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Subiaco Museum > Records

POSTCARD: CORONATION PROCESSION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II, TRAFALGAR SQUARE

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1953

Overview

Postcard showing aerial view of Royal Procession passing through Trafalgar Square. Route lined by servicemen holding the crowds in check. At top Buckingham Palace visible in the distance. Taken on 2nd June, 1953, the Coronation Day of Queen Elizabeth II.

Reverse: The reverse shows Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd. Trademark easel with the letter RTS. It states that they are fine art publishers by appointment to the late King George VI, the late Queen Mary and H.M. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Part of a commemorative series.

Historical information

A postcard showing the aerial view of the Royal procession passing through Trafalgar Square. The route is lined with servicemen who are holding the crowds in check. Part of a commemorative series. See also 92.76 and 92.77.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1992.75

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

1953

Statement of significance

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

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