Signed Ritchie Postcard Knight Dewar Trophy
Updated October 16, 2026
| Lot number | 78 |
| Auction | Byward Collectibles & Vintage Paper - October Selections |
| Date | October 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM EDT |
| Auction house | Byward Collectibles |
| Location | Ottawa |
Dimensions: Standard 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" (approximately) Condition Report: Good pre-owned condition. Wear commensurate with age and use. Please review images carefully, as they form part of the description. Maker / Attribution: Stearns-Knight Artist: Alick P. F. Ritchie Type: Advertising Postcard Quantity: 1 Subject: Knight Sleeve-Valve Engine / Dewar Trophy / Poppet Valves Theme: Automobile Advertising / Early Motoring / Automotive Engineering / Humor / Anthropomorphic Material: Cardstock Marks: Signed in plate "Alick P. F. Ritchie" within the illustration; "The Triumph of the Sleeve Valve"; "The Rusty Gauntlet"; "The Stearns-Knight Car"; Cleveland, Ohio 1912 postmark with 1-cent U.S. postage stamp Date: 1912 Postmark Origin: United States Features: Early Stearns-Knight advertising card with anthropomorphic comic artwork by noted British caricaturist and commercial artist Alick P. F. Ritchie. The victorious sleeve valve is depicted beside the Dewar Trophy with defeated personified poppet valves in the background and a "Thrown Down 1909" reference. Ritchie also produced a 1908 portrait of sleeve-valve inventor Charles Yale Knight. Search Tags: Stearns-Knight, Stearns Knight, Alick P F Ritchie, Alexander Penrose Forbes Ritchie, Charles Yale Knight, sleeve valve, poppet valve, Dewar Trophy, Knight engine, automotive engineering, automobile advertising, early motoring, automobilia, humor, humour, comic satire, anthropomorphic, personification, Cleveland Ohio, 1912, artist signed, trade card, trade cards, postcard, post card Buyer's Premium: 20% PayPal invoice sent once shipping costs are calculated No handling fees In-House Shipping: Shipping costs are determined by destination and paid by the winning bidder Shipping estimates provided upon request USA: USPS via Canada Post / Tariffs included / No brokerage fees Canada: Canada Post
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