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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)

Ja-Ja Heraldic Series
Probably the largest heraldic postcard series known, with over 650 cards. Issued by JaJa tobacco before 1914.
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Coats of arms cities in the UK
A large series issued by C.W. Faulkner.
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Medium series (10-50 cards)

House of Lords (Tuck)
Coats of arms of the members of the House of Lords
Issued by Tuck postcards, pre 1914.
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UK Town arms (B&R)
Coats of arms cities in the UK
Issued by B & R, pre 1914.
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UK Town arms (RPPC)
Coats of arms cities in the UK
Issued by RPCC postcards, pre 1914.
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UK Town arms (Scott)
Coats of arms cities in the UK
Issued by Scott, Russell & Co, pre 1914.
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Scottish arms (WRS)
A series of cards with the arms of Scottish towns.
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Heraldic Series (UK)
Heraldic series with UK town arms. Unknown publisher.
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Colleges (UK)
Coats of arms of Oxford University & Colleges Unknown publisher.Unknown publisher.
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Westminster Abbey postcards
Postcards with coats of arms in Westminster Abbey
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White Lion Society postcards
A series of modern postcards, which can still be obtained from the White Lion Society
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Small series (<10 cards)

Arms of Schools
A small series of cards with the arms of schools, issued by RPCC. The company also issued another larger series (see above), and some cards with the arms of Cambridge University Colleges. The series can be seen here with filename rpcc-XXX.
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Individual cards

An overview of individual heraldic postcards can be seen here.

Cambrigde and Oxford colleges:

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Oxford University and colleges
(Valentines, 1950s ?)
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Oxford University and colleges
(Photo Precision Ltd, 1980s?)
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Oxford University and colleges
(Thomas Photos, used 1991)
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Cambridge University and colleges
(J. Salmon Ltd, Sevenoaks, 1980s?)
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Cambridge University and colleges
(J. Salmon Ltd, Sevenoaks, 1990s?, larger design)
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Cambridge University and colleges
(Valentines, pre 1920, with two different backs; with and without 'British manufacture')

Other individual postcards (examples)

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Lewisham
(The Dainty series, 1920s?)
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Cardiff
(?, 1920s?)
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Ripon
(?, 1920s?)
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Perth
(Fair city series, 1910s?)