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<font size=5><center>'''Heraldic postcards from the United Kingdom'''</center></font>  
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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.
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|[[Scottish arms (WRS)]]<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: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"|[[Caledonia Series]]<br>A series of cards with the arms of Scottish towns.
|[[File:glasgow.ukpc.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. Johnston
|[[File:macneil.joh.jpg|200 px|align="right]]
|-


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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
</gallery>


=='''Small series''' (<10 cards)==
===Achievement Ltd.  heraldry series===
<gallery perrow=0>
File:herald.ukpc.jpg
File:shield.ukpc.jpg
File:bosworth.ukpc.jpg
</gallery>


{|align="center"
==Individual cards==
|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.
|[[File:rppc-schools2.jpg|200 px|align="right]]
|-
|align="left" width="400 px"|'''[[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|200 px|align="right]]
|-
|}
 
=='''Individual cards'''==


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:
===Cambrigde and Oxford colleges===


{|align="center"
<gallery perrow=0>
|[[File:oxcoll1.ukpc.jpg|200 px|center]]<br><center>Oxford University and colleges <br> (Valentines, 1950s ?)</center>
File:oxcoll11.ukpc.jpg|Oxford University and colleges <br> (Alfred Savage, 1910s ?)
|[[File:oxcoll2.ukpc.jpg|300 px|center]]<br><center>Oxford University and colleges <br> (Photo Precision Ltd, 1980s?)</center>
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|300 px|center]]<br><center>Oxford University and colleges <br> (Thomas Photos, used 1991)</center>
File:oxcoll3.ukpc.jpg|Oxford University and colleges <br> (Thomas Photos, used 1991)
|[[File:cambcoll1.ukpc.jpg|300 px|center]]<br><center>Cambridge University and colleges <br>(J. Salmon Ltd, Sevenoaks, 1980s?)</center>
File:oxcoll4.ukpc.jpg|Oxford University and colleges <br>
|-
File:oxcoll5.ukpc.jpg|Oxford University and colleges <br> (Unmarked)
|[[File:cambcoll2.ukpc.jpg|300 px|center]]<br><center>Cambridge University and colleges <br> (J. Salmon Ltd, Sevenoaks, 1990s?, larger design)</center>
File:cambcoll1.ukpc.jpg|Cambridge University and colleges <br>(J. Salmon Ltd, Sevenoaks, 1980s?, two different backs)
|[[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: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, 1980s (?))
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)
</gallery>


===Other individual postcards (examples)===
===Other individual postcards===


<gallery perrow=6>
<gallery perrow=0>
File:barmouth.ukpc.jpg|Barmouth
File:Banner.ukpc.jpg|Banner Talbot/Clermont
File:Barnstaple.ukpc.jpg|[[Barnstaple]]
File:blackprince.ukpc.jpg|Black Prince
File:bat.ukpc.jpg|[[British Antarctic Territory]]
File:cardiff.ukpc.jpg|[[Cardiff]]
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:inverness.ukpc.jpg|[[Inverness]]
File:leek.ukpc.jpg|Land of the Leek
File:lewisham.ukpc.jpg|[[Lewisham]]
File:lewisham.ukpc.jpg|[[Lewisham]]
File:cardiff.ukpc.jpg|[[Cardiff]]
File:ionacarpets.ukpc.jpg|Heraldic carpets, Iona
File:cambridge.ukpc.jpg|[[Cambridge]]
File:iwm.ukpc.jpg|[[Imperial War Museum]]
File:Hastings.ukpc.jpg|[[Hastings]]
File:merthyrt.ukpc.jpg|[[Merthyr Tydfil]]
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:suffolk.ukpc.jpg|[[Suffolk]]
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>
</gallery>
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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)

  • 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

  • Railway1.ukpc.jpg
  • Railway2.ukpc.jpg
  • Railway3.ukpc.jpg
  • Railway4.ukpc.jpg
  • Railway5.ukpc.jpg

Achievement Ltd. heraldry series

  • Herald.ukpc.jpg
  • Shield.ukpc.jpg
  • Bosworth.ukpc.jpg

Individual cards

An overview of individual heraldic postcards can be seen here.

Cambrigde 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, 1980s (?))

  • 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)

Other individual postcards

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