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Hartmann Postcard - Miniature Series Portobello |
6 Views of Portobello
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Portobello |
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The Postcard This postcard was posted in Portobello on 29 October 1906 The views on the card are: - The Pier - Joppa from East - Donkeys - Municipal Buildings - On the Sands - The Sands. |
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IOGT Printed on the back of this card is: 'Wilberforce Lodge I O G T' What does I O G T denote? |
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Reply 1. David Robertson |
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Thank you to David Robertson who wrote: |
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Postcard Publisher "This ‘Greetings from Portobello’ card with six miniature views on a thistle background is almost certainly a card produced by William Ritchie & Sons (WR&S) in their Reliable Series. They produced similar cards for many other locations around Scotland." David Robertson: August 17, 2013 |
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Reply 2. Richard Torrance Edinburgh |
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Thank you to Richard Torrance for answering the question that I asked near the top of this page: "What does I O G T denote?" Richard replied: |
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IOGT "I came across this in Wikipedia which would fit in with Wilberforce Lodge:
IOGT International
(formerly known as is an international non-governmental organisation working in the field of temperance. It is based in Sweden, a country which had very strict alcohol policies and laws in the past." David Robertson: August 17, 2013 |