Cambridge | Girton College | Tuck Postcard SP25

Vintage illustrated postcard captioned “Cambridge – Girton College,” published by Raphael Tuck & Sons in the Oilette series.

Scene Details:

• View across the lawn toward Girton College's red-brick buildings, with gabled roofs, tall chimneys, and a square tower.
• Women stand and walk on the grounds, with seating visible at the right.
• Trees and shrubs border the college lawn beneath a softly coloured sky.
• Reverse identifies the Cambridge Series III and Raphael Tuck & Sons' Oilette postcard imprint.
• Printed text on the reverse describes the college's founding at Hitchin in 1869, its move to Girton in 1873, and buildings designed by Mr. Waterhouse.
• Reverse marked “Printed in England.”

Postal Markings:

• Divided reverse headed “Tuck's Post Card,” with a printed stamp-box trademark and royal appointment emblem.
• No postage stamp, postal cancellation, handwritten message, or address visible.

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