SARK DIXCART BAY Garden of Cymodoce 1906 Old Postcard Tuck's Oilette H.B Wimbush

Channel Islands Sark Old Tuck's Oilette Picture Postcard. Rocks, Dixcart Bay, Sark. Illustrated by Henry B. Wimbush (A.&C. Black) / The old legends of enchanted islands are irresistibly recalled as one gazes at Sark. This "Garden of Cymodoce," as Swinburne calls it, is by far the loveliest and least spoilt of the Channel Islands, and Dixcart Bay is one of its loveliest spots. Two sides of the bay consist of lofty cliffs, and it is a favourite bathing place for ladies.

Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette Alderney & Sark
Series No: 7320
Faults: Minor crease at lower right
Sent from: Nottingham
Addressed to: London
Stamp: KEVII 1/2d
Condition: Used
Background: Sark (in Norman-French, Sercq) is a small island of the Channel Islands, part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. It has a population of 610 (2002).

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SARK DIXCART BAY Garden of Cymodoce 1906 Old Postcard Tuck's Oilette H.B Wimbush

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