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10:35:29pm
Anyway another one crossed my desk. Here it is. Maybe together we can figure this one out too.
Now, the fun part, the enlargements:
If anybody would like to play with the original 1200 dpi scan, you can grab it here:
https://www.buckacover.com/temp/unknown-pc-1200dpi.jpg
Be aware, it's 2.5MB in size.
I'll keep my own thoughts to myself for the moment. Hope you have some fun with it. What do you think?
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My guess is that the ceremony depicted on the card took place in a British colony, at a location fronting the ocean.
South Africa? The Union of South Africa was created on March 31, 1910.
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09:32:23am
Your mention of the date caused me to do a search for "K Ltd." and found this
on this postcard site: https://www.playle.com/realphoto/photok.php
Apparently, K Ltd. is the producer of the photographic paper used, not the publisher of the card.
Given the 1918-36 date range, it is now most likely to be associated with the end of WWI, or 1935 Silver Jubilee celebrations, or even 1937 Coronation (paper may have been bought earlier).
Personally, I think the male dress fashion speaks to 1930s (the workmen's style caps and fedoras). Any comments on the miltary uniforms (especially hats -- Australian flair, but were the turned up brims used in SA, India or other places?)
How about the school girl uniforms?
I did not pick up on the ocean background. Good catch.
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IIANM, this parade took place in Vienna, Austria and was part of a music festival. People from all over converged on this happy occasion. But unfortunately it didn't last.
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10:49:12am
here is the link to that thread on the other postcard:
https://stamporama.com/discboard/disc_main.php?action=20&id=25586#180866
And the postcard, as a reminder:
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I’d discount Australia and go for South Africa ( or other African colony) because the rows of soldiers to the right appear black.
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I see a few things that could provide clues, or could just be red herrings made up from an overactive brain....
The Union Jack is prominently draped and waving all throughout the photo, but I also notice something resembling the French Tricolour hung like pennants around the perimeter of the parade ground.
The assembled troops are wearing an Aussie-style bush hat, and you can see spikes of a palm tree behind them. Along with the tropical military uniforms, it makes me think South Pacific.
To the left of the groups of schoolchildren (and the adult females, presumably teachers heading up the groups), I see a small group of adults dressed in military-esque sashes. The man at the head of that column looks like he is wearing a Balmoral cap, and the man at his right has something on his left shoulder that resembles a fly plaid, although the remainder of their group seems to be wearing berets.
All that to say.... the English-French-Australian-and-maybe-Scottish "clues" make me think this is some sort of Royal function in Nouvelle/New Hebrides.
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At the top of the building facing the camera, you can see a crown and a letter R to it's right. I've had trouble trying to figure out the letter that must be to the left of the crown. It's a royal tour of some sort, but not grand enough to be Silver Jubilee. Prince Albert, the future King George VI, did tour but I have no details as yet. The Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VIII also toured, so I'd suggest it's one of those two.
The soldiers, in their shorts and slouch hats, look to me to be East African, definitely not Australia or New Zealand. I thought maybe Fiji as well. Between the schoolgirls and schoolboys, there's a girl with a very long plait, which suggested Indian to me, so Fiji may be a fit.
This is a real conundrum, but a lot of fun!
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The framework to the left of the crown is directly in front of the window, so it's hard to tell, but I thinkit could be a "G", and it would match the font and crown style of the KGV Royal cypher. It's very little help, given that the reign of KGV overlaps the K Ltd. trademark and therefore doesn't help pinpoint it any further.
If it is directly related to a KGV visit, though, hopefully it helps narrow down the location to places he actually visited....
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"Apparently, K Ltd. is the producer of the photographic paper used, not the publisher of the card."
If the sources I read are correct, K Ltd is indeed the producer of the photographic paper with the preprinted post card on the back. K Ltd should be short for Kodak Ltd, London.
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The soldiers lined-up in two ranks may be men of The King's African Rifles from Kenya. The uniforms and headdress look likethe KOR.
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A parade for the GAR I think. To honor the Union civil war veterans. GAR = Grand Army of the Republic
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25 Sep 2021
10:35:29pm
Quite a while ago I posted enlargements of an unusual postcard that seemed to have Americans marching in a German parade in the 1920s. It turned out to be a gigantic music festival (maybe somebody can find the link to the thread?)
Anyway another one crossed my desk. Here it is. Maybe together we can figure this one out too.
Now, the fun part, the enlargements:
If anybody would like to play with the original 1200 dpi scan, you can grab it here:
https://www.buckacover.com/temp/unknown-pc-1200dpi.jpg
Be aware, it's 2.5MB in size.
I'll keep my own thoughts to myself for the moment. Hope you have some fun with it. What do you think?
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09:01:33am
re: Time to have fun with a new "unkown" real photo picture postcard
My guess is that the ceremony depicted on the card took place in a British colony, at a location fronting the ocean.
South Africa? The Union of South Africa was created on March 31, 1910.
-Paul
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26 Sep 2021
09:32:23am
re: Time to have fun with a new "unkown" real photo picture postcard
Your mention of the date caused me to do a search for "K Ltd." and found this
on this postcard site: https://www.playle.com/realphoto/photok.php
Apparently, K Ltd. is the producer of the photographic paper used, not the publisher of the card.
Given the 1918-36 date range, it is now most likely to be associated with the end of WWI, or 1935 Silver Jubilee celebrations, or even 1937 Coronation (paper may have been bought earlier).
Personally, I think the male dress fashion speaks to 1930s (the workmen's style caps and fedoras). Any comments on the miltary uniforms (especially hats -- Australian flair, but were the turned up brims used in SA, India or other places?)
How about the school girl uniforms?
I did not pick up on the ocean background. Good catch.
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re: Time to have fun with a new "unkown" real photo picture postcard
IIANM, this parade took place in Vienna, Austria and was part of a music festival. People from all over converged on this happy occasion. But unfortunately it didn't last.
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10:49:12am
re: Time to have fun with a new "unkown" real photo picture postcard
here is the link to that thread on the other postcard:
https://stamporama.com/discboard/disc_main.php?action=20&id=25586#180866
And the postcard, as a reminder:
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re: Time to have fun with a new "unkown" real photo picture postcard
I’d discount Australia and go for South Africa ( or other African colony) because the rows of soldiers to the right appear black.
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I see a few things that could provide clues, or could just be red herrings made up from an overactive brain....
The Union Jack is prominently draped and waving all throughout the photo, but I also notice something resembling the French Tricolour hung like pennants around the perimeter of the parade ground.
The assembled troops are wearing an Aussie-style bush hat, and you can see spikes of a palm tree behind them. Along with the tropical military uniforms, it makes me think South Pacific.
To the left of the groups of schoolchildren (and the adult females, presumably teachers heading up the groups), I see a small group of adults dressed in military-esque sashes. The man at the head of that column looks like he is wearing a Balmoral cap, and the man at his right has something on his left shoulder that resembles a fly plaid, although the remainder of their group seems to be wearing berets.
All that to say.... the English-French-Australian-and-maybe-Scottish "clues" make me think this is some sort of Royal function in Nouvelle/New Hebrides.
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re: Time to have fun with a new "unkown" real photo picture postcard
At the top of the building facing the camera, you can see a crown and a letter R to it's right. I've had trouble trying to figure out the letter that must be to the left of the crown. It's a royal tour of some sort, but not grand enough to be Silver Jubilee. Prince Albert, the future King George VI, did tour but I have no details as yet. The Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VIII also toured, so I'd suggest it's one of those two.
The soldiers, in their shorts and slouch hats, look to me to be East African, definitely not Australia or New Zealand. I thought maybe Fiji as well. Between the schoolgirls and schoolboys, there's a girl with a very long plait, which suggested Indian to me, so Fiji may be a fit.
This is a real conundrum, but a lot of fun!
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The framework to the left of the crown is directly in front of the window, so it's hard to tell, but I thinkit could be a "G", and it would match the font and crown style of the KGV Royal cypher. It's very little help, given that the reign of KGV overlaps the K Ltd. trademark and therefore doesn't help pinpoint it any further.
If it is directly related to a KGV visit, though, hopefully it helps narrow down the location to places he actually visited....
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"Apparently, K Ltd. is the producer of the photographic paper used, not the publisher of the card."
If the sources I read are correct, K Ltd is indeed the producer of the photographic paper with the preprinted post card on the back. K Ltd should be short for Kodak Ltd, London.
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Roy:
The soldiers lined-up in two ranks may be men of The King's African Rifles from Kenya. The uniforms and headdress look likethe KOR.
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11:44:31am
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A parade for the GAR I think. To honor the Union civil war veterans. GAR = Grand Army of the Republic
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