A topical British postcard || An unknown artist has portrayed a crying baby on the front of this postcard. The caption below reads, ‘No Sugar, no Potatoes / no nothing!’. The printed text on the back includes ‘Copyright London’, ‘“CURLY LOCKS” ON SHORT RATIONS’, ‘Raphael Tuck & Sons’ “OILETTE” Postcard No. 3128. / ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING & QUEEN’, and ‘Printed in England’. The postcard has been franked ‘Scarborough then in the North Riding of Yorkshire, 9 AUG 17’. A pencilled hand has addressed it to ‘Mrs Brook / 13 Beechwood View / Busby / Leeds then in the West Riding of Yorkshire’. The accompanying message reads: ‘Dear Mother / Just a PC it is raining here today had a terrible thunder storm last night what time are you going on Sat let me know I should like to come for the week-end if there is room love from Ada’. || || A topical British postcard || Postcard || Front

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Donald McGill drew the scenario on the front of this postcard. Captioned ‘NO GUN – NO GIRL!’, his name can be seen above ‘GIRL!’. To the right is the French equivalent: ‘Pas de fusil – pas de jeune fille!’. The main subject of the postcard is a girl, arm in arm with a British soldier-boy, who is holding out her hand in rejection of a boy dressed in smart civilian clothes holding a bouquet of flowers. The postcard has been addressed in pencil to ‘Miss B. Garlick ? / 74 ? Road / East Dulwich / London S.E.’. The message reads: ‘France / May 30th 16 / Dear Blanche / Your letter to hand tonight many thanks for same, does the other side apply to you / Best love Ant ?. There is a red ‘Passed Field Censor 1720’ stamp. The printed text states ‘Inter-Art Co., Red Lion Square, London. W. C. / “TWO-EIGHT-ONE” Series. No. 288. British manufacture’. || A British patriotic postcard || || A British patriotic postcard || Postcard || Front