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Postcard addressed to Mr John Phillips, Tredavoe.
The image is a black and white photograph of a Cornish pasty and a cup of of tea with the title "Cornish pasty and a dish o' tay". It is postmarked Sennen MR 13 08.
The message reads as…

Postcard addressed to Master FG Richards, Pontlottyn, South Wales. The image is of several smoked mackerel hanging from a rod with the title "A line from Newlyn". It is postmarked Penzance 8 MY 16.
The message reads as follows:
"My dear little…

Postcard depicting a woman looking beseechingly heavenward, the image is in black and white and the there is no message or postmark. On the right are the words and sheet music to a hymn "Nearer, Still Nearer".
One of a set of three.

Postcard depicting an angel standing over two small children. The image is in black and white, to the right are the words and sheet music to a hymn "God is ever good".
There is no message or postmark on the reverse.
Part of a set of three.

Postcard depicting a black and white image of a child praying and to the right the words and sheet music to the hymn "God is in Heaven".
It has no message or postmark.
One of a series of three.

Postcard of a woman representing the Christian virtue "Charity", to the left is a small cherub carrying a blue floral cross.
The card has no message or postmark.
One of a series of three.

Postcard of a woman representing the Christian virtue "Hope" standing on a sea shore. Beside her to the left is a cherub holding a blue floral anchor.
The card has no message or postmark.
One of a series of three.

Postcard of a woman representing the Christian virtue "Faith", with a small cherub holding a floral heart on the right. The card has no message and no postmark.
One of a series of three.

A small photograph showing Sergeant Don M Graham "Jock"

On the back is written:
"Sergt; Don M Graham otherwise "Jock"
Save this for me "

A postcard from Fred Phillips' war album, assembled from postcards and photos he collected during his service in Palestine and Egypt during WW1.

This postcard shows Corporal George Edgar Sharples who was a member of a Trench Mortar Battery in the…

A postcard from Fred Phillips' war album, assembled from postcards and photos he collected during his service in Palestine and Egypt during WW1.

On the back is written:
"From Ivy to Fred
wishing you a happy new year."

Underneath the postcard…

Postcard of the virtue Faith in pastoral scene with a cherub holding a heart. Part of a series of three.
There is no message or postmark.

Postcard of a couple reuniting surrounded by trees and flowers. It illustrates the fourth verse of the song "When the fields are white with daisies", a series of four postcards by Bamforth & Co.
It has no message or postmark.

Image is of a young couple embracing on a harbour wall, as the young man, a sailor leaves port. It illustrates the second verse of the song "When the fields are white with daisies".
The postcard has no message or postmark.
Part of a series of four…

Image illustrating the first verse of the song "When the fields are white with daisies", it depicts a sailor and his sweetheart as he leaves port. The verse of the poem is below. It has no message or postmark.
Part of a series of four by Bamforth &…

Image of woman praying at a small table, which has a photograph of a young girl and a shrouded lamp on it. Below it is a verse of the poem "Thy Will be done", part of a series of three cards by Bamforth & Co. It has no message or postmark.

Image of a young woman dressed in black bending over a small child on a bier surrounded by white roses and daisies, a shrouded lamp in the background. Possibly a young mother grieving her child. There is a verse from the poem "Thy Will be done"…

Image of a young boy and girl holding hands, possibly Hansel and Gretel, standing by a shrine. The boy is holding a basket of apples. The card is embossed and decorated with silver glitter with the caption "Glad thoughts".
It has no message or…

Postcard of pink flowers with a quotation from the New Testament "Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. John.6.37." It is part of the Valentine's Series by Souvenir Postcards.
It has no message or postmark.

A caricature of a woman in traditional clothing accompanied by a tall, suited black man wearing a red fez and carrying a briefcase. Two men, one a sailor, one a Scotsman in a kilt look their way. The caption is "Step this way, miss". It is signed V.…