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>>> article no. P 137 <<< Condition: beautiful exemplar with minimally scuffed corners coloured artistic card – Houses of Parliament, seen from River Thames, boats, Big Ben in background Address: Canon Row, London SW1A 2 |  To the map of London |
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Year: ca. 1910
Postal state: postally unused
Inscription front: Houses of Parliament. From St. Thomas' Hospital, Charles F. Flower, Oilette
Inscription back: Tuck's Post Card, Carte Postale, By Appointment, The Houses of Parliament. This is one of the most charming views in London, and the whole great mass of buildings (covering twice the area of the old palace of Edward the Confessor, which once stood here) is seen at its very best, softened by the river mists. The Houses contain 1,100 rooms and in the Clock Tower is the enourmous bell known as Big Ben. Along the river front stand statues of all our English Sovereigns from William the Conqueror to Queen Victoria. For Address Only), R&S T, Raphael House, Trade Mark, Copyright London, Printed in England, The Houses of Parliament. R&T S Raphael Tuck & Sons' Oilette Postcard No. 7898, Art Publishers to Their Majesties the King & Queen.
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