Racey Helps Medici postcards, checklist by Pk or Pkt number

Medici postcard, Pk 192, Bedtime Story, Racey Helps.
A wicked sense of humour - note the picture of 'Grandpa' on the wall - in a pie!
Angus Clifford Racey Helps, born in Bristol in 1913, died in Barnstaple in 1971.

These are the older cards, approx 3.5" x 5.5" with numbers prefixed by Pk or Pkt
- not the modern 6" x 4" series with P.C. numbers.

These are all the Racey Helps Medici postcards with Pk or Pkt numbers,
I have had this confirmed by The Medici Society.
There are 89 different pictures in the Pk/Pkt Series.
'Pk' is sometimes printed 'PK' - see below.

There are other 3.5" x 5.5" Racey Helps Medici postcards that have 'P' numbers
(not Pk or Pkt) - and also some with no numbers at all,
details near the bottom of this page.

The table below is in number order, back type is as illustrated,
I have ignored small variations in font or placement of Pk/Pkt number.
I am sure other back types exist for various numbers - these are just the ones I have.

Back 1: Brown, no centre line of any sort. Royal arms.
Back 2: Brown, with centre line. Royal arms.
Back 3: Brown, "Printed in Great Britain" and Pk# down centre. Royal arms.

Back 4: Brown, "Engraved and printed in Great Britain" and Pk# down centre. Royal arms.
Back 5: Blue, "Engraved and printed in Great Britain" and Pk# down centre. Royal arms.
Back 6: Blue, "Engraved and printed in Great Britain" and Pk# down centre.
Back 7: Blue, "Printed in England" and Pk# down centre.

Medici postcards, Racey Helps, back types, C

Back 7(a): Blue, "This picture is also published in size 8½ x 13 ins." down middle.

Back 8: Purple, "Printed in England", line down centre.
(Back 8 shows a Molly Brett card but type also applies to a couple of Racey Helps cards)
Back 9: Black or Blue, "Printed in England", line down centre.
Back 10: Blue, "Printed in Great Britain",
"This picture is also published in size 8½ x 13 ins." down middle
OR - as back 10 but with straight line down middle = Back 10(a).

Pk#	Title	Used/ Unused	Back type	Notes
190	Haymaking	Unused	2	Pkt
190	Haymaking	Used	2	Pkt
191	Blowing Bubbles	Unused	9	Pk
191	Blowing Bubbles	Used	2	Pkt
192	Bedtime Story	Unused	9	Pk
193	The Tea Shop	Unused	1	Pkt Same picture as 198, #193 is a misprint. 193 is Sunflower Fairies by Margaret Tarrant
197	The Balloon Seller	Unused	9	Pk
197	The Balloon Seller	Unused	1	Pkt
198	The Tea Shop	Unused	9	Pk Same picture as 193
205	Winter Fun	Used	1	Pk
206	The Late Scholars	Unused	6	Pk
206	The Late Scholars	Unused	9	Pk
219	The Sack Race	Unused	6	Pk Same picture as 452
220	Fun On Skis	Unused	9	Pk
221	Bunnies’ Picnic	Unused	9	Pk Also with back type 10(a)
222	Woodland Cinema	Unused	9	Pk
223	The Hockey Match	Unused	9	Pk
227	Hot Chestnuts	Unused	9	Pk
228	Going To The Fair	Unused	1	Pk
235	A Game Of Croquet	Unused	9	Pk
235	A Game Of Croquet	Unused	6	Pk
236	The Waits	Unused	4	Pk
237	The Wonderful Cave	Unused	5	Pk
237	The Wonderful Cave	Unused	6	Pk
238	Seaside Fun	Unused	7(a)	Pk
239	The Owls’ Outing	Unused	4	Pk
240	The New Car	Unused	9	Pk
240	The New Car	Unused	6	Pk
241	The Egg And Spoon Race	Unused	4	Pk
242	A Poor Shot	Unused	9	Pk
242	A Poor Shot	Unused	4	Pk
243	The Plunge	Used	4	Pk
252	Who Drew That	Unused	9	Pk
253	Hit for Six!	Unused	9	Pk
254	The Sea-Saw	Unused	9	Pk
255	The Slide	Unused	9	Pk Also with back 5.
256	The Village Green	Unused	4	Pk Picture as Oranges & Lemons
256	Oranges And Lemons	Unused	9	Pk Picture as Village Green
256	Oranges And Lemons	Unused	5	Pk Picture as Village Green
257	The Tug O’War	Unused	9	Pk
257	The Tug O’War	Unused	6	Pk
258	An Anxious Moment	Used	3	Pk
259	The Swing	Unused	9	Pk
260	Woodland School	Unused	4	Pk
261	Catching The Post	Unused	8	Pk Also with back type 10(a)
261	Catching The Post	Unused	9	Pk
263	Prize Day	Unused	9	Pk
264	The Vegetable Seller	Unused	9	Pk
264	The Vegetable Seller	Unused	5	Pk
265	The Ice-Cream Man	Unused	9	Pk
273	The Cygnets	Unused	9	Pk
273	The Cygnets	Unused	6	Pk
274	The Diving Board	Used	5	Pk
274	The Diving Board	Unused	9	Pk
276	The Sale	Unused	9	Pk
277	Trip Around The World	Unused	9	Pk
277	Trip Around The World	Unused	6	Pk
278	The Moon Rocket	Unused	9	Pk
278	The Moon Rocket	Unused	9	Pk Title on front
285	Picking Blackberries	Unused	9	Pk
287	The Paperhangers	Unused	9	Pk
287	The Paperhangers	Unused	6	Pk
295	The Motor Race	Unused	9	Pk
296	Moving Day	Unused	9	Pk
300	Picnic On The Beach	Unused	9	Pk
313	Surprise Catch	Unused	9	Pk
315	Making The Feathers Fly	Unused	9	Pk
316	At The Seaside	Unused	9	Pk
317	Water Ski-ing	Unused	9	Pk
318	The Campers	Unused	9	Pk
327	Singing Practice	Unused	9	Pk
327	Singing Practice	Unused	6	Pk
328	The Portrait Painter	Unused	5	Pk
341	Landing On The Moon	Unused	9	Pk
341	Landing On The Moon	Unused	9	PK
349	A Visit To The Doctor	Unused	9	Pk
349	A Visit To The Doctor	Unused	6	Pk
350	“Ship Ahoy”	Unused	9	Pk
351	The Traction Engine Race	Unused	9	PK
361	Cleaning Mr Badger’s Car	Unused	9	Pk
362	The Wheelbarrow Race	Unused	9	Pk
363	The Interrupted Feast	Unused	9	Pk
364	A Sail Around The Bay	Unused	9	Pk
364	A Sail Around The Bay	Used	8	Pk
365	Boating On The River	Unused	9	Pk
	Boating On The River	Unused	9	Pk 365 with no number
369	Swinging Amid The Daisies	Unused	9	Pk
370	Rock-A-Bye Baby	Unused	9	Pk
371	Summer On The Lake	Unused	9	Pk
372	A Summer Day	Unused	7	Pk
373	A Visit To The Cobbler	Unused	9	Pk
374	Dressing For The Party	Unused	9	Pk
375	Woodland Gossips	Unused	9	Pk
375	Woodland Gossips	Unused	7	Pk Back in greenish-blue
376	Skipping Rope	Unused	9	Pk
379	The Photographers	Unused	9	Pk
383	Waiting For The Steamer	Unused	9	Pk
383	Waiting For The Steamer	Unused	6	Pk
384	The Stolen Tart	Unused	5	Pk
385	The ‘Old Crocks’ Race	Unused	9	Pk
386	“How Are You To-Day?”	Unused	9	Pk
387	Miss Mouse’s Birthday	Unused	7	Pk
387	Miss Mouse’s Birthday	Unused	9	Pk
388	The Astonished Angler	Unused	9	Pk
389	Blind Man’s Buff	Unused	9	Pk
397	Letter For Mrs. Squirrel	Unused	9	Pk
398	Teapot To Let	Unused	9	Pk
399	The Cornfield	Unused	9	Pk Also with back type 10(a)
400	The Bouquet	Unused	9	Pk
404	Fun On The River	Unused	9	Pk
426	Somebody’s Watching!	Unused	9	Pk
435	The Proud Mother	Unused	9	Pk
452	The Sack Race	Unused	9	PK Same picture as 219
454	Sledging	Unused	9	PK

'P' number

P271, title: ‘Great Expectations’, back type 9 (also exists with no number).
P856, title: ‘Various Small Animals Caroling’, back type 9.
P869, title: ‘Bringing Home The Christmas’, back type 9. P869 ‘Bringing Home The Christmas’ also exists as a Spanjersberg card overprinted on the back with a Christmas greeting, this Dutch card is nearer to 6” x 4”.
- note the above are ‘P’ numbers – not ‘Pk’ or ‘Pkt’.
From Medici: "Ref the 3 titles [above]: The “P” ref is the Copyright Number. This leads me to believe … that they were a special print run for 1 individual or company. This is why we didn’t give it a selling ref code (PK or PC)".

P869, [Bringing Home The Christmas], Medici details but a 'PRO CARD' printed for SPANJERSBERG (Netherlands), approx 6" x 4".
8580, Letter For Father Christmas (Brief an den Weinachtsmann), Emil Fink Verlag, Stuttgart (Germany), approx 6" x 4".

No number

No number, title: ‘Skating On The Fishing Pond’, back type 9. From Medici: "The official title is ‘The Rescue’, our copyright ref K6".
No number, title: ‘Great Expectations’, back type 9 (picture as P271).

Never produced

‘The Starfish’, was incorrectly entered into Medici ledgers as postcard Pk 359, it was never issued as a postcard but was issued as a Birthday card.

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