Great Britain SG 172 Cover 1894 hand painted Lawrence envelope to Holborn digital-edition - P201014869

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Backstamped at London (12 JA 13) and Ulm (13 JAN)

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Gum soaking at right (probably as a result of stray cleaning fluid in the printing press) affecting R5-6/10

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Great Britain SG 172 Cover 1894 hand painted Lawrence envelope to Holborn digital-edition - P201014869Illustrated Envelopes. 1894 (12 NO) hand painted cover to Holborn, Sid 'Syd' Lawrence correspondence, franked by 1881 1d lilac (die II), tied by 'LONDON' cds. Slight imperfections still an interesting and amusing cover, depicting a regimental soldier and bass drum through which a man has tripped. Ex Ramsay (Spink 18 May 2018, lot 75). P267000813