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Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, England

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Stock #:278472
Type: Postcard
City: East Cowes
Country: United Kingdom
Postmark: 1911 May-27
Postmark City: Westfield
Postmark State: MA
Stamp: 1c
Philatelic Notes: Flag cancel
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

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This was one of the numerous residences of the late Queen Victoria and is best seen from the sea. During the life of Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's consort, towers were added and terraces placed. Here were the Prince's experiments, model farm, laborers' cottages, etc., built on the latest sanitary principles. The castle is surrounded by 5,000 acres of garden, glen, valley, and meadow

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