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Postcards and Cigarette Cards

Auction 16990
London, Knightsbridge
18 Mar 2009, starting at 11:00 GMT.
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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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A collection of sets, part sets and odds mostly in albums inc. Thomson The World's Best Cricketers (72), Football Stars of 1959 (44), A & ...
Sold for £611 inc. premium
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A collection of loose, mainly part sets and odds inc. Churchman Boxing Personalities (30), Ogdens Poultry (10), 2nd (20), Players Aeroplanes (81), Football Caricatures by ...
Estimate:
£400 - 600
US$ 610 - 910
€470 - 710
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A collection of individually wrapped sets and part sets (72) inc. Lambert & Butler Dance Band Leaders (25 x 2), Horsemanship (50), Mitchell Scotland's Story ...
Sold for £705 inc. premium
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A collection of individually wrapped sets, part sets and odds (36) inc. Churchman Racing Greyhounds (50), Davies Boxing (25), Bocnal Luminous Silhouettes (Mixed nos. 100), ...
Sold for £517 inc. premium
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A collection of sets, part sets and odds in three large albums, a folder and a number of smaller albums inc. Mitchell Angling (42), A ...
Sold for £352 inc. premium
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A collection of sets (20), part sets and odds in three albums inc. Players Old Sporting Prints (L25), Cricketers Caricatures by RIP (50), Young Britain ...
Estimate:
£350 - 450
US$ 530 - 690
€410 - 530
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A collection of sets, part sets and odds in album leaves and loose inc. Carreras, Churchman, Brooke Bond, Bucktrout, A & BC Gum, Guernsey Tobacco, ...
Sold for £423 inc. premium
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A large collection of duplicated, loose, mainly part sets and odds in two cartons, inc., Carreras, Churchman, Gallaher, Phillips, Players, Wills, Pattreiouex, cinema, transport, railways, ...
Sold for £329 inc. premium
A collection of sets, part sets and odds in albums, album leaves and loose inc. Wills Scissors Drum Horses (Horizontal Backs, 32), Types of the British Army (Some with plain backs, 49/50), Sporting Girls (29/30 1), Ogdens Ships & Their Pennants (Polo, 29/36 4) etc., also a collection of stamps in albums and loose, P-VG.
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A collection of sets, part sets and odds in albums, album leaves and loose inc. Wills Scissors Drum Horses (Horizontal Backs, 32), Types of the ...
Sold for £423 inc. premium
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A collection of sets (44) mainly in small albums inc. Players Speedway Riders (50), Churchman Rugby Internationals (50), Topical Times Stars of Today (P24), Great ...
Estimate:
£300 - 400
US$ 460 - 610
€360 - 470
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