Comic Postcard – “Stripped for Action” – A. Tempest – 1918 - Vintage

A wonderfully cheeky vintage comic postcard featuring a sailor chatting to an older woman, who is carrying a basket and wrapped in a warm shawl.

The caption reads:

“I see the papers say you were stripped for action—I wonder you don't get your death o' cold!”

The colourful illustration is signed A. Tempest and is a lovely example of early 20th-century British comic postcard humour.

Postcard details:

• Artist: A. Tempest
• Publisher: Samworth & Co. Ltd., Publishers, Dewsbury, England
• Series: Witty Comic Series
• Reference: No. 669
• Postal date: 15 December 1918
• Postmark: Forest Gate, E.7
• Stamp: Original red one-penny King George V stamp
• Postal status: Posted, with handwritten address
• Condition: Vintage condition, with age-related discolouration, creasing and corner wear. Please see photographs for the full condition.

A charming piece of First World War-era social history, combining naval humour with a colourful period illustration.

• Original vintage postcard — not a reproduction.
• Free UK Second Class Royal Mail postage.
• Payment accepted via PayPal or Shop Pay.

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