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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.
Coats of arms cities in the UK
A large series issued by C.W. Faulkner.

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.
UK Town arms (Tuck)
Coats of arms cities in the UK
Issued by Tuck, pre 1914.
UK Town arms (B&R)
Coats of arms cities in the UK
Issued by B & R, pre 1914.
UK Town arms (RPPC)
Coats of arms cities in the UK
Issued by RPCC postcards, pre 1914.
UK Town arms (Scott)
Coats of arms cities in the UK
Issued by Scott, Russell & Co, pre 1914.
UK town arms (WRS)
A series of cards with the arms of Scottish and English towns
Issued by WR&S around 1900.
Caledonia Series
A series of cards with the arms of Scottish towns.
Heraldic Series (UK)
Heraldic series with UK town arms. Unknown publisher.
Colleges (UK)
Coats of arms of Oxford University & Colleges Unknown publisher.Unknown publisher.
Westminster Abbey postcards
Postcards with coats of arms in Westminster Abbey
White Lion Society postcards
A series of modern postcards, which can still be obtained from the White Lion Society
Scottish clans and their arms (postcards)
A series of postcards issued by W & A.K. Johnston

Small series (<10 cards)

Arms of Schools
A small series of cards with the arms of schools, issued by RPCC.
Antler Series Heraldic Postcards
A small series of large cards with the arms of municipalities, regions or persons in English counties.
Colonial arms
A series of colonial arms, issued between 1903-1910
Goss heraldic china
A series of postcards with crested china

Railway heraldry series

Achievement Ltd. heraldry series

Cambridge colleges

Issued around 1900-1905

Queen and People

Issued around 1960 (?) part of a larger (largely non heraldic) series of 60

Australia
Canada
New Zealand
Queen Elizabeth I
Royal arms
Royal arms in Scotland
Reverse

Individual cards

Cambridge and Oxford colleges

Oxford University and colleges
(Alfred Savage, 1910s ?)
Oxford University and colleges
(Valentines, 1950s ?)
Oxford University and colleges
(Photo Precision Ltd, 1980s?)
Oxford University and colleges
(Thomas Photos, used 1991)
Oxford University and colleges
Oxford University and colleges
(Unmarked)
Cambridge University and colleges
(J. Salmon Ltd, Sevenoaks, 1980s?, two different backs)
Cambridge University and colleges
(J. Salmon Ltd, Sevenoaks, 1990s?, larger design)
Cambridge University and colleges
(Valentines, pre 1920, with two different backs; with and without 'British manufacture')
Cambridge University and colleges
(Stearns Cambridge, late 1960s (?))
Cambridge University and colleges
(Photo Precision Ltd, 1980s (?))
Cambridge University and colleges
(Alfred Savage, posted 1955)
Cambridge University and colleges
(Colourmaster int. posted 1981)
Cambridge University and colleges
(The Cambridge Portfolio, 1990s)
Cambridge University and colleges
(The Cambridge Portfolio, 2010s)

Other individual postcards

Barmouth
Banner Talbot/Clermont
Barnstaple
Black Prince
British Antarctic Territory
British Columbia
Cardiff
Archdiocese of Canterbury
Christmas
Dartford
Dingwall
Halifax
Hull
Ilfracombe
Ingelheim am Main and Stevenage
Inverness
Heraldic carpets, Iona
Imperial War Museum
Land of the Leek
Kingswood
Lewisham
Lisburn
Merthyr Tydfil
Morecambe
Perth
Portsmouth
Ripon
College of Ripon and York St John
Royal arms in St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh
Royal arms of James I
Saint Helens
Scotland
Scotland
CardiffSledmere HouseSuffolk]]
Trinity College, Cambridge
Cinque Ports, Sandwich
Wells
Western Railway
Western Railway
Willesden
Windsor and Eton College
Spinsters
Benedicts
Motorists
Down luck

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-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.
-'''Large series''' (>50 cards)
+==Large series (>50 cards)==
+<gallery>
+File:stirling.jj.jpg|[[Jaja|'''Ja-Ja Heraldic Series''']]<br>Probably the largest heraldic postcard series known, with over 650 cards. Issued by JaJa tobacco before 1914.
+File:halifax.fau.jpg|[[UK Town arms (Faulkner)|'''Coats of arms cities in the UK''']]<br>A large series issued by C.W. Faulkner.
+</gallery>
-{|align="center"
+==Medium series (10-50 cards)==
-|align="left" width="400 px"|[[Jaja|'''Ja-Ja Heraldic Series''']]<br>Probably the largest heraldic postcard series known, with over 650 cards. Issued by JaJa tobacco before 1914.
+<gallery perrow=0>
-|[[File:halifax.jj.jpg|200 px|align="right]]
+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.
-|align="left" width="400 px"|[[UK Town arms (Faulkner)|'''Coats of arms cities in the UK''']]<br>A large series issued by C.W. Faulkner.
+File:bournemouth.brs.jpg|[[UK Town arms (B&R)]]<br>'''Coats of arms cities in the UK'''<br>Issued by B & R, pre 1914.
-|[[File:halifax.fau.jpg|200 px|align="right]]
+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: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:grimsby.hs1.jpg|[[Heraldic Series (UK)]]<br>Heraldic series with UK town arms. Unknown publisher.
+File:oxford.coll.jpg|[[Colleges (UK)]]<br>Coats of arms of Oxford University & Colleges Unknown publisher.Unknown publisher.
+File:Henry3.wmpc.jpg|[[Westminster Abbey postcards]]<br>Postcards with coats of arms in Westminster Abbey
+File:whitelion13.jpg|'''White Lion Society postcards'''<br>A series of modern postcards, which can still be obtained from the [http://www.whitelionsociety.co.uk/ White Lion Society]
+File:macneil.joh.jpg|'''[[Scottish clans and their arms (postcards)]]'''<br>A series of postcards issued by W & A.K. Johnston
+</gallery>
-'''Medium series''' (10-50 cards)
+==Small series (<10 cards)==
-{|align="center"
+<gallery perrow=0>
-|align="left" width="400 px"|[[House of Lords (Tuck)]]<br>'''Coats of arms of the members of the House of Lords'''<br>Issued by Tuck postcards, pre 1914.
+File:rppc-schools2.jpg|'''Arms of Schools'''<br>A small series of cards with the arms of schools, issued by RPCC.
-|[[File:bedford.hol.jpg|200 px|align="right]]
+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
-|align="left" width="400 px"|[[UK Town arms (B&R)]]<br>'''Coats of arms cities in the UK'''<br>Issued by B & R, pre 1914.
+File:1-chichester.gos.jpg|'''[[Goss postcards|Goss heraldic china]]'''<br>A series of postcards with crested china
-|[[File:bournemouth.brs.jpg|200 px|align="right]]
+</gallery>
-|-
-|align="left" width="400 px"|[[UK Town arms (RPPC)]]<br>'''Coats of arms cities in the UK'''<br>Issued by RPCC postcards, pre 1914.
-|[[File:windermere.rppc.jpg|200 px|align="right]]
-|-
-|align="left" width="400 px"|[[UK Town arms (Scott)]]<br>'''Coats of arms cities in the UK'''<br>Issued by Scott, Russell & Co, pre 1914.
-|[[File:derby.scott.jpg|200 px|align="right]]
-|-
-|align="left" width="400 px"|[[Scottish arms (WRS)]]<br>A series of cards with the arms of Scottish towns.
-|[[File:aberdeen.wrs.jpg|200 px|align="right]]
-|-
-|align="left" width="400 px"|[[Heraldic Series (UK)]]<br>Heraldic series with UK town arms. Unknown publisher.
-|[[File:grimsby.hs1.jpg|200 px|align="right]]
-|-
-|align="left" width="400 px"|[[Colleges (UK)]]<br>Coats of arms of Oxford University & Colleges Unknown publisher.Unknown publisher.
-|[[File:oxford.coll.jpg|200 px|align="right]]
-|-
-|align="left" width="400 px"|[[Westminster Abbey postcards]]<br>Postcards with coats of arms in Westminster Abbey
-|[[File:Henry3.wmpc.jpg|200 px|align="right]]
-|-
-|align="left" width="400 px"|'''White Lion Society postcards'''<br>A series of modern postcards, which can still be obtained from the [http://www.whitelionsociety.co.uk/ White Lion Society]
-|[[File:whitelion13.jpg|200 px|align="right]]
-|-
-|align="left" width="400 px"|'''[[Scottish clans and their arms (postcards)]]'''<br>A series of postcards issued by W & A.K. Jphnston
-|[[File:macneil.joh.jpg|200 px|align="right]]
-|-
-|}
+===Railway heraldry series===
+<gallery perrow=0>
+File:railway1.ukpc.jpg
+File:railway2.ukpc.jpg
+File:railway3.ukpc.jpg
+File:railway4.ukpc.jpg
+File:railway5.ukpc.jpg
+</gallery>
+===Achievement Ltd.  heraldry series===
+<gallery perrow=0>
+File:herald.ukpc.jpg
+File:shield.ukpc.jpg
+File:bosworth.ukpc.jpg
+</gallery>
-'''Small series''' (<10 cards)
+===Cambridge colleges===
+Issued around 1900-1905
+<gallery perrow=0>
+File:downing.camc.jpg
+File:stjohns.camc.jpg
+File:kings.camc.jpg
+File:ridleyhall.camc.jpg
+</gallery>
-{|align="center"
+===Queen and People===
-|align="left" width="400 px"|'''Arms of Schools'''<br>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 [http://www.ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Category:United_Kingdom_(postcards) here] with filename rpcc-XXX.
+Issued around 1960 (?) part of a larger (largely non heraldic) series of 60
-|[[File:rppc-schools2.jpg|200 px|align="right]]
+<gallery perrow=0>
-|-
+File:Australia.qp.jpg|[[Australia]]
-|}
+File:Canada.qp.jpg|[[Canada]]
+File:Newzealand.qp.jpg|[[New Zealand]]
+File:Queenelizabeth.qp.jpg|Queen Elizabeth I
+File:Royalarms.qp.jpg|Royal arms
+File:Scotland.qp.jpg|Royal arms in Scotland
+File:reverse.qp.jpg|Reverse
+</gallery>
+==Individual cards==
-'''Individual cards'''
+===Cambridge and Oxford colleges===
-An overview of individual heraldic postcards can be seen [[:Category:United Kingdom_(postcards)|here]].
+<gallery perrow=0>
+File:oxcoll11.ukpc.jpg|Oxford University and colleges <br> (Alfred Savage, 1910s ?)
+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:oxcoll3.ukpc.jpg|Oxford University and colleges <br> (Thomas Photos, used 1991)
+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: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)
+File:cambcoll9.ukpc.jpg|Cambridge University and colleges <br>(The Cambridge Portfolio, 2010s)
+</gallery>
-Cambrigde and Oxford colleges:
+===Other individual postcards===
-{|align="center"
+<gallery perrow=0>
-|[[File:oxcoll1.ukpc.jpg|200 px|center]]<br><center>Oxford University and colleges <br> (Valentines, 1950s ?)</center>
+File:barmouth.ukpc.jpg|Barmouth
-|[[File:oxcoll2.ukpc.jpg|300 px|center]]<br><center>Oxford University and colleges <br> (Photo Precision Ltd, 1980s?)</center>
+File:Banner.ukpc.jpg|Banner Talbot/Clermont
-|-
+File:Barnstaple.ukpc.jpg|[[Barnstaple]]
-|[[File:oxcoll3.ukpc.jpg|300 px|center]]<br><center>Oxford University and colleges <br> (Thomas Photos, used 1991)</center>
+File:blackprince.ukpc.jpg|Black Prince
-|[[File:cambcoll1.ukpc.jpg|300 px|center]]<br><center>Cambridge University and colleges <br>(J. Salmon Ltd, Sevenoaks, 1980s?)</center>
+File:bat.ukpc.jpg|[[British Antarctic Territory]]
-|-
+File:bc.ukpc.jpg|[[British Columbia]]
-|[[File:cambcoll2.ukpc.jpg|300 px|center]]<br><center>Cambridge University and colleges <br> (J. Salmon Ltd, Sevenoaks, 1990s?, larger design)</center>
+File:cardiff.ukpc.jpg|[[Cardiff]]
-|[[File:cambcoll3.ukpc.jpg|200 px|center]]<br><center>Cambridge University and colleges <br>(Valentines, pre 1920, with two different backs; with and without 'British manufacture')</center>
+File:canterburyd.ukpc.jpg|[[Archdiocese of Canterbury]]
-|-
+File:christmas.ukpc.jpg|Christmas
-|}
+File:Dartford.ukpc.jpg|[[Dartford]]
+File:dingwall.ukpc.jpg|[[Dingwall]]
+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:ionacarpets.ukpc.jpg|Heraldic carpets, Iona
+File:iwm.ukpc.jpg|[[Imperial War Museum]]
+File:leek.ukpc.jpg|Land of the Leek
+File:kingswood.ukpc.jpg|[[Kingswood]]
+File:lewisham.ukpc.jpg|[[Lewisham]]
+File:Lisburn.ukpc.jpg|[[Lisburn]]
+File:merthyrt.ukpc.jpg|[[Merthyr Tydfil]]
+File:Morecambe.ukpc.jpg|[[Morecambe and Heysham|Morecambe]]
+File:perth.ukpc.jpg|[[Perth]]
+File:Portsmouth.ukpc.jpg|[[Portsmouth]]
+File:ripon.ukpc.jpg|[[Ripon]]
+File:crysj.ukpc.jpg|[[College of Ripon and York St John]]
+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: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:benedicts.ukpc.jpg|Benedicts
+File:motorists.ukpc.jpg|Motorists
+File:downluck.ukpc.jpg|Down luck
+</gallery>
-Other individual postcards (examples)
+{{collect}}
+{{media}}
-{|align="center"
-|[[File:lewisham.ukpc.jpg|300 px|center]]<br><center>Lewisham<br> (The Dainty series, 1920s?)</center>
-|[[File:cardiff.ukpc.jpg|300 px|center]]<br><center>Cardiff<br> (?, 1920s?)</center>
-|-
-|[[File:ripon.ukpc.jpg|200 px|center]]<br><center>Ripon<br> (?, 1920s?)</center>
-|[[File:perth.ukpc.jpg|300 px|center]]<br><center>Perth<br>(Fair city series, 1910s?)</center>
-|-
-|}
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