Condition: Very Good Vintage Condition. Unposted, unused back. Clean edges, sharp image clarity, and minimal surface wear with light age-toning to the reverse.
Type: Real Photo Postcard (RPPC)
Era: 1920s (c. 1920–1929)
Paper Stock Publisher: Thomas Illingworth & Co. (T.I.C., London)
This listing is for an original 1920s Real Photo Postcard (RPPC) featuring a studio portrait of a young boy in a classic sailor suit uniform, styled with shorts, turned-down knee socks, and a lanyard whistle cord. The setting features a painted forest backdrop with a rustic wooden fence prop.
The reverse displays the distinct "T.I.C." Horseshoe stamp box, identifying the photographic card stock as being manufactured by Thomas Illingworth & Co. in London, a prominent British maker operating under this mark primarily throughout the 1920s.