From the wild western coast of County Mayo, a painted seascape of extraordinary atmosphere: the jagged amber rocks of Blind Sound recede into the silver-blue waters of Clew Bay, while Clare Island — its peak Knockmore rising 1,520 feet — broods in blue-grey silhouette across the distance. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons as part of their celebrated "Oilette" Framed Gem series, "The Emerald Isle" (Series 9775), this card reproduces an artist's oil painting with the warmth and texture that made Tuck's cards the gold standard of Edwardian picture postcards. Tuck held the Royal Warrant — "By Appointment to Their Majesties the King & Queen" — and their embossed gilt corner ornaments and oval framing device on this card are characteristic of their most prestigious productions. Unused and unaddressed, it preserves the full brilliance of its color printing, a window onto a landscape that has changed little in a century.