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Auction: 1029 - Great Britain Stamps & Postal History
Lot: 55

Great Britain Illustrated and Printed Envelopes 1899 (27 Sept.) envelope used locally in London, the address panel with a well executed and truly beautiful hand-painted design, with integral address label to "Tit Bits" magazine, Southampton Street, London W.C., bearing 1881 1d.; the inside flap of the envelope refers to the fact that this envelope was produced for an "illustrated envelope competition". A stunning exhibition showpiece. Photo Estimate £ 800-1,000 provenance: Spink Auction, March 2005

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£580