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The inside back cover and last page of an old British rent book dated 1947. The book was used by a local council to record the rent due on a property with the tenant's payments.Please see my lightboxes for lots more social history.
Close up of a birth certificate.
Closeup of 20 Bulgarian lev banknote for design purpose
Bulgarian currency BGN banknote, 20 leva
Vintage typed  and stained recipe card
Palace of Westminster from English money - pounds
The famous Danish philosopher and author Søren Kirkegaard (1813-1855) is buried - with his family - in Assistens Cemetery.\nAssistens Cemetery in the district Nørrebro in Copenhagen, Denmark was established in 1790 outside the old walls of Copenhagen. Many famous Danes are buried there
Old USSR money close-up on a white background, isolated banknotes. Macro photography of retro banknotes of the Soviet Union, vintage details
An old British certificate of pay and tax deducted for the income tax year 1967-1968. The recipient worked for an engineering company and earned £1,185.17s.3d during that year. He paid tax of £89.3s.0d and his pensions contributions amounted to £9.5s.6d. (All identifying details have been removed.)
Spain - April, 1942: Old Ticket or receipt of Spanish national lottery of the year 1942. One-tenth of the ticket for the draw of April 4, 1942
Haverfordwest, Wales - November 23, 2022: Studio shot of a UK pre-decimal ten shilling note. These were in use from 1928 until they became redundant from Monday February 15th 1971 - at which date the UK changed to decimal currency. The value of this banknote was equivalent to £0.50 in the 'new' currency. It was the smallest denomination banknote ever issued by the Bank of England.
Schengen visa in the Russian passport.
Brest Fortress Kholm Gate Pattern Design on Belarusian Banknotes
Villa de Leyva from old Colombian money - Pesos
Expired US passport
A certificate given to a godparent in relation to a baby girl who was baptised in 1955. (All identifying details have been removed.)
Sofia, Bulgaria - October 16, 2023: UNESCO World Heritage Site Plaque from 1979 at Entrance to Boyana Church European History.
Front of an expired, obsolete Dutch ID / passport, issued during WW2, in november 1941
Hand of real estate agent landlord passes key to house to buyer tenant. Home insurance
British stamp isolated on black
Plate 5 Penny Black with black Manchester cross cancellation. It is the world's first adhesive postage stamp.
Instructions for a move 1960s
fifty swiss francs on white background - swiss franc banknote close up
An old British M.O.T. (‘Ministry of Transport’) certificate issued in 1965 to certify that a vehicle was examined and met required safety standards. Identifying details removed.
Yateley, Hampshire, UK - September 19, 2012: Commemorative First Day of Issue mail stamp set printed in the UK, featuring George Handel and other great classical music composers and their workds, circa 1985
Number 20 Pattern Design on Banknote
Namutoni Fort at Etosha National Park in Kunene Region, Namibia. It was built in 1896 as a German police post and used as a prison for English prisoners during World War I.  Destroyed in 1904 during the Battle of Namutoni, it was rebuilt a year later and declared a monument in 1947, and restored in 1957. Today it is a completely free to enter monument with no payment required and is located at Namutoni camp.
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