RTS easel and palette ARTISTIC SERIES TRADEMARK logo -- RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS -- LONDON ; PARIS ; NEW YORK -- DESIGNED AT THE LONDON STUDIOS AND PRINTED AT THE FINE ART WORKS IN SAXONY, COPYRIGHT, with or without ARTISTIC SERIES dating note: Raphael Tuck & Sons became Limited (LTD) in 1895
COUNTRY LIFE WISHING YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS robin perched, head & breast seen through large perforation
QV NRA
oblong, thicker stock, single fold inside left:- THAT LITTLE BIRD, WHOSE WHISPERED WORD IS SOMETIMES QUITE MALICIOUS, CONSENTS TODAY TO BEAR AWAY A GREETING MOST AUSPICIOUS. HE WISHES YOU A SKY OF BLUE, AND STILL SOME KINDLY FELLA TO SAY (IF SHOWERS SHOULD E'ER ENSUE) "COME UNDER MY UMBRELLA" inside right:-robin stands holding umbrella ALLOW-ME, MISS! used 1891
