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Postcards and Cigarette Cards

Auction 16990
London, Knightsbridge
18 Mar 2009, starting at 11:00 GMT.
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Auction highlights

Cats A collection of Louis Wain cards, used and unused, in two ring bound albums inc. undivided backs, Valentine, Mack, Davidson, Hartmann Manx, Wrench, Beagles, Faulkner, Tuck "Write Away", Humorous, Mazawattee Tea, Davis, Salmon etc., F-EX.
Sold for £4,935 inc. premium
Cats A collection of Louis Wain cards, used and unused, in two ring bound albums inc. undivided backs, Valentine, Mack ...
Great Britain A collection in four albums inc. real photographs, street scenes, seaside, windmills, Clifton, trams, Llanbedrt Village & Post Office, hotels, Wisbech Steam Tram, bands, Tavistock Goose Fair, Rayleigh, Aveley, Ongar Railway Station, Beehive Derby Outing 1913, herring girls, Yarmouth Lifeboat, East Derewham, Newport & Abercarne Colliery, comic etc., F-VG.
Sold for £4,230 inc. premium
Great Britain A collection in four albums inc. real photographs, street scenes, seaside, windmills, Clifton, trams, Llanbedrt Village & Post Office ...
A collection in a blue album Sports Favourites, John Barr 'Big Heads' & 'Wee Heads', mostly footballers but inc. boxers, cricketers, athletes, golfers, speedway riders, etc., also proof set of cards produced by John Barr (16), Golden Series (2), S & B Products Torry Gillick's Internationals (15) and a Sports Favourites booklet, P-EX.
Sold for £1,410 inc. premium
Sports A collection in a blue album Sports Favourites, John Barr 'Big Heads' & 'Wee Heads', mostly footballers but inc. boxers ...
A collection in a large, old time, slot in album of British and foreign inc. real photographs, military, Gale & Polden History & Traditions, artistic young ladies, embroidered silks, Tuck Soldiers of the World, Famous Boxers, Boldre Village, patriotic, Butterfly Girls, comic, views, seaside, Woodford, Crittleton, song cards, actresses, Ruislip Village, Lewisham, royalty, greetings, shipping etc., P-VG.
Sold for £1,151 inc. premium
A collection in a large, old time, slot in album of British and foreign inc. real photographs, military, Gale & Polden ...

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