logo over RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS LTD -- PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS LTD -- LONDON, PARIS, BERLIN, NEW YORK; -- DESIGNED AT THE STUDIOS IN ENGLAND AND PRINTED AT THE FINE ART WORKS IN SAXONY
Title
GREETINGS on parchment with rural scene below, ivy leaves coming from behind
In set
KED&KGV Saxony
Item Comment
single sheet, single fold, insert secured by thread inside left:- TO WISH YOU A BRIGHT AND HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM inside right top:- HAPPINESS BE YOURS FROM DAY TO DAY below:- THE YEAR IS DRAWING TO AND END ITS HOURS ARE WANING FAST BUT UNTO IT DOTH MEMORY LEND SOFT RADIANCE TO THE LAST AH SOON THE FLOWERS WILL WAKE ANEW AND SOON ABOUT YOUR FEET THEIR FAIR PETALS OPEN FRESH WITH DEW WILL MAKE YOUR PATHWAY SWEET
