Prices & Payment
To help defray the cost of maintaining the collections, we make a charge for the services listed below.
Some services, and the payment for them, are fully automated.
For other services we prefer to receive a GB Pounds Sterling payment via PayPal using our Payment Facility (see bottom of this page)
Alternatively, we can accept a Sterling cheque payable to R Cosens and posted to our Administrative Office. The address is R Cosens, Paddock House, Outgang Lane, Pickering, North Yorkshire, YO18 7JA.
CURRENT PRICES
Photographer Details – Addresses and/or Operating Dates (Automated)
Details of all photographers are now AVAILABLE ON-LINE
For each different photographer/address combination only - £0.99p
Photographer Details – Addresses and/or Operating Dates
Details provided by email
For each different photographer/address combination - £2.00p
Dating a Photograph – DIY Wizard (Automated)
Do-it-yourself photo dating service – half price at only £2.50 per photograph
Dating a Photograph – Custom Dating
Individually researched photo dating service by archive staff - cost as follows
1 = £5.00 2 = £10.00 3 = £15.00. Thereafter £4.00 per photograph.
Named Sitters – Original Photographs
Original photographs of named sitters - £25.00 each
Discount available if two or more, please Contact Us for a quote
Photographs cannot be released if they are part of the permanent archive, however, high quality scanned images can be supplied instead. See below.
Named Sitters – Scanned Images (for personal use only)
High quality scanned images of named sitters - £15.00 each – discount if two or more
The cost of scanned copies for commercial use or display is subject to negotiation. Costs will depend on the type of use required.
Scanning other Photographs and Documents from the Collection (for personal use only)
Scanned copies of photographs from the collection (front & back) – cost as follows
£5.00 per photograph – discount if more than 5
The cost of scanned copies for commercial use or display is subject to negotiation. Costs will depend on the type of use required.
Copying to disk and mailing (UK) - £3.50
Photographs for Sale
We have many cartes de visite , cabinet cards and other photographs for sale. Ideal for collectors, researchers and for social and local historians.
Please Contact Us and tell us what you are looking for.
Carte de visite and cabinet card prices vary. They cost £2.50 each plus postage – with a discount if more than 10
Census Returns
We can search for census returns relating to photographers and their families. They were compiled every 10 years – available dates are 1841 – 1911
Each census return that is found costs £4.00 (no find, no charge).
This payment facility is for service payments upon your acceptance of our quotation. We do not collect your credit or debit card details because we use PayPal to process all of our payments for purchases from this website. A copy of PayPal’s privacy policy can be read by clicking here. We and/or PayPal need to collect this information in order to process and fulfil your order and to contact you (where necessary) about your order.
Please see the Important Note below before using the ‘Add to Cart‘ button.
IMPORTANT NOTE – On the PayPal page you will be able to edit the value of your order. To do this
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change the number in the box marked ‘Quantity’ - e.g. if you want to pay £7 change the number to 7
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click on the ‘Update Cart’ button - the correct amount will then show in the total column.
The ’Add to Cart‘ button will take you to PayPal’s secure payment facility. You do not need to be a member of PayPal, you can simply use your Credit or Debit Card.
It will speed up your order if you advise us by email that your payment has been made. Many thanks.



