King Edward IV Caxton Printing Press Chaucer Britain History 1930s Ad Card

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King Edward IV Caxton Printing Press Chaucer Britain History 1930s Ad Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
4 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  10.0 cm. x 3.6 cm.
ORIGINAL 1930s TRADE - ADVERTISING CARD
BRITAIN HISTORY
KING EDWARD IV CAXTON PRINTING PRESS CHAUCER
William Caxton (c. 1422 - c. 1491) was an English merchant, diplomat, writer and printer. He is thought to
be the first person to introduce a printing press into England, in 1476, and was the first English retailer of
printed books and he set up the country's first ever press in the almonry of the Westminster Abbey Church
in 1476. The first book known to have been produced there was an edition of Chaucer's The Canterbury
Tales
NOTE:
THE REVERSE SIDE HAS ADVERTISING.
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
4'' X 1 3/8"  or  10 cm. x 3.6 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGES ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
SEE IMAGES ABOVE WITH THE RULER AS A SCALE!
THIS CARD IS NOY A MODERN REPRODUCTION
IT WAS PRINTED IN  THE 1930s
THE FRONT AND BACK MAY HAVE:
PAPER LOSS - SMUDGING - ROUNDED CORNERS
SEE IMAGES ABOVE!
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WE COMBINE SHIPPING
BUY 1 TO 4 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND THE TOTAL TO SHIP IS
BUY 5 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND SHIPPING IS FREE
NOTE:
ON LARGER INTERNATIONAL ORDERS WE MAY REQUIRE REGISTERD
MAIL AND WILL SPLIT THE COST WITH THE BUYER.
INQUIRE IF CONCERNED!