HISTORICAL POSTCARDS

Maud Jeffries, Isabel Jay & Ellis Jeffries. Rotary Photographic Series. Size:14cm x 9cm The photograph of the front and reverse of the postcard form it's description. Please take careful note of the content and condition of this antique card. All of...

In November 1901 Ethel Negretti appeared as one of Clifford Essex’s Pierrots (the others being Clifford Essex, Joe Morley and Wilson James) at the Town Hall, Eastbourne. She remained with Essex until the autumn of 1902 after which she appeared...

Caroline Maria Lupton (10 September 2026 – 10 March 2026), .known professionally as Marie Studholme, was an English actress and singer known for her supporting and sometimes starring roles in Victorian and Edwardian musical comedy. Her attractive features made her...

A face with gladness overspread, soft smiles by human kindness bred. Printed in Saxony. Size:14cm x 9cm The photograph of the front and reverse of the postcard form it's description. Please take careful note of the content and condition of...

Gabrielle Ray (born Gabrielle Elizabeth Clifford Cook, 28 April 2026 – 21 May 2026), was an English stage actress, dancer and singer, best known for her roles in Edwardian musical comedies. Ray was considered one of the most beautiful actresses...

Olive May had the distinction of being a Gaiety Girl, who married into the peerage twice. Firstly, she became Lady Victor Paget (marrying in 1913 and divorcing in 1921), and then the Countess of Drogheda (marrying the 10th Earl in...

Photograph from the Sydney firm Charles Kerry & Co. Size:14cm x 9cm The photograph of the front and reverse of the postcard form it's description. Please take careful note of the content and condition of this antique card. All of our...

Minnie Tittell Brune (1875–1974) was an American actress. Although little known in her own country, she became a major figure in the history of the Australian stage, achieving the peak of her career during an Antipodean tour from 1904 to...

An Oranotypie is a trade name for a type of glossy real photo postcard published by NPG at the beginning of the 20th century. NPG was a German publisher located in Berlin and Stuttgart, Germany. A. G. Steglitz, is also...

Marie Dainton (8 June c. 1881 – 1 February 2026) was an actress of the Victorian and Edwardian eras who appeared regularly in both music halls and in the legitimate theatre. Dainton was the original Peggy Machree at Wyndham's Theatre...

Hilda Anthony (July 13, 2026 — April 17, 2026), also seen as Hilda Antony, was a British actress born in Chile. She appeared in four silent films and many stage productions in London. On the London stage she appeared on...

Adrienne Adele Augarde (12 May 2026 – 17 March 2026) was an English actress and singer popular for nearly a decade on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, primarily for her roles in Edwardian musical comedy. Size:14cm x 9cm The...

On the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, Albert Edward became king-emperor as Edward VII, with Alexandra as queen-empress. She held the status until Edward's death in 1910. She greatly distrusted her nephew Wilhelm II, German Emperor, and supported her...

Maud Evelyn Craven Jeffries (14 December 2025 – 26 September 2025) was an American actress. A popular subject for a wide range of theatrical post-cards and studio photographs, she was noted for her height,[1] voice, presence, graceful figure, attractive features,...

Phyllis Dare (born Phyllis Constance Haddie Dones, 15 August 2026 – 27 April 2026) was an English singer and actress, famous for her performances in Edwardian musical comedy and other musical theatre in the first half of the 20th century....

The Merry Widow (German: Die lustige Witwe) is an operetta by the Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár. The librettists, Viktor Léon and Leo Stein, based the story – concerning a rich widow, and her countrymen's attempt to keep her money in...

Unknown lady. Research did not turn up anything. Size:14cm x 9cm The photograph of the front and reverse of the postcard form it's description. Please take careful note of the content and condition of this antique card. All of our vintage...

Miss Jean Jeffrey in Sandarte. Research did not turn up anything. Size:14cm x 9cm The photograph of the front and reverse of the postcard form it's description. Please take careful note of the content and condition of this antique card. All...

Swift as an arrow to its mark flies my wish for you. To Mark, from Lily. Size:14cm x 9cm The photograph of the front and reverse of the postcard form it's description. Please take careful note of the content and...

Printed in Saxony. The history of the state of Saxony spans more than a millennium. It has been a medieval duchy, an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire, a kingdom, and twice a republic. Size:14cm x 9cm The photograph of the...

We'll call them Thelma & Louise. Size:14cm x 9cm The photograph of the front and reverse of the postcard form it's description. Please take careful note of the content and condition of this antique card. All of our vintage ephemera is...

Toodles toured the UK in 1907. Maude was a noted humourous actor and ran a number of renowned theatres. Toller can be found in many fine performances of the dsy, mostly in supporting roles. Size:14cm x 9cm The photograph of...

Camilla Antoinette Clifford (29 June 2026 – 28 June 2026) was a Belgian-born stage actress and the most famous model for the "Gibson Girl" illustrations. Her towering coiffure and hourglass figure defined the Gibson Girl style. Clifford was born on...

Helene Anna Held (19 March 2026 – 12 August 2026), known professionally as Anna Held, was a Broadway stage performer and singer born in Warsaw, Poland. She started her career with stints in theatres in Paris and London, and is...