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Any idea's????? postcards 10 years 5 months ago #15767

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Is there anyone out there that knows anything atall about these? I'm constantly trawling the internet but really can't seem to find anything out! :(
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Welcome to the forum.....

These look a lot like the cartoons that appeared in the newspapers printed during the siege.....

The Ladysmith Lyer and Bombshell.....

These may have been drawn and printed at that time.....

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Thanks Mike,

Do you have any idea which newspaper this was? If so could you tell me where I could find info about them.

The only info I can find is there is one of these in the Australian war museum!?!

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Mike,

It wasn't a newspaper in the conventional sense but a paper produced by the inhabitants during the siege of Ladysmith. If you search for the names Mike gave, you will, I think, find the original of the pictures/postcards that you have.

Please let us know how you progress.

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Hi Mike.....

Here are a couple of cartoons from original Ladysmith Lyer Papers.....

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Hi all,
Thanks for the info. I'm still looking but can't find any of the same! very similar but not the same! I took them to a local auctioneer today and he's VERY interested in them himself! He wants to buy them off me because he collects postcards of this era. I've said no to him because I have no clue on how much they're worth?!? He then offered me £200! Still said no!
Any idea's on how much you guys would say they're worth??? I don't know what to do :(
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