Buy this book on-line Mrs. B. G : Original Philatelic Ephemera - Cover (Envelope) with a Mexican Postage Stamp and Hand-drawn and Hand-colored Illustration of a Matador, 1958
Original cover (envelope) on beige paper with a cachet on front, a beautiful hand-drawn, hand-colored illustration of a matador posing with a sword and holding a red flag. The illustration is signed, "Mrs. B. G." One Mexican postage stamps tipped in upper-right corner with a cancellation postmark, a gray c. 1948 "Un Peso; Correos Mexico Entrega Immediata; Hidalgo Arqueologia Arq. Colonial" stamp (with illustration of architecture and Mezoamerican figure). "Via Air Mail" sticker also tipped in on front. Envelope is used and has an address to Robert Schmidt in Ontario, California. Postmarked July 19, 1958. 6 1/2" x 3 1/2." Envelope is virtually pristine and intact except for age toning and minuscule rippling. A Fine copy. This envelope was sent to California from Mexico. The decorative illustration was drawn in fine black ink and features reds, oranges, yellow, and purples done in watercolor.. Ephemera. Book Condition: Collectible-Fine. Binding: No Binding Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Mrs. B. G : Original Philatelic Ephemera - Cover (Envelope) with a Mexican Postage Stamp and Hand-drawn and Hand-colored Illustration of a Matador, 1958. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres d'occasion, fine bindings, atlases, incunabula and libri rari. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |