First Foot Guards Grenadier 1751 Bryan Fosten Postcard

Vintage continental postcard from The Grenadier Guards series, Set 8 Card No. 1, after original paintings by Bryan Fosten, copyright 1987. The color illustration depicts a Grenadier of the First Foot Guards, dated 1751, shown standing on a barrack square with musket shouldered and sword at his side. He wears a scarlet coat with blue facings and the tall mitre cap characteristic of mid-18th-century British grenadiers. Reverse features printed historical notes outlining the origins and early campaigns of the First Foot Guards, with “Post Office Preferred” back. 

Condition
Good vintage condition with light age-related wear. Not posted. No tears or creases noted.

Details
Main Subject: First Foot Guards Grenadier
Type: Continental Postcard
Color: Color
Country/Region: United Kingdom
Back: Divided Back
Postmark: Not Posted
Size: Approx. 4 x 6 in.
Topographical: No

Perfect For
British Army collectors, Grenadier Guards enthusiasts, 18th-century military history collectors, military uniform collectors, and vintage illustrated postcard collectors.