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"F. S." Set of 6 Cards "Barmaids" |
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"F. S." Set of 6 Cards "Barmaids" |
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The Barmaids series was one of the last sets of six signed "F S" cards to be printed for the London View Company Ltd by the usual Saxony printer. The initial printing was on two different backs - one with no publisher name and the other with an ornate typescript "L V C" logo and the words "London View Co. Ltd, E.C." along the left margin.
.As the London View Company closed down in August 1907 these cards must have been ordered before that date but the apparent absence of any copies circulated in 1907 may indicate that the initial distribution was been delayed, and may even have been by a firm such as John Thridgould & Co, which sold assorted packages of cheap (and possibly bankruptcy stock) cards.
The original master drawings clearly survived and were used to produce two further unsigned reprints, appearing in 1910 and by 1914 - apparentlly using the same engraved plates.
All six cards are recorded in the Picture Post Card Magazine of March 2009. |
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Plate (1) Earliest date - 1908 - most 1909 Signed "F S": Inland Postage Back - No Publisher LVC Logo back - London View Co Ltd Plate (2) Earliest date - 1910 Unsigned: Lined Address: No Publisher Plate (2) reprinted Earliest date - 1914 Unsigned: No Publisher: Writing Space II |
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A Lady and a Gentleman of the Bar One is Wigged and the other is wicked Signed 'F S' |
19 February 1909 | |||||||||
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A Lady and a Gentleman of the Bar One is Wigged and the other is wicked Unsigned |
Unposted |
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A Lady and a Gentleman of the Bar One is Wigged and the other is wicked Unsigned |
Printed in Germany |
Unposted |
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A Barmaid Bertie ! Saying sweet things over the bitter Signed 'F S' |
4 May 1909 |
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A Barmaid Bertie ! Saying sweet things over the bitter Unsigned |
Unposted |
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A Barmaid Bertie ! Saying sweet things over the bitter Unsigned |
Printed in Germany |
Unposted |
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The Leading Lady of the Bar Signed 'F S' |
2 March 1909 |
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The Leading Lady of the Bar Unsigned |
Unposted |
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The Barmaid's Favourite Signed 'F S' |
No Publisher |
7 January 1910 |
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[11 July 1908] |
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The Barmaid's Favourite Unsigned |
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The Barmaid's Favourite Unsigned |
Printed in Germany |
Unposted |
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The Barmaids day out Signed 'F S' |
Inland Postage |
28 April 1908 |
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The Barmaids day out Signed 'F S' |
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The Barmaids Day Out Unsigned |
Lined Address |
31 December 1910 |
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Printed in Germany |
13 November 1914 |
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Lemon and Angostura Signed 'F S' |
Inland Postage | |||||||||
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Lemon and Angostura Signed 'F S' |
30 April 1910 |
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Lemon and Angostura Unsigned |
2 January 1912 |
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If you know of any earlier postal dates (particularly any for 1907) or other variants, please me know
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February 2019 |
Prepared for Archive |
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