A large group of 78 Original Victorian and Edwardian Birthday Postcards from the collection of one of the largest dealers and collectors in Victorian Ephemera in the USA. Most are c. 1900-1925, many with dated cancellations and original postage stamps, some unused. All in good condition in protective sleeves, Many are the Oilette series. In addition there are 15 evelopes for Various Tuck Series and a small 2 page Booklet from Tuck. A incredible group of true original Victorian Cards. Start a collection or add to one, dealers - this is a large group and quite a find. Weight is 1 pds 6 oz. Raphael Tuck & Sons was a business started by Raphael Tuck and his wife in Bishopsgate in the City of London on October 1866, selling pictures and greeting cards, and eventually selling postcards, the latter being the most successful. Their business was one of the most well known in the 'postcard boom' of the late 1800s and early 1900s. Their contributions left a lasting effect on most of the artistic world. During The Blitz, in the night of December 29, 1940, the Nazis poured tons of bombs on London. By morning, Raphael House was just a shell and rubbish. Records of seventy-four years and 40,000 or more original pictures and photographs by the best artists were in ashes. Although it startred over, the company never fully recovered.

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