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<font size=5><center>'''Goss crested china postcards'''</center></font> | <font size=5><center>'''Goss crested china postcards'''</center></font> | ||
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'''Series information :''' | '''Series information :''' | ||
*Issued by : S.A. Oates & Co, Halifax on behalf of the Goss company | *Issued by : S.A. Oates & Co, Halifax on behalf of the Goss company | ||
*Date of issue : between 1905- | *Date of issue : between 1905-15 | ||
*Number of stamps/cards : 8 | *Number of stamps/cards : 8 | ||
*Image variants : numerous | *Image variants : numerous | ||
==Company== | ==Company== | ||
These postcards were issued as advertising for Goss [[Crested china]]. The cards were initially issued in a | These postcards were issued as advertising for Goss [[Crested china]]. The cards were initially issued in a series of 6 of the most popular designs. The cards did not show any coat of arms. Local agents or stationers could order the cards with a specific coat of arms, which was then overprinted on the cards. As there were hundreds of arms to choose from, there is an enormous variation of the cards possible. Later two more cards were issued. | ||
The reverse of the cards: | |||
[[File:reverse.gos.jpg|400 px|center]] | |||
Cards exist with more reddish or more brownish lettering. | |||
The series consisted of : ( | The series consisted of : | ||
(''some images from auction sites'') | |||
1: Abbot's cup, Fountains Abbey | 1: Abbot's cup, Fountains Abbey | ||
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File:2-halifax.gos.jpg|[[Halifax (Yorkshire)]] | File:2-halifax.gos.jpg|[[Halifax (Yorkshire)]] | ||
File:2-harrogate.gos.jpg|[[Harrogate]] | File:2-harrogate.gos.jpg|[[Harrogate]] | ||
File:2-stoketrent.gos.jpg|[[Stoke-on-Trent]] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
3: Ancient Welsh bronze crochon | 3: Ancient Welsh bronze crochon | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:3-blackpool.gos.jpg|[[Blackpool]] | |||
File:3-camberwell.gos.jpg|[[Camberwell]] | |||
File:3-kensington.gos.jpg|[[Kensington]] | |||
File:3-sheffield.gos.jpg|[[Sheffield]] | File:3-sheffield.gos.jpg|[[Sheffield]] | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:4-blackburn.gos.jpg|[[Blackburn]] | File:4-blackburn.gos.jpg|[[Blackburn]] | ||
File:4-hastings.gos.jpg|[[Hastings]] | |||
File:4-manchester.gos.jpg|[[Manchester]] | |||
File:4-stannes.gos.jpg|[[Saint Annes on the Sea]] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
5: Loving cup | 5: Loving cup | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:5-kensington.gos|[[Kensington]] | File:5-birmingham.gos.jpg|[[Birmingham]] | ||
File:5-chelmsford.gos.jpg|[[Chelmsford]] | |||
File:5-kensington.gos.jpg|[[Kensington]] | |||
File:5-stpancras.gos.jpg|[[St. Pancras]] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
6: Roman vase from Chester | 6: Roman vase from Chester | ||
<gallery> | |||
File:6-chichester.gos.jpg|[[Chichester]] | |||
File:6-liverpool.gos.jpg|[[Liverpool]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
7: Bronze ewer from Bath | 7: Bronze ewer from Bath | ||
<gallery> | |||
File:7-canterbury.gos.jpg|[[Canterbury]] | |||
File:7-winchester.gos.jpg|[[Winchester]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
8: Irish mather | 8: Irish mather | ||
<gallery> | |||
File:8-edinburgh.gos.jpg|[[Edinburgh]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
{{collect}} | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Postcards]] | [[Category:Postcards]] | ||
[[Category:United Kingdom]] | [[Category:United Kingdom]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:58, 28 March 2024
Series information :
- Issued by : S.A. Oates & Co, Halifax on behalf of the Goss company
- Date of issue : between 1905-15
- Number of stamps/cards : 8
- Image variants : numerous
Company
These postcards were issued as advertising for Goss Crested china. The cards were initially issued in a series of 6 of the most popular designs. The cards did not show any coat of arms. Local agents or stationers could order the cards with a specific coat of arms, which was then overprinted on the cards. As there were hundreds of arms to choose from, there is an enormous variation of the cards possible. Later two more cards were issued.
The reverse of the cards:
Cards exist with more reddish or more brownish lettering.
The series consisted of :
(some images from auction sites)
1: Abbot's cup, Fountains Abbey
2: Aberdeen bronze pot
3: Ancient Welsh bronze crochon
4: Roman ewer from York
5: Loving cup
6: Roman vase from Chester
7: Bronze ewer from Bath
8: Irish mather
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