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Baden-Powell at Nyeri Xmas 1940
B.P. & Olave
Description:
A large printed Xmas & New Year card sent from B. P. & Olave to Frank W. Reeve, Kitwe, North Rhodesia, with stamp and postmark. The card has 4 sketches by B.P. It has much to say about the War and that they have settled in Nyeri as evacuees. Another remarkably rare item of Scouting history. B. P. passed away just 2 weeks later on the 8th. January 1941.
Details:
- Overall Condition: very good, a little browned.
- Size: 16" x 10"
- Lot No: 167
- Hammer Price: $200
- Bids: 1
- Visits: 56
- Estimate: $250
- Reserve: $200
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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
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- 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.
