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blank vintage Geman postcard sent from Hankow(Wuhan), China  in 1905, a very good Japanese colonial mail background of overseas postal service, can be used for any usage for any historic situation.
Nepali scriptures details from a buddhist bell in Kathmandu.
JAIPUR, INDIA - OCT 11, 2017 - Scenes from the Ramayana in antique manuscript,  Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Close-up of an old notebook cover (approx. 1900) with nice blue ornaments frame.
Hampshire, UK - September 17, 2021:  An historic manuscript,  hundreds of years old, handwritten in Norman French.
Egyptian Hieroglyphics
Detail with initial letter and musical notation from illuminated antiphonary manuscript from Ferarra
Ornate frame on a vintage sheet of paper, retro blank certificate
Handcrafted, hand-painted Mexican Ceramic Tile. Mexican tiles are concave (not perfectly flat). They are characterized as unique and  irregular. Stenciled ceramic glaze suggest soft focus and edges.
a vintage blank postcard sent from Japanese post office in Hankow, China in 1900s,  ready for any usage of  historic events background related to mail delievery description.
A closeup of a book in the National Library of Madrid
A page in a collector's old stock album showing Swedish stamps. They have been placed under cellophane strips which protects the stamps. The page has the collector's  handwritten notes including dates of issue. They are all commemorative issues and have been cancelled. Swedish postage stamps have a reputation of good design and execution. Collector's Property Release available.
Old egyptian hieroglyphic carvings.
Open old christian book in the Ipatievsky Monastery. Kostroma, Russia. May, 2013.
Antique hardcover book with Victorian floral pattern.
Hand lettered vellum from a 1490 edition of the Book of Hours.
Vintage blank postcard background sent from Kyobashi, tokyo ofJapan in early 1900s, a very good background for any usage of the historic postcard communications.
Detail with initial letter and musical notation from illuminated antiphonary manuscript from Ferarra
Golden Heraldry Pattern Design on Banknote
Ancient Spanish silver coin of the King Felipe II. 1593. Coined in Sevilla. 2 Reales.
Ancient Greek text. Ancient Greek is the language of the empire of Alexander and the kingdom of the Diadochi, the Roman Empire. Background on the theme of ancient culture, archeology and history.
Vintage photograph of the Place des Vosges, Paris, the oldest planned square in Paris, France. It is located in the Marais district
Batik pattern
Close up of antique paper texture with Art Nouveau pattern border edge full frame.
3d illustration. Set of antique classical architectural cornices of antique classical architectural cornices
a vintage blank postcard sent from London,  UK in 1900s,  ready for any usage of  historic events background related to mail delievery description.
page from a facsimile of the 1455 Gutenberg Bible, the first printed version of the Latin Vulgate.
A soiled and damaged  blank certificate with an ornamental border. All identifying details have been removed for you to add your own.
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