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Title: Ypres - Les Halle
Description: 0. No Binding. Drawing, Circa early 1900s. ORIGINAL ART. --POSTAGE-STAMP ILLUSTRATION ART-- Ink and postage stamp illustration of 'Les Halles' in Ypres, Belgium. From the estate of Eric Carlson, university professor and professional art dealer of 19th century French and American prints & drawings. 'Les Halles' is a large commercial building in Ypres, Belgium. It was the main market/warehouse for this Flemish city's prosperous cloth industry in the Middle Ages. Early 1900s postage-stamp illustration-- 10-5/8" x 8-1/8". Postmarks on cancelled stamps show dates. Mounted under white matte, in a glass & oak frame, 17.75" x 14.25". Stamps are blue colored with ink markings. In excellent condition-- fine art illustration beautifully renders the historical building of Les Halles. Very Good.

Keywords: architecture, ink drawings, 20th century, history, philately, postage stamps