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Background imageSending Collection: Carrier Pigeon, 19th century

Carrier Pigeon, 19th century
Love Letter sent by carrier pigeon, engraved and published for the ladys book, January 1860

Background imageSending Collection: map of the world 1867

map of the world 1867
meteorological map of the world 1867 - showing isothermal lines

Background imageSending Collection: Perseus Saving Andromeda

Perseus Saving Andromeda
Engraving depicting Perseus, mythic hero of Greek mythology, saving Andromeda from Cetus, a sea serpent sent by Poseidon. The image shows Persus stabbing the Cetus

Background imageSending Collection: Man in top hat holding letter by 1850 Pillar box, front view

Man in top hat holding letter by 1850 Pillar box, front view

Background imageSending Collection: Boy lifting up girl to reach U. S. mail box, helping her mail letter

Boy lifting up girl to reach U. S. mail box, helping her mail letter
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Boy lifting up girl to reach U.S. mail box, helping her mail letter

Background imageSending Collection: Map of Global Distribution of Plants, Victorian Botanical Illustration

Map of Global Distribution of Plants, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Botanical Illustration of Map of Global Distribution of Plants: Plate 60

Background imageSending Collection: Distribution of Animals Map, Engraving, 1892

Distribution of Animals Map, Engraving, 1892
Very rare, beautifully detailed engraving of North America Physical Map, Engraving, Published in 1892. Original edition from my own archives. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored

Background imageSending Collection: Sorting apparatus

Sorting apparatus
Antique illustration of a sorting apparatus

Background imageSending Collection: Elf cutting up a piece of paper

Elf cutting up a piece of paper

Background imageSending Collection: Bird carrying an envelope

Bird carrying an envelope

Background imageSending Collection: Push Start

Push Start
15th July 1941: Schoolboys pushing a tractor driven by one of the female undergraduates from Oxford, sent by the Agricultural Research to prepare boys for farming land in place of absent farmers

Background imageSending Collection: Woman putting letter into mailbox, (B&W)

Woman putting letter into mailbox, (B&W)

Background imageSending Collection: Police Guard

Police Guard
July 1906: Policemen sent to Brooklands to guard the motor racing track. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageSending Collection: Protective Fire

Protective Fire
August 1942: Anti aircraft fire, sent up by US warships as protection for their forces who are landing on the beaches at Guadalcanal, can be seen as black dots in the sky

Background imageSending Collection: Antique illustration of distribution of food in Strasbourg

Antique illustration of distribution of food in Strasbourg


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