Photographic Medium - Date Refinement
Daguerrotype
Ambrotype
Tintype
CDV (Carte de Visite)
- Photographer's details
- Printer's details
Cabinet Card
Postcard
See Wikipedia - Postcard for international notes on postcards.
NB: First postcards in UK were sold by the Post Office with a stamp integral to the design.
1870: First postcards appear.
See (Emotions cards museum) History of Postcards.
1894: First UK picture postcards.
See (Edinburgh) Postcard History website,
Postage stamp values,
and to see images of the stamps.
1890 - 1918: 1/2 d
1918 - 1921: 1d
1921 - 1922: 1 1/2d
1922 - 1940: 1d
1940 - 1957: 2d
1957 - 1965: 2 1/2 d
1965 - 1968: 3d
1968 - 1971: 4d or 5d (1st class)
1971 - decimal currency introduced plus stamps marked 1st class or 2nd class with no value figure. See
postcard postage rates
for information 1971 onwards.
- Format, Address, correspondence instructions
Size:
1870 - 1899: Approved size: 4.5 x 3.5 inches
1899 - onwards: Approved size: 5.5 x 3.5 inches.
Ref:
Rafael Tuck and sons
Format:
1902: UK: Divided Back became acceptable.
Ref:
Postcard Pages
Borderless photo postcards, with the photo going all the way to the edge of the card, were dominant up until 1915.
N.B. Care needs to be taken with dates related to format as postcards can be in existence for several years before use.
See Wikipedia - Postmarks
1661: Postmarking introduced.
1713: Month switched from top to bottom of mark.
1840: The first postmark employed for the cancellation of the then new postage stamps in the 1840s was the shape of a Maltese cross and named accordingly.
1854: Perforated stamps introduced.
For general information, see World postmark primer: how to decipher dates -
includes information on Roman vs Arabic numerals and related pitfalls.
West Park Studios, Hull - Charles Robert Pinchbeck 1907 - 1915 approx.
See Paul Gibson's website for details.
Paragon Arcade - Thomas Herbert Blackmore 1912 - 1930 approx.
Richard Neal Lister, Hull. 1900 - 1910.
Benjamin Race, Paull. Around 1910.
George Edward Thompson, Holderness Road, Hull. 1880 - 1914.
H Simpson, New Road, Hornsea. Active around 1910.
Wellstead and Son, Paragon Street, Hull. 1860 - 1910.
See Paul Gibson's pubs website for details.
Photographic Refinement - Fashion Feature
Data
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