Framed within an embossed gilt oval set against a rich burgundy and gold border, the village of Letterfrack emerges from the wild Atlantic edge of Connemara — a fishing currach pulled to shore, cattle ambling along the strand, whitewashed cottages tucked beneath brooding purple hills — in this sumptuous Raphael Tuck & Sons "Framed Gem Oilette" card from the publisher's celebrated "Emerald Isle" series. The reverse carries a publisher's note describing Letterfrack as "a pretty little village in Connemara, which was founded in 1850," noting Diamond Mountain (1,460 ft.) and the nearby Pass of Kylemore — now famed for Kylemore Abbey. Issued under royal appointment "By Appointment to Their Majesties the King & Queen," Tuck's Oilette cards are among the most collectible of all Edwardian postcard series, and the embossed "Framed Gem" sub-series (#9775) is particularly sought after for its three-dimensional presentation.