CHALLENGE CUP WINNER 1911 & 1912 - RACING PIGEON .
A real photo vintage postcard showing Mr. Topping standing with his wife near his pigeon loft and the wonderful looking cup he won. All the following postcards relate to a family called 'Topping' from Longridge near Preston in Lancashire, and from what I can make out they are all of the Longridge area of Preston..
Longridge is near Preston , Blackburn , Accrington in Lancashire
POSTALLY USED - no
CONDITION OF POSTCARD - As one persons
opinion on postcard conditions differs from another persons, then
please study the supplied large images for its condition.
PUBLISHED BY - no publishers name
* Please note - all postcards are authentic - i do not sell or deal in modern reproduction postcards/pictures *
POSTCARD IS BETTER THEN PICTURE SHOWS - THE SCANS ARE LOW RES AND CAN APPEAR GRAINY ON HERE.
Supplied pictures below show front and reverse of actual postcard that is up for auction.
** A CERTIFICATE OF POSTING IS ALWAYS OBTAINED **
Each individual postcard is sent in polyprotec sleeve and is then secured to strong card to protect in the postal system.
POSTAGE
UK 1-4 postcards - 0.70p
EUROPE 1-4 postcards - £1.30
REST OF WORLD 1-4 postcards £1.80
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IMPORTANT PLEASE READ BELOW BEFORE YOU BID
Items are sent via Royal mail FIRST CLASS post, but please bare in mind that I always obtain a CERTIFICATE OF POSTING from the post office counter, because of this, items are only sent Monday to Friday when my local Post Office is open for business.
I
accept payment from UK by paypal/cheque/postal order, a option of
Recorded Delivery (extra cost) is available to UK buyers ONLY!. I will
not be held responsable for postal theft. Payment for rest of Europe
and rest of world paypal ONLY. A certificate of posting is ALWAYS
obtained.
Winning bidder please enclose winning number with payment
Please note that postcard descriptions are done to the best of my ability, but we are all human and one persons opinion on postcard condition can differ from another persons - please study the images supplied regards its condition. As most of these postcards I sell tend to be around 100 years old then they wont be in pristine condition and so please take this into account when biding on these vintage postcards. Any bad crease, tears or grubbiness that are not clearly visible from supplied scans will be mentioned, but as always please view the scans and please email me if you need to know anything, I will be more then happy to reply to any questions.
If possible all payment MUST be complete with in 14 days of the auction ending, if you feel that there could be a problem sending payment within the 14 days then please let me know.
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