Great Central Railwayana Limited
Sheffield Railwayana Postal Auction
   

Sale 290P, Closing Date: Tuesday, 15th September 2020

SRA Postal Auction: Handbills

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Lot 278 CLC handbill for Any Day Any Time cheap daily excursions. Blue print listing fares between Warrington Central and Halewood. Dated September 1937. Some foxing. - This item was not sold.

Lot 279 GER handbill for combined rail and hotel weekend tickets to the Great Eastern Hotel Harwich and Sandringham Hotel Hunstanton listing fares from various East Anglian stations. Printed on green paper, dated September 1922. Faded at edges, small string tear. - Sold for £10 to bidder number 4734

Lot 280 GER handbill for boxing day excursion to London from East Anglia locations for pantomimes at London theatres. Printed on pink coloured paper, dated 1912. Edge tears and loss. - This item was not sold.

Lot 281 GER handbill for excursion to London from Diss, Stowmarket, etc for events including the International Health Exhibition, Dairy Show, etc. Yellow paper, dated October 1884. - This item was not sold.

Lot 282 NER & L&YR joint handbill for excursion from Hull to Chester for Chester Races. Printed on blue paper, dated May 1903. Plus similar to Pendleton for Manchester Races dated March 1902. (2) - Sold for £14 to bidder number 2004

Lot 283 PLYMOUTH DEVONPORT AND SOUTH WESTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY (Bere Alston and Callington Line) handbill for cheap market tickets to Plymouth & Devonport. Dated February 1908. Some foxing and corner loss. - This item was not sold.

Lot 284 GCR large sized handbill for cheap tickets from the Liverpool area to the Wrexham area for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Wrexham. Printed on faded green paper, dated May 1904. Tear and loss top l/h corner, minor edge faults. - Sold for £18 to bidder number 2782

Lot 285 MIDLAND & SOUTH WESTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY handbill for cheap excursions to Marlborough and Savernake Forest. Printed on green paper, dated August 1906. Faded at edges. - Sold for £14 to bidder number 599

Lot 286 Four MIDLAND RAILWAY handbills, all for excursions from the Bradford and Sheffield areas to various events and shows in London and Birmingham. All on coloured paper, dated 1870s. (4) - Sold for £16 to bidder number 287

Lot 287 FESTINIOG RAILWAY dual language handbill re passengers jumping out of Quarrymen's Carriages before the train has stopped at the station. Dated January 1895. - Sold for £18 to bidder number 2780

Lot 288 LNER 6pp handbill type leaflet "Pullman Excursions de Luxe by the Eastern Belle from Liverpool Street". Blue, orange and black illustrated covers showing loco and train. 1935 season. Edge loss, marked and stained. - Sold for £6 to bidder number 4848

Lot 289 LMS 8pp handbill type leaflet "Dundee Autumn Holiday 26th September 1932 Programme of Cheap excursions from Dundee". - This item was not sold.

Lot 290 SR large sized handbill for excursions to view the Royal Naval Review at Spithead, May 1937. Blue print with illustration of king and queen at top. Folded. - Sold for £10 to bidder number 1172

Lot 291 BR(W) handbill for a "De Luxe Diesel Pullman Excursion" from South Wales to Paddington for the England v Wales rugby match at Twickenham, January 1962. Red and blue print with Blue Pullman illustration. - Sold for £6 to bidder number 4848

Lot 292 BR(NE) handbill re withdrawal of passenger services on the Hexham - Riccarton branch. Dated October 1956. Plus similar for an excursion train to the branch for its closing. Red print, both creased/crumpled and with faults. (2) - Sold for £70 to bidder number 7577

Total number of Lots in Handbills: 15.

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