Dimensions: 9 x 14 cm. (3.5 x 5.5″)

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Condition: Postally unused, backside written. Good condition with some signs of age including surface marks.

Notes: William Wouldhave is a rival of Lionel Lukin for recognition as inventor of the lifeboat. His tombstone describes him as: ‘Inventor of that invaluable blessing to mankind the Lifeboat’.

South Shields is a large coastal market town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear. It is situated at the south of the River Tyne. Historically, it was known to Romans as Arbeia and as Caer Urfa by Early Middle Ages. (Wikipedia)