{"product_id":"tuck-life-guards-state-dress-british-museum-1944-postcard","title":"The Band of the Life Guards in State Dress – Raphael Tuck \u0026 Sons “World’s Art Service” – British Museum Copyright – Postmarked 1944","description":"\u003ch3\u003eMuseum-issued Raphael Tuck postcard featuring the Life Guards in ceremonial state dress.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 22px 0 14px 0; padding: 8px 14px 6px 14px; border-left: 3px solid #334FB4; background-color: #f8faff;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #334fb4; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 0 0 6px 0;\"\u003eCollector’s Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 6px 0 4px 0;\"\u003eHandsome collectible for admirers of British military pageantry, ceremonial cavalry, museum postcards, and Raphael Tuck publishing history. Cards from Tuck’s celebrated military and museum art series remain especially sought after for their rich chromolithographic printing, Royal Warrant associations, and enduring connection to early 20th-century British ceremonial tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis richly colored \u003cstrong\u003eRaphael Tuck \u0026amp; Sons\u003c\/strong\u003e postcard depicts \u003cem\u003e“The Band of the Life Guards in State Dress”\u003c\/em\u003e, showing Britain’s ceremonial mounted military musicians in full regalia. Produced as part of Tuck’s respected museum and military art series, the card carries the publisher’s hallmark \u003cstrong\u003e“World’s Art Service”\u003c\/strong\u003e seal, British Museum copyright notice, and Royal Warrant designation identifying Tuck as official art publishers to the Royal Household. The reverse includes a printed historical note. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePostmarked July 8, 1944 from Cincinnati, Ohio and mailed with a \u003cem\u003e1¢ USA Industry Agriculture for Defense\u003c\/em\u003e postage stamp; now detached but retained with the card. Red cachet imprint reads: \u003cem\u003e“Many Happy Returns of the Day.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood condition overall with bright color and strong visual appeal. Some surface paper loss is present along the right edge of the image area. Packaged in a protective postcard sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Raphael Tuck \u0026 Sons Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39861888909379,"sku":"","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0114\/3262\/4186\/files\/UnitedKingdomLondonTuck_sPostcard.jpg?v=1778112999","url":"https:\/\/thetownhouseantiques.com\/products\/tuck-life-guards-state-dress-british-museum-1944-postcard","provider":"The Townhouse Antiques \u0026 Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}