SET: Greeting, KING & QUEEN, (G.V. period), No place of Manufacture, Christmas & New Year, WWI

Set Information edit

Set Comment

logo over RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS LTD, PUBLISHERS TO THE KING AND QUEEN, cards span from 1914-1918

Items in Set

114 SIEGE BATTERY R.G.A. B.E.F. FRANCE symbols in centre placard
KGV
114 SIEGE BATTERY R.G.A.   B.E.F. FRANCE symbols in centre placard
Item Comment

inside front:- list of Battles fought & Decorations won
inside back:-WITH BEST XMAS WISHES gun pointing away, small flap for message

Size
12 x 10.4 cm.
Categories
14TH. DIVISION XMAS 1918
KGV
14TH. DIVISION  XMAS 1918
Item Comment

inside page secured with ribbon, bow on front
left page:-WITH BEST WISHES FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR FROM..
right page:- painting of horse drawn artillery moving away
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Size
14 x 9 cm.
Categories
14TH. (LIGHT) DIVISION, CHRISTMAS 1916
KGV
14TH. (LIGHT) DIVISION, CHRISTMAS 1916
Item Comment

oblong, single fold
inside back:- painting of N.E. CORNER OF DELVILLE WOOD CAPTURED 27TH AUGUST 1916, fourteen participating units listed

Categories
14TH. (LIGHT) DIVISION, wreath & bayonet
KGV
14TH. (LIGHT) DIVISION, wreath & bayonet
Item Comment

inside leftt:- BEST WISHES FOR CHRISTMAS & THE NEW YEAR FROM.... TO.....
inside right Tuck logo & painting of snow scene soldiers leading horses away up-hill,
back:- HONOR plaques listing battles of1915-1916 & 1917

Artist
signed but illegible
Categories
174TH (TUNNELLING) COMPANY R.E.
KGV
174TH (TUNNELLING) COMPANY R.E.
Item Comment

on front:-gilt embossed crest behind red T, list of places served
inside:- on back cover WISHING YOU THE HAPPIEST OF CHRISTMASTIDES AND NEW YEAR ...TO...FROM

Size
8.3 x 12.6 cm.
Categories
GREETINGS FROM THE 41ST. DIVISION XMAS 1918 FROM...
KGV
GREETINGS FROM THE 41ST. DIVISION XMAS 1918  FROM...
Item Comment

oblong single sheet, single folded
inside both sides-sombre paintings of European landscapes

Size
9.6 x 12 cm.
Categories
PEACE JULY 19TH 1919 Union Jack flanked by flags of 6 allies above NAVY & ARMY CANTEEN BOARD
KGV
PEACE   JULY 19TH 1919   Union Jack flanked by flags of 6 allies above NAVY & ARMY CANTEEN BOARD
Item Comment

oblong single sheet, once folded
MENU inside right starting with COLD MEATS & ending BEER MINERALS

Size
10.1 x 15.2 cm.
Categories
SIGNALS below ROYAL ENGINEERS badge in centre placard
KGV
SIGNALS below ROYAL ENGINEERS badge in centre placard
Item Comment

inside front:-above NOLL "ERB" ERE. BILL'S TRANSFERRED TO LINES OF COMMUNICATION Engineer tangled & suspended in telephone lines
below THAT YOU BILL?
inside back:-MESSAGES AND SIGNALS....WITH BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND VICTORY PEACE AND PROSPERITY IN THE NEW YEAR

Categories
XMAS 1918 in red over 6th DIVISION, girl in black left, black cat right
KGV
XMAS 1918 in red over 6th DIVISION,  girl in black left, black cat right
Item Comment

oblong single sheet,single folded
Inside left:-HEARTY GREETINGS FROM TO
right:-YPRES, 1918, black & white circular inset, above infantry & tank
used 1918

Size
13.7 x 11.5 cm.
Categories