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Windsor Castle - Grand Staircase

            The Postcard

A postally unused postcard that was published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd., Fine Art Publishers to Their Majesties the King and Queen and to Her Majesty Queen Mary.

The card, which has a divided back, was printed in England.

On the back of the card the publishers have provided the following information:

"The Grand Staircase leading to
the State Apartments (of modern
construction, built about 1866) is
decorated with fine specimens of
Arms and Armour of the 15th., 16th.,
17th. and 18th. centuries.
In front of the white marble statue
of King George IV can be seen a
Suit of Armour made for King
Henry VIII."

Windsor Castle

The oldest, and one of the largest, occupied castles in the world, Windsor Castle was originally built by William the Conqueror shortly after the Norman invasion of Britain, and has continued to house reigning monarchs ever since. 

With 1,000 rooms spread across 484,000 square feet (11 acres), the castle sits amongst 5,000 acres of parkland featuring a palace and a fortified town. 

The castle has survived the English Civil War, World War Two and a large 1992 fire, which gutted much of the Upper Ward requiring extensive restoration work.

Raphael Tuck

Raphael Tuck and his wife started their photography business in 1866 in London. Their store sold pictures, greeting cards, and in time, postcards. 

Their success came from the sale of postcards during the late 1890’s and early 1900’s. In the early 1900’s the firm conducted postcard competitions for collectors of Tuck postcards. These competitions offered cash prizes, and they were very popular. 

The winner of one of these competitions had a collection consisting of over twenty-five thousand cards. 

Three of Tuck’s four sons participated in the business. The company was devastated by German bombing during World War II. In 1959 the company merged with two other printing companies.                                                    

   

Taken on: March 19, 2023

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