Steven’s Postcard Cricket Match Scene (sc 212)

This postcard is an experimental design by Thomas Stevens. It has an embossed surround  and the silk shows players in a run-out scenario. It is nothing like the more well known “The First Over” (STG 175). In the distance is a tent on the boundary with spectators. Beneath is “Woven in Silk”. I have referred to Stevengraph Silks , allocated it this reference number and where there is some interesting detail relating to the origin of the experimental silks. They were not intended for sale, but passed down in the Stevens family, as confirmed by a member, so they are very scarce indeed. Not recorded by Godden or Sprake/Darby. This postcard is trimmed, but remains extremely rare.