Here’s an interesting card that Sean found whilst boondoggling in Oxford to research his latest tome. “Built in 1898 as a hospital ship, Chauncy Maples needs a complete refit to serve the people around Lake Malawi who have no access to health services.” It’s an interesting ship, and an interesting endeavor: the vessel was built [...]
This card is a gift from Thea in Australia, who visited this website and noted my fondness for history. I have never seen a contemporary First Day of Issue postcard, nor have I seen a modern card that is stamped on the “wrong” side. It is not only fascinating, but fitting, given the subject matter. [...]
This is a modern postcard published by WW2cards.com, which seems to be defunct. Here’s what Wikipedia has to say about the Graf Spee and her final battle: From September through December 1939 Admiral Graf Spee, under the command of Hans Langsdorff, sank nine British merchant ships in the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Britain formed [...]
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