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A charming and whimsical Edwardian-era Easter postcard published by renowned art publisher Raphael Tuck & Sons.

​The design features raised, textured embossing depicting a humorous encounter between a vibrant green frog resting on an egg and two fluffy yellow chicks hatching into the world. The top carries elegant script reading "Easter Greetings."

​Card Details:

• ​Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons ("Art Publishers to Their Majesties the King & Queen")

• ​Series: "Easter" Series 2814

• ​Printing Technique: Chromographed in Saxony

• ​Features: Fine relief embossing, split/divided back format

• ​Back: Unposted, clean correspondence and address fields with printed Royal Crest and Tuck palette logo

​Condition:

• ​Grade: Good / Fair antique condition.

• ​Card lies flat with bold, bright colours and crisp embossing.

• ​Shows age-appropriate wear, including corner/edge softening, mild paper toning, and minor nibbling/roughness along the bottom and top edges (please examine all close-up photos carefully as they form part of the description).

​Historical & Collector's Note

​About Raphael Tuck & Sons:

Founded in London in 1866, Raphael Tuck & Sons was one of the premier postcard publishers of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, earning a Royal Warrant from Queen Victoria and later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.

​The Saxony Connection:

Before World War I, Tuck produced its highest-quality embossed cards in Saxony, Germany, where multi-stone chromolithographic printing and heavy paper embossing techniques were unmatched. This "Golden Age" postcard dates from between 1902 and 1910 (the Edwardian divided-back era), making it an endearing cross-collectible for fans of Tuck ephemera, Edwardian holiday greetings, and whimsical animal art.