NOT SOLD (BIDDING OVER)
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This item WAS NOT SOLD. Auction date was 2025 Sep 27 @ 19:17UTC-06:00 : CST/MDT
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Limited edition porcelain collector plate titled 'On the Horseshoe Curve', part of the American Steam series by Theodore A. Xaras. Produced by Christian Bell Porcelain Ltd. for Pennsylvania Railroad. Features a powerful steam locomotive navigating the famous Horseshoe Curve. Plate No. 3523/15,000. Dated 1985. Presented in an octagonal wooden frame with backing.
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#2, 6109 45 Street, Leduc, Alberta, T9E 7C3, Canada
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