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[Christmas Card] It Has Well Been Said “Well Done.” May Friends Surround You This Xmas Day

c1880s. Double-sided colour lithograph, 9.5 x 16.8cm. Minor paper remnants to both sides.

Text includes “May all your friends be kind and true this Merry Christmas Day. Gibbs, Shallard & Co.”

One side depicts a cockatoo in a cage, a shield with an Aboriginal face flanked by spears, coral and sea shells, and non-native animals dressed as humans. The other side shows a hot air balloon and kangaroos.

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Item #CL194-54

Price (AUD): $1,150.00  other currencies