IPM Publications The following listings are kindly supplied for use on the PTA's Postcard Information Pages Checklist site by John Smith of IPM. The lists were originally printed (with valuations) in John's IPM Catalogue of Picture Postcards and Year Book. The current IPM publication - 'Picture Postcard Values 1998' contains over 6000 entries listing postcards and categories from all over the world. Price 9.95 (pounds) plus postage. For further details from: IPM 6 Barons Walk Lewes Sussex BN7 1EX United Kingdom tel. 01273 474696 Many Edwardian postcard firms published series of cards reflecting the Life and Labour of those times, while other companies produced long series covering Events and Disasters. These cards today are highly prized, and in many cases form a unique historical record of social conditions. The value of the Picture Postcard as a contemporary reference can be clearly seen in many of the examples listed below. LONDON LIFE - Social History Series. ARISTOPHOT 391 Flower Girls 395 Policeman 398 Omnibuses in a row 415 Sandwich Types 417 Boot Cleaner 418 Fine Ripe Cherries BEAGLES J. & CO. 1 The Costermonger 2 The Policeman 3 The Shoe Black 4 The German Band 5 The Parcel Post 6 The Flower Sellers 6 The Horse Omnibus 7A Newsvendor 8 The Flower Sellers 8 The Street Organ 10 The Knife Grinder 11 Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough 13 The Pavement Artist 14 The Paper Boy 15 The Telegraph Messenger 18 The Milkman 18 The Flower Sellers 22 The Chelsea Pensioner 411 Dustcart 646K A London Policeman 647N Policeman holding up the traffic 648E City of London Ambulance W. HAGELBERG - Series 3490 Thames Embankment Coffee & Cocoa Stall Middlesex Street/Old Petticoat Lane (Baby in Pram) Middlesex Street/Old Petticoat Lane (Crowd Scene) JOHN WALKER 22607 Street Music 22671 Petticoat Lane 22672 Petticoat Lane LL/LOUIS LEVY - London Types 301 Beefeater at the Tower of London 302 Pavement Artist 303 The Fireman 325 Policeman G.SMITH - Types of London Life 1 Pavement Artist 2 3 4 Flower Seller at Piccadilly Circus 5 Newsboy 5a A Newsboy 6 Shoe Black at Trafalgar Square 7 8 The Fireman 9 A Bus Driver 10 Police Ambulance 11 Policeman holding up Traffic at the Bank 12 Postman 13 Messenger Boy 14 Street Sweeper 15 Fruit Seller 16 Hot Chestnut Man 17 The Lord Mayor's Coachman 18 Punch & Judy Show at National Portrait Gallery 19 A Horse Bus 20 A Messenger Boy 21 22 Sentry at Buckingham Palace Research by Philip Richards who informs me that although this is the main series of Gordon Smith "Types of London Life", there are certain titles known in another un-numbered series, as well as other cards in the style within the publisher's general range. PHOTOCROM CO. - Celesque Series/Coloured London Types Covent Garden Porter Shoe Black Flower Seller The Smithfield Market Porter The Bus Conductor The Pavement Artist The Recruiting Sergeant The Street Hawker The Newsboy The Life Guard The Orderly Boy The Postman The Chelsea Pensioner The Lighterman TUCK R. & SONS A10 A Policeman A11 The Recruiting Sergeant A12 A Fruit Hawker A13 Flower Vendors A14 A Messenger Boy A15 A Shoeblack A16 A Pavement Newsvendor A17 A Sandwichman & Newsvendor A18 A Cabman on the Rank A19 A Policeman controlling Traffic A20 A Pavement Hawker A21 A Pavement Artist WYNDHAM SERIES 6335 Hawking Butcher 7579 Fish Stall 7587 Mending Door Mats 7588 Penny Scales 7589 Salt & General Merchant 7590 Sweep snow away 7591 The Potman 7592 Shrimps 7593 Mixed Quartette 7594 Caravan Carpenter 7595 Hot Potatoes 7596 Fruit Merchant 7597 Pussy's Butcher 7598 Sweeps 7599 Muffins 7600 Toy Vendor 7601 Oldclo 7602 Dustman 7603 Shoeblack 7604 Shoeblack 7605 Street Musician 7606 Whelks 7607 Laces STAR SERIES - Set of 36 cards 1 Good Old Hampstead. The Cockney's Paradise 2 Milk Fresh from Tin Cow at St. James'Park. 3 The Nurse's Paradise, Hyde Park. 4 Feeding the Ducks in a London Park 5 Feeding the Pigeons in a London Park 6 The Fountains. Trafalgar Square. 7 Sweep O. 8 O.H.M.S. 9 The Little Bird will tell your Fortune for one Penny 10 Shoeblack and Cabby. 11 Fireman and Escape. 12 On Guard. Buckingham Palace. 13 Recruiting Sergeant and a Policeman."On Point Duty". 14 Aliens. 15 Harmony. 16 A free Drink for Man's Best Friend. 17 Fine Fruit and Fresh Flowers. Farringdon Market, Farringdon Street. 18 Covent Garden. 19 All a Blowing and a Growing. 20 A Hot Day. Give us a Taster Jack. 21 Kerbstone Merchants. "Wonderful Pennorths". Ludgate Hill. 22 Paper Kiosk outside the "Prudential" Holborn. A well-known Landmark. 23 Regent Circus. "Fresh from Market". 24 The Busy Bargees. River Thames. 25 Off to a Fire. 26 Changing the guard. Horseguards. 27 Fatigue Duty. Buckingham Palace Road. 28 Motor Bus. 29 Electric Tram and "2d" Tube Station. 30 A Free Drink in a London Park 31 London Bridge 32 Piccadilly Circus 33 Rotten Row. Hyde Park. 34 Mansion House and Cheapside. 35 G.P.0. and St. Martin's le Grand. 36 Holborn Viaduct and City Temple. A & G TAYLOR - Orthochrome Series/coloured 243 Taking Lessons from the Artist 245 Cat's Meat! 246 The Ice Cream Merchant 247 The Crossing Sweeper 248 Brother Professionals ROTARY PHOTOGRAPHIC CO. - London Life/Series 10513 1 Fireman 2 Postman 3 Street Orderly Boy 4 Taxi-cab Driver 5 Newspaper Boy 6 Pavement Artist 7 Hot Chestnut Seller 8 Lifeguardsman Sentry 9 Toy Seller 10 "Votes for Women" 11 District Messenger 12 Flower Seller 13 Omnibus Driver 14 Hansom "Cabby" 15 Bootblack 16 Hawker 17 City Police Constable 18 Flower Sellers 19 Fortune Teller 20 The Brewers Man 21 District Messenger Boy 22 Big Bens Telescopeman 23 Post Office Telegraph Boy 24 LCC Tramcar Conductor 25 Reuter Telegraph Co.'s Messenger 26 The Milkman 27 The Baked Potato Man 28 A Woman Pavement Artist 29 City Police Motor Ambulance 30 "Votes for Women" 31 Billingsgate Porter 32 Smithfield Market Porter 33 Covent Garden Porters 34 Chelsea Pensioner 35 Firemen at Work 36 Street Fruit Hawker 37 Street Orderly Man 38 Boy Scouts 39 Chimney Sweep 40 Sandwich Board Man 41 Automatic Road Sweeper 42 Royal Exchange Constable 43 Newspaper Boys with latest news 44 Ice Cream 45 An Apple Woman 46 Recruiting Sergeants 47 Caster in his Donkey Cart at Covent Garden Market 48 Flower Sellers at Oxford Circus 49 Underground Tube Train Conductor 50 Boulters Lock on Ascot Sunday 51 A Scene at Henley during Regatta Week 52 A Racecourse Scene at Epsom 53 The King is Coming 54 Opera enthusiasts. Queue outside Covent Garden Opera House 55 A Night Watchman 56 A Coffee Statl Supper, "Al Fresco" 57 A Whelk Stall 58 A Motor Bus. One of London's Red Generals 59 Postman collecting the Midnight Post 60 Fireman at work at a midnight Fire 61 An Underground Railway Lift Man 62 GPO Royal Mail Motor 63 Knives and Scissors Grinder 64 A Baker's Man 65 A Flower Seller 66 A Coal Man 67 A Butcher 68 A Hospital Nurse 69 Early Morning in Rotten Row, Hyde Park 70 71 Arrest of a Militant Suffragette 72 Rushing to a Fire at Night 73 Steam Roller at work 74 The Dustman 75 A helpful member of our Dumb Friends League 76 A Boy Scouts Band 77 "Four Wheeler" Cab 78 A City Window Cleaner 79 Turkish Baths Advertiser 80 A Labour Demonstration 81 A Crossing Sweeper 82 In Smithfield Meat Market 83 Lifeguard at Whitehall 87 Feeding pigeons outside St. Paul's Cathedral 88 In Billingsgate Market 89 The Opening of the London Season 90 Queen Alexandra Buying Roses 91 A Coaching Meet in Hyde Park 95 Fire Brigade drilling before Chief Officers 96 Firemen wearing the smoke helmet 98 Motor Fire Engine and Escape 99 Fire Brigade drill at Headquarters There are also Tinted Cards known with a 10514 Series Number. More information is needed here. J.H.D.Smith - International Postcard Market.