Southend Express LT&SR Steam Train Tuck Oilette Postcard c1905 Railway UK

A colorful Raphael Tuck & Sons 'Oilette' postcard depicting the Southend Express of the London, Tilbury & Southend Railway (L.T. & S.R.), locomotive No. 54, from the 'Famous Expresses' Series III.

• Raphael Tuck & Sons 'Oilette' chromolithograph, Postcard 9150
• Subject: L.T. & S.R. Southend Express steam locomotive No. 54
• 'Famous Expresses' Series III, printed in England
• Undivided back (pre-1907), 'For Address Only'
• Unused - no writing or postmark
• Vivid railway artwork with strong collector appeal

Condition

Unused with no writing or postmark. Bright colors, clean back; light age toning and minor edge wear.

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About Scanthology

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