Lot 219
GB 1886 pre-printed Poulton's illustrated cover to Berlin, SG 190




Stamps & Covers of Great Britain including the Brendan Read Collection | S26025
Auction: 3 November 10:00 GMT
Description
1886 pre-printed illustrated cover to Berlin, Germany, franked by 1883-84 2½d lilac (JL), tied by Lee duplex for OC 22 86, the illustrations, printed in carmine, depict a cameraman photographing a group of people in front of a ruin, the camera being approached by a bull, and the reverse depicts children in formal wear outside Poulton's shop. Some minor imperfections, still a fine and attractive illustrated cover. SG 190.




