PPM revisits Manchester's Belle Vue amusement park

60 Pages·2010·8.64 MB·English

by  Michael Day

TThe top magazine for
collectors of old and modern postcards worldwide!
Art deco from
Sweden
July 2010
no. 375
£2.60
Also inside:
(cid:2)
(cid:2) Hollywood postcard magic PPM revisits
Comic strip in Wiltshire
pub Manchester’s
(cid:2)
Ships of the Orient Line
(cid:2) Belle Vue
Bournemouth bicentenary
(cid:2) Desert Island Postcards amusement
and lots more articles, plus news,
park
auctions, moderns, postbag
and events diary
It’s a month of top postcard fairs - big weekend events from Exeter to
Leeds via Reading, Birmingham, Twickenham & Central London
Jotter’s guide to Bournemouth hotels
The artist Walter Hayward Young produced a long series
of hotel views for London postcard publisher Arthur
Burkart & Co., including many Bournemouth hotels. These
were used by the hotels as advertising cards. Above: one
of two views of the Branksome Tower, which boasted it
was the only hotel in the town “with grounds extending to
the seashore”. This card was posted to Shepherd’s Bush
at Christmas 1912
Above and below: inside and
outside the Durley Dean Hydro. Another card showed
a scene in the lounge.
Right: The Royal Exeter. These delightful hotel cards are
packed with detail, here showing strolling guests and a
game of croquet on the lawns. Inset views are an extra fea-
ture of many of the cards in the series, which runs to 100
highly collectable postcards.
Below right: Hotel Burlington in Boscombe
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15 Debdale Lane PPM Features July 2010
Keyworth
Nottingham NG12 5HT
Postcard signposts - Liz McKernan checks out her
Tel: [phone] directions 10
Fax: [phone] Topographical focus - John Garrett celebrates
Bournemouth’s bicentenary 14
A postcard from Vladivostok - Philip Robinson
www.postcardcollecting.co.uk
investigates a romance 18
e-mail: [email protected] Desert Island Postcards - Julia Sayers is cast adrift
22
Editorial, advertising and correspondence: Brian and
Belle Vue: big and bold - Norman Ellis looks for
Mary Lund
amusement in Manchester 24
Typesetting and origination: Helen Bradshaw and Brian
Lund The magic of Hollywood - Philip Yaxley on the
Published by:Reflections of a Bygone Age bewitching boulevard 29
Printed by:Warners Midlands plc, Bourne, Lincolnshire The Swedish art deco master - Michael Hauskeller
(01778-391000) profiles Einar Nerman and his postcards 32
Ships of The Orient Line - Alan Leonard with more
SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR 12 ADVERTISEMENT high seas postcard adventures 36
ISSUES (including postage) RATES A classic coaching inn and its comic postcard wall
paintings - Andrew Swift uncovers more than
U.K. £34 Page £175 he bargained for in deepest Wiltshire 44
Europe (airmail) £44 Half-page £99
Rest of world airmail £58 Quarter-page £61
Rest of world surface £40 Eighth-page £39
Sixteenth-page £22 Early posting Regular columns
Early posting dates 3
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ISSN 0144-8137
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Fairs/Auction Diary 6
tributors are not necessar- Latest additions to our
Spot colour: 20% extra Moderns news 9
ily those of the editor and ongoing listing are as fol-
publisher. Inside covers: 20% extra lows: Clubscene 20
Full colour rates: 50% extra Auction notes 28
We check all advertise- Semi-display:- Places Postbag 42
ments, but cannot be Card Chat 46
3 single col.cms £7.50. Each * Aberdeen 24 July 1898
responsible for changes of extra col.cm £1.75 Auchtermuchty 7 Feb 1900 Book Review 56
dates, failure of individu- * Banchory 15 Mar 1900 Picture Postcard Puzzles
als to answer letters, etc.
Classified lineage: * Inverness 24 Aug 1898 57
We shall of course be
1-3 insertions 16p per word * Reeth 31 Dec 1902
pleased to follow up any
4 + insertions 13p per word * Rochester 21 Mar 1900
problems readers may Top collections to
Semi-display £7.50 for 3cm * Weymouth 16 Aug 1897
experience. deep box including text, feature at auction
Readers writing to PPM for £7.50 per 3cm box Subjects
information should enclose Picture ad (modern cards *Lighthouses 29 Dec 1890 Two of the best collec-
an S.A.E. only) b/w £9.50 col. £15 tions of picture postcards
VAT is included in the classi- * indicates an earlier date in their respective fields
Please make out cheques fied rates. This is not applic- than previously recorded. that have ever been
to ‘Reflections of a Bygone able to advertisers outside If you can contribute asembled will be sold in
Age.’ Europe. to this feature, please send
the next few months.
photocopy of both sides of
Jackson’s, of Cedar Falls,
any submitted postcard.
Iowa, in the U.S.A. are
Earliest Lighthouse postcard?This German card shows the The important side is the
lighthouse at Weser. It is postmarked 29 December 1890 picture - the location of the offering at the end of
which is almost 12 years earlier than the previous earliest postmark is irrelevant. The August the 40,000+ Ken
recorded date. These cards were used to report shipping latest updated listing Oden collection of
passing the lighthouse on the way into the port of Bre- appears in 2010 Picture African-American and
merhaven. In this case, the imminent arrival of the Chely- Postcard Annual. African postcards and
dra from New Orleans is reported to the shipping agent in ephemera, formed over
Many of you are kind
port. This enabled them to make preparations for unload- two decades and repre-
enough to contribute to
ing cargo as well as informing those meeting passengers. senting over 5,500 pub-
this feature with updates
Arrival dates could vary consider- lishers and 125 different
or suggested new loca-
ably as steam tions. Where these are vil- categories. There are
had not yet lages or hamlets with over 150 postcards of
taken over small populations a centu- Josephine Baker, for
completely ry ago we tend not to instance. She was a black
from sail. include these unless the woman who was the
publication date of the biggest European
postcard is particularly
celebrity of her time, but
early i.e. 1902 or earlier.
ridiculed in her native
Virtually everywhere had
America. Real photo-
postcards available by late
1903 or 1904, and if we graphic cards - often of
were to include every loca- disturbing subjects - fea-
tion, our list would ture large in the collec-
become an unwieldy tion, which we’ll preview
gazetteer. So if a date you fully next month. Jack-
sent hasn’t been included, son’s advert can be
that is likely to be the rea-
found on pages 48-49.
son.
The other major auction
is of the Karl Jaeger col-
lection - see next page.
Picture Postcard Monthly July 2010 3
‘Unique’ collection for sale in
Newsdesk
(cid:2) (cid:3)
Salzburg
A 30,000- strong collection formed over 25 years by
Comic postcards in Tate exposure Karl Jaeger from Bath is to be auctioned by Markus
Weissenbock of Salzburg, Austria, in October. It rep-
resents about 80% of Karl’s entire collection - he felt
Saucy seaside postcards form part of a celebration
he had to trim it down a bit! - and the 200 albums are
of British comic art in an exhibition at Tate Britain in
strong in fine Judaica cards, Asia, South America,
London that runs until 5 September. Titled ‘Rude Bri-
China and Hong Kong, with an extra helping of
tannia’, it features a wide array of paintings, sculp-
beautiful Venetian postcards. Subjects include
tures, film and photography, portraying a rich histo-
advertising in the fields of food and drink, tobacco
ry of cartooning and visual jokes. Various rooms
and animals - and there’s some choice ephemera,
have approriate titles: Absurd features Alice in Won-
too. Markus will be at The Picture Postcard Show in
derland illustrations, Bawdycontains McGill master-
London from 2nd-4th September promoting the cat-
pieces, and Politicshas plenty of cartoons bringing
alogue and showing a selection of the postcards.
public figures down to size.
This quite unique sale is likely to attract worldwide
(cid:2) The Funeral Service The South of England interest and should be one of the highlights of post-
Journal of June 2010 had Spring postcard fair at Wok- card collecting history. Karl came to postcards via
an eight-page article about ing Leisure Centre saw an the well-trodden route of stamps and postal history
the centenary of Edward encouragingly large atten-
when he realised that many of his postal history sup-
VII’s funeral in May 2010. dance, with lots of brisk
pliers were also postcard collectors. He soon
The piece was illustrated by business taking place on
eight contemporary post- both days. realised that picture postcards were “much more
cards. fun!”
(cid:2) Card Times, the maga- (cid:2) The rock group Manic
Street Preachers have
zine for cigarette and trade
announced details of a new
card collectors, is going bi-
UK tour to coincide with the
monthly from September, a
release of their forthcoming
move forced on editor and
new album (their 10th),
publisher David Stuckey by
which is excitingly titled
“rising production costs
Postcards from a Young
and postal charges and also
Man. It’s due out in Septem-
by the current state of the
ber.
hobby, which, although still
buoyant and enthusiastic, is
(cid:2) Royal Mail’s newspaper
not as big as it once was.
The Courierflagged up the
We feel it can no longer jus-
fact that more than 100
tify a monthly publication”.
celebrities had written ‘a
(cid:2) Belgium’s Mannekin Pis Collectors enjoy the opulence of Cheltenham’s Pittville postcard for Cumbria’ to
postcard club is to operate Pump Rooms at the Whit Monday postcard fair (photo: boost tourism in the region
on a more modest level in John Gallagher) after last November’s
floods. Judi Dench, Tess
future. Instead of regular
monthly meetings, it will (cid:2)Rikki Hyde Fairs are once again giving a set of Dalkeith Daly and Anthony Worrall
Thompson all penned mes-
hold four small club fairs a postcards, courtesy of Philip Howard from Dalkeith Pub-
sages of support, Tess writ-
year at Woluwe St-Lambert lishing, to the first 100 people through the door at one of
ing “I’ve loved the Lake Dis-
- next one is 26th Septem- their events. The fair this time is the 2010 Bournemouth
trict all my life!!!”. Sadly,
ber. If all goes well, there Stamp & Postcard Festival at Pelhams Park Hall on Satur-
Cumbria was dealt another
could be a bigger interna- day 10th July. Around 24 dealers will be present. The
blow on June 3rd when a
tional fair again in Etterbeek Dalkeith set on offer is S9, Southern Railway Shipping,
taxi driver went berserk
next June. featuring designs by Frank Burridge, who died on May
from Whitehaven inland to
30th, and whose obituary appears on page 56.
Boot.
(cid:2) Postcard clubs can as usual order free tickets to
the Picture Postcard Show in London for the second
and third days (September 3rd & 4th). Contact Dave
Davis at P.O. Box 32, Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS1
3QJ or by email at [email protected]
Jean Thomas from Rob Roy Albums married Cliff Davis
on a sunny day in May. Cliff, who lists motor cars
among his interests, has become a familiar face at
major postcard fairs over the past couple of years.
Dealers at Woking Postcard Fair contributed to a card
and present for the couple (photo: Dave Davis)
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Postcard Exhibition Verona fair a big hit
helps Charities
Italy’s top collectors’ fair, Veronafil, had its 114th outing in May,
with stamps, coins, postcards, posters and small collectables in
two very large exhibition halls (below). Palle Petersen and
Kirsten Andersen (Postcardenmark) set off from a wet and cold
Scandinavia to arrive a day
later to scorching tempera-
tures in North Italy. The event
effectively lasts four days,
with the first a set-up/trade
situation, though the scram-
ble for entry on that day was
quite lively. Demand initially
and understandably was for
An exhibition of a collection of postcards and Italian topographical post-
printed ephemera of Hopton, Suffolk, was cards, but then a wide mix of
held in the Parish Church at Hopton in early subjects was requested. The
May. The aim of the exhibition was to raise
first day of public opening
money to help fund the building of toilets in
(above) resembled “crowds
the church. All the cards were scanned to A4
entering a football stadium”,
size and the scans laminated, making the dis-
said Palle, and the mix of
play more visually appealing and eliminating
dealers was reminiscent of
security problems. During the three-day
London’s Picture Postcard
event the exhibition was constantly busy,
and a great deal of interest was generated. In Show, with Joseph Vasta
addition, over £700 was raised for the church from New York, Ingrid Lorenz
project. A DVD of over 100 postcards from and Stephan Geis of Frank-
the collection was professionally compiled furt, Coll’ex from France,
and a local musician friend composed and Milos Oliva from Prague,
played the background music. Proceeds from Rosina Stevens from England
the sale of the DVD are being given to the and Krause Postkarten of
Cardiomyopathy Association in memory of Berlin. Auctioneer Markus
Kate Trevarthen, the daughter of friends, Weissenbock of Salzburg was
who was diagnosed with this condition in also there, promoting the
2000 and died in 2002. A display about the 30,000-strong Karl Jaeger col-
work of the Cardiomyopathy Association lection that he is selling in
was also mounted at the exhibition. Copies
October.
of the DVD are available for £14.99, post
There were, Palle
free, from Richard Spurgin, 1 Willow Walk,
assured us, other delights of
Harleston, Norfolk IP20 9DY. Please make
the event, apart from a stay in
cheques payable to Mr. D. Savage.
the wonderful town of Verona.
(cid:2)June’s edition of the Railway Postcard Col- “Our neighbouring stallhold-
ers, an Italian couple, had
lectors Circlemagazine has a feature on an
friends from a valley on the
11-mile stretch of railway in Banffshire
known as ’The Whisky Line’. It opened in Swiss border visit on the Satur-
1862, closed in 1991, and now operates as a day. They brought cooled
preserved line. Author Douglas Yelland tells champagne and a home-made
its history and looks at its postcards - a delicatessen of all sorts from
checklist is supplied. Furness Railway exhibi- the valley: bread, Italian
tion postcards are also featured, along with sausages, smoked ham and
the magazine’s very useful monthly list of lard, cheese selection: goat,
newly-published railway postcards. blue and brie. We were invited
to join in... what a treat! But did
(cid:2) Edition no. 76 of The Welsh Lady we miss a few customers in the
newsletter focuses on ladies by waterfalls all meantime?”. The final day, Sat-
over the principality. urday, concluded at 1pm, but
the four-hour session was good
(cid:2) Transporter bridges pop up in the latest
for Postcardenmark - though
issue of Gongoozler, magazine of the Canal
some other dealers had left by
Card Collectors Circle. Bill Mander revealed Enjoying Italy: dealers Gisela and
that only 19 were ever built, including five in then. Jorg Spevacek from Bavaria, and
Britain. One of these was the little-known * Veronafil takes place each Irene and Marc Lefebvre from Paris
bridge at Devil’s Dyke, near Brighton, which November and May. (all photos: Palle Petersen)
was used from 1894 to 1909.
(cid:2) Camden Local Studies & Archives Centre at Holborn
Library, London WC1X has just received a collection of
postcards formed by local woman Nancy sternberg in
the early 20th century.
(cid:2) Judith Holder of JH Cards from Bradford would like
to thank everyone - customers and fellow-dealers - for all
the kind messages and cards she has received since her
recent operation. Judith promises to be back in circula-
tion soon!
(cid:2) A number of cards were apparently stolen from deal-
er Mike Felmore’s stock at June’s Haywards Heath fair.
One was a Fry’s representative’s advert card with a pic-
ture of a cocoa tin on the address side. Others included
a number of distinctive cards advertising Alpha Cakes
animal feed, with pictures of livestock.
Picture Postcard Monthly July 2010 5
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What’s on - Postcard Events Diary
Key to number of postcard dealers at National Hotel (IPM)
JUNE 2010 Porlock, Village Hall (T&D)
fairs:
30 A3 KINGSTON BY-PASS, Tolworth
FAIRS BOLD CAPS - 25 or more dealers(40+ Recreation Centre (GSF)
if in red) East Grinstead, Parish Halls (CR)
Bold type - 16-24 dealers
29 Stockport, Masonic Hall (SC) Medium type - 7-15 dealers SEPTEMBER 2010
30 Digbeth, Irish Centre (AMP)
Medium italics - 3-6 dealers
FAIRS
* evening fairs
JULY 2010 Saturdays indicated by (cid:2)
FAIRS Three non-specialist dealers are calculat- 1 Croydon,St. George’s Church Hall
ed to be equivalent to one specialist (PD)
postcard dealer for the purposes of the Neath, Town Hall (DCF)
(cid:2)3 SPALDING, Castle Sports Complex Diary. Collectors unfamiliar with a partic- 2 LONDON, Royal Horticultural Hall,
(DC) ular event might still be wise to check 2010 PICTURE POSTCARD SHOW
HAYWARDS HEATH, Clair Hall (BF) with the organisers about the exact num- (BIPEX) Postcard Traders
Motherwell, St Mary’s Church Hall ber of PC dealers present before making Association)
(CF) a l o n g journey. Cardiff, Wesley Church Hall (DCF)
Littlehampton, United Church Hall Great care is taken to make sure that the 3 LONDON, Royal Horticultural Hall
(CR) information of this Diary is accurate, but (PTA)
London, Charing Cross Market (RB) the publishers can accept no responsibil- (cid:2) 4LONDON, Royal Horticultue Hall
Beckenham, Azelia Hall (P&R) ity for errors or omissions. (PTA)
Farnham, Maltings (D) EXETER, Clyst Vale Community
Swindon, Western Community Hall Centre (AS)
(SSPF) HAYWARDS HEATH, Clair Hall (BF)
28 Digbeth, Irish Centre (AMP)
4 READING, Rivermead Leisure Beckenham, Azelia Hall (P&R)
29 Ripley, Rose Lane Scout Hut* (TN)
Centre (RPC) (cid:2)31 St. Agnes, Parish Hall (DL) Preston, Barton Village Hall (PPS)
LEEDS, Pudsey Civic Hall (KSG) Farnham, Maltings (D)
Portchester, Parish Hall (CH)
Carlisle, Houghton Village Hall (CF) Hove, St. Leonards Church Hall (EL)
Woodbridge, Community Centre (H)
6 NOTTINGHAM, Harvey Hadden Swindon, Western Community Hall
London, Electric Ballroom (PN)
Sports Centre* (R) (SSPF)
London , Charing Cross Market(RB)
7 Croydon, St.George’s Church Hall London, Charing Cross Market (RB)
(PD)
AUGUST 2010
Neath, Town Hall (DCF) 5 LEEDS, Pudsey Civic Hall (KSG)
8 Cardiff, Wesley Church Hall (DCF) Twyford, Loddon Hall (NB)
FAIRS
Orpington, Crofton Halls* (SRP) Mountnessing, Village Hall (H
9 Plymouth, Guildhall (PF) Lincoln, Showground (J&K)
(cid:2)10 EXETER, Clyst Vale Community Yeovil, Westlands Centre (PF)
1 BRISTOL , B.A.W.A.Leisure Centre
Centre (AS) 6 NOTTINGHAM, Harvey Hadden
(AS)
Bournemouth, Pelhams Park (RH) Sports Centre* (R)
Leigh on Sea, West Leigh Junior
Colwyn Bay, Eirias High School 8 Ardingly, Showground (IACF)
School (H)
(NWSF) 9 Prestwick, R.A.F.A. Club (CF)
London, Park Inn (ES)
Wellington, Civic Centre (TPS) Plymouth, Guildhall (PF)
4 Croydon, St.George’s Church Hall
Chichester, Stockbridge Hall (CR) 10 Clyst St George, Parish Hall (PF)0
(PD)
London, Charing Cross Market (RB) (cid:2) 11Lostwithiel, Community Centre
Neath, Town Hall (DCF)
Cardiff, City Hall (MJP) (RJ)
5 Cardiff, Wesley Church Hall (DCF)
East Grinstead, De La Warr Hall(JT) (cid:2)7 HAYWARDS HEATH, Clair Hall (BF) Northampton, Abbey Centre (RF)
11 BIRMINGHAM, Motorcycle Museum Colwyn Bay, Eirias High School
Kidderminster, Railway Museum
(AMP) (NWSF)
(KRM)
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange(DPC) Aberdeen, Queen’s Cross Church
Kendal, Parish Hall (V)
Wymondham, Ketts Park Community Hall (COR)
Farnham, Maltings (D)
Centre (H) London, Charing Cross Market (RB)
Wimborne, Allendale Centre (RPH)
Worthing, Heene Community Centre East Grinstead, De La Warr Hall (JT)
Swindon, Western Community Hall
(CR) Eastbourne, St. Mary’s Church Hall
(SPPF)
Patchway, Community College (KN) (CR)
London, Charing Cross Market (RB)
16 TWICKENHAM, Stoop Rugby Ground Powick, Parish Hall (AMP)
Beckenham, Azelia Hall (P&R)
(SPPF) 12 PENKRIDGE, Leisure Centre (AMP)
(cid:2)17 TWICKENHAM, Stoop Rugby 12 Orpington, Crofton Halls* (SRP) Chichester, Westgate Centre (E)
13 GODMANCHESTER, Wood Green
Ground (SPPF) Worthing, Heene Community Centre
Animal Centre (BR)
CHESTER, Northgate Arena (NPF) (cid:2)14 GODMANCHESTER, Wood Green (CR)
Glastonbury, Town Hall (BR) Prestwick, R.A.F.A. Club (CF)
Animal Centre (BR)
Northampton, Abbey Centre (RF) 16 Orpington, Crofton Halls* (SRP)
East Grinstead, De La Warr Hall (JT)
Bridlington, Emmanuel Parish (cid:2)18 CHESTER, Northgate Arena
London, Charing Cross Market (RB)
Church Hall (SS) Leisure Centre (NPF)
15 Lincoln, Showground (J&K)
Colchester, Marks Tey Parish Hall North Berwick, St. Andrew
19 Cirencester, Bingham Hall (AMP)
(TM) Blackadder Church Hall (BRF)
20 Newark, Showground IACF)
Hastings, Christ Church Hall (CR) (cid:2)21 Llandudno, Venue Cymru (NPF) Maidstone, Grove Green
Powick, Village Hall (AMP) Community Centre (MaPC)
York, New Earswick Folk Hall (SS)
Midhurst, Grange Market (GCA) Colchester, Marks Tey Parish Hall
Guildford, Onslow Village Hall (CR)
18 Horsham, Village Hall (CR) (TM)
Midhurst, Grange Market (GCA)
Ludlow, St. John Ambulance Hall Hastings, Christ Church Hall (CR)
London, Charing Cross Market (RB)
(AMP) Glasgow, Renfield Centre (COR)
22 Holmes Chapel, Leisure Centre
Herne, Parish Hall (RC) Midhurst, Grange Market (GCA)
(V&A)
21 Ardingly, Showground (IACF) London, Charing Cross Market (RB)
(cid:2)24 HORSHAM, Forest Community Rochester, Masonic Hall (CR) Margate, Utd Reform Church Hall
25 Digbeth, Irish Centre (AMP)
School (WPC) (CB)
26 Ripley, Rose Lane Scout Hut* (TN)
Durham, County Hall (BRF) (cid:2)28 STOCKPORT, Town Hall (KSG) 19 Herne, Parish Hall (RC)
Sittingbourne, Carmel Hall (CR) 23 Cirencester, Bingham Hall (AMP)
CANTERBURY, Westgate Hall
London, Charing Cross Market (RB) 24 WOKING, Leisure Centre (SPPF)
(C&EK)
Hove, St. Leonards Church Hall (EL) (cid:2)25 WOKING, Leisure Centre (SPPF)
Southampton, St.James Road
25 LONDON BLOOMSBURY, Royal PRESTON, Barton Village Hall
Methodist Hall (RH)
National Centre (IPM) (RRPC)
Berwick on Tweed, Parish Centre
Winchester, Badgers Farm Broughty Ferry, St. Aidan’s Church
(BRF)
Community Centre (CR) Hall (CN)
London, Charing Cross Market (RB)
Lincoln, Showground (J&K) Portchester, Parish Hall (CH)
29 LONDON BLOOMSBURY, Royal
27 Stockport, Masonic Guildhall (SC)
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International Diary AUCTIONS
This is a selected list of fairs outside Britain featuring post- JUNE 2010
cards in worthwhile numbers. The telephone number quot-
ed in each instance is the internal one in that country. If you 25 Hendersons, Shrewsbury 01743-792727
are travelling some distances to attend, it would be sensible 28 SPA, Cirencester (postal) 01285-659057
29 Trafford Books, Manchester 0161-8778818
to check details with the organiser.
JULY 2010
July 10 YORK (PA, USA), Aldersgate Church 717.767.4265
July 25 LES SABLES D’OLONNE, Salle Audubon 10 Dalkeith, Bournemouth 01202-292905
2.51.33.50.80 11 Lockdales, Ipswich 01473-218588
14 T.Vennett-Smith, Nottingham 0115-9830541
July 25 MONT ALBERT(Victoria, Australia), Our Holy
Redeemer Catholic School 9803.4396 AUGUST 2010
Aug 7 HAVRE DE GRACE (MD, U.S.A.), Community
Centre 410.642.3581 6 Special Auction Services, Midgham 0118-9712949
7 Dalkeith, Bournemouth 01202-292905
Aug 22 SYDNEY, Imar Community Hall at Croydon
10 T.Vennett-Smith, Nottingham(postal) 0115-9830541
2.9268.2816
16 SPA, Cirencester (postal) 01285-659057
17 Trafford Books, Manchester 0161-8778818
18 Birmingham Auctions, Worcester 01885-488871
September fairs
Fair organis- SEPTEMBER 2010
Sittingbourne, Carmel Hall (CR ers: send us
1 Warwick & Warwick, Warwick 01926-499031
Barry, Barry Boys School (CD) full details of
4 Dalkeith, Bournemouth 01202-292905
London, Charing Cross Market (RB) your events 5 Loddon Auctions, Twyford 01628-622603
Bath/Bristol, Saltford Hall (KN)
for inclusion 19 Lockdales, Ipswich 01473-218588
Bournemouth, Annunciation Hall 20 SPA, Cirencester(postal) 01285-659057
(PF) in this diary. 22 T.Vennett-Smith, Nottingham 0115-9830541
London, Electric Ballroom (PN) Copy dead- 24 Hendersons, Shrewsbury 01743-792727
26 RUGBY, Benn Hall (AMP)
line is 10th
LONDON BLOOMSBURY, Royal
National Hotel (IPM) July for the EXHIBITIONS
Porlock, Village Hall (T&D) August 2010
28 Stockport, Masonic Hall (AMP) issue. Until 24 July, LONDON, Brunei Gallery. Postcards of
29 Digbeth, Irish Centre (AMP) Armenian life on the borders of modern Turkey at
30 Ripley, Rose Lane Scout Hut* (TN) start of 20th century. 020 7898 4915.
2-4 Sept LONDON, Royal Horticultural Hall (Picture
(cid:2) Cheque guarantee cards Postcard Show). London Life on postcards.
PLEASE MENTION
may not be valid after June Until 5 Sept LONDON, Tate Britain. Rude Britannia -
PICTURE POSTCARD
2011 when the current Britain’s cartoon heritage.
MONTHLY WHEN
scheme is due to end. Cus- Until 31 Oct SOUTHWOLD, Museum. Reg Carter
REPLYING TO
tomers may have to rethink comic postcards.
ADVERTISERS
their cash/cheque spend at
fairs next summer,
though the majority of
transactions at post-
card fairs tend to take
place between people
who know each other
well.
Fair organisers
FS Felicity Smith 01296-651283 PPS Preston PS 01772-713917
F&WM Ferndown & West Moors P&R P&R Fairs 020-84623753
AMP AMP Fairs 01283-820151 Philatelic & PC 01202- 871624 R Reflections 0115-9374079
APS Alfreton PS 01773-541694 F&WPC Frinton & Walton PC RB Rodney Bolwell 01483-281771
AS Anne Scott 01395-270322 01255-674134 RC Ralph Carter 01227-362439
AW Alan Watson 0131-456-6412 GCA Grange Com.Ass 01730-816841 RF RF Postcards 01268-794886
BEPC Bury St Edmunds PC GS Great Southern 07939-302425 RH Rikki Hyde 01202-303053
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TWICKENHAM
POSTCARD & PAPER FAIR
FRI JULY 16 & SAT JULY 17
THE STOOP RUGBY STADIUM
LANGHORN DRIVE, TWICKENHAM TW2 7SX
(ON THE A316, OPPOSITE TWICKENHAM STADIUM)
Sorry we had to cancel our January event here due to the weather, but this is
the replacement show that we promised... 31,000 people have been to our fairs
at Twickenham since we started them in 1992, and you can see why!
With free car parking and clear RAC signposting outside, a great selection of
postcards and ephemera inside, plus two days for buying, a free 12-page
programme, and an elegant catering area, the show is a surefire winner!
And to make it even better, we’re now introducing a modern postcard fair as an
extra attraction on Saturday, too. Unmissable!
UP TO 80 STALLS WITH A STAR-STUDDED CAST LIST INCLUDING
STEPHAN GEIS (Germany) ERROL McCREEDY (N. Ireland) WAYNE NORTHEAST (Wilts)
HELEN TASKER-POLAND (Hants) DEREK WARRY (Wales) CHRISTINE HARRIS (Middx)
CAMPBELL McCUTCHEON (Glos) MARK POWELL (Cheshire) PAUL NEWMAN (Somerset)
STEVE PRESCOTT (Cornwall) PETER JOHNSON (Somerset) JULIAN DUNN (Surrey)
DAVID TAYLOR (Cornwall) EPHEMERA WAREHOUSE (Yks) MIKE HUDDY (Bucks)
BEVERLEY WRIGHT (Berkshire) JANET GARNISH (Dorset) PETER LINCOLN (Somerset)
ELM POSTCARDS (London) PETER LINDFIELD (Sussex) MIKE HEARD (Derbys)
PETER COOPER (Herts) CHRIS BREACH (Wilts) DAVID CALVERT (Lincs)
MARK BOWN (Derbys)
LESLEY DAVIES (Sussex) HELEN PRESCOTT (Lancs)
GRAHAM RICHARDSON (Oxon)
MICHAEL GOLDSMITH (Middx) PETER DUNCAN (Sussex)
ALAN BOWER (Yorks)
DEREK POPPLESTONE (Hants) ROB ROY ALBUMS (Kent)
MICHAEL COX (Suffolk)
ANDREW BOWKER (Hants) BRIAN GIRLING (Middx)
JOHN KIDSON (Sussex)
JOHN RENDLE (Kent) COLIN CLISSOLD (Sussex)
GRAHAM BARSON (Surrey)
GORDON COLLIER (Berkshire) RODNEY BAKER (Hants)
and more to come!
15
INCLUDING OUR th MODERN POSTCARD FAIR
(though our first at Twickenham!)
An extra Saturday Attraction (Stalls £34)
* EASY TO REACH FROM M25 (EXIT 12 ONTO M3), M3/A316 AND M4
* RAC SIGNPOSTED * FREE CAR PARKS
* TWICKENHAM RAIL STATION 1400 YARDS 8 PROFESSIONAL CATERING
FRIDAY 10.00 - 5.00 £3.00, SATURDAY 10.00 - 4.00 £2
And if you come on the first day, then we let you in free of charge on the second!
8 Picture Postcard Monthly July 2010
AND IT’S JUST SO EASY TO REACH
THE STOOP RUGBY GROUND
LANGHORN DRIVE, TWICKENHAM, TW2 7SX
EASY TO REACH BY ROAD. From West. 8 miles from exit 12 on M25. At the 2nd roundabout you
come to on M3/A316 (with Twickenham Stadium on your left) get in right hand lane and go right round
till you are travelling in reverse direction on dual carriageway. Turn left after 450 yards (2nd turning) into
Langhorn Drive. From East. Cross river from
Richmond on A316 and at 3rd roundabout (with
Twickenham Stadium to right), keep in left hand
lane, and turn left after 450 yards into Langhorn
Drive (2nd turning).
EASY TO REACH BY RAIL
(ENQ 0845 748 4950).
8 fast trains an hour from Waterloo to Twickenham
on Friday (average time 30 mins), 4 an hour on
Saturday (average 39 mins). On leaving
Twickenham Railway Station, turn right, cross road
and take Whitton Road to left. At roundabout (600
yards, with Twickenham Stadium on far side), turn
left. Langhorn Drive is 450 yards on left (2nd
turning). (15-minute walk - taxis also available at
Station).
EASY TO REACH BY AIR. Less than 4 miles from
London (Heathrow) Airport.
ENQUIRIES: SPECIALIST POSTCARD & PAPER FAIRS 020 8892 5712
www.specialistpostcardfairs.co.uk
OUR NEXT BIG THE AUTUMN SOUTH OF ENGLAND POSTCARD FAIR
FAIR... WOKING LEISURE CENTRE FRI SEPT 24 & SAT SEPT 25
World Cup heroes
(cid:2) (cid:3)
Moderns News Boomerang Media
contributed to this
year’s Football World
Will Britain scoop the postcard record?
Cup postcard output
The Nottinghamshire village of Keyworth’s attempt to break with a clever set of
the world record for most postcards posted on one day in one seven featuring cartoons
location takes place on July 14th, when the target is 5,217, one of top players. Titled
more than the benchmark set by Tamilnadu in October 2009. ‘World Cup Heroes by
Will they do it? If you’d like to help, and have one or more Simon Evans’, the set
postcards sent to you (with special souvenir handstamp, valid features England’s
for that day only), send a cheque for 65p per card (UK
Wayne Rooney (styled
postage, overseas extra) to Postcards for Keyworth Teen Park,
‘Saviour’), Brazil’s Kaka
15 Debdale Lane, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5HT. 33p
(Magician), Ivory Coast’s
from each postcard goes to fund equipment for the proposed
Didier Drogba (Warrior),
adventure park for teenagers in the village.
Cristiano Ronaldo of Por-
For subject collectors, these are 16. Flower shop tugal (Trickster), Spain’s
the themes of the individual post- 17. Say NO to Tesco!
Fernando Torres (Assas-
cards, all focused on the village 18. Hardware/Pharmacy shops
of Keyworth, its clubs and busi- 19. University of the Third Age sin), Frank Ribery of
nesses. 20. Tennis Club France (L’Enchanteur) and
1. Post Office 21. Scouts Lionel Messi of Argentina
2. Reflections of a Bygone Age 22. British Geological Survey
(Genius). The cards were
3. Rotary Club 23. Butcher’s shop
4. Friends of Kadzinuni (African 24. Guides given away free in cinema
village) charity 25. Football club racks.
5.Landscaping firm’s advert 26. Sainsbury’s advert May’s Bloomsbury
6. Property firm advert 27. Outdoor heating business ad. fair provided a World Cup
7. Athletics/ Primary School
bonus with an attractive
8. Choir
9. Budgen’s advert design incorporating a
10. Methodist Church map and badges.
11. Fish & Chip shop
12. Electrical firm advert (cid:2) There’s more Moderns
13. Indian restaurant
14. Joinery business advert news on page 51.
15. Cricket Club
Picture Postcard Monthly July 2010 9
CCollecting Themes
SSiiggnnppoossttss
Liz McKernan points the way to the
right direction
As someone with a poor sense of direction, informa-
tive signposts are always welcome. However, they
are not always of use. I well remember attending a
collectors’ fair in Normandy which was way ‘out of
town’ and deciding to walk back as it was all down-
hill and a pleasant spring day. Coming to a cross-
roads, the only sign I could see indicated ‘Centre
Ville’ but did not specify which town! Having
reached the fair by taxi I had no idea whether this A signpost in
was the town from which I had started out or per- north-west Pakistan also with the
mileage given to various other Pakistani towns – and also
haps another one nearby.
London – Quetta is situated near the border with
I took a chance and an hour (below, right) A frontier Afghanistan. Fort Sandeman was named after Robert
and a half later could see signpost here alongside the Sandeman who was made agent to the Governor General
that I had indeed arrived in railway line between Nor- in Baluchistan in 1877.
the right town, but it was way and Sweden. c.1933
an anxious walk as I met
(below) ‘The First and
nobody to enquire.
Last Sign Post’ in England
Signposts are to be
is situated at Lands End in
found depicted on both old
Cornwall. The signpost
and modern cards and the
shows that it is 291 miles
subject overlaps another of
away from London and
my pet subjects – Frontiers.
3147 miles away from New
One of my grandfathers
York. The postcard was
worked for Customs and
probably bought at the
Excise, so you see it is in
‘First and Last House in
the blood!
England’ on the right in the
distance.
Another frontier
signpost this time nearer home. Posted in
Berwick-on-Tweed, a town I had mistakenly thought of as
being in Scotland but
which I have discovered is
now in Northumberland,
the card is one of a series
all featuring the same two
children acting out ‘An old
border custom.’ Appar-
ently Berwick was
‘moved’ to England in
1482 and now lies just
two and a half miles
south of the Scottish bor-
der. I wonder what the
(above) An attractive Swiss inhabitants thought at
signpost in Brienz, a small the time?
village on the shores of (right) For some reason modern postcards of Eire often
Lake Brienz. The village is feature signposts, sometimes just on their own as in
famous for its wood-carv- this example by Peter o’Toole but often shown with a
ings hence the many deco- typical ‘local’ with either bicycle or donkey emphasis-
rative signposts there. ing the slow pace of life there.
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