Flag Collection (page 15)

The Russo-Japanese War - Interior scene
The Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 - an unusual card (awaiting final translation!) depicting an interior scene. Date: circa 1905

Mexico, Guanajuato. Flags displayed from balcony. Credit as: Don Paulson / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

West Indies, Cuba, Havana. French and Cuban flags fly from building. Credit as: Nancy & Steve Ross / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Chrysler Building, Manhattan, New York, USA

Worn wooden American flag, Fire Island, New York

Israeli flag

Signal flag for the numbers 0 and 1, international maritime signal flags, international code of signals

Signal flag for the letter N, international maritime signal flag, international code of signals

Elevated view of Aqaba seafront with huge Jordanian flag, boats and hazy mountains in distance, Aqaba, Jordan, Middle East

Crystal Palace
1851: A crowd of visitors at the Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, London, with Crystal Palace in the background. Original Artwork: Lithograph by Augustus Butler (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

View over the Albrecht Duerer square and the imperial castle of Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

The Flag of Bermuda Date: circa 1930s

The Duchess of Kent receiving purses from children. 1938

The Main gate with moat, garden and ramparts, Mdina, a Medieval walled city, Mdina, Malta, Europe

The Duomo di Pisa and the Leaning Tower. UNESCO World Heritage Site, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Armistice Day
1926: Armistice Day commemorations at Whitehall, London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Chiang Kai-Shek statue in the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan, Asia

View to the old city and the University over the Mondego river, Coimbra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Beira Province, Portugal, Europe

Meteorite in Antarctica
A large meteorite found in the MacAlpine Hills, Antarctica in 1988

CIVIL WAR: UNION CAMP, 1861. Union Army camp at the Battery, New York City, shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War. Wood engraving from an American newspaper of 1861

COFFEE LABEL, c1863. Label for Uncle Sams Coffee, with Uncle Sam seated on a cannon, whittling, while stepping on a torn rebel flag. Engraving by Kilburn & Mallory, c1863

BOSTON: MUSIC FESTIVAL. The band of the Grenadier Guards performing The Star Spangled Banner at a music festival in Boston, Massachusetts. Wood engraving, 1872

Jubilee in St Jamess Park, London
Jubilee event to celebrate peace, held in St Jamess Park, London, showing the Chinese Bridge, Pagoda and refreshment tents with the flags of various nations

Balloon descending into Bristol Channel
A balloon descending into the water of the Bristol Channel, near Watermouth. The passengers were Sadler and Clayfield, who ascended from Bristol. 24 September 1810

Chilean National Flag Date: circa 1910s

Womans Relief Corps
A beautiful gilded and embossed postacrd promoting the viryue and history of the Womans Relief Corps - a charitable society to provide local relief work among the needy and to aid military veterans

Government House, Peshawar, Pakistan
Government House (British) at Peshawar, Pakistan Date: 1924

Patriotic Postcard - Officer and Union Flag
For the Old Flag A World War One era officer, pointing his pistol toward the enemy. Standing up tall before the Union flag, for King and Country... Date: circa 1916

Entry into Aqaba, Battle of Aqaba, Jordan, WW1
Scene at the entry into Aqaba, during the Battle of Aqaba, Jordan, during the Arab Revolt, First World War. Date: 6 July 1917

French mobilisation poster, WW1
French mobilisation poster for the First World War, calling all enlisted soldiers and sailors, and requisitioning animals, vehicles and related equipment. Date: 2 August 1914

Soviet Arctic explorer Papanin, 1937
Soviet Arctic explorer Ivan Papanin (1894-1986) in 1937 while commanding the first Soviet drifting station " North Pole-1". Expedition members and equipment are in the background

US exploration of Mars, artwork. Astronaut preparing to plant the flag of the United States of America (USA) on the Martian surface

CIVIL WAR: VICKSBURG, 1863. Admiral David Porters fleet on the Mississippi River, bombarding the Confederate blockade at Vicksburg, 16 April 1863. Lithograph by Currier and Ives, 1863

Colourful prayer flags against clear blue sky at Bodhnath Stupa (Boudhanth) (Boudha), one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Kathmandu, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Basilica of St. Albino in Old Mesilla village, Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

TEXAS FLAG, 19th CENTURY. Texas war flag, 19th century

Buddhist prayer flags hanging near the Mahakal Buddhist Monastery, Observatory Hill, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, Asia

Voodoo pearl flag, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, West Indies, Central America

Le Baron Samedi, Voodoo pearl flag, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, West Indies, Central America

Maine, Faded American flag on door of old barn

Europe, Ireland, Kilkenny. View of Kilkenny Castle. Credit as: Dennis Flaherty / Jaynes Gallery / Danita Delimont (RF)

Mounted Police Officer - Procession in The Mall
Mounted Police Officers take part in a procession along The Mall, London, heading toward Buckingham Palace from Admiralty Arch

Two little girls in Belgian national costume, including delicate lace bonnets

Greek Royalty - King Constantine I (5 / 8)
King Constantine I of Greece (1868 - 1923) - became King in 1913, on this card he is noted as Heir Apparent hence the date is pre-1913

Music cover with Scottish harpist
An unidentified music cover depicting a female Scottish harpist wearing a tartan shawl and medieval costume. The emblem at the top contains the Latin words, Nemo Me Impune Lacessit

Turkish Women and Flag
Patriotic postcard with four veiled women set in window shapes, and a sabre hanging from the Crescent Moon Date: circa 1912

White Star Line flag and clock
A White Star Line flag mounted on a brass stand, alongside a ships clock with key attached by string

The First Motor-Car in England, c. 1894
Illustration showing Harry Hewetson driving his 3hp Benz motorcar, reputedly the first driven in England, with a boy waving a (tiny) red flag in front of him, c.1894

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