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Des Beechey
Is this a forgery?
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Des_Beechey
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Is this a forgery?
Below is a very nice card of the "Hands in Heart" style. It looks as if it should have been published by McVilly & Little, or perhaps Walch & Sons, but is neither of these. It is actually a real photo card!
The back of the card gives very little information - just a "T" in the top right corner. The style of the handwriting and the fading suggests it is not at all recent.
So is this a photographic copy of an earlier card? Or were these Map of Tasmania designs available to several publisher?
Des Beechey
The back of the card gives very little information - just a "T" in the top right corner. The style of the handwriting and the fading suggests it is not at all recent.
So is this a photographic copy of an earlier card? Or were these Map of Tasmania designs available to several publisher?
Des Beechey
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Ross Ewington
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Re: Is this a forgery?
I have seen a number of these cards with "M & L" at the bottom of the photo but with Harding & Billing postcard backs. I have a few of these in my current auction - when I get a chance, I'll post some images in this topic for you.