About Us.

' Days Past' and 'Sunnyfield' are two trading names used by 'Michael Day'. We are a small privately owned business that has been trading since 1983. The two brands are used to clearly distinguish the two main aspects of the business, to prevent any confusion between products and services offered.

'Days Past' is the part of the business that buys and sells genuine old / antique picture postcards and photographs. We specialize in pre 1950 material, attending many of the major Postcard events throughout the year including York Card Expo and the Picture Postcard Show.

'Sunnyfield' is principally an image library. Selling high quality copies of the vintage images in the collection and also supplying digital images for use in television media and publications.

Our owner Michael Day has a background in Photography and Computer design and began collecting vintage images in 1980. He is a prominent member of the Postcard Traders Association having been a committee member since 1993, for many years Publicity Officer (initially as 'understudy' to JHD Smith) with responsibilities of promoting Postcard Collecting as a hobby and the PTA's Picture Postcard Show (BIPEX) event, held annually in London. As a committee member he is often called upon to help authenticate old postcards, with his particular expertise in vintage photographic types.