Bridlington From The Pier Prior to 1929

            The Postcard

A Sepia Photogravure Series postcard that was published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, Art Publishers to Their Majesties the King and Queen. The card, which was printed in Germany, was published on behalf of H. Eyre, Toyland, Bridlington. 

The card was posted in Bridlington using a 1d. stamp on Friday the 6th. September 1929. It was sent to:

Mr. I. R. Smith,
Staincross Station,
Staincross,
Nr. Barnsley.

The pencilled message on the divided back of the card was as follows:

"Dear Dad,
I am writing this for
Hilda.
We shall arrive home all
being well about 7 o'clock
on Saturday.
Will you have a jolly good
tea ready for two hungry
girls.
We are also having a good
time.
Best love,
B & R."

Raphael Tuck

Raphael Tuck and his wife started their photography business in 1866 in London. Their store sold pictures, greeting cards, and in time, postcards. 

Their success came from the sale of postcards during the late 1890’s and early 1900’s. In the early 1900’s the firm conducted postcard competitions for collectors of Tuck postcards. These competitions offered cash prizes, and they were very popular. 

The winner of one of these competitions had a collection consisting of over twenty-five thousand cards. 

Three of Tuck’s four sons participated in the business. The company was devastated by German bombing during World War II. In 1959 the company merged with two other printing companies.                       

The League of Nations

So what else happened on the day that the card was posted?

Well, on the 6th. September 1929, British Foreign Affairs Secretary Arthur Henderson proposed before the League of Nations Assembly that the League Covenant be revised.

He wanted to bring it in line with the Kellogg-Briand Pact, pointing out that Article 12 maintained a nation's right to wage war.

Charles Calvin Rogers

The day also marked the birth in Claremont, West Virginia, of Charles Calvin Rogers.

Charles was a United States Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient. He died in 1990.

Seymour Sharkey

The 6th. September 1929 also marked the death at the age of 82 of the British physician Seymour Sharkey. 
   

Taken on: May 27, 2023

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