Don’t miss Sophie’s Secret Postcard Auction

By John Freeman on June 29, 2024 • ( 0 )

Running on eBay this weekend, the last few days of Sophie’s Secret Postcard Auction still features over 1800 donated artworks, including cartoons, being sold in aid of the The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.

Sophie’s Secret Postcard Auction 2024 - Poster — *2024 Sophie’s Secret Postcard Auction Catalogue Cover*

Organised by St Richard’s Catholic College, the fourth Sophie’s Postcard auction, which started a few days back, ends on Sunday 30th June 2024.

The postcard-sized art fundraising sale has raised more than £82,500 for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. The auction is in memory of Sophie Maria Taylor, a former pupil, who was cared for by The Royal Marsden but lost her life to cancer on 5th April 2017.

#sophiespostcard is an auction consisting of original postcard-sized artworks. Each original postcard artwork has been donated by “secret” artists, each signed on the reverse. The item you are buying may be by a famous artist, celebrity or a talented pupil of the School – you will only find out for sure when you receive your postcard. The work is sold as seen.

As you can imagine, those with a recognised art style are commanding plenty of bidding.

*“1866 Wizards – Original Illustration” – donated to the 2024 Sophie’s Secret Postcard Auction. Bidding is at over £2000*

*“2019, Clayton, Staffordshire” – donated to the 2024 Sophie’s Secret Postcard Auction. Bidding at over £700*

“Terry Pratchett's Discworld Atlas – Original Illustration” – donated to the 2024 Sophie’s Secret Postcard Auction. Bidding at over £400 — *“Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Atlas – Original Illustration” – donated to the 2024 Sophie’s Secret Postcard Auction. Bidding at over £400*

*“Polar Bear Ice Hockey” – donated to the 2024 Sophie’s Secret Postcard Auction. Bidding at over £100*

Sophie’s Secret Postcard Auction 2024 - Sample Anonymous Art - “Goldfish Spacecraft” – donated to the 2024 Sophie’s Secret Postcard Auction — “Goldfish Spacecraft” – donated to the 2024 Sophie’s Secret Postcard Auction

*“Rich Enough to be Batman” – donated to the 2024 Sophie’s Secret Postcard Auction. Bidding at over £200*

*“Queen of Hearts” donated to the 2024 Sophie’s Secret Postcard Auction*

*“Untitled” cat art donated to the 2024 Sophie’s Secret Postcard Auction*

*“Don’t Panic” art donated to the 2024 Sophie’s Secret Postcard Auction*

Sophie’s Secret Postcard Auction 2024 - Sample Anonymous Art - "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain" — *“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain”*

In all, 2142 artworks were donated for this auction. (You can buy a catalogue here).

More than 3000 original postcard sized artworks have been auctioned on eBay for the event since the first auction in 2018 and over 2000 were donated for the 2024 auction.

The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity raises money solely to support The Royal Marsden, a world-leading cancer centre.

• The #sophiespostcard Auction is live now on eBay. Ends 9.00pm Sunday 30th June 2024 | View available artworks here| Buy a catalogue here

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.