1908 Raphael Tuck Birthday Greetings Anemones Flower Basket Postcard
$ 5.02
Description
1908 Raphael Tuck Birthday Greetings Anemones Flower Basket Postcard. Thank you for visiting! This item is in stock and usually ships within 1 business day of your purchase. It will be shipped via ebay Standard Envelope which provides tracking information when it passes through the sorting machines for First Class mail. USPS workers have no way of scanning the barcode on the label. When it marks it as "out for delivery or delivered" it means it has arrived at your local sorting center, not your home address. Depending on your local postal route, it may take several days yet to arrive at your home. Also, consider possible weather delays in the actual time the service takes. Feel free to write if you have any questions. Discover a charming piece of early 20th-century ephemera with this exquisite Raphael Tuck & Sons postcard. The front features a beautifully rendered lithographic illustration of a woven basket overflowing with delicate purple and lavender anemone-like flowers, set against a soft, stippled background. Elegant script at the bottom conveys "Loving birthday greetings..", making this a perfect collectible celebrating floral artistry and sentimental messages from a bygone era. This postcard, part of the distinguished "FLOWER OFFERINGS" Series No. 127, was published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, renowned "Art Publishers to Their Majesties The King & Queen" and printed in Saxony, indicating the high-quality international production of the time. The reverse reveals its history, having been posted from South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1908, complete with a clear postmark and a one-cent Benjamin Franklin US postage stamp. This card offers a glimpse into early American postal communication and the enduring appeal of floral themed greetings.
