Bean tool Posted 19 January , 2018 Share Posted 19 January , 2018 (edited) Evening all, A year or so ago I started collecting patriotic postcards, especially ones with Union Jacks or lions. Don't ask me why they just took my fancy! I don't have many so I'll post a couple at a time. I'd really like to see any postcards or posters you have in your own collections. I find they give great insight into the mood at the time. Cheers Dan Edited 19 January , 2018 by Bean tool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave66 Posted 19 January , 2018 Share Posted 19 January , 2018 Not quite postcards or a poster but I couldn't resist it as quite poignant. This was embroidered on what I presume to be material from an army issue shirt, by a Pte Charles Henry Cooksey M.M., of the Worcestershire regiment whilst recouperating from his wounds. A humble example of Hospital Work, and to think a bloke did that!!! From research a few years ago the poem first appeared around the time of the Easter rising, but can't for the life of me remember who wrote it. Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phsvm Posted 19 January , 2018 Share Posted 19 January , 2018 I have a very large collection of silk postcards. I started collecting them 4 or 5 years ago when it was possible to pick them up for a few pounds. Now it is rare to pay less than about £5 for them. I find them very moving, especially when written by a soldier to a child or wife. They often profess to be 'fine' and hope the recipient is well but you know that their 'fine' hides the reality of what they must have been experiencing. If possible I try and find out who sent them and check to see if they survived the war. I try and keep collections together and have been known to spend considerably more than I anticipated at one time buying more and more cards at one go when I discover they have all been sent from or to one individual. To me they are not big WW1 show pieces but from the average tommy and deserve being treated and cared for with respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 19 January , 2018 Share Posted 19 January , 2018 44 minutes ago, Dave66 said: From research a few years ago the poem first appeared around the time of the Easter rising, but can't for the life of me remember who wrote it. Hi, the poem with the title "The Union Jack" was published as early as 1901 in Montreal in a book called POEMS AND SONGS ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR, compiled by REV. J. DOUGLAS BORTHWICK. LL.D. . The poem itself was marked as anonymous. GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean tool Posted 19 January , 2018 Author Share Posted 19 January , 2018 (edited) Phsvm - I totally agree. There's a poignancy to them. It gives me great pleasure to know they are safe in my little wallets ready to show and teach my kids (when I have them!) I only have one silk card and it's extremely delicate. Would appreciate seeing any of your favourites if you get the chance. Dave - that embroidery is amazing. Thanks for sharing it. Liking the flanking bayonets too ; ) Dan Edited 19 January , 2018 by Bean tool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave66 Posted 19 January , 2018 Share Posted 19 January , 2018 30 minutes ago, GreyC said: Hi, the poem with the title "The Union Jack" was published as early as 1901 in Montreal in a book called POEMS AND SONGS ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR, compiled by REV. J. DOUGLAS BORTHWICK. LL.D. . The poem itself was marked as anonymous. GreyC Many many thanks for that, been over 5 years since I acquired it and getting to that age where I need to start writing things down!!! 33 minutes ago, Bean tool said: Dave - that embroidery is amazing. Thanks for sharing it. Liking the flanking bayonets too ; ) Just had to buy it as so personal and unusual, and placed in the centre of the bayonets as a bit of a contrast..who'd have thought embroidery and the old cold steel worked so well alongside each other. i managed to get the chaps framed discharge certificate along with the embroidery, and whilst researching his M.M. Awarded in Italy I found his brother had also been awarded the M.M. In Italy just 2 pages on in the gazette notifications...can't imagine how proud their parents would have been, and relieved at their return even if injured. Regards to you all, Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean tool Posted 19 January , 2018 Author Share Posted 19 January , 2018 3 minutes ago, Dave66 said: Many many thanks for that, been over 5 years since I acquired it and getting to that age where I need to start writing things down!!! Just had to buy it as so personal and unusual, and placed in the centre of the bayonets as a bit of a contrast..who'd have thought embroidery and the old cold steel worked so well alongside each other. i managed to get the chaps framed discharge certificate along with the embroidery, and whilst researching his M.M. Awarded in Italy I found his brother had also been awarded the M.M. In Italy just 2 pages on in the gazette notifications...can't imagine how proud their parents would have been, and relieved at their return even if injured. Regards to you all, Dave. Great Dave. Bet you were chuffed when you found it. Where in Italy did they serve? Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave66 Posted 19 January , 2018 Share Posted 19 January , 2018 9 minutes ago, Bean tool said: Great Dave. Bet you were chuffed when you found it. Where in Italy did they serve? Dan Dan, He served with the1/8th Worcesters at that time, and after paschendale went to Italy in early 1918....didn't go in depth as couldn't find the actual citation. Gazetted 24th Jan 1919 but only states theatre of operation. S.W.B. Roll notes discharge date of May 1919 due to wounds aged 20, but frustratingly no surviving service records I can find on ancestry. Ends up a Postman in Kidderminster, married with children. Nice and local to me and a happy ending for once!! Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 20 January , 2018 Share Posted 20 January , 2018 1 hour ago, Dave66 said: I acquired it and getting to that age where I need to start writing things down!!! Hi Dave66, I know what you mean . The poem could, of course, be even older. The publication date I found is just an ante quem. GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmmann1918 Posted 20 January , 2018 Share Posted 20 January , 2018 Hi bean tool, thanks for sharing some of your cards. I collect WW1 postcards as well, but mainly RPPC ( real photo postcards). I've collected a bit over 1,000 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean tool Posted 20 January , 2018 Author Share Posted 20 January , 2018 9 hours ago, Dave66 said: Dan, He served with the1/8th Worcesters at that time, and after paschendale went to Italy in early 1918....didn't go in depth as couldn't find the actual citation. Gazetted 24th Jan 1919 but only states theatre of operation. S.W.B. Roll notes discharge date of May 1919 due to wounds aged 20, but frustratingly no surviving service records I can find on ancestry. Ends up a Postman in Kidderminster, married with children. Nice and local to me and a happy ending for once!! Dave. What a great story Dave. Did he put it in the frame then? Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean tool Posted 20 January , 2018 Author Share Posted 20 January , 2018 5 hours ago, Sturmmann1918 said: Hi bean tool, thanks for sharing some of your cards. I collect WW1 postcards as well, but mainly RPPC ( real photo postcards). I've collected a bit over 1,000 now. Morning Sturmmann, No problem at all. I don't know a lot about regiments, insignia or the alike so I've never bought a RPPC. There are a few online of the Gloster regiment that have caught my eye though. And 1000?! I have 30 and the missus is saying no more! I can't imagine 970 more arguments!! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave66 Posted 20 January , 2018 Share Posted 20 January , 2018 1 hour ago, Bean tool said: What a great story Dave. Did he put it in the frame then? Dan They both came framed, and the embroidery I haven't touched so as it was a century ago...even with the slight rust bleeding from the pins at the rear, character, and fear of anything disintegrating means I'll leave well alone. The discharge certificate was framed but had suffered badly from damp, so I did have to refurbish that. Interestingly it was sold to me as that of Charles Henry cooksumm....only after the glass was removed and gently cleaned I noticed that it was cooksey but he'd written M.M. at the end, so obviously and correctly proud of his achievement. I don't come across too many postcards like yours, but the union jacks and patriotic ephemera of the period certainly appeal to me...especially if there's a personal story behind things. regards, Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted 20 January , 2018 Share Posted 20 January , 2018 I do not collect them but have 9 in the family history collection, i.e. they were sent from Egypt where my grandfather was serving as a driver. Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean tool Posted 20 January , 2018 Author Share Posted 20 January , 2018 3 hours ago, Dave66 said: They both came framed, and the embroidery I haven't touched so as it was a century ago...even with the slight rust bleeding from the pins at the rear, character, and fear of anything disintegrating means I'll leave well alone. The discharge certificate was framed but had suffered badly from damp, so I did have to refurbish that. Interestingly it was sold to me as that of Charles Henry cooksumm....only after the glass was removed and gently cleaned I noticed that it was cooksey but he'd written M.M. at the end, so obviously and correctly proud of his achievement. I don't come across too many postcards like yours, but the union jacks and patriotic ephemera of the period certainly appeal to me...especially if there's a personal story behind things. regards, Dave. Definitely the best decision. I wouldn't want to touch it, it is great as it is. Do you have a room for your collection then? Dan 3 hours ago, Howard said: I do not collect them but have 9 in the family history collection, i.e. they were sent from Egypt where my grandfather was serving as a driver. Howard Howard they are great. The colours are so vivid. Thanks for sharing Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean tool Posted 20 January , 2018 Author Share Posted 20 January , 2018 (edited) A couple more....... I believe the lion one below is quite common and was issued by Boots. Pay special attention to the mane. Cheers all Dan Edited 20 January , 2018 by Bean tool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted 20 January , 2018 Share Posted 20 January , 2018 7 minutes ago, Bean tool said: Definitely the best decision. I wouldn't want to touch it, it is great as it is. Do you have a room for your collection then? Dan Howard they are great. The colours are so vivid. Thanks for sharing Dan Glad you like them. Here are some more. Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave66 Posted 20 January , 2018 Share Posted 20 January , 2018 1 hour ago, Bean tool said: Definitely the best decision. I wouldn't want to touch it, it is great as it is. Do you have a room for your collection then? I've nicked what used to be the dining room, trouble is I've filled it and the wall space!!!....always room for a wee bit more though, just have to be imaginative as I haven't started on the ceiling yet!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave66 Posted 20 January , 2018 Share Posted 20 January , 2018 1 hour ago, Bean tool said: A couple more....... I believe the lion one below is quite common and was issued by Boots. Pay special attention to the mane. Cheers all Dan Love the lion one Dan....great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean tool Posted 20 January , 2018 Author Share Posted 20 January , 2018 1 hour ago, Howard said: Glad you like them. Here are some more. Howard Thanks Howard. The 1916 card with the xmas tree, what's the writing on the reverse? Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean tool Posted 20 January , 2018 Author Share Posted 20 January , 2018 14 minutes ago, Dave66 said: Love the lion one Dan....great. I've actually got four of these ones. Bought one online for quite a pricey sum then found 3 at a charity shop near me for 50p each. I'd love to have a room or space for the bits I've got. Am in the middle of a house move so my collection is in boxes. Hoping to stake a claim to a little spot at the new house. We shall see. My missus quite likes the cards so no problem there really. Getting the SMLE, Brodie and trench whistle might cause me problems though! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted 20 January , 2018 Share Posted 20 January , 2018 35 minutes ago, Bean tool said: Thanks Howard. The 1916 card with the xmas tree, what's the writing on the reverse? Dan The top two images are the same item, a loose 1916 calendar inside the cover, held in place by the coloured cord. The text under the dancers says "Modèle Déposé" and P. RACINE, Éditeur, Paris over "From and "To". Here are my last three. Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave66 Posted 20 January , 2018 Share Posted 20 January , 2018 52 minutes ago, Bean tool said: I've actually got four of these ones. Bought one online for quite a pricey sum then found 3 at a charity shop near me for 50p each. I'd love to have a room or space for the bits I've got. Am in the middle of a house move so my collection is in boxes. Hoping to stake a claim to a little spot at the new house. We shall see. My missus quite likes the cards so no problem there really. Getting the SMLE, Brodie and trench whistle might cause me problems though! Dan It started off with a bookcase, then a bayonet on the wall and then another 30 or so, and has grown slowly so not really noticed until too late but dreading redecorating as now so many holes where things have been moved to accommodate new stuff...just keep adding new stuff to cover them Im aiming for a S.M.L.E. with bayonet fitted to go just above the wall light when funds allow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWF1967 Posted 20 January , 2018 Share Posted 20 January , 2018 20 hours ago, Dave66 said: Not quite postcards or a poster but I couldn't resist it as quite poignant. This was embroidered on what I presume to be material from an army issue shirt, by a Pte Charles Henry Cooksey M.M., of the Worcestershire regiment. Dave. Very nice indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWF1967 Posted 20 January , 2018 Share Posted 20 January , 2018 I have a couple of patriotic cards, both blank on the back unfortunately. I'm another 1000+ RPPC man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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