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Old Curiosity Shop Charles Dickens Tuck Oilette Postcard Philadelphia PA 1912 — photo 1 of 2

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About this piece

Vintage Raphael Tuck & Sons "Oilette" postcard depicting The Old Curiosity Shop ("Immortalized by Charles Dickens") with J. Huskins Waste Paper Merchant storefront, street vendor with flower cart, and pedestrian.

• Overprint / Front Text: "KEEP COOL AND SMILE / GREETINGS / THE V. OLIVER CO. / PHILADELPHIA"
• Series / Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons "Oilette" Postcard (In Dickens Land series)
• Era: Divided Back (Golden Age)
• Postmark: Philadelphia, PA (Reading Terminal Station) dated July 19, 1912, with 1¢ George Washington green stamp
• Format & Size: Standard vintage postcard (approx. 3.5" x 5.5")
• Condition: Very Good (VG) vintage condition with minor edge and corner wear consistent with age and postal handling.

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