Vintage 1910 Tuck Rose Flowers Best Wishes Postcard Raphael Tuck Art Saxony

USD 6.74

Condition: Used

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View Vintage 1910 Tuck Rose Flowers Best Wishes Postcard Raphael Tuck Art Saxony with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. [Used]: Front image of pink roses retains strong color with light overall surface wear and a few tiny age-toning specks near the borders. Corners show moderate rounding with mild edge wear; card lies flat with the embossed surface intact and no tears or strong creases. Vintage 1910 Tuck Rose Flowers Best Wishes Postcard Raphael Tuck Art Saxony [Used]: Front image of pink roses retains strong color with light overall surface wear and a few tiny age-toning specks near the borders. Corners show moderate rounding with mild edge wear; card lies flat with the embossed surface intact and no tears or strong creases. Reverse side has noticeable age toning, scattered small smudges, a clear 1910 Frewsburg, N.Y. postmark, green one cent stamp, and handwritten message and address. Brand/Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons; back left legend reads 'Raphael Tuck & Sons Art Series 6883' with royal coat of arms crest and the phrase 'By Appointment,' along with side text stating 'Chromographed in Saxony' and 'Publishers to Their Majesties the King & Queen.' Front design: color lithographed and lightly embossed illustration of large pink roses and rosebuds with green leaves and dewdrops against a pale green background, accompanied at the upper left by the verse 'Fragrant and fair as the rose / Be the bright hours that unclose' attributed to J.C. Subject: floral best wishes greeting featuring roses, suitable for collectors of flower, plant, and sentiment or greeting-themed postcards. Type and format: original divided back printed lithograph postcard from Raphael Tuck & Sons Art Series 6883, standard-size vertical format chromographed in Saxony, Germany. Back design: divided back layout with Tuck's Post Card heading, Carte Postale wording, central dividing line, and vertical publisher series credit at the left; the embossed rose artwork from the front is faintly visible in relief on the reverse. Postage condition and message: mailed postcard bearing a green United States one cent stamp canceled with a circular Frewsburg, N.Y. postmark dated January 7, 1910, addressed in ink to Celia S Hayer, Frewsburg, New York R.F.D. 4, with a brief handwritten note on the left reading 'from teacher.' Era and theme: Divided Back (1907–1915) era original 1910 postcard emphasizing flowers and plants, best wishes sentiments, and greeting-card style verse. Unit of sale: single original vintage postcard. G204 Condition: Used. Category: Collectibles › Postcards & Supplies › Postcards › Non-Topographical Postcards.