Vast Royal Navy Postcard & Photograph Collection. Rare 17,000+ items. 1860 -1980

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Vast Royal Navy Postcard & Photograph Collection. Rare 17,000+ items. 1860 -1980:
$35469.68

Vast Royal Navy & other Navies Postcard & Photograph Collection with tremendous provenance. Rare 17,000+ items (app 3,000 postcards & 14,000 photographs) . 1860s -1980s.

Publisher/Photographer:Perkins, Hopkins, Wright & Logan, Imperial War Museum, Maritime Museum, Admiralty, Cozens, Vicary and others.

Description

Thisis aSuperbWorld Class Collection ( 16,000+ pieces)of Royal Navy and other majornavies (Italian, French, German, United States, Netherlands and others) postcards andphotographs that were purchased at sale a number of years ago. Theoriginal Owners spent decades assembling this collection and were anintegral part of the taking of photographs and production of postcards duringthis era.

The individuals assembling this Collection were highly knowledgeable,meticulous and clearly attached to their work. In many instances the place anddate of these images have been identified and span the period 1860s to 1980sincluding World War One & World War Two.

These are NOT copies or scans but the genuine article fromoriginal negatives. Many of them are marked with the publishers stamp on theback. Others are identified and notes made by Perkins with regard to datesand specifications identifying the ship.

Parts of this Collection have already gone to Universities, Archives andsome of the worlds major collectors of Naval postcards and photographs.

All of thesignificant Naval Photographers and Postcard Producers of the period fromapproximately 1880 to the latter part of the 20th Century arerepresented. This includes:

Richard Perkins

Aside from being one of thepremier and experienced Naval Photographers and postcard publishers of theearly 20thCentury, Perkins wasunparalleledin hisexpertise on warship recognition and his knowledge in this field gave hispictures and opinions a measure of authenticity unmatched by any otherphotographer. His vast personal collection of warship negatives was bequeathedto theNationalMaritime Museum.He wasand his workstill isa significant source of informationforthe Royal Navy, Museums and Archives.

Abrahams

were one of the most notable of British NavalPhotographers & Publishers - based in Devonport, England from prior to WW1.In business for at least part of this time with other family members, his workincludes many significant and historical photographs of ships and othermaritime subjects.

WRIGHT & LOGAN

Wright & LoganwereNaval Photographspecialistsbase in Hampshire. Their famous Collection of around 22,000negatives, mostly glass plates, of Warships from 1924-1998 is one of a handfulof significant assemblages of Royal Navy images in the world.

This amazing Collection wasacquired by theRoyal Naval Museumwho are cataloguing and preservingthese images for posterity. These are no longer being published by Wright &Logan.

Imperial War Museum

This national Museum now contains some of the most famous Collections of images of warships that have been bought or bequeathed over the years.

ErnestHopkins, Southsea.

One of main photographers and postcard publishers of the late 19thand early 20th Centuries, his negatives were acquired by Perkins before being bequeathed tothe NationalMaritime Museum.

Cozens

Symonds,Portsmouth

P.A. Vicary,Cromer.

Anthony &Joseph Pavia, Valetta, Malta.

and others.

Most of thenegatives associated with these Naval Photographers and the items on sale arenow in the possession of the major Museums such as the Imperial War Museum or the NationalMaritime Museum.

As a resultmany of these images will not be seen by the general public for years (if ever)or will be available at significantly higher prices. In all cases these willnever again be produced by the original style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">

Condition: Mainly Fine to Good.See high resolution scans for details.

Shipping: Free. This Collection will be professionally packaged and shipped by reputable courier.

ALL the postcards that we sell are ORIGINALS . We have scanned directly from the original card and the image may sometimes be less vibrant than the postcard itself.

As a collector I hope you enjoy this purchase as much as I enjoy those that I collect!