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Random postings of stuff on an ad-hoc basis. All book covers scanned from my personal collection. All non-archive photographs taken by me. "All irregularities will be handled by the forces controlling each dimension."

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Westborne Park station, London. Photo: 06.07.2024. #London #station #RailwayStation

07.03.2026 05:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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St. Mary's Cemetery Chapel, Battersea Rise, Wandsworth, London. Photo: 26.10.2024. #London #cemetery #chapel

07.03.2026 05:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bristol Temple Meads. 302 PHOENIX (99531). Parlour First. Preston Park, Brighton, 1952. Pullman livery. Underframe from 172, Metro Cammell, 1927, body destroyed by fire Micheldever 1936. Ex. restaurant, Lyon, France. Photo: 09.06.2021. #Bristol #coach #railway #Pullman

06.03.2026 19:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Barry B. Longyear, Beyond Apollo, Orbit/Futura, 1975. Cover: Tony Roberts. Victims of Space: The Ceres Disaster from Stewart Cowley, Spacewreck. 1973 John W. Campbell Memorial Award Winner: Best Science Fiction Novel. #BarryLongyear #TonyRoberts #StewartCowley #TerranTradeAuthority

06.03.2026 18:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Klaus Porschka. Auf dem Mond ist nie was los. Illustrating Robert Heinlein's Nothing Ever Happens on the Moon, 1949. From Peter Wilfert (ed.), Tor zu den Sternen (Gateway to the Stars), Goldmann, 1981. #KlausPorschka

06.03.2026 17:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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David Lawson. Space Shuttle. From a card set called The Race Into Space, Brooke Bond, 1971. #DavidLawson #BrookeBond #SpaceShuttle

06.03.2026 16:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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West Kilburn, London. War memorial. Photo: 06.07.2024. #London #memorial #WarMemorial

06.03.2026 15:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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St. Mary's Cemetery, Battersea Rise, Wandsworth, London. Photos: 26.10.2024. #London #cemetery

06.03.2026 14:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bristol Temple Meads. 301 PERSEUS (99530). Parlour First. Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Co. (BRCW), 1951. Pullman livery. Photos: 09.06.2021. #Taunton #coach #railway #Pullman #BRCW

06.03.2026 13:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Barry B. Longyear, The Homecoming, Walker & Co., 1989. Cover: Alan M. Clark. #BarryLongyear #AlanClark #dinosaur

06.03.2026 12:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Map: Ice Reaches and the New Tarsian coast. #Map

06.03.2026 09:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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David Lawson. Soyuz. Russian-designed, three-module spacecraft and launch vehicle family. First launch 23.04.1967, last launch 27.11.2025. From a card set called The Race Into Space, Brooke Bond, 1971. #DavidLawson #BrookeBond #Soyuz

06.03.2026 09:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wakefield Gardens, London. Sundial. 1990 designed by John Chitty. Sculpted by Edwin Russell and Lorne McKean. Photo: 06.07.2024. #London #sundial #JohnChitty #EdwinRussell #LorneMcKean

06.03.2026 08:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Paddington Square, London. Skull. Photo: 26.10.2024. #London #skull

06.03.2026 07:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Taunton, Somerset. 351 Sapphire (99351). Parlour Second. Metro Cammell, lot 3281, 1960. Ex. Bounds Green, 1995; Crewe Basford Hall, 1996; Southall, 2000. Pullman livery. Photos: 29.08.2021. #Taunton #coach #railway #Pullman

06.03.2026 05:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Barry B. Longyear, Manifest Destiny, Orbit, 1986. Cover: Peter Elson. Collection of stories written 1979-80. Includes Enemy Mine made into a film in 1985 dir by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Dennis Quaid. #BarryLongyear #PeterElson

06.03.2026 04:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Klaus Janson. From a graphic adaption of Ray Bradbury, Frost and Fire, DC Comics, 1985. #KlausJanson #RayBradbury

06.03.2026 04:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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David Lawson. Soviet Space Tracking. Originally named Genichesk, 1966-67, named Kosmonavt Vladimir Komarov, 1969-89. Built 1966. Decommissioned 1989. From a card set called The Race Into Space, Brooke Bond, 1971. #DavidLawson #BrookeBond

05.03.2026 19:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Verde & Company, Brushfield Street, London. C18. Photo: 06.07.2024. #London

05.03.2026 19:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Siddons House, London. Originally Abbey National Building Society. 1920s by John James Joass. Photo: 26.10.2024. #London #JohnJoass

05.03.2026 17:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Taunton, Somerset. 99125 Jessica. Originally 3113. Mk 1 First Open. Swindon, lot 30697, 1962. Ex. Bluebell Railway, 1991; Bounds Green; Carnforth 1992. Photo: 29.08.2021. #Taunton #coach #railway

05.03.2026 06:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ray Harryhausen was guest of honour at the 45th World Science Fiction Convention, 1987 held at Brighton, England. I told my brother I'd get his autograph. He scoffed at that. I did indeed meet the man, get his autograph (the other two are Arkady & Boris Strugatski) and a five minute chat to boot.

05.03.2026 05:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Barry B. Longyear, Manifest Destiny, Orbit/Futura, 1982. Cover: Tim White. Collection of stories written 1979-80. Includes Enemy Mine made into a film in 1985 dir by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Dennis Quaid. #BarryLongyear #TimWhite

05.03.2026 05:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Map: Earth Tree. #Map

04.03.2026 19:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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David Lawson. Skylab. United States' first space station. Launched 14.05.1973. Deorbited 11.07.1979 with debris landing about 300 miles east of Perth, Western Australia. From a card set called The Race Into Space, Brooke Bond, 1971. #DavidLawson #BrookeBond #Skylab #SpaceStation

04.03.2026 19:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Urban Baristas, Shepherds Bush, London. Photo: 06.07.2024. #London

04.03.2026 17:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Clapham, London. Photo: 26.10.2024. #London #Clapham #pig

04.03.2026 05:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Loughborough, Great Central Railway. E 81343. Mk 1 Gangwayed Full Brake. Pressed Steel, lot 30400, 1957. Photo: 09.08.2006. #Loughborough #coach #railway

04.03.2026 05:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Barry B. Longyear, Circus World, Orbit, 1982. Cover: Tim White. Collection of stories written 1978-79. A planet descended entirely from the population of a crashed spaceship carrying a circus. #BarryLongyear #circus #TimWhite

03.03.2026 19:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Kierye Kvi. Galaxy Space. #KieryeKvi #space #painting #galaxy

03.03.2026 18:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0