North American journal sells for thousands
An apparently unpublished account of a journey made by two Englishmen across colonial North America sold for a total of
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Historic Suffolk postcards show county’s past
A collection of historic postcards featuring bygone scenes of Suffolk will go under the hammer in county auction house, Lacy
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Victorian travel journal is entertaining read
A newly-discovered 150-year-old Victorian travel journal has been compared to film Trains, Planes and Automobiles by auction house, Hansons, thanks
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Letters by literary greats in sale
A treasure trove of letters, sketches, books, prints and other artwork from leading artists and writers of the 19th
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Victorian paper ephemera in sale
One of the most extraordinary feats of Victorian engineering is remembered in an upcoming North Yorkshire sale of Books, Maps
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Vintage James Bond poster makes thousands
Vintage James Bond posters were the star lots at a recent single-owner auction of rare posters hosted by Surrey’s leading
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Harry Houdini signed postcard in sale
An intriguing signature written by legendary escape artist Harry Houdini when he performed in the Huddersfield Hippodrome is coming up
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A Guide to Collecting Postcards
While we might not be sending many this summer, the humble postcard has been connecting British people for more than a century and
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Bidders battle for American Civil War letter
Soldiers’ letters sent during the American Civil War formed part of a rare historical postal collection of early USA stamps
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Soldier’s wartime love letters to sell
Letters home to a sweetheart and photographs revealing aspects of life in a German Prisoner of War camp form part
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