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A collection of vintage topographical and greeting postcards alongside railway ephemera. The lot includes a monochrome multi-view greeting card from Newtown, featuring images of the Cenotaph, Garth Owen Estate, Broad Street, and River Severn surrounding a central portrait of a figure in traditional Welsh costume, marked W 7914. A British Railways Board (M) platform ticket for the station of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is included, printed with a red diamond, serial number 2917, and a 3d. price, noted as BR 4405. Also present is a printed monochrome map of North Wales detailing geographical locations such as Anglesey and Snowdonia, a colour multi-view card titled Passes of Wales, and a small blue-spined souvenir booklet titled 10 Real Photographs of Snowdon. European examples include a monochrome view of the Grand-Place in Brussels and coastal views of Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, Calvados. The group is completed by an assortment of sepia and monochrome cards including a group portrait with a horse-drawn carriage and a panoramic fold-out card of Barmouth.
Condition report:
The collection exhibits signs of age-related wear consistent with vintage paper ephemera. The Barmouth panoramic card shows significant creasing, edge wear, and uneven margins (photo 1). The map postcard displays significant edge wear, rounding to the corners, and surface marks (photo 3). Several items, including the Brussels and Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer cards, show minor corner bumping, light foxing, and general toning (photo 4). The platform ticket remains in relatively clean, flat condition with minor age toning (photo 3).
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