukpc.jpg|[[Dingwall]]
File:dingwall.ukpc.jpg|[[Dingwall]]
File:halifax.ukpc.jpg|[[Halifax (Yorkshire)|Halifax]]
File:halifax.ukpc.jpg|[[Halifax (Yorkshire)|Halifax]]
File:hull.ukpc.jpg|[[Hull]]
File:Ilfracombe.ukpc.jpg|[[Ilfracombe]]
File:Ingelheim.ukpc.jpg|[[Ingelheim am Main]] and [[Stevenage]]
File:inverness.ukpc.jpg|[[Inverness]]
File:leek.ukpc.jpg|Land of the Leek
File:kingswood.ukpc.jpg|[[Kingswood]]
File:lewisham.ukpc.jpg|[[Lewisham]]
File:lewisham.ukpc.jpg|[[Lewisham]]
File:ionacarpets.ukpc.jpg|Heraldic carpets, Iona
File:iwm.ukpc.jpg|[[Imperial War Museum]]
File:merthyrt.ukpc.jpg|[[Merthyr Tydfil]]
File:Morecambe.ukpc.jpg|[[Morecambe and Heysham|Morecambe]]
File:Morecambe.ukpc.jpg|[[Morecambe and Heysham|Morecambe]]
File:perth.ukpc.jpg|[[Perth]]
File:ripon.ukpc.jpg|[[Ripon]]
File:ripon.ukpc.jpg|[[Ripon]]
File:crysj.ukpc.jpg|[[College of Ripon and York St John]]
File:perth.ukpc.jpg|[[Perth]]
File:perth.ukpc.jpg|[[Perth]]
File:royal.ukpc.jpg|Royal arms in St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh
File:royal1.ukpc.jpg|Royal arms of James I
File:sthelens.ukpc.jpg|[[Saint Helens]]
File:sthelens.ukpc.jpg|[[Saint Helens]]
File:scotland3.ukpc.jpg|[[Scotland]]
File:scotland4.ukpc.jpg|[[Scotland]]
File:sledmere.ukpc.jpg|[[Cardiff]]Sledmere HouseSuffolk]]
File:tricollege.ukpc.jpg|Trinity College, Cambridge
File:sandwich.ukpc.jpg|Cinque Ports, Sandwich
File:wells.ukpc.jpg|[[Wells]]
File:western.ukpc.jpg|Western Railway
File:gwestern.ukpc.jpg|Western Railway
File:willesden.ukpc.jpg|[[Willesden]]
File:windsoreton.ukpc.jpg|[[Windsor]] and [[Eton College]]
File:spinsters.ukpc.jpg|Spinsters
File:spinsters.ukpc.jpg|Spinsters
File:benedicts.ukpc.jpg|Benedicts
File:benedicts.ukpc.jpg|Benedicts
File:motorists.ukpc.jpg|Motorists
File:motorists.ukpc.jpg|Motorists
File:downluck.ukpc.jpg|Down luck
File:downluck.ukpc.jpg|Down luck
File:tricollege.ukpc.jpg|Trinity College, Cambridge
File:sandwich.ukpc.jpg|Cinque Ports, Sandwich
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Heraldic postcards from the United Kingdom

Heraldic postcards from the United Kingdom, including Ireland for pre 1918 cards.

Heraldic postcards were a popular topic at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. There have been many larger and smaller series with heraldic designs, often very similar, and also often without clear markings or series information. Below the series and cards that I know of are listed.

Large series (>50 cards)

Medium series (10-50 cards)

Small series (<10 cards)

Railway heraldry series

Achievement Ltd. heraldry series

Cambridge colleges

Issued around 1900-1905

Individual cards

An overview of individual heraldic postcards can be seen here.

Cambridge and Oxford colleges

Other individual postcards


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