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Five Wonders of the Isle of Wight postmarked 1926, Brook has been replaced by Lake, but with a similar sentiment - Lake without water.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