Organising the Walch VIgnetted Cards

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J. Walch & Sons published six series of vignetted cards in the years 1900-1904. These are all undivided back cards. They have different features that allow them to be dated to year. There are big differences between the years, except between 1901 and 1902, where the only difference is what is capitalised in the captions. For all the detail on all the series, see my web site: http://beecheyspostcardhistory.org.au.


1900 Series Identification

• Printed by collotype in England
  No printers name on front
  Back with POST CARD ----- TASMANIA. in red with two lines below, one long, one short.

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1901 Series Identification

• Printed by collotype in England
  "J. Walch & Sons, Hobart" on front left edge.
  Caption in red, in upper and lower case. eg "RIVER DERWENT at New Norfolk"
  POST CARD. ---- TASMANIA. on back in red, two lines of same size undernaeth

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1902 Series Identification

• The layout is the same as the 1901 series, with only one difference - the caption is always in upper case, not mixed upper and lower case as in the 1901 series. eg THE SHOT TOWER, BROWNS RIVER ROAD not THE SHOT TOWER, Browns River Road.

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1903 Series Identification

• Printed by halftone letterpress by J. Walch & Sons in Hobart
  Front has "J. WALCH & SONS PRINTERS" along the left edge
  The back has "POST CARD --- TASMANIA." in a different sans serif font.

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1904 Series identification

• Printed by halftone letterpress by J. Walch & Sons in Hobart.
  The layout is the same as the 1903 series except the "POST CARD --- TASMANIA." in another different serif font.

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1904 Coloured Series identification

• Printed by collotype in England and hand coloured
  Caption on front in black italics
  Back with "POST CARD----TASMANIA." in red like the 1901 and 1902 series

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The cards with an anchor logo on the back are not included here, as they were published by a British company John Walker & Co, not J. Walch & Sons.