The good old seaside saucy postcards / myLot

Manchester, England

September 17, 2016 7:04am CST

Recently I have submitted a couple of posts on humorous postcards, which I tend to have come across in progressive degrees. This time I am displaying an example that I found in Blackpool earlier in the week. This is definitely the type of postcard which used to be such a familiar sight at British seaside resorts. These appear to be so scarce nowadays that I began to genuinely believe that they were no longer available. Of course I was delighted when I chanced upon a small selection of these, which are really reminiscent of the old days. There have been a few amusing postcards around at other resorts, but Blackpool so far is the only place that I have found some genuinely saucy postcards.

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64346)

• United Kingdom

18 Sep 16

I haven't seen any of those for years. I remember spending time reading all those on the postcard stands, such fun.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

18 Sep 16

We all used to stand there reading them. That was part of a British seaside holiday back in those days.

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Laurel (L_B)

@Happy2BeMe (99353)

• Canada

17 Sep 16

Hahahaha hahaha too funny. I like it.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

17 Sep 16

These were very commonplace quite varied in the past.

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Marlina

@marlina (154103)

• Canada

19 Sep 16

Never came across any of this kind in my life.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

19 Sep 16

These were a part of all seaside holidays here in the old days. Every coastal resort had a vast selection on display.

pgn

@pgntwo (22405)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

17 Sep 16

Almost as good as Blackpool rock...

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

17 Sep 16

Personally I prefer Gibraltar rock.

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pgn

@pgntwo (22405)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

17 Sep 16

@Asylum Saucier, I'll grant you...

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Sep 16

Some of these were - and are - very clever.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

17 Sep 16

Creating these cartoons for the seaside postcard trade was big business at one time. There were a couple of regular postcard artists who are vastly sought after these days.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

18 Sep 16

@JudyEv Considering the huge volumes of these postcards that were sold, it was probably a great source of income for a cartoonist.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Sep 16

@Asylum It doesn't take long to recognise an artist by the way he draws his figures. I can imagine some were very popular.