Essex FindsPostcards & old paper
Independent seller · Witham, Essex
Carefully researched postcards, photographs and curious pieces of ephemera— honestly described, sensibly priced and packed by a real person.
Featured WWI find · U001
An extraordinary real photographic postcard showing civilians gathered around the crashed RFC aircraft at Beaulieu in 1918. The serial is still visible on the tail, turning a battered old card into a remarkable First World War record.
What turns up
A few recent finds from the shelves. The full live stock stays on eBay, where you can see both sides, read the condition notes and buy securely.
A proper railway find: an LBSCR H1 Atlantic captured in a wonderfully crisp real photograph.
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The shopkeeper, bicycle and post box turn a Kent village view into a small piece of social history.
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Black cats, a red motor and a magnificently cheerful 1930s message. Exactly our sort of oddity.
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We chase place names, postmarks, publishers and the stories hiding in the picture.
Clear scans and plain-English condition notes, including the wear you actually need to know about.
Your order is sleeved, backed and packed carefully before it starts the journey to you.
The story so far
Essex Finds began with a love of the stories hidden in ordinary old things. One box of postcards became several; a small side project became a proper independent business.
The aim is still simple: find interesting pieces, research them properly, price them fairly and help them reach the next person who will enjoy them.
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Fresh postcards and paper finds are added throughout the week.
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The good stuff turns up everywhere.
New arrivals, postcard stories and the occasional bit of beautiful old nonsense.