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	Item 222072    New Ceylon 1919 Old Tuck's Oilette Postcard River Scene & Padda Boat Mahavilla Ganga Vintage Colour Art Artist Drawn Tuck's Oilette Old Picture Postcard. Ceylan Sri Lanka Ceylon. River Scene and Padda Boat. The most important river of Ceylon is the Mahavilla Ganga which has its source in the vicinity of Adam's Peak, and with its tributaries and connections drains an area of over 4,000 square miles. There are, of course, many others in the island, the majority of which are navigable. A padda boat is a craft of rough but clever construction by which much of the native river traffic is conducted. Postally Used in 1919 with British Indian King George 5th 1a stamp, addressed to Sevenoaks with arrival, redirected. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Wide Wide World Ceylon
	Item 222071    New Ceylon Old Tuck's Picture Puzzle Postcard Road nr. Colombo Pettah Native Quarter Vintage Colour Art Artist Drawn Tuck's Oilette Old Picture Postcard. Ceylan Sri Lanka Ceylon. Ethnic Life. Road near Colombo Native Street Scene Palm Trees. This is the very fringe of the Pettah or Native Quarter of Colombo. Cocoanut-Palms shade it from the hard blue sky and "the stare o' the sun", the noise of brass-workers goes on incessantly under the bright red roofs. Tuck's Picture Puzzle Postcards. Society's Latest Picture. Puzzling Half the Wits in England. For Progressive Puzzle Parties etc. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Wide Wide World Ceylon Series I
	Item 222053    New India Old Tuck's Oilette Postcard Etmad Dowlah's Tomb Agra Emperor Jahangir Gdn. Vintage British Indian Tuck's Oilette Art Artist Drawn Old Post Card. India. Etmad Dowlah's Tomb, Agra. The Tomb of the Prime Minister and fater-in-law of the Emperor Jahangir. The outside on the lower story is inlaid with precious stones, the upper story has finely carved screens stretching between inland pillars. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons. Wide Wide World Agra Price: £3.99 €5.19 US$5.47
	Item 221806    New Tibet China 1910 Old Tuck's Oilette Postcard Tibetan Dandy & Bearers, Darjeeling Vintage Tuck's Oilette Colour Old Postcard. Tibetan India China. Darjeeling - Dandy and Bearers & Chair. Ethnic Life. / The means of locomotion in the East are many. From the rapid and easy-going railway train to the disagreeable mount on the camel, there are a number of varieties. One of the most pleasant forms fo travelling is in the dandy. The bearers are strong and active men, and the distance they can cover at a rapid pace is always a matter of surprise to the European. Postally Used in 1910 with British Indian King Edward 7th 1a stamp, tied Calcutta G.P.O. Addressed to Upper Clapton, London N. England. Sent from Calcutta G.P.O. to Upper Clapton, London N. England.. India KE7 1a Darjeeling is a town in the Indian state of West Bengal and centre of the region of the same name, situated in the foothills of the Himalaya at elevations of between 2,000 and 3,000 metres above sea level. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette Wide Wide World Native Life - India Series II Price: £9.99 €12.99 US$13.69
	Item 221746    New China Old Tuck's Oilette Postcard Chinese Life Woman Washing Launchi, Boat Canoe Vintage Old Tuck's Oilette Art Artist Drawn Postcard. Hong Kong Hongkong China, Ethnic Life. Boat Canoe. Native Woman and Child Washing Launchi. The Chinese are probably the most industrious people in the world. Especially among the lower classes, men, women and children work unceasingly. Their method of washing clothes, exercised for preference by some running stream, is generally recognized to be effective - even if disastrous to the fabric. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette Wide Wide World Chinese Life Price: £12.99 €16.89 US$17.8
	Item 221731    New China Old Tucks Postcard Shanghai Nanking Road Street Scene CHEKIANG ROAD Corner Vintage Colour Artist Drawn ART Old Picture Post card. China TUCK's OILETTE. Ethnic Life. Chinese Street Scene, Nanking Road, at the corner of Chekiang Road. Tea house Teahouse, TRAM, Tramway, Rickshaw & Coolie, Horse Drawn Carriage, Tramway. / Shanghai is a leading seaport of Central China, on a branch of the Yangtse-Kiang 12 miles from the sea. It has 2 distinct parts : the native Chinese Town surrounded by walls, and the European settlement with wide streets and handsome buildings including a Cathedral designed by Sir Gilbert Scott. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Scenes in Shanghai Series II Price: £14.99 €19.49 US$20.54
	Item 221706     Jerusalem Tony Binder Old Tuck's Oilette Postcard Bedouins Camel Caravan at Gate Vintage Colour Art Drawn Tuck's Oilette Old Postcard. Artist signed by Tony Binder Jerusalem. Palestine Israel Middle East. Native Bedouins and Camels, Ethnic Life. Camel Caravan resting at the Gate. Bedouins come to Jerusalem from all parts of Palestine and sell their goods. They return to their camps after a short rest in the shadows of the wall of the Holy City. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Wide Wide World Jerusalem Price: £5.99 €7.79 US$8.21
	Item 220860     Graham Hyde Japanese Man I think We Shall Win Old Postcard Tucks Write Away 1153 Vintage Colour Tuck's Oilette Write Away No. 1153 Art Drawn Old Postcard. Artist Signed by Graham Hyde. Ethnic life. Comic Humour. Japan, Japanese Man. I think we shall win. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette Write Away Price: £16.99 €22.09 US$23.28
	Item 220859     Graham Hyde Japanese Man I'm very tired 1916 Old Postcard Tuck's Write Away 1153 Vintage Colour Tuck's Oilette Write Away No. 1153 Art Drawn Old Postcard. Artist Signed by Graham Hyde. Ethnic life. Comic Humour. Japan, Japanese Man Yawning. I'm very tired. Postally Used in 1916 with Great Britain King George 5th 1/2d, tied West Norwood S.E. Sent from Norwood to Hove Sussex. KG5 1/2d Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette Write Away Price: £16.99 €22.09 US$23.28
	Item 220858     Japan Japanese Man Graham Hyde I Know 1908 Old Postcard Tucks Oilette Write Away Vintage Colour Tuck's Oilette Write Away No. 1153 Art Drawn Old Postcard. Artist Signed by Graham Hyde. Ethnic life. Comic Humour. Japan, Japanese Man. I Know. Postally Used in 1908 with Great Britain King Edward 7th 1/2d stamp, tied Birmingham. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette Write Away Price: £14.99 €19.49 US$20.54
	Item 220857     Graham Hyde Japanese Man I was rather amused 1904 Old Postcard Tuck's Write Away Vintage Colour Tuck's Oilette Write Away No. 1153 Art Drawn Old Postcard. Artist Signed by Graham Hyde. Ethnic life. Comic Humour. Japan, Japanese Man. I was rather amused. Postally Used in 1904 with Great Britain King Edward 7th 1/2d stamp, tied St. Ives Cornwall. Sent from St. Ives to St. Ives. KE7 1/2d Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette Write Away Price: £16.99 €22.09 US$23.28
	Item 220856     Graham Hyde, Japanese Man I'm Not at All Sure But Old Postcard Tuck's Write Away Vintage Colour Tuck's Oilette Write Away No. 1153 Art Drawn Old Postcard. Artist Signed by Graham Hyde. Ethnic life. Comic Humour. Japan, Japanese Man. I am not at all sure but. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette Write Away Price: £16.99 €22.09 US$23.28
	Item 220855     Japanese Man, Graham Hyde, I was much surprised Old Postcard Tuck's Write Away Vintage Colour Tuck's Oilette Write Away No. 1153 Art Drawn Old Postcard. Artist Signed by Graham Hyde. Ethnic life. Comic Humour. Japan, Japanese Man. I was much surprised. GB KG5 1/2d Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette Write Away Price: £14.99 €19.49 US$20.54
	Item 220612     Santa Claus Father Christmas Wishes, Girls 1905 Old Postcard Tuck's Oilette 8247 Vintage Colour Old Picture Postcard. Tuck's Oilette No. 8247. Father Christmas Santa Claus Carrying Bag of Presents. Doll. Toy Horse. Tennis Racket. Little Girls, Children. Snowy Ground. With Best Christmas Wishes, Greetings. Xmas. 1905. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette Price: £11.99 €15.59 US$16.43
	Item 220509     China Hong Kong Old Tuck's Oilette Postcard Chinese Junks Native Boats Vessels Vintage Colour Tuck's Oilette Art Artist Drawn Old Postcard. Ethnic life. China Hongkong Hong Kong, Shipping. Chinese Junk, Native Sailing Boat. / The Chinese Junk is a picturesque vessel which has been used by the Chinaman on his seas and rivers since the remote ages with next to no alternation in character. It is often of large dimensions, with a high forecastle and poop. Junks, although clumsy vessels, incapable of much seamanship or speed, have proved themselves seaworthy on voyages extending even to America and Europe. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette Chinese Junks Price: £14.99 €19.49 US$20.54
	Item 220508     China Old Tuck's Oilette Postcard Chinese Junks Native Boats Moonlight Full Moon Vintage Colour Tuck's Oilette Art Artist Drawn Old Postcard. Ethnic life. China Hongkong Hong Kong, Shipping. Chinese Junk, Native Sailing Boat. Full Moon Moonlight. Night. / The Chinese Junk is a picturesque vessel which has been used by the Chinaman on his seas and rivers since the remote ages with next to no alternation in character. It is often of large dimensions, with a high forecastle and poop. Junks, although clumsy vessels, incapable of much seamanship or speed, have proved themselves seaworthy on voyages extending even to America and Europe. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette Chinese Junks Price: £12.99 €16.89 US$17.8
	Item 220507     China Old Tuck's Oilette Postcard A Chinese Pirate Junk Pirates Sailing Boat Men Vintage Colour Art Artist Drawn Tuck's Oilette Old Post card. Ethnic Life. Qing Dynasty. Life in China. Native Sailing Boat. Transport. A Chinese Pirate Junk. Pirates. Qing Dynasty. Costumes. Fan. / The coast of China and especially the southern part is infested with a race of sea-robbers or pirates. In their swift and capacious junks with all signs of their dangerous character hidden, they hug the shore, making signs of amity to passing vessels, and woe betide the unwary captain who accepts their friendly overtures and permits their near approach. Certain destruction is the penalty for such carelessness. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette Wide Wide World Life in China Price: £14.99 €19.49 US$20.54
	Item 220506     China 1911 Old Tuck's Postcard Marauding Chunchuses Chinese Banditti Horse Rider Vintage Colour Art Artist Drawn Tuck's Oilette Old Post card. 1911. Ethnic Life. Qing Dynasty. Life in China. Horses. Chinese Horse Riders. Winter, Snow Snowy Ground. Marauding Chunchuses. These people are a race of banditti and like their brethren the pirates of the sea, are a constant terror to the country they infest. They make their living by robbery and are here depicted after looting a solitary hamlet. Their recklessness and daring in destroying bridges, roads and railways made them useful auxiliaries during the Russo-Japanese War although this was somewhat discounted by their unpleasant custom of robbing the dead. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette Wide Wide World Life in China Price: £9.99 €12.99 US$13.69
	Item 220505     China, Life in 1906 Old Tuck's Oilette Postcard Chinese Pirates Rocks Cliffs Gun Vintage Colour Art Artist Drawn Tuck's Oilette Old Post card. 1906. Ethnic Life. Qing Dynasty Costumes. Life in China. The Chinese Pirates are a treacherous and unscrupulous race infesting the southern coast of China. Living in caves near the shore they await a passing or disabled vessel, and when assured of its defenceless character by their sentinels, they advance from their hidden harbours and endeavour to overcome their prey. Their calling makes them careless of their lives and they are dangerous enemies if allowed to come to close quarters. KE7 1/2d Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette Wide Wide World Life in China Price: £14.99 €19.49 US$20.54
	Item 220233     Ireland Old Tuck's Oilette Postcard Colleen Bawn Rock, Killarney, Muckross Lake Vintage Tuck's Oilette Irish Art Artist Drawn Postcard. Ireland. Colleen Bawn Rock, Rocks. Killarney, Lake, Mountains. Hills. County Co. Kerry. Man and Woman Lady. Colleen Bawn Rock. Killarney is pregnant with romantic associations, many poets and authors having drawn their inspiration from its sources. Gerald Griffin's story " The Colleen Bawn" (on which Boucicault's famous play was based) centres in the district of the Middle (or Muckross) Lake. Killarney is a town in Co. Kerry, south-western Ireland. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette Sunnyside of Ireland Price: £4.99 €6.49 US$6.84
	Item 220232     Ireland Old Tuck's Oilette Postcard Parknasilla Kenmare River Estuary Co. Kerry Vintage Irish Colour Old Tuck's Oilette Postcard, Ireland, County Co. Kerry. Panorama, Hills Mountains, Sailing Boats. Rocks. Parknasilla, on the northern shores of the Kenmare River estuary, is snugly ensconced between the bay and Knock mamadane Hill (895 feet), with wooded hills rising all round. It has been described as "one of a little group of marine paradises". Its charming situation and natural beauties fully merit the epithet. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette Sunnyside of Ireland Price: £5.99 €7.79 US$8.21
	Item 220200     Flying Scotchman GNR Locomotive Train, near Hatfield Old Postcard Picture Puzzle Vintage Tuck's Oilette Old Postcard, Dorset, Flying Scotchman, Express Locomotive Engine Steam Train G.N.R. No. 990 near Hatfield. Railway, Railroads. Artist Signed. Society Pastime. Undissected Duplicate of a Tuck's Picture Puzzle Postcard. For Progressive Puzzle Parties, etc. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette Famous Express Series I Price: £7.99 €10.39 US$10.95
	Item 220081     SANTA CLAUS Father Christmas, Little Girl Angel w. Best Xmas Wishes Old Postcard Vintage Colour Old Picture Postcard. Tuck's Oilette No. 8267. Father Christmas Santa Claus. Little Girl Angel. Long List. With Best Xmas Wishes. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette Price: £9.99 €12.99 US$13.69
	Item 220051     Penang Old Tuck's Oilette Postcard The Town Club, Street Scene, Rickshaw Coolies Vintage Colour Art Artist Drawn Tuck's Oilette Old Postcard, c.1920. Malay Malaya Straits Settlements. Street Scene, Rickshaw & Coolie. Ethnic Life. Penang - The Town Club. Penang, The official name of the island is Prince of Wales Island and the town is Georgetown, but neither of these names is in general use. Penang was founded 17th July 1786, having been ceded to the East India Company by the Sultan of Kedal, in return for an annuity in 1785. At this time the island was almost uninhabited. Penang has an excellent harbour and is the centre of considerable trade. Penang (in Malay Pulau Pinang, Jawi:بينانج) is an island on the north-west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The offical name of the Penang island is Prince of Wales Island and the town is Georgetown, but neither of these names is in general use. Penang was founded 17th July, 1786, having been ceded to the East India Company by the Sultan of Kedal, in return for an annuity in 1785. At this time the island was almost uninhabited, Penang has an excellent harbour and is the centre of considerable trade. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Wide Wide World Penang Series II. Price: £19.99 €25.99 US$27.39
	Item 219978     Penang Exhibition 1946 Old Tuck's Oilette Postcard Supreme Court Law Courts Cart Vintage Tuck's Oilette Art Artist Drawn Colour Old Postcard. Malay Malaya Straits Settlements. Law Courts - THE SUPREME COURT. PENANG. Horse cart. Rickshaw and Coolies. Street Scene. Postally Used with Slogan on back : Britain Can Make It. Exhibition - 1946. Penang, the town and island which with Singapore forms the most important portion of the Straits Settlements. The island is about 15 1/2 miles long by 10 1/2 wide at the broadest point, and has an area of over 100 square miles. The town of Penang, built on a promontory at the point nearest to the mainland, posseses a European club, a race-course, and good golf links. Sent from Lancaster & Morecambe to Bromley Kent. GB KG6 1d x 2 Penang (in Malay Pulau Pinang, Jawi:بينانج) is an island on the north-west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The offical name of the Penang island is Prince of Wales Island and the town is Georgetown, but neither of these names is in general use. Penang was founded 17th July, 1786, having been ceded to the East India Company by the Sultan of Kedal, in return for an annuity in 1785. At this time the island was almost uninhabited, Penang has an excellent harbour and is the centre of considerable trade. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette Wide Wide World Penang Series II Price: £19.99 €25.99 US$27.39
	Item 219972     Louis Wain Artist Signed Cat Diabolo Even Baby Plays It 1907 Old Tuck's Postcard Vintage Colour Art Drawn Old Tuck's Oilette Diabolo Postcard. Artist Signed by Louis Wain. Cat Kitten in Baby Pushchair Pram Playing Diabolo. Diabolo - Even Baby Plays It. Postally Used in 1907 with King Edward 7th 1/2d stamp. Louis Wain (1860–1939) was an English artist best known for his drawings of anthropomorphised large-eyed cats and kittens. In his later years he suffered from schizophrenia, which, according to some psychologists, can be seen in his works. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette Diabolo Price: £19.99 €25.99 US$27.39
	Item 219841     China Graham Hyde Chinaman Its Most Annoying Tuck's Write Away 1904 Old Postcard Vintage Colour Tuck's Oilette, Write Away Art Drawn Old Postcard. Artist Signed by Graham Hyde. Ethnic life. Comic Humour. China Hongkong Hong Kong. Qing Dynasty Costumes. Chinaman. Chinese Man. It is most annoying. Chained Prisoner. Postally Used in 1904 with Transvaal King Edward 7th 1d stamp, tied Johannesburg (South Africa). Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette Write Away Price: £19.99 €25.99 US$27.39
	Item 219840     China Graham Hyde Chinaman, Quite Startling, Tuck's Write Away 1910 Old Postcard Vintage Colour Tuck's Oilette, Write Away Art Drawn Old Postcard. Artist Signed by Graham Hyde. Ethnic life. Comic Humour. China Hongkong Hong Kong. Qing Dynasty Costumes. Chinaman. Chinese Man. It was Quite Startling. Firecracker. Postally Used in 1910 with Transvaal King Edward 7th 1d stamp, tied 9 MAY 10 Johannesburg (South Africa). 1d Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette Write Away Price: £19.99 €25.99 US$27.39
	Item 219839     China Graham Hyde Chinaman I Appreciate Rice Bowl Tuck's Write Away Old Postcard Vintage Colour Tuck's Oilette, Write Away Art Drawn Old Postcard. Artist Signed by Graham Hyde. Ethnic life. Comic Humour. China Hongkong Hong Kong. Qing Dynasty Costumes. Chinaman. Chinese Man eating with Chopsticks and Rice Bowl. I appreciate. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette Write Away Price: £19.99 €25.99 US$27.39
	Item 219836     China Graham Hyde Chinaman I'm V. Much Perplexed, Tuck's Write Away Old Postcard Vintage Colour Tuck's Oilette, Write Away Art Drawn Old Postcard. Artist Signed by Graham Hyde. Ethnic life. Comic Humour. China Hongkong Hong Kong. Qing Dynasty Costumes. Chinaman. Chinese Man. I'm Very Much Perplexed. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette Write Away Price: £19.99 €25.99 US$27.39