'Some Sea Officers of the Great War'

[burlington]

This card was found in the possessions of my wife's late aunt whose mutual relative worked in the Admiralty during WW1.

The card originally must have had a ribbon to hold it together and is in 3 parts.

Anyone seen something like this before? Value, if any?- NOT that we are interested of course. It is a 'family' thing.

By the way, the pinkish background is due to the scanner. In fact the card background is a beigy colour.

[horatio2]

Here is the National Portrait Gallery article on the painting:-

http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw00084/Naval-Officers-of-World-War-I?LinkID=mp06824&role=art&rNo=7

[burlington]

Just bumping this one up!

[ARABIS]

These naval greetings cards are usually made in two parts, an outer part made of folded card with a ship's crest & name, & an inner part made of folded printed paper for the greeting, & usually but not always, a photograph of the ship or a naval scene. The two parts are held together by a ribbon pierced through the two parts or a piece of coloured string around the fold.

As an example, attached should be a card sent from DEFIANCE post 1931. I don't usually pay much for them, this one is marked up at £2. The card you have appears to be missing the outer cover & ribbon/string.

David.

[ARABIS]

The inside of the card.

David.

[simonharley]

This card was found in the possessions of my wife's late aunt whose mutual relative worked in the Admiralty during WW1.

The card originally must have had a ribbon to hold it together and is in 3 parts.

Anyone seen something like this before? Value, if any?- NOT that we are interested of course. It is a 'family' thing.

It may not be rare but it's certainly a nice item to have, considering the National Portrait Gallery have hidden the actual painting away for years (why they don't put it on display with the painting of the Generals I don't know).

Simon