Christopher Deakes

Christopher Deakes worked for many years as a shipping agent in the Far East and different parts of Africa. He carried out research for this book with the help of many different organisations, including embassies, museums and libraries, auction houses, art galleries and dealers, universities and shipping lines, both in the UK and abroad, and his remarkable collection of postcards forms the core of this work.

Christopher Deakes worked for many years as a shipping agent in the Far East and different parts of Africa. He carried out research for this book with the help of many different organisations, including embassies, museums and libraries, auction houses, art galleries and dealers, universities and shipping lines, both in the UK and abroad, and his remarkable collection of postcards forms the core of this work. See less