London England - 1st Life Guards Changing Guard at Whitehall - Postcard SP24

Vintage postcard showing the 1st Life Guards changing guard at Whitehall in London, England. Mounted guards in ceremonial uniforms assemble in the courtyard with standards and horses.

Scene Details:

• 1st Life Guards changing guard at Whitehall
• Mounted soldiers in red ceremonial uniforms
• Military horses, standards, and courtyard formation
• Caption notes the ceremony takes place at about 11 o’clock each morning
• Published by J. Salmon Ltd., Sevenoaks, card number 4200

Postal Markings:

• Eastbourne, Sussex circular date stamp from July 1939
• Black machine cancellation with horizontal wavy lines
• Red one penny King George VI definitive stamp
• Handwritten message signed “Annie”
• Addressed to Mr. Peter Morris in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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