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Subiaco Museum > Records

POSTCARD: CORONATION PROCESSION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II, THE MALL.

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1953

Overview

Postcard: aerial view of Coronation Procession passing along the Mall. Three triumphal arches carrying the Royal Coat of Arms and with a huge wire crown suspended below are prominent. Servicemen line the route with huge crowds behind them.

Reverse: Printed by Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd. Fine Art Publishers by appointment to various members of the Royal family. Their logo, an easel with the letters RTS and palette is on the reverse. Part of a series to commemorate the event.

Historical information

A postcard donated by a local resident, Dr. W.B. Muston who was working in London at the time of the Coronation.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1992.76

Item type

Material

Width

90 mm

Height or length

140 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Raphael Tuck and Sons

Keywords

MUSTON W B (Bill)

WINDSOR, Queen Elizabeth II

Postcards, Other Than Subiaco

Year

Statement of significance

A postcard donated by a local resident, Dr. W.B. Muston who was working in London at the time of the Coronation.

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