Postcards

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1.  A Louis Reis and Chas L Reis

This web site gives family history and photographs relating to Alphonse Louis Reis (1860-1940), brother of Charles Lionel Reis, both of whom published postcards of Edinburgh views.

2.  Postcards of the Forth Bridge

This page by Dr Scott Arthur is part of the School of the Built Environment web site belonging to Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh.  Scott Arthur's page includes a brief commentary on the history of the Forth Rail Bridge, together with 44 postcards of the bridge.

The site also has postcards of other bridges, including the Forth Road Bridge and the Tay Bridge, both in Scotland.

3.  Postcard Stamp Boxes

On searching the web, I was surprised just how much information I found on stamp boxes - the small boxes printed in the corner of 'Real Photo' postcards.

Most of the sites with the 'stamp box' information are in the USA.  The Playle's Online Auctions  Playle's Online Auction web site illustrates almost 300 different stamp boxes.

4.  Talk Porty

The Talk Porty web site includes a forum on Portobello local history and also many postcards of Portobello, most taken from the the collection of Margeorie Mekie, Portobello

5.  Wishart - Family Photograph Album

Scott Alexander Wishart's web site provides:

-  photos of members of his family, from early 1900s, including

-  4 photographs from the studio of J Campbell Harper. Leith

-  2 photographs from Paterson's Burgh Studio, Leith.

-  photos from the war album of his Grandfather who was a Sergeant in 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron RAF.

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