A Fine Early 20thC 6" Terrestrial Table Globe 'The Panama Canal Route Globe', Published by George Philip & Son Ltd, London sub-Curios the whole of a burnt

the whole of a burnt orange ground pierced by three large medallions and a further eight smaller tarantula lozenges featuring greens

If the mysterious author can be revealed as a Titanic survivor then this card transforms from an already significantly valuable post card to a hugely important piece of ephemera

and have succeeded we might add

and is clearly a well-used and loved patriotic textile

This is a near antique piece

A Fine Early 20thC 6" Terrestrial Table Globe 'The Panama Canal Route Globe', Published by George Philip & Son Ltd, London sub-Curios the whole of a burntOrigin: English Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: 1914 20 Height: 11 inches Diameter: 6 inches The beautifully proportioned six inch terrestrial globe with uncalibrated brass half meridian on a turned ebonised base, composed of twelve printed gores, depicting the steamship routes of the Panama Canal on pea green oceans, the key conduit for international maritime trade. The Panama Canal opened in 1914, and Kenya remains British