Key Topics

The Postcards of Hertfordshire

Dating Early View Picture Post Cards of Hertfordshire

Under Construction

Introduction

Many of the surviving views of Hertfordshire Towns and Villages of the early 20th century come from picture post cards and quite a few are used to illustrate this web site. The aim of these pages is to provide information on how cards may be dated, with examples from Hertfordshire.

This early divided back card, circa 1904, shows the shop of H. & J. Clarke, stationers, Station Road, Rickmansworth. (Kelly's directory for Hertfordshire 1908, not listed 1902 or 1912.) The shop windows carry adverts for Raphael Tuck & Sons Postcards, postcards frame the windows and there is a display by the door.

It should be noted that I am comparatively new to the field of postcard collecting and any comments from established collectors would be helpful (use tell me). Much of my information on publishers comes from Picture Postcards and their Publishers by Anthony Byatt, The Dictionary of Picture Postcards in Britain 1894-1939 by A. W. Coysh, and Picture Postcards of the Golden Age by Tonie and Valmai Holt

The Beginnings - The Undivided back

The Divided back - Inland postage only

The Divided back - Restricted Posting Overseas

 The Divided Back acceptable worldwide

Postage Stamps and Postal Rates

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See draft new Index

Dated Events Postcards  

Real Photographs

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Where is this? Mystery Picture Postcard

If you can add to the information given above tell me.