Lot 70045 – 1870, 1/2d postal stationery card with advertising illustration of a lady in a gown
Lot 70045 – 1870, 1/2d postal stationery card with advertising illustration of a lady in a gown
Great Britain » Hand Illustrated and Printed Envelopes
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
250 – 300 GBP
Auction date
Fri 9 Dec 2022 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1870, 1/2d postal stationery card with advertising illustration of a lady in a gown inscribed “DERRY & TOM’S / HIGH STREET KENSINGTON / THE KENSINGTON COSTUME IN ALL COLOURS”, sent on 18 OCT 70 (17 days after issue) with crisp London “W / 13” duplex cancel, a superb item, and given the date could well be the earliest illustrated stationery (sold in Warwick & Warwick 1998 for £425).
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