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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Colonial
• Sale Date:
  26 May 2019 ~ 12noon (AEST)
• Lot #:
  337
• Lot Description:
  SOUVENIR PAPER NAPKINS or HANDKERCHIEFS
  Produced by a Mrs. S. Burgess in London for various occasions, these extremely flimsy pieces are the epitome of “ephemeral” souvenirs of regal or politically important events. This group of three were produced to commemorate “The Opening of Parliament by the King & Queen” (c1910), “The Trooping of the Colours by the King and Queen” (c1913) & a “Souvenir in affectionate reemembrance of Viscount Garnet Joseph Wolseley” (March 1913). (3 items)
• Notes:
  None of these examples are shown at www.unitedcollections.net/paper-commemoratives.html however several other types are illustrated there.
• Estimate:
  A$300 - 500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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