Rare Railway Official Postcards in March 18th Auction
6th February 2015
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Rare Railway Officials are well-represented in the Warwick and Warwick March 18th auction. The sale is rich in original poster adverts, all in superb condition and many offered individually. The Furness Railway section includes 6 poster adverts and the NER a total of 16, including a golf advert. L & NWR is represented by 5 posters, including Irish Golf Links. There are 2 collections of the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, including a full set of original Peacock cards. GWR is represented by 11 posters, including 4 offered singly and the Midland Railway includes 6 posters. There is a large section of London underground cards from various companies, including the London Underground Co. “London Nooks and Crannies” set of 6.
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The GNR is represented by 2 posters, including the famous “Skegness is so Bracing!” design by John Hassall.
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Perhaps the rarest and most desirable card on offer is the poster advert of the Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway.
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Topographicals in the sale include a magnificent collection of Birmingham and its suburbs, offered as 16 lots with estimates in excess of £15,000. A Barnstaple collection is comprehensive and bears an estimate of £1,750.
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The sale includes the collection of the late Tony Byatt, well-known author and collector. This section includes no less than 33 original watercolour sketches by Cynicus, many of which were used as a basis for his comic postcards.
By Colin Such.
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