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Postcard / Ephemera. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition Thus. [EDWARDIAN COMIC NOVELTY / RAILWAY & TRAVEL HUMOUR / MUSIC HALL MEMORABILIA] Original Edwardian era color lithograph comic postcard titled along the upper vertical margin: "ARE YOU THE LASSIE FROM LANCASHIRE?" Published locally as entry No. 65 in the sought-after "Coronation Blackpool Series" by the regional Northern publisher A. & E.C. ILLUSTRATION & MUSIC HALL INTEREST: Released in 1908, this card is a direct, humorous contemporary pop-culture parody of Florrie Forde's massively popular Edwardian music hall song of the same name. The graphic depicts a grinning railway station porter carrying an impossibly elongated, accordion-folded chain of luggage boxes behind a picket fence. He is addressing a caricatured woman carrying a small satchel outside a brick "LOST LUGGAGE OFFICE." POSTAL HISTORY & MANUSCRIPT CONTENT: This specimen is postally used and provides great regional social context. The reverse bears a fluid handwritten message in bold black ink tracking a classic Northern seaside getaway: "Dear Harry, Having a grand time at Blackpool. But it looks like having some very wet weather. Yours, Henry." The card features an intact green King Edward VII Half-Penny stamp cleanly tied to the cardstock by an exceptionally bold, perfectly centered circular duplex postmark reading "BLACKPOOL / 2:30 PM / AU 10 / 08". Hand-addressed to Miss L. Friar at Dunmail House, St. Annes, St. Helens, Lancashire. The reverse is beautifully framed with Art Nouveau floral borders and a central crown emblem for the Coronation series. CONDITION: Very Good antique condition. The color print on the front remains remarkably bright, crisp, and clean with no surface scuffs, scratches, or fading. Cardstock is firm and flat with straight borders and only negligible corner tip rubbing. The reverse face is beautifully preserved; the purple Art Nouveau framing, the bold postmark, and the hand-written script are completely sharp, unfaded, and entirely legible. Totally free of structural creases, tears, or vintage album glue stains. A premium, exceptionally clean example of Edwardian music-hall-era pop culture, seaside resort humor, and Lancashire postal history. Anonymous Comic Illustrator (A. & E.C. Studio) (ilustrador).…

Postcard / Ephemera. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition Thus. [EDWARDIAN COMIC NOVELTY / HOLIDAY EPHEMERA / POSTAL HISTORY] Original Edwardian era color lithograph comic postcard titled in the lower margin: "THE IMPS ON THE PROMENADE." Head-bordered at the top with "COPYRIGHT 'IDEAS'" branding. Published as an official promotional novelty card for "Ideas", the incredibly popular turn-of-the-century British penny weekly newspaper. ILLUSTRATION: Features a chaotic, finely detailed crowded scene depicting dozens of bare, pink mischievous cartoon baby "Imps" overrunning a seaside resort promenade. The imps are shown causing comedic mayhem: swarming vintage motor cars, climbing structural pier beams, riding bicycles, causing a horse-drawn wagon accident, and pestering well-dressed Edwardian holidaymakers. POSTAL HISTORY & MANUSCRIPT CONTENT: This specimen is postally used and offers wonderful regional travel context from a Lancashire seaside holiday. The reverse bears a complete handwritten message in dark black fountain ink dated July 13th: "Dear Sister. Got a very welcome post card came duly to hand. Busy you are Harry. Such bad weather hope tomorrow will be fine and then you will return in front for me. Long, Blackpool." It features a crisp, intact green King Edward VII Half-Penny stamp cleanly tied to the cardstock by a bold, circular duplex postmark from ST. HELENS, LANC. dated "9:30 PM / JY 17 / 08" (July 17, 1908). Hand-addressed to a Miss Lily Friar in Thatto Heath, St. Helens. CONDITION: Very Good antique condition. The color print on the front remains remarkably clean, bright, and texturally sound with no surface scuffs, scrapes, or fading. Minimal, completely natural uniform age-toning. The reverse cardstock face is well-preserved; the handwriting is dark, fluid, and perfectly legible. Edges are straight with only minor, standard tip rubbing at the corners from historic album positioning. Completely free of creases, tears, or modern repairs. An exceptionally clean, beautifully postmarked example of Edwardian mass-media print advertising and seaside resort humor. Anonymous Comic Illustrator (Copyright "Ideas") (ilustrador). …

Postcard / Ephemera. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition Thus. [NOVELTY EPHEMERA / EDWARDIAN ILLUSIONS / HALLOWEEN & OCCULT ART] Original Edwardian era color lithograph interactive novelty postcard published as part of the highly collectible "Valentine's Series" by Valentine & Sons. GRAPHIC & NOVELTY DESIGN: Features a vivid, dramatic illustration of a classic fairytale witch in a bright red robe and black pointed hat, using a magic wand to stir a boiling tripod cauldron. Billowing from the cauldron is a massive white smoke screen forming a large central oval. The lower left corner features a detailed instructional panel titled "MAGIC PHOTOGRAPHY." It reads: "To obtain Magic Portrait hold Card 6 inches from face, gazing steadily on the white oval in centre of Card for a few seconds, then hold to the heat of the fire or gas, when Portrait will gradually be developed." The edge of the oval bears a red patent warning reading "PATENT APPLIED FOR Nº 5183." HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: This card is an incredibly rare survivor of Edwardian chemical/thermal invisible ink novelty print. Most examples found today were either ruined by being held too close to gas lamps (leaving heavy burn marks) or have already had their hidden portraits permanently developed. This specimen remains completely unexposed, preserving the chemical oval in its original blank state. POSTAL HISTORY: Postally unused. The reverse cardstock remains completely blank, featuring the elegant flowing typography header "Post Card", a stylized Art Nouveau central vine divider, a decorative stamp box, and the vertical publisher credit "VALENTINE'S SERIES." CONDITION: Very Good antique condition. The front graphic remains exceptionally bright, bold, and visually clean with deep black lines and rich red ink. The blank central oval shows light, entirely natural vintage spotting/foxing from age, but is entirely free of modern marks, text, or heat-exposure changes. The reverse shows uniform age-toning and a scattering of standard foxing spots across the lower half. Edges are square and crisp with minimal corner tip wear. No creases, tears, burns, or pinholes. A premier, highly unusual museum-grade example of early 20th-century interactive parlor tricks and holiday novelty ephemera. Anonymous Comic / Occult Illustrator (ilustrador). …