British Theme

Text on the reverse side: Similar to several other great artists, Pissarro found refuge in London to escape the Franco-Prussian war and first visi...

Text on the reverse side: From The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine (1611) by celebrated English cartographer John Speed (1552-1629). The m...

Text on the reverse side: A Ground Plott of Canterbury by Wenceslas Hollar, which was originally published around 1670. The copper plate engraving...

From The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine (1611) by celebrated English cartographer John Speed (1552-1629). The map includes illustrations o...

Text on the reverse side:We take knowledge of the visible world through sight, but that which is visible, is only a small speck in the grand creati...

Text on the reverse side: Post boxes were not always red. During the nineteenth century, many were painted green, but they could be difficult to s...

Text on the reverse side: The monumental embroidery narrates conquest and legitimacy, blending propaganda with storytelling. Its symbolic imagery,...

Text on the reverse side: A contemporary Henry VIII adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print dating 1814. The Japanese word for frog is “kaeru”, w...

Text on the reverse side: Dickens admired cats for their intelligence and individuality, qualities mirrored in his memorable characters. Their hab...

Text on the reverse side: This imaginative artwork celebrates Charles Dickens in the company of his most beloved characters, showcasing the author...

Text on the reverse side: The Camden Head in Islington is a fine example of Victorian pub architecture. Built in 1899, as shown by carved exterior...

A contemporary Brunel adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print from 1814. The Japanese word for frog is “kaeru”, which can also mean “to return”, s...

Text on the reverse side: A contemporary William Morris adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print dating 1814. The Japanese word for frog is “kaeru...

Text on the reverse side:This card is based on a chromolithographic college crest designed by Albert Henry Warren and published in Oxford, by T. an...

This card is based on a chromolithographic college crest designed by Albert Henry Warren and published in Oxford, by T. and G. Shrimpton in 1869.

Text on the reverse side: From The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine (1611) by celebrated English cartographer John Speed (1552-1629). The m...

Text on the reverse side: Map of London from an actual survey made between 1824-1826 by Christopher and John Greenwood. The city was the first to ...

Text on the reverse side:The pink version of the union jack was popularised by British artist and photographer David Gwinnutt, creating the Pink Ja...

Text on the reverse side:Titled "Brightstowe, vulgo" was published in Cologne in 1588 in the book Civitates Orbis Terrarum (Towns of the World). Th...

Text on the reverse side:For centuries until the kingdoms in the UK united, the flag of the union jack was restricted to use at sea. This was the l...

Text on the reverse side:The city of Liverpool is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site and is home to numerous world-class tourist attractions, ...

Text on the reverse side:The tennis courts in Wimbledon are sown with perennial ryegrass, and is in fact, the only Grand Slam event in the world th...

Text on the reverse side:1919 saw the first street parties organised by residents on a mass basis, as part of the Peace Treaty celebrations. This u...

Text on the reverse side: One of the most well-known features of the cathedral is the Whispering Gallery, which is 259 steps up the magnificent do...

Text on the reverse side:The Houses of Parliament was featured in a number of films to establish London as the location. One of the most famous app...

Text on the reverse side: Engraved by J. Roper based on a plan by G. Cole, this copperplate printed mat was published in The Beauties of England &...

Text on the reverse side:After a few weeks from birth, a baby is able to visually distinguish between his or her mother and other adults. Constant ...

Engraved by J.Cleghorn, the map was published in 1837 as a part of Thomas Moule's English Counties. Steel engraved by J.Cleghor, the decorative pla...

Text on the reverse side: In 1840, the Penny Black helped letters travel more simply; in 1893, the melody behind “Happy Birthday” was published. T...

Text on the reverse side: Charles Howard’s ambitions produced a house of extraordinary scale, drama and character. Reimagined here as a rather sel...

Text on the reverse side: Introduced during the inter-war years, the Morris Minor M8 Post Office Van transformed British mail delivery. Its compac...

Text on the reverse side: A whimsical feline rendition of Harold Godwinson is pictured here within Trinity Church in Essex, reputedly the very pla...

Text on the reverse side: As the world’s first adhesive postage stamp used within a national system, the Penny Black modelled postal modernity. Mo...

Text on the reverse side: As the world’s first adhesive postage stamp used within a national system, the Penny Black modelled postal modernity. Mo...

A contemporary Henry VIII adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print dating 1814. The Japanese word for frog is “kaeru”, which can also mean “to retu...

Text on the reverse side: On this most curious of birthdays, may your powers of deduction reveal cake, laughter, and delightful surprises. As Holm...