Category Archives: Postcards

A Quartet of Curious French Postcards

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Magicfingers

I shan’t be saying much about these cards.

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Great War Postcards No. 62

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Magicfingers

‘The Lucky Charm of the Allies.’ 

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Great War Postcards No. 61

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Magicfingers

‘A call roars like thunder, like the clash of swords and the pounding of waves’, or some such nonsense.  You might remember that back in March 2020, as we all locked down for the first time, I began a series of … Continue reading →

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The Propaganda of Conscription Down Under Part One – The Referendum of 1916

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Magicfingers

The issue of conscription was one that all the countries of the Commonwealth would have to deal with at some point during the Great War, and Australia was no different. 

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The Army Postal Service – Censor’s Stamps

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Magicfingers

The Haldane Reforms of the early 20th Century saw the winds of change sweep through the British military.  Richard Haldane, Secretary of State for War between 1905 & 1912 (and Lord Chancellor for three years thereafter), had introduced a huge … Continue reading →

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The Final Weekly Postcard No. 60

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Magicfingers

And so we come to the last Weekly Postcard, which is a mega-bonanza of a postcard post, and brings the total number of cards I have shared with you since we began the Daily Postcard series seventeen weeks ago to … Continue reading →

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The Weekly Postcard No. 59

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Magicfingers

The penultimate Weekly Postcard features dreams of home and parting, which, as we all know, is such sweet sorrow.

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