A pair of British Railways Letterpress Posters the first of which is urging Passengers to use their rail service and advertising 'Day Return Fares from Wadebridge' with fares to Bodmin; Launceston; Padstow; St Austell; Exeter; Looe; Plymouth and Truro. The second is the 'Public Notice Withdrawal of Passenger Services Okehampton - Bude/Halwill - Wadebridge from 3rd October 1966, listing a further 17 stations to close. Mounted back to back in polythene, this is truly an historic pair of posters from the 'Withered Arm'. Both in extremely good condition.
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Auction: November 2012, Lot: 319
Sold for: GBP£130