Antique & Vintage Postcards

Mailed from Bath, Somerset on 21 September 1955, this delightful mailing novelty from Valentine & Sons features a handsome black Scottish Terrier gazing soulfully from a vivid cerulean blue background, a golden horseshoe and white heather bouquet tied with a red ribbon at his collar — the classic "Lots of Luck from Bath" greeting card format beloved of mid-century British holidaymakers. Raise the hinged flap beneath the Scottie's paws and a leporello accordion strip unfolds, published under Valentine's Bath set 55-1, offering crisp monochrome miniature views: the soaring Gothic towers of a castle ruin, the Roman Baths with their arcaded colonnades, the ornate West Door of Bath Abbey with its angel-laden sculptural programme, the dignified civic buildings of the city center, and the elegant Pulteney Bridge spanning the Avon — one of the few bridges in the world lined with shops on both sides. Addressed to Mr & Mrs E. Richards at West Holm, Esplanade Avenue, Porthcawl, Wales, with a brief message opening "Dear Bob, The weather…" The card bears a red Queen Elizabeth II 2½d definitive stamp cancelled with a Bath, Somerset machine slogan postmark for Civil Defence — "JOIN NOW."