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– Details – Year: ca. 1910 Postal state: postally unused Inscription front: Houses of Parliament. Westminster Hall. Charles F. Flower, Oilette Inscription back: Tuck's Post Card, Carte Postale, By Appointment, The Houses of Parliament are a most imposing pile of buildings viewed from the river. On their site once stood the ancient Royal Palace of Edward the Confessor, which however was considerably altered and rebuilt by William Rufus and Stephen and Henry VIII. Parts of these buildings were destroyed during the Great Fire of 1666, and the New Palace of Westminster was erected by Sir Charles Barry at a cost of £3,000,000 in 1840. For Address Only, R&S T, Raphael House, Trade Mark, Copyright London, Printed in England, The Houses of Parliament. R&T S Raphael Tuck & Sons' Oilette Postcard No. 7898, Art Publishers to Their Majesties the King & Queen. Postmark(s): none Please note:
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