"India, with no less alacrity, has claimed her share in the common task. Every class and creed, British and Native, Princes and People, Hindoos and Mahomedans, vie with one another in a noble and emulous rivalry.
A carefully staged advertising postcard for Seravallo's so-called "healthy wine," still available today. Note the woman holding the tonic, the man with a crate on his head, the other two characters adding depth and interest to the image.
An exceptional early lithographic card from the famous German exotic people's promoter and founder of Berlin's zoo. The title says it depicts an Indian coffee house.
A very early postcard from one of Kolkata's largest retailers. Postmarked Dec. 2, 1898 and addressed to Master Geoffrey Corbett, Whiltey, Yorks., England: "To my godson & all his relations G.C. [sp?]."
This nearly 3 km long bridge, also known as the Havelock Bridge, was opened to traffic in 1900. It has since been decommissioned and is apparently awaiting funding to be turned into a pedestrian bridge.
Among the Paul Gerhardt postcards published by The Ravi Varma Press, this seems to be one of the rarer ones. Postally used in Glasgow, Scotland on Nov.
One of America's most recognized international brands around the turn of the century, this was one of 33 postcards advertising the tobacco firm's product.
