Adolph Tuck
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Sir Adolph Tuck, 1st Baronet (1854-1926), more commonly known as Adolph Tuck, was a British businessman and chairman of Raphael Tuck & Sons
Ltd. He was created a Baronet in 1910 (see Tuck Baronets
).
It was due to the efforts of Adolph Tuck that the size of the postcard in England was increased to the size allowed by the Universal Postal Union .
Raphael Tuck & Sons
In a little shop in Bishopsgate over a century ago, began a business that would have an artistic effect on most of the civilized world. Raphael Tuck and his wife Ernestine worked together in their little shop that opened in October 1866 on Union Street in London, and the influence of that event was...
Ltd. He was created a Baronet in 1910 (see Tuck Baronets
Tuck Baronets
The Tuck Baronetcy, of Park Crescent in St Marylebone, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 19 July 1910 for Adolph Tuck. He was Chairman and Managing Director of Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd., makers of Christmas cards, picture postcards, et cetera. The Tuck family is...
).
It was due to the efforts of Adolph Tuck that the size of the postcard in England was increased to the size allowed by the Universal Postal Union .