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Ja-Ja Heraldic Series

Series information :

Date of issue : 1905-15 (?)

Number of cards : over 650

Image variants : Several

Company

I have no information on the company that produced these series. All information is welcome !

Heraldic series

The Heraldic series is a large series of postcards with mainly arms of cities in the UK and Ireland. It is not clear when the series were first issued and for how long the series was issued, but based on postmarks the dates are around 1905-1915.

Although the basic design is similar, there are at least 4 different types of the design on the front and at least 8 for the reverse.

1 : 3 :
2 : 4 :

Examples of the four types of the design on the lower left-front corner

Type 1 Type 2
Type 1 - Red print on reverse, no text on left.
Type 2 - Brown print on reverse, no text on left.
Type 3 Type 4
Type 3 - Red print on reverse, text on left.
Type 4 - Brown print on reverse, text on left.
Type 5 Type 5

Type 5a - Red print on reverse, with logo.
Text on left 'Printed in Great Britain".

Type 5b - Red print on reverse, with logo.
Text on left 'Heraldic Series. Printed in Great Britain' or 'Heraldic Tartan Series. Printed in Great Britain'.

Type 8 Type 8
Type 6 - Brown print on reverse, text on left.
with logo
Type 8 - Brown print on reverse, text on left.
less text

Example of the numbered and unnumbered scroll back issues

Cards issued :

The list below is the list of cards that I know of that have been issued, as well as some examples. Most likely the list is not complete. Several cards have been issued with different back of front variations as well.For example, Aberdeen in the list below has been published with front type 2 and bach types 1 and 3. For London there are even 4 different variations with three different front types.

front :

1

2

3

4

 

back type number(s)

1

Abbey of Glastonbury

5a

 

 

 

2

Aberdeen

 

1,3

 

 

3

Aberfeldy

6

 

 

 

4

Aberystwyth

4

 

 

 

5

Accrington

3

 

 

 

6

Airdrie

 

 

 

 

7

Alderney Edge

 

 

 

 

8

Aldershot

 

 

 

 

9

Alloa

3

 

 

 

10

Altringham

3

 

 

 

11

Alva

 

 

 

 

12

Ambleside

5a

 

 

 

13

Annan

3

 

 

 

14

Appleby

3

 

 

 

15

Arbroath

3

 

 

 

16

Ardrossan

3

 

 

 

17

Arms of The Duke of Newcastle

 

 

 

 

18

Arundel

 

1

 

 

19

Ashbourne

5a

 

 

 

20

Ashton-under-Lyne

 

 

 

 

21

Athlone

 

 

 

 

22

Ayr

2

 

 

 

23

Bacup

 

 

 

 

24

Balham

3

 

 

 

25

Ballymena

3

 

 

 

26

Ballymoney

6

 

 

 

27

Banbury

3

 

 

 

28

Bandon

 

 

 

 

29

Bangor

 

1

 

 

30

Bangor North Wales' Training college

 

 

 

 

31

Bangor Normal College

 

 

 

 

32

Bangor, Co. Down

3

 

 

 

33

Barnard Castle

 

 

 

 

34

Barnsley

 

 

 

 

35

Barnstaple

 

 

 

 

36

Barrhead

3

 

 

 

37

Barrow in Furness

 

 

1

 

38

Basingstoke

 

 

 

 

39

Bath

5a

 

 

 

40

Batley

1

 

 

 

41

Battersea

 

 

 

 

42

Beccles

 

 

 

 

43

Bedford

 

 

 

 

44

Belfast

3

 

 

 

45

Belfast Queen's College

 

 

 

 

46

Berkhamstead

 

 

 

 

47

Bermondsey

 

 

 

 

48

Berwick-upon-Tweed

 

 

 

 

49

Beverley

 

 

 

 

50

Bewdley

 

 

 

 

51

Birkdale

 

 

 

 

52

Birkenhead

 

 

1

 

53

Birmingham

 

1

 

 

54

Birmingham University

 

 

 

 

55

Bishop Auckland

1

 

 

 

56

Blackburn

1

 

 

 

57

Blackpool

3

 

 

1

58

Bognor

 

 

 

 

59

Bolton

1

 

 

 

60

Bootle

3

 

 

 

61

Boston

3

 

 

 

62

Bournemouth

 

1

 

 

63

Bradford

 

 

1

 

64

Bray

 

 

 

 

65

Bridge of Allan

3

 

 

 

66

Bridgewater

6

 

 

 

67

Bridlington

1

 

 

 

68

Bridport

 

 

 

 

69

Brighouse

3

 

 

 

70

Brighton Gold shield

 

 

 

 

71

Brighton Blue shield

3

 

 

 

72

Bristol

3

 

1

 

73

Bromley

6

 

 

 

74

Borough of Chipping Norton

3

 

 

 

75

Borough of Islington

 

 

 

 

76

Borough of Lambeth

 

 

 

 

77

Borough of Paddington

3

 

 

 

78

Borough of Saint Pancras

 

 

 

 

79

Burgh of Keith

3

 

 

 

80

Burnham

6

 

 

 

81

Burnley Delicate design

 

 

 

 

82

Burnley Bold design with armoured head added

 

 

 

 

83

Burntisland

 

 

 

 

84

Burslem

 

1

 

 

85

Burton-on-Trent

1

 

 

 

86

Bury

3

 

 

 

87

Bury St. Edmunds

 

 

 

 

88

Buxton

 

 

 

 

89

Camberwell Delicate design

3

 

 

 

90

Camberwell Bold design with armoured head added

 

 

 

 

91

Cambridge

 

1,3

 

 

92

Cambridge Christs College

3

 

 

 

93

Cambridge Clare College

 

 

 

 

94

Cambridge Corpus Christi College

 

 

 

 

95

Cambridge Emmanuel College

 

 

 

 

96

Cambridge Gonville & Caius College

 

 

 

 

97

Cambridge Jesus College:

 

 

 

 

98

Cambridge King's College

3

 

 

 

99

Cambridge Magdalene College

 

 

 

 

100

Cambridge Pembroke College

 

 

 

 

101

Cambridge Queen's College

 

 

 

 

102

Cambridge St. John's College

3

 

 

 

103

Cambridge St. Peter's College

 

 

 

 

104

Cambridge Sydney Sussex College

3

 

 

 

105

Cambridge Trinity College

3

 

 

 

106

Cambridge Trinity Hall College

3

 

 

 

107

Cambridge University of Cambridge

3

 

 

 

108

Campbeltown

 

 

 

 

109

Canterbury

 

1

 

 

110

Cardiff

3

 

 

 

111

Carlisle White cross on red shield at left

 

 

1

 

112

Carlisle Red cross on gold shield at left

 

 

 

 

113

Carmarthen

 

 

 

 

114

Carnarvon

2

 

 

 

115

Castleford

3

 

 

 

116

Chatham

 

 

 

 

117

Chelmsford Delicate design

 

1

 

 

118

Chelmsford Bold design with armoured head added

 

 

 

 

119

Chelsea

3

 

 

 

120

Cheltenham

 

3

 

 

121

Chester

 

1

 

 

122

Chester, city and borough of

 

1

 

 

123

Chesterfield

 

 

 

 

124

Chichester

 

1

 

 

125

Chorley

 

 

 

 

126

Christ's Hospital

 

 

 

 

127

Clacton-on-Sea

 

 

 

 

128

Clare

6

 

 

 

129

Clarks College London

 

 

 

 

130

Cleckheaton

 

 

 

 

131

Cleethorpes

 

 

 

 

132

Clitheroe

 

 

 

 

133

Clonmel

 

 

 

 

134

Coatbridge Burgh

 

 

 

 

135

Colchester

 

 

 

 

136

Coleraine

2

 

 

 

137

Colne

3

 

 

 

138

Colwyn Bay

3

 

 

 

139

Connaught

 

 

 

 

140

Conway

1,3

 

 

 

141

Cork

3

 

 

 

142

County of Cheshire

 

 

 

 

143

Coventry

3

 

 

 

144

Crail

 

 

 

 

145

Cromer

5b

 

 

 

146

Croydon

 

1

 

 

147

Cullen

6

 

 

 

148

Cupar

 

 

 

 

149

City of Truro

6

 

 

 

150

City of Wells

 

 

 

 

151

Dalkeith

5b

 

 

 

152

Darlington Train on shield has yellow carriages

2

 

 

 

153

Darlington Train on shield is white

1,2

 

 

 

154

Dartford

 

 

 

 

155

Dartmouth

 

 

 

 

156

Darwen

 

 

 

 

157

Dawlish

 

 

 

 

158

Deal

 

 

 

 

159

Derby

3

 

 

 

160

Devizies

 

 

 

 

161

Devonport

3

 

 

 

162

Devonshire

6

 

 

 

163

Dewsbury

3

 

 

 

164

Dollar

5b

 

 

 

165

Dollar Institution

 

 

 

 

166

Doncaster

3

 

 

 

167

Donegal

3

 

 

 

168

Dorchester

 

 

 

 

169

Dorking

 

 

 

 

170

Douglas

3

 

 

 

171

Dover

1

 

 

 

172

Drogheda

3

 

 

 

173

Droitwich

 

 

 

 

174

Dublin

3

 

 

 

175

Dudley

3

 

 

 

176

Dumfries

4

 

 

 

177

Dunbar

 

3

 

 

178

Dunblane

 

 

 

 

179

Dundalk

3

 

 

 

180

Dundee

2

 

 

 

181

Dunfermline

3

 

 

 

182

Dungarvan

2

 

 

 

183

Dunoon

 

 

 

 

184

Dunwich

6

 

 

 

185

Durham

1

 

 

 

186

Durham College of Medicine Newcastle-upon-tyne

 

 

 

 

187

Durham University

 

 

 

 

188

Dysart

 

 

 

 

189

Ealing

 

 

 

 

190

Earl of Ancaster

6

 

 

 

191

East Anglia

6

 

 

 

192

East Dereham

 

 

 

 

193

Eastbourne

1

 

 

 

194

Edinburgh Delicate Design

 

3

 

 

195

Edinburgh Very bold design

 

 

 

 

196

Edinburgh University

6

 

 

 

197

Elgin

4

 

 

 

198

Ely (See & Priory)

 

 

 

 

199

Enfield

 

 

 

 

200

Enniskillen

 

 

 

 

201

Eton College

 

 

 

 

202

Evesham

6

 

 

 

203

Exeter

 

1,3

 

 

204

Falkirk

 

 

 

 

205

Farnham

 

 

 

 

206

Faversham

 

 

 

 

207

Felixstowe

 

 

 

 

208

Filey

 

 

 

 

209

Finchley

 

 

 

 

210

Fleetwood

3

 

 

 

211

Folkestone

 

 

 

 

212

Fort William

 

 

 

 

213

Fraserburgh

 

3

 

 

214

Fulham

3

 

 

 

215

Gainsborough

 

 

 

 

216

Galashiels

2

 

 

 

217

Gateshead

 

 

 

 

218

Gillingham

 

 

 

 

219

Glasgow

 

 

 

 

220

Glastonbury

 

 

 

 

221

Glossop

3

 

 

 

222

Gloucester

3

 

 

 

223

Goole

 

 

 

 

224

Gosport

6

 

 

 

225

Gourock

3

 

 

 

226

Govan

 

1

 

 

227

Grangemouth

 

 

 

 

228

Grange Over Sands

 

 

 

 

229

Grantham

 

 

 

 

230

Gravesend

 

 

 

 

231

Greenock

 

1

 

 

232

Grimsby

3

 

 

 

233

Guernsey

 

 

 

 

234

Guildford

 

 

 

 

235

Hackney

 

 

 

 

236

Haddington

3

 

 

 

237

Halifax

3

 

 

 

238

Halifax (Canada)

6

 

 

 

239

Hamilton

3

 

 

 

240

Hammersmith

3

 

 

 

241

Hampshire

 

 

 

 

242

Hampstead

 

 

 

 

243

Hampton Court

6

 

 

 

244

Hanley

 

1

 

 

245

Harborough

6

 

 

 

246

Harrogate

1

 

 

 

247

Harrow

 

 

 

 

248

Harrow School

 

 

 

 

249

Hartlepool

 

 

1

 

250

Hastings

 

1

 

 

251

Haverfordwest

 

 

 

 

252

Hawarden

 

 

 

 

253

Hawick

2

 

 

 

254

Helensburgh

2

 

 

 

255

Henley-on-Thames

 

1

 

 

256

Hereford

3

 

 

 

257

Hereward the Wake

6

 

 

 

258

Herne Bay

 

 

 

 

259

Hertford

 

 

 

 

260

Heywood

3

 

 

 

261

Higham Ferrers

 

 

 

 

262

Hitchin

 

 

 

 

263

Holborn

 

 

 

 

264

Hornsea

 

 

 

 

265

Hornsey

2

 

 

 

266

Hove

3

 

 

 

267

Huddersfield Gold and silver

1

 

 

 

268

Huddersfield Armoured head added

 

 

 

 

269

Hull

 

 

 

 

270

Huntingdon

 

 

 

 

271

Hyde

2

 

 

 

272

Ilfracombe

3

 

 

 

273

Ilkley

 

 

 

 

274

Innerleithen (Cleikum)

6

 

 

 

275

Inveraray

 

1

 

 

276

Inverness Elephant and Camel standing

 

1

 

 

277

Inverness Elephant and Camel standing on hind legs

 

 

 

 

278

Ipswich

 

1

 

 

279

Ireland One large shield

3

 

 

 

280

Ireland Five small shields

 

 

 

 

281

Isle of Man

 

1

 

 

282

Isle of Wight

3

 

 

 

283

Jarrow

3

 

 

 

284

Jedburgh

 

 

 

 

285

Jersey

6

 

 

 

286

Keighley

 

 

 

 

287

Kelso

3

 

 

 

288

Kendal

 

 

 

 

289

Kensington

3

 

 

 

290

Kent

3

 

 

 

291

Kidderminster

 

 

 

 

292

Kelkenny

 

 

 

 

293

Killarney

 

 

 

 

294

Kilmarnock

 

 

3

 

295

Kilsyth

 

 

 

 

296

Kilwinning

 

 

 

 

297

Kingardine - on - Forth

 

 

 

 

298

King's College

5b

 

 

 

299

King's Lynn

 

 

 

 

300

Kingston-on-Thames

 

 

 

 

301

Kingston-upon-Hull

 

1

 

 

302

Kingstown

3

 

 

 

303

Kirby Lonsdale