A Postage Stamp Blog
Thursford is a village and civil parish in the county of Norfolk, eastern England. The village is 16.3 miles southwest of Cromer, 24.5 miles northwest of Norwich and 121 miles north-east of London. ~Wikipedia. This appears to be the building now. Note the rise in the garden wall.
Ludham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, in the Norfolk Broads, at the end of a dyke leading to Womack Water and flowing into the River Thurne. ~Wikipedia. As can be seen, the building is still there; it’s the central building in the distance, as is the King’s Arms with its distinctive sign framework. Kelly’s Directory for 1900 lists John Chaplin Junior as the postmaster then. This postcard dates to about 1909 from other ones I have seen. I have a partial postmark:
Great Witchingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, about 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Norwich. ~Wikipedia. Kelly’s Directory of Norfolk 1900 shows that George E. Harvey was postmaster at that time, and as you can see, his name is displayed above the door. I assume that is him standing there. Recently there is still a sign marking it as the post office still (from the Google image), but it’s either been closed or having repairs. Nice to see all the postmen with their bikes.
Garboldisham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is located 7.1 miles (11.4 km) northwest of Diss and 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Norwich. ~Wikipedia. This still appears to be a post office today. Frederick Barret Lawrence was the postmaster in 1900, according to Kelly’s directory.
Büyük Han, which translates to “Great Inn,” is a historic inn located in the walled city of Nicosia, Cyprus. It was built during the Ottoman period in the 16th century and is considered to be one of the finest examples of Ottoman architecture on the island. The inn was built by the first Ottoman governor of Cyprus, Muzaffer Pasha, in 1572. It was originally used as a caravanserai, a type of inn that provided accommodation for travellers and their animals. The inn was built around a central courtyard and featured 68 rooms on two floors, as well as a mosque,…
Trunch is a village and parish in Norfolk, England, situated three miles north of North Walsham and two miles from the coast at Mundesley. ~Wikipedia. I believe this to be the house shown in the old view. Heavily modified, but there are some distinguishing features, such as the window positions, the retained outline of the left end, a wall pin on the same end and so on.
Acle is a market town on the River Bure on the Norfolk Broads in Norfolk, located halfway between Norwich and Great Yarmouth. It has the only bridge across the River Bure between Wroxham and Great Yarmouth. ~Wikipedia. William Laight was postmaster here in 1900 according to Kelly’s Directory.
Great Ryburgh is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ryburgh, in the North Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. ~WIkipedia. According to Kelly’s the postmistress around 1900 was Miss Martha Ann Richardson.
Dersingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated some 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of the town of King’s Lynn and 70 km (43 mi) north-west of the city of Norwich, opening onto The Wash. ~Wikipedia. Miss Alice Maude Beckett was the Postmistress here in or around 1900, according to Kelly’s Directory. I assume the post office was one of these buildings.
Stoke Holy Cross is a village in South Norfolk which lies approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Norwich. ~Wikipedia Nice to see a postman in the image. This postcard is dated 1914. Kelly’s Directory of 1900 shows William Pratt Horne was a postmaster shortly before this. Here is the Circular Date Stamp on the reverse.
This interesting cover came into my possession recently, so I thought I would do a write-up of it here. My thanks go to Ragui H. Michael over on the British Colonies Stamp Collectors Facebook Page for helping supply me with lots of interesting information. The cover bears King George V stamps, used around a year and a half after his death. It was flown from Hong Kong to San Francisco in 1937 and carried on the aircraft known as the China Clipper. China Clipper was the first of three Martin M-130 aircraft built by the Glenn L. Martin Company, costing…
East Rudham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The villages name means ‘Rudda’s homestead/village’ or ‘Rudda’s hemmed-in land’. ~Wikipedia. Kelly’s 1900 Directory of Norfolk tells us that Ernest Newman Dewing was postmaster around the time of the postcard. His name appears above the shop. Nice to see that the old water pump still remains.
