Raphael Tuck Postcards

One of the Old Collector's favorite areas of postcard collecting are Raphael Tuck "Oilette" postcards. Each card was a miniature work of art and were created by many well known artists of the day including Charles Flower, A.R. Quinton & H.B. Wimbush. The card above show life in India ca. 1907. The old Collector has many more Tuck postcards on his site.

If you are interested in seeing and learning more about Raphael Tuck postcards then you should check out Tuck DB postcards at http://tuckdb.org  This site is a comprehensive database of all the Raphael Tuck postcards including images, history, date of issue, artist, varieties etc.

One of the most popular subjects for postcard collectors is the area of ships, steamers and ocean liners.  

This ca. 1960 postcard features the MS Berlin a Norddeutscher-Lloyd Ocean Liner. One of the last traditional ocean liners to sail the Atlantic

This ship was originally built and named as the Gripsholm in 1924 for the Swedish American Line, she was renamed in 1954 and then spent the majority of her lifetime crossing between Bremerhaven, Germany and New York.

This advertising postcard, probably from sometime shortly after the end of World War 2, features a great view of the Wilson Six Horse Hitch of Clydesdale Horses about 55 or 60 years ago.

An advertising post card for Wilson & Co., meat packers. Text on the front says in part that during the war the horses were credited with selling 15 million dollars in war bonds. Text on the back side lists various brand names sold by Wilson - Tender Made Ham, Certified Ham and Bacon, Certified Sausage, Laurel Pure Lard, Certified Canned Meats, B-V, Advance Shortening, Bake-Rite, Mor, Certified & Clearbrook Dairy & Poultry Products, Certified Fresh Meats, Ideal Dog Food and Wilson Sports Equipment.

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