Amongst the earliest of the postcards of Herm, card JWS 1046 was published by J Welch & Sons of Portsmouth and sent through the post in October 1904.  The message from Alice on the back reads "there are only 3 PCs of Herm and am sending the best one, the other ones are only of the beach. This island is rented from English government by Prince Blucher. He employs 25 men to work the land and sell the produce in          

Guernsey. Isle is about 1½ miles long, and 3 miles from Guernsey: have been there blackberrying, simply nothing to see. 25 inhabitants, you may think how lively they must be". The German Prince Blucher von Wahlstatt was the Tenant of Herm from 1889-1914, when, on the outbreak of war, he was imprisoned as an enemy alien.

Later, with the change in tenancy of the island and an increase in numbers of visitors, the range of postcards expanded.

The 'Aphrodite' was Sir Compton Mackenzie's boat.  He was the Tenant of Herm from 1920-1923. He also rented Jethou from the Crown, and lived there from 1923 as he wished for more peace and solitude. The card was published by Thomas Bramley of Guernsey, who photographed all the Guernsey islands from 1908-1930.  He produced about two dozen fine views of Herm, including this one of the mansion.

As the caption of this Guernsey Press postcard mentions, from 1st May 1925 until 30th November 1938 the Post Office on Herm was situated in the Mermaid tavern.

This card, published in the 1940s by R. A. Publishing, shows the shed where oxen were shod, when granite was quarried on Herm during the 19th century.  The oxen were used to pull the wagons of quarried stone to the harbour, for loading onto ships.  Unlike horses, oxen tend to fall over whilst having metal shoes attached to their hooves, so the stocks helped keep them upright.

This aerial view of Herm and Jethou was published in the 1950s by Photo-Precision.

In the grounds of the White House Hotel stands a small beehive-shaped stone building.  This served as a jail during the time that the quarries were being worked. It was featured in this postcard by Norman Grut.

This is the White House Hotel on Herm, in a postcard published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd in the 1950s.

J. Valentine & Sons published this postcard of Herm’s harbour.