Auction No. 10 Saturday, 8 October 2011 / 5:00 pm start
1917 (20th Sept) WWI soldier hand illustrated & ...
Estimate $150
Category: Commonwealth & Foreign > Great Britain
Lot Details
1917 (20th Sept) WWI soldier hand illustrated & coloured in pencil cover with spaces left in design for the Army Post Office S.36 cds & red oval PASSED FIELD CENSOR 3816 cachet. Shows army soldier on a horse & cart dangling a carrot for the horse to head in the direction of Blighty with the caption, "SOME HOPE". Addressed to Ipswich, Suffolk. Some edge wear but a stunning item with these covers now becoming highly sought after.
