A New Year Card From Baden-Powell & Olave Baden-Powell

Sir Robert Baden-Powell of Gilwell

Description:

A printed New Year card showing their home at Paxtu, Nyeri. The verse reads:- May your outlook this year be without any showers/But sunny and bright, and as cheerful as ours. A faint line below:- (the above sketch is one of those from my book Birds and Beasts in Africa). This book was published in 1938 so although the card is not addressed or dated it is for 1939. 10\" x 6\" on card, slightly foxed.

Details:

  • Lot No: 98
  • Hammer Price: $70
  • Bids: 5
  • Visits: 65
  • Estimate: $60
  • Reserve: $50

Have a similar item to sell? Please Contact Us or one of our sellers with the details.


Seller Details:

  • Name: Roger J. Knowles
  • Address: Unit 1 Image Business ParkEast Cannock RoadHednesfordCannockStaffordshireWS12 1LT
  • Contact Person: Roger J Knowles
  • Country of Origin: United Kingdom
  • Email: rogerjknowles@btinternet.com
  • Website:
  • Preferred Payment Methods: Visa & Mastercard. Bank Transfer
  • Trade Association: PBFA / Ephemera Society
  • Additional Information: Founded in 1980 the business specialises in all aspects of the history of Britain and its Colonies with an emphasis on original manuscript items, printed documents and ephemera. Subjects of particlar interest are Travel, Military & Naval, Earth Sciences, Natural History and Ethnography. We are members of the PBFA and the Ephemera Society whilst Roger is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (Scotland), a member of the Society of Archivists and the Council of British Archaeology.