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Hi,
My name is Paul and I live in Washington, Tyne & Wear. I was wondering if you could please help. I have some postcards that have been handed down to me from the first world war . They are from a family member to his parents , the last one is dated 1916 ( the year of his death ), They have have been writen on by the sender. I also have letters he sent home and various other correspondence from the Admiralty regarding his death and a photo or two.

All of this is in very good condition and I was wondering if these were collectable and what sort of price would I be asking for these and where to sell them ?

Any help you can give would be great .

Regards,

Paul .

Hi Paul. It all depends...

How many cards? How many letters? Have you the envelopes the letters came in? If so, have they are interesting postmarks or censor marks?

Crucially, what scenes do the cards show? Routine tourist scenes? In the UK or overseas?

Do the messages indicate any ships your man may have served on, ports he may have visited, anything of war interest (all a bit unlikely, given censorship in the war) as opposed to personal messages?

Can you research the family member - bases/ships he served on, battles he may have taken part in? How was he killed? Where?

If the member had been a soldier linked to a particular regiment your accumulation might have appealed to a collector of the unit in question, but I suspect that yours might be a bit diffuse to interest an individual. The best solution might be to offer them on eBay as one lot - but you'll need to provide a good write up.


Moonraker