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Bas S Warwick
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Topic: WW2 World Peace Good Will Posted: 30 January 2013 at 16:00 |
Came across this nice old Cinderella in a recent acquisition of vintage covers. Posted Sacramento 1937
Anyone familiar with it?
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Steve
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 30 January 2013 at 21:12 |
Not familar at all, but a bit of an oddity. Where in the world do you think is shown there. Certainly not California. The cart, the ox, the white clothing to me suggest India. Not sure about the buildings but could be that neck of the woods. However could be one of many on a sheet showing scenes across the globe.
A response to impending conflict that was building up in Europe? Not perhaps printed for a specific reason, but a general message to the World. |
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Bas S Warwick
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 30 January 2013 at 21:32 |
Hi Steve
Discovered on the rear of this cover |
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 30 January 2013 at 21:52 |
An odd typeface used on this too. The W looks odd and so does the middle bar of the E, being so low down. Perhaps if that could be identified it could give more clues.
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Bas S Warwick
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 31 January 2013 at 09:00 |
The style of art reminds me of what is often called 'naive' art.
The cart has the solid wooden wheel and is being pulled by what looks like an long horned ox - could it be an alpine country. Note also the house criss cross balustrading and steep roof angle.
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Murgatroyd
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 31 January 2013 at 11:37 |
There seems to be a palm tree in the foreground, and the children and woman in white seem non European. I can't help but think that I've seen that typeface before, a long time ago... That'll be on my mind now.
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 01 February 2013 at 00:43 |
I believe the typeface has been drawn by hand, probably by the illustrator?
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Bas S Warwick
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 01 February 2013 at 12:28 |
ptolemeo
Yes that is a possibility comparing top and bottom lines on the size of W and O. However I did find an Art Deco font that is similar
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Bas S Warwick
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 27 April 2018 at 13:19 |
Due to the photobucket debacle
......unable to edit original post so heres the stamp again
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