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LNER D/R Poster Season Tickets On The L.N.E.R. Save Time And Money. An absolutely stunning Poster with image by H.M. Bateman dated 1928. The comical image shows a Dapper dandy holding his season ticket and walking briskly past a queue of travellers waiting at the Booking Office window. The large clock at the top of the image reads 8:49 and the train waiting in the platform has a departure board stating 'Next Train 8:50'. The irate travellers in the queue include a Golfer togged out in tweed plus-fours and carrying his golf clubs. A super poster in extremely good condition and in an old, glazed frame. Ideal for the railway collector, golf collector, ticket collector, clock collector or just as a fantastic conversational piece. NOTE: H M Bateman 1887 - 1970: - 20th century cartoonist and caricaturist born in Australia and brought to England when 2 years of age. He died on Gozo aged 81. During his most prolific years he drew for most of the quality periodicals. Through line and tone he was able to convey the full range of human emotion to maximum comic effect. Frustrated by ill health from army service in the first World War he contributed by raising the spirits of officers and men alike through his inspirational drawings. Throughout the 20's and 30's the popularity of the Man Who

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Auction: November 2005, Lot: 96
Sold for: GBP£660