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Raphael Tuck & Sons "New Year Postcards" Series No. 145
Art Publishers to their Majesties the King & Queen
Printed in Saxony (probably why some of it's in german; i.e. "postkarte")
by Appointment
"Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! From Marcella."
Sent to Miss Frances in 1910
***I love the coat of arms in the top left, it was used by the Tuck company for some time. The animal on the right is a Unicorn!
Tuck is one of the most recognized names in postcard publishing. They produced a wide variety of cards and published an enormous amount of valentines. The company began sometime in the late 1800s, founded by Raphael Tuck. Designing was done in their London offices, while the cards were printed in Germany as were many of the cards produced prior to WWII. (source)
I found many more Tuck cards at this site.
I especially like this one:
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