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Auction: 7044 - GB Stamps & Postal History
Lot: 1160

Great Britain Other Illustrated Envelopes 1910 (1 Aug.) amusing and beautifully executed pen and ink scene of a man with his clothes in disarray running down a road away from a policeman hiding in the bushes - the man appears to be carrying someone elses garments (stockings, bonnet, etc.) with toiletry items (toothbrush, hairbrush, ´cut-throat´ razor, etc.) spilling out onto the road and with the legend "Aint I Comin´ ?", addressed to Miss S. Mason at York bearing K.E.VII 1/2d. (2) tied by Leeds machine cancellation; a few lightly stained perfs. barely detracting from the stunning appearance An extremely well executed and most appealing item. Photo Estimate £ 220-250

Sold for
£150