Auction Catalogue

27 July 2023

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British and Irish Banknotes

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Lot

№ 72

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27 July 2023

Hammer Price:
£160

United Kingdom of Great Blessings and Joyland, an entirely hand painted Christmas and New Year card in the likeness of a Treasury £1, dated Christmas 1924, serial number 1925, signature of the artist, Alexine Thorpe, with imagery including a turkey, sausages and a Christmas pudding on the obverse and Father Christmas in a wheeled sled powered, seemingly, by Shell Motor Spirit, on reverse, truly beautiful and a very touching item, very fine and unique £150-£200