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Valentine These are the Edinburgh cards that I have found, published approx. 1940 to 1960s |
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Art Colour, Aerial, Mail Novelty, Phototype, Sepiatype, Serrated edges, Valesque, Velvette Gravure, Globes + V |
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1. VALENTINE - 1940s "Art Colour" Postcards Coloured views WITH tartan borders |
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NO. |
TITLE |
TARTAN BORDER |
POSTED |
| A787 |
Edinburgh from Calton Hill |
Gordon |
1940 |
| A788 |
Princes Street, Edinburgh |
MacDonald |
1953? |
| A789 |
Edinburgh Castle and National Gallery |
Fraser |
- |
| A790 |
Edinburgh Castle and Ross Fountain |
Cameron |
- |
| A790 |
Edinburgh Castle and Ross Fountain |
MacLeod |
- |
| A791 |
Edinburgh Castle, Changing the Guard |
Robertson (red) |
- |
| A791 |
Edinburgh Castle, Changing the Guard |
Robertson (yellow) |
- |
| A792 |
The Palace of Holyrood, Edinburgh |
Royal Stewart |
1951/55 |
| A811 |
Princes Street Gardens and Scott Monument |
MacLean |
1944/56 |
| A812 |
Edinburgh from the Castle |
Buchanan |
1945 |
| A813 |
Forth Bridge |
MacKintosh |
1940s |
| A815 |
Princes Street, Edinburgh |
Wallace |
1944 |
| A1965 |
East Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh |
Gordon |
1951 |
| A1966 |
Changing the Guard, Edinburgh Castle |
Hunting Stewart |
1952/57 |
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A1977 |
Princes Street, looking east, Edinburgh |
Buchanan |
1954 |
| A1978 |
Castle and Princes Street, Edinburgh |
MacGregor |
1955 |
| A2257/A2264 |
The Bands at Edinburgh Castle |
Gordon |
1940 |
| A2258/A2263 |
Princes Street, looking east, Edinburgh |
Wallace |
1957 |
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2. VALENTINE - 1940s to 1950s "Art Colour" Postcards Coloured views WITHOUT tartan borders |
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NO. |
TITLE |
ARTIST |
POSTED |
| A56 |
Princes Street, Edinburgh |
Brian Gerald |
- |
| A57 |
Princes Street and Scott Monument, Edinburgh |
Brian Gerald |
- |
| A60 |
Edinburgh Castle and Earl Haig Statue |
Brian Gerald |
- |
| A60 |
Edinburgh Castle, Changing the Guard |
Brian Gerald |
- |
| A62 |
Edinburgh Castle and
National Gallery of Scotland |
Brian Gerald |
1955 |
| A62 |
Edinburgh Castle and
National Gallery of Scotland |
Brian Gerald |
1955 |
| A63 |
Sir Walter Scott Monument, Edinburgh |
- |
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| A64 |
The Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh |
- |
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| A365 |
Princes Street and Scott Monument |
- |
- |
| A378 |
Edinburgh from Calton Hill |
Brian Gerald |
- |
| A435 |
Edinburgh from the Castle |
Brian Gerald |
- |
| A630 |
Princes Street from West Edinburgh |
Brian Gerald |
- |
| A632 |
Princes Street, Edinburgh |
Brian Gerald |
- |
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A1483 |
Edinburgh Castle and Ross Fountain |
J Hutton |
c.1954 |
| A1882 |
Princes Street looking East, Edinburgh |
BFC Parr |
- |
| A1884 |
Changing the Guard, Edinburgh Castle |
BFC Parr |
1949 |
| A1885 |
The Castle and Princes Street, Edinburgh |
BFC Parr |
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| A2257 |
Pipe Band at Edinburgh Castle |
E W Trick |
1957 |
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See the list of Valentine cards 1920 to 1939 for another ''Art Colour' card. |
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3. VALENTINE - 1940s "Aerial" Postcards I have
other aerial photos by Valentine. But this is the only one that is described as "AERIAL". The numbering does not fit in with the normal Valentine numbering series, which extends from A1 to A9999 in the 'A' series used in the 1930s and 1940s. The note on the back of this card reads: 'Valentine's "AERIAL" Photos. Copyright Picture. Sole Publishers for Aerial Photo Ltd.' |
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NO. |
TITLE |
POSTED |
| A84759 |
The Palace of Holyrood from the Air |
1940 |
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4. VALENTINE - 1950s "Mail Novelty" Post Card |
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NO. |
WORDS |
PICTURE |
POSTED |
| 1226 |
Good Luck from EDINBURGH |
White heather |
- |
| 1889 |
EDINBURGH is a place worth Blowing About! |
Dog with bagpipes |
1955 |
| 1894 |
Real Scotch from EDINBURGH |
Dog with tartan ribbon |
- |
| 2023 |
We're Here and Enjoying Ourselves at EDINBURGH |
Luggage on trolley |
1957 |
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These are coloured cards with a flap that opens to reveal 12 small black & white views of Edinburgh. |
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5. VALENTINE - 1940s to 1950s "Phototype" Postcard Sepia |
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NO. |
TITLE |
POSTED |
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289 |
The Palace of Holyrood, Edinburgh |
1951 |
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A2367 |
High Street, Portobello |
1946 |
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A4894R |
Bathing Pool, Portobello |
1946 |
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The 'Palace of Holyrood' postcard above uses a negative from the 1870s. |
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6. VALENTINE - 1940s to 1950s? "Sepiatype" Series Sepia |
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NO. |
TITLE |
POSTED |
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- |
Edinburgh Castle and National Gallery [sepia - with rough-cut edges] |
1951 |
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01108 |
St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh |
1951 |
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72372 |
The King's Pew from the Transept, St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh |
1946 |
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7. VALENTINE - 1930s to 1960s [Most are 1950s] Cards with Serrated Edges [Several of the cards below are of the Blackford area of Edinburgh] - Some have the 'old style' logo of 'V and 2 half-globes'. - Others have a more modern looking logo with this symbol contained in a rectangle with curved edges and the words VALENTINE'S above and REAL PHOTO below the rectangle.. |
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NO. |
TITLE |
POSTED |
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A2610 |
- | |
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B522 |
- | |
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B8328 |
- | |
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B8332 |
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B8333 |
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B8335 |
- | |
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D1274 |
Edinburgh Royal Mile (6 views) |
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D2776 |
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D2935 |
- | |
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D2996 |
1962 | |
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D5028 |
- | |
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8a. VALENTINE - 1950s "Valchrome" Series Colour |
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NO. |
TITLE |
POSTED |
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T283 |
Floral Clock |
1958 |
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8b. VALENTINE - 1950s "Valesque" Series Colour |
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NO. |
TITLE |
POSTED |
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B4921 |
Massed Pipe Bands at Edinburgh Castle |
1950 |
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See the list of Valentine cards 1920 to 1939 for more 'Valesque' cards |
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9. VALENTINE - 1940s to 1950s "Velvette Gravure" postcards Black & White + Sepia |
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TITLE |
COMMENT |
POSTED |
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The Castle |
broad white border below |
- |
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Edinburgh from the Castle |
broad white border below |
1951 |
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The Palace of Holyrood |
broad white border below |
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Princes Street Gardens and Scott Monument |
broad white border below |
1942 |
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Princes Street, looking East |
broad white border below |
1949 |
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A8444 |
East Princes Street Gardens |
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D123 |
Princes Street - from NB Tower |
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1959 |
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11837/1 |
broad white border below |
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210603 |
Edinburgh Castle, Changing the Guard |
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217293 |
Princes Street, looking East |
1947 | |
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10. VALENTINE - 1940s to 1950s * * From around mid-1940s for cards with 'Valentine's' printed in normal script. From around early 1950s for cards with 'Valentine's' printed in italics script
Valentine's
WITH ADDRESS 2 HALF-GLOBES and a 'V'
* Most of these cards appear to have been published in the 1940s and 1950s, but a few have a "1d STAMP" message in the stamp box, so these may be from the late 1930s. The postage rate for postcards changed from 1d to 2d on 1 May 1940. There were many variations in style of card: VALENTINE: - 'double lined' letters (grey) - 'double lined' letters (brown) - italic letters (black) - italic letters (brown) LOGO (2 HALF-GLOBES and a 'V'): - 'FAMOUS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD' through the logo - No lettering through the logo STAMP BOX:
- '1d STAMP if with only sender's name and
address and 5 words conventional greeting
- empty stamp box apart from the letter L, M,
N, O or P in lower right corner, or numbers 38-1, 39-1 or 39-2 in
upper left or lower right corner.
The logo on these cards has
either the word 'THROUGHOUT' |
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CARD NO. |
TITLE |
STYLE |
POSTED |
| A651 |
Map + 4 views of Edinburgh: Edinburgh Castle Changing the Guard, Forth Bridge, Princes Street looking West, Princes Street looking East (N in stamp box) |
Sepia | - |
| A1957 |
Floodlighting of Edinburgh Castle and St Cuthbert's Church (B in stamp box, C in stamp box) |
Black + White | - |
| A6174 | Princes Street, Edinburgh [possibly from NB Hotel roof | Sepia | 1948 |
| A6175 |
Princes Street Looking West, Edinburgh (N in stamp box) |
Sepia | - |
| A7230 |
EDINBURGH: 9 small views Castle, Holyroodhouse, Princes Street looking E, Princes Street looking W, Castle + Esplanade, Castle + National Galleries, Castle + Ross Fountain, Scott Monument, Forth Bridge, St Giles Cathedral (P in stamp box) |
Sepia | - |
| A7667 |
Good Luck from EDINBURGH: Cat + 6 views: Princes Street looking E, Princes Street looking W, Castle, Castle and Ross Fountain, Castle and National Galleries, Holyroodhouse |
Sepia | 1947 |
| A7666 |
With Love from EDINBURGH: White heather + 3 views Palace of Holyroodhouse, Castle and National Gallery, Princes Street + Scott Monument |
Sepia | 1949 |
| B3964 |
Cramond Inn and Village (M in stamp box) |
Sepia | - |
| B3966 |
The Ferry, Cramond (K in stamp box) |
Sepia | - |
| B4920 | Inverleith Pond (sailing m0del boats) | Sepia | - |
| B8406 | The Beach and Cramond Island, Cramond | Black & White | 1950s |
| D117 |
Edinburgh [Aerial view,
looking North from above Geo IV Bridge] (O in stamp box) |
Black & White | - |
| D119 |
Edinburgh Castle [Aerial view,
looking North-west] (O in stamp box) |
Black & White | - |
| D123 | Edinburgh [Aerial view, looking west over the Castle, towards Arthur's Seat] | Black & White | - |
| 208610 |
Edinburgh Coat of Arms + 4 Views: Edinburgh Castle and National Gallery, Castle + National War Memorial + Earl Haig Statue, Princes Street + Scott Monument, Palace of Holyroodhouse (G in stamp box) |
Sepia | - |
| 216646 | Floodlighting of Edinburgh Castle and Earl Haig Statue from the Esplanade (C in stamp box) | Black + White | - |
| 216650 |
Floodlighting of Edinburgh Castle from Greyfriars Churchyard (B in stamp box) |
Black + White | - |
| 220069 |
The Palace of Holyrood, Edinburgh (P in stamp box) |
Sepia | - |
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11. VALENTINE - 1940s to 1950s? "Scots Pictorial" Series Colour, Serrated edges |
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NO. |
TITLE |
POSTED |
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E404 |
Sir Walter Scott Monument |
1960 |
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C108 |
Edinburgh Castle |
1963 |
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Valentine's Postcards |
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| Dates of Negatives | Thumbnails | |
| Published 1920-1939 | Published 1940-1960s | |
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