More Wonders of the Isle of Wight

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Peculiarities of the Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight visitors not allowed to

An Ideal card from around 1910, using the term 'peculiarities'

A variation, 'Visitors to the Isle of Wight are not allowed to 

Milk Cowes, or Bottle Newport, or Drink Freshwater 

or thread the Needles (no publisher or date).

Five Wonders 1926

Six Wonders

Five Wonders of the Isle of Wight  postmarked 1926, Brook has been replaced by Lake, but with a similar sentiment - Lake without water.

A Nigh postcard from the fifties, the five wonders have increased to six with the addition of  'Ryde - where you walk'

Eight Wonders

Eight wonders, Dixon

A more recent Nigh card, the six are now eight with the addition of  'Winkle street - where there are no Winkles and Newtown - which is very old (although the latter is sometimes replaced by 'Newchurch 900 years old).

A stylised Dixon card, again showing eight wonders

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August 4 2005 (Originally produced 01/01/2001)