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An 1842 letter from Charleston, S. Carolina, to Ireland. Mentions situation in Texas and Mexico, politics, the American relationship with Great Britain and the 'unsettled' situation in America. (Names and addresses removed.)
Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme portrait from Chilean money
a vintage blank postcard sent from Brayton,  UK in 1900s,  ready for any usage of  historic events background related to mail delievery description.
Napoleon stone as a monument to Napoleon's battle around Jena Auerstedt in 1806. A crown and the letter N for Napoleon are engraved on the stone.
Old vintage postcard, handwriting British stamp 1910s
front view closeup of blank old aged vintage closed letter paper postage envelope with torn edges faded stamp print and wrinkled grunge texture isolated on white background
danish flag waving on the sky
An old letter with a red wax seal. Fragment Of The Real Ancient Manuscript 1800's. Red Seal.
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A letter dated 1958 from Shanklin on the Isle of Wight in southern England, apologising for a delay in responding to a booking enquiry for a holiday and confirming that the booking has been made for August in the same year.
front view closeup of blank old aged closed letter paper envelope with torn edges from 1900
Vintage blank postcard background sent from Kyobashi, tokyo ofJapan in early 1900s, a very good background for any usage of the historic postcard communications.
Vintage Antique postcard, French 1900s, Handwriting, Old-fashioned, Nostalgia. Correspondence, Postage Stamp
grunge dirty photocopy paper texture useful as a background useful as a background
Oslo, Norway: Gestapo plaque at Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters - Victoria terrasse building, completed in 1890 - During the occupation of Norway in April 1940, the building was taken over by the German police authorities Sicherheitsdienst (SD) and Sicherheitspolizei (SiPo) which included the Secret State Police (Gestapo) and the Criminal Police (Kripo). It was intended as a headquarters for the leadership of SiPo and Sicherheitsdienst (SD), where Heinrich Fehlis was commander (BdSuSD), but in February 1945 he moved his headquarters to Furulund in west Oslo, while SiPo's commander remained at Victoria Terrace. Here was the interrogation room for all the prisoners in Oslo, and the name \
Postage stamp Romania 1955 printed in Romania shows Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), a writer, circa 1955
An old envelope and folded letter sent from Walsall, West Midlands, in 1969. Walsall was in Staffordshire at that time. All identifying details have been removed.
This image features two blank pages of an old, vintage book or manuscript. The pages show signs of aging, with a slight imprint of faded ink bleeding through from the opposite side. The texture is rough and worn, giving the image an authentic antique feel. The center binding is visible, highlighting the book's traditional stitching. Perfect for themes related to history, literature, antiquities, and vintage paper textures
blank vintage postcard sent from Paris, France  in 1905, a very good historic background of postal service, can be used for any usage for any historic situation.
Close-up of the NBP inscription on a Polish banknote isolated cash
Torn page of old Japanese book, isolated on white
Worn and Used File Folder from 1960's.  Folder shows texture with hand-written notes. Also has a paperclip, label and sticky note attached.
American colony, New Sweden.
Old torn brown envelope with stamp isolated
Blue envelope from the tax authority in the Netherlands usually containing a tax assessment to pay
A letter, dated 1970, to a parent from an education committee informing the parent that their son has not gained a place at a local grammar school and, unless the grammar school headmaster considers him suitable, will instead attend a local comprehensive school from the following September. It was customary to sit an exam at age 10-11 to determine which school a child should next attend. (All identifying details have been removed.)
Old antique letter with red wax seal
Paris, France: A marble plaque commemorating writer and Nobel Prize winner Knut Hamsun on a wall at 8 Rue de Vaugirard in the 6th arrondissement. The inscription reads, in English, “Knut Hamsun (1859-1952) Norwegian writer, Nobel Prize in Literature 1920, lived and worked in this building between 1893 and 1895.”
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