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The Big Tree with it's head cut off Not sure of the date. Sad to see "our" big tree like this. Thank goodness it did live! This post ...
Victoria St. Stromness. Date estimated. Postcard would have been bought in 1974 on my arrival in Orkney.
Kirkwall Harbour Date estimated. Postcard bought 1974, for sending to New Zealand.
Broad Street Date estimated. Post Card, would have been bought in the early 1970's.
German Fleet in Scapa Flow A Tom Kent postcard of the German fleet in Scapa Flow, Nov 1918
German Fleet in Scapa Flow Another postcard of the german fleet at scapa
Albert Street, Kirkwall An unused hand-tinted Valentine's Series postcard showing Albert Street in 1885 - or thereabouts! Mo...
Broad Street, Kirkwall An unused Valentine's 'Colourtone' Series postcard showing Broad Street, circa 1930. The trees and c...
Moosie Tooer A Leonard's 'Orkney' Series postcard view of the Bishop's Palace. Posted by 'Isobel' in Kirkwall on ...
Kirkwall Harbour Another Valentine's Series postcard addressed to a lady in Strathbungo, Glasgow. The green halfpenny...
The Hoy Express A Reliable Series card sent from Kirkwall on April 16th 1903 to a lady in Anstruther. The 'Hoy Expre...
Yet more Albert Street(1) A Valentine's "Aurochrome" series postcard, this time showing the railing around the Big Tree, the r...

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