Number of results: 314
1791
| Sale number: 17 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Covers: 1842–52 printed pictorial letter sheets (4), three privately carried with view of Cheltenham (2) and Inverness, the other with a view of 'The Needles' sent 1851 (July) from Southampton to Howden with 1841 1d., also 1841 invoice for '4 Beasts'. Price Realised £200 |
1792
| Sale number: 17 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Covers: 1843–96 selection of advertising letter sheets and envelopes etc. incl. 1843 (March) ''CATHOLIC PUBLICATIONS'' price list sent from Derby to Henley on Thames with 1841 1d., 1847 (March) envelope to Eton with ''BOWEN and SANFORD'' advert on inside flap, 1868 (May) Pitman envelope front from Salisbury to Stony Stratford, 1869 (Feb.) Norwich Union Life Insurnace Society envelope from Norwich to Kendal, 1884 (April) advertising reply card complete with wire fencing advert sent from London but reply half not returned, 1892 (Feb.) Cooke & Sons Spinning Mills embossed 21/2d. envelope from London to Copenhagen, etc. (10 items) Price Realised £160 |
1793
| Sale number: 17 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Covers: 1850 (Sept. 18th) Bradshaw and Blacklock's Ocean Penny Postage envelope of a type not recorded by Bodily, Jarvis and Hahn in British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century, there being no ''THE'' on the upper sail and the publisher's imprint in a curved line below the sea, interestingly small additions in red ink have been made to the ship along the gunwale, to the funnel, around the stern flag etc., sent from London to Manchester with an almost full margined 1841 JD 1d. Photo. An article in 'The Philatelist' (March-April) 1988 asks if this is the original form of this envelope. Price Realised £450 |
1794
| Sale number: 17 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Covers: 1851 (June) Valentine's Ocean Penny Post envelope, first design, state 3, used from Turriff to Banff with 1841 1d. plate 102 MJ (cut into at right), attractive. Photo. Price Realised £230 |
1795
| Sale number: 17 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Covers: 1859–1912 selection of mostly advertising or hand illustrated covers (13), an interesting group, condition varies in places. Price Realised £150 |
1796
| Sale number: 17 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Covers: 1861 (Sept.) envelope with printed ''TIME/POSTED'' clock at upper left corner, sent with 1d. star from Newcastle to Gateshead, also 1872 (March) envelope with ''TIME WHEN POSTED'' clock printed in blue on flap, used locally in London with 1864–79 1d., a very fine pair. Price Realised £150 |
1797
| Sale number: 17 Postal History and Covers: 1869 (Nov. 27th) front and back covers of 'Lloyds Weekly News' posted from London to Ireland with 1864–79 1d. plate 103, full of humour and dubious adverts! Price Realised £60 |
1798
| Sale number: 17 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Covers: 1871 (Jan.) 1/2d. postcards (3) from Brighton to the same address in London, each with a hand drawn coloured New Year greeting incorporating a robin. Price Realised £95 |
1799
| Sale number: 17 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Covers: 1874 (July) 'STEINER'S Vermin Paste' advertising envelope with a picture of a long-tailed rat, sent from Belfast to Moy with 1864–79 1d.s, some faults. Price Realised £65 |
1800
| Sale number: 17 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Covers: 1876 (Oct.) printed envelope showing a seated comical figure cooking a chop over an open fire and balancing a circular device on which the stamp is placed, used from Portarlington to Wexford with 1864–79 1d. plate 145, some staining, otherwise fine. Photo. Price Realised £110 |
1801
| Sale number: 17 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Covers: 1877 (Dec.) Father Christmas & Old Father Time 'silhouette' front, 1879 (Sept.) front with ink sketch of a lady, both with 1d. plates, 1880 (May) envelope bearing 1d. Venetian red and with printed illustration of Apollo, 1898 front with 16 dots 1d. and pen and ink drawing of a country scene, and an unused envelope with attractive hand painted illustration of a sailing ship viewed from a porthole. (5 items) Price Realised £100 |
1802
| Sale number: 17 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Covers: 1879 (Sept. 26), (Sept. 27) and (Oct. 11) three charming printed covers with enclosed letters on printed illustrated stationery from a pupil at Eton School to his mother at Kinfauns Castle, Perth, each franked 1d. pl. 209 cancelled Windsor duplex, most interesting contents incl. an ink drawing of ''MY ROOM''. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1803
| Sale number: 17 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Covers: 1881 (Jan.) envelope with advert in french printed in blue on reverse, sent from Dorchester to Hong Kong with 1873–80 21/2d. blue plate 20 PI-PJ pair with neat ''DORCHESTER'' squared circles, ''SINGAPORE/TO HONG KONG/FE 26/81'' c.d.s. on reverse, a little tatty at edges. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1804
| Sale number: 17 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Covers: 1881 (Nov.) envelope from Tunbridge-Wells to Chatham bearing 14 dots 1d. and with a well executed hand painted illustration depicting a kneeling artist, staring at flowers with address incorporated in his folio, some faults but attractive. Photo. Price Realised £110 |
1805
| Sale number: 17 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Covers: 1891 (Feb.) envelope with fine printed advert on reverse for the magazine 'Spare Moments' featuring a donkey, sent from London to New Jersey with 1881 1d. die 2 pair and 1887–92 1/2d., small cover tear. Photo. Price Realised £120 |
1806
| Sale number: 17 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Covers: 1896 (Nov. 5th) Great Eastern Railway advertising envelope with 'FAST GOODS TRAINS RUN DAILY'' message on reverse, fine used from London to Halesworth with 16 dots 1d. lilac perfined ''GER''. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1807
| Sale number: 17 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Covers: 1899 (Jun.) pen and ink illustrated envelope entitled 'Will ye ne'er come back again', sent from London to Switzerland with 1887–92 21/2d., very fine. Photo. Price Realised £110 |
247
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1850(c) Valentine's Ocean Penny Postage envelope state 5 and Deraedemaeker reproduction of Gilpin's Ocean Penny Postage envelope, unused. Price Realised £65 |
248
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1851 (Aug.) embossed ''FREE'' envelope from Dublin to Banbridge with 1841 1d. JE, also an unused example bearing 1d. EF cut small, fine. (2). Price Realised £75 |
249
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1852 (Aug.) embossed ''FREE'' envelope from Rotherham to Cheadle with 1841 1d. LH, very fine. Price Realised £60 |
250
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1852 (March) 'BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS'' propaganda envelope to Mayfield bearing 1841 1d. tied by light indistinct bluish numeral, some imperfections. Photo. Price Realised £260 |
251
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1858 (March 15th) exceptional pen and ink illustrated envelope depicting an elderly lady behind a table apparently selling fruit to a young boy and girl, the adhesive (1d. star) trimmed to fit the design and tied by Clonmell Spoon, sent underpaid to Navan and endorsed 'above 1/2 oz, To pay 2d'. Photo. Price Realised £320 |
252
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1860 (Dec. 12th) printed envelope, the illustration of an artist with the stamp being his picture on an easel, sent from Dudley to Moseley with 1d. star, some cover imperfections. Ex Shaida. Photo. Price Realised £160 |
253
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1864 (Oct.) ''ESTATES BANK LIMITED'' printed advertising envelope used locally in London with 1864–79 1d. plate 81 JD, very fine and most attractive. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
254
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1868 (Aug. 20th) front from Brierley Hill to Huddersfield franked 1d. plate 124 and with atttractive printed design incorporating a range of possible uses for Hill & Smith's Iron Fencing. Price Realised UNSOLD |
255
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1869 (Aug.) ''JAMES N. KNAPP & CO.,/SHIP BROKERS'' advertising envelope printed in mauve, sent from Newport with 1864–79 1d. plate 122 MJ placed upsidedown at lower left, addressed to 'Ship 'St. James', Care American Consul, Havre', underpaid and with red ''PD'' cancelled and stamped ''INSUFFICIENTLY STAMPED''. Photo. Price Realised £100 |
256
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1870(c.), the front of a large envelope sent to Ramsgate, hand painted with very finely executed with a lady chastising a top-hatted gentleman 'Where's my daughter' and showing the same gentleman in a small sailing boat, sent to Ramsgate with the adhesive (1858–76 2d. plate 13) cut to form the sail of of a ship, most attractive. Photo. Price Realised £270 |
257
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1872 (Sept. 6th), an unusual hand illustrated envelope in the form of a cartoon entitled 'Triumphal Return of the Dinner!!!', sent within London to Dalston with 1864–79 1d. plate 138 MK, some cover imperfections. Ex Shaida. Photo. Price Realised £250 |
258
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1873 (Dec. 13th) most unusual ''J.T. STOCKLEY, 44 NEW BOND ST.'' letter sheet printed in red and black and designed to be folded to a triangle, with the Devil printed on the back flap pointing a rifle at a roadsign to ''HURLINGHAM'', sent from Worksop to Tenby with 1864–79 1d. plate 158, very fine. Ex Shaida. Photo. Price Realised £220 |
259
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1875(c.) unposted but with a superb watercolour of an artist painting the sign of the ''QUEENS HEAD INN'' (the Inn sign being 1864–79 1d. plate 184), most attractive. Ex Shaida. Photo. Price Realised £220 |
260
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1875 (Feb. 28th) pen and ink envelope with a finely executed domestic scene, sent from Liverpool to Trentham with 1864–79 1d. plate 164 EA, slight staining, otherwise fine. Ex Shaida. Photo. Price Realised £210 |
261
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1876 (Aug.) 'WILKINSON'S IMPROVED CONCRETE' printed advertising envelope sent from Newcastle on Tyne to Kelso with misperforated 1864–79 1d. plate 112 showing part marginal ornament, attractive. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
262
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1876 (Dec. 30th) printed envelope celebrating New Year 1877, sent from London to Aberdeen with 1864–79 1d. plate 180 AC, upper flap missing and slight staining, with a fine and attractive New Year card printed in red, black and silver. Photo. Price Realised £170 |
263
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1878 (March) envelope with printed ''WILLIAM WHITELEY'' 'corner card' advert at upper left sent from Paddington to Picadilly with 1864–79 1d. plate 191 DJ, attractive, upper flap a little damaged. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
264
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1878 (June 16th) envelope with blue printed illustration of a gentleman smoking a comically large pipe with 1864–79 plate 134 affixed to bowl, used from Stone to Birmingham, with enclosed letter showing printed illustration of a langorous tennis player. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
265
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1879, (Sept. 26th and 27th, and Oct. 11th ), three charming printed covers with enclosed letters on printed illustrated stationery from a pupil at Eton School to his mother at Kinfauns Castle, Perth, each franked 1d. pl. 209 cancelled Windsor duplex, most interesting contents incl. an ink drawing of ''MY ROOM''. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
266
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1881 (Nov. 18th) attractive printed envelope depicting a country maid feeding turkeys, registered to New Zealand with 1880–83 1s. orange-brown plate 13 and 1880-81 2d., some imperfections but scarce. Photo. Price Realised £270 |
267
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1896 (Dec.) ''THE RAPID/STAMP COLLECORS/EXCHANGE'' printed envelope bearing a 1d. lilac (creased prior to use) and sent from Eastbourne to the Secretary in Birmingham, unusual and attractive. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
268
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1897 (May 1st) handpainted envelope from the King-Harman correspondence, sent from Pert to Gibraltar with 1887–92 21/2d. (2), the illustration being that of a fly crawling on the envelope, finely executed and very subtle. Ex Shaida. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
269
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1898 (July) ''PP. D. MALLOCH/Fishing Tackle Maker & Naturalist/PERTH'' printed advertising envelope depicting numerous exhibition medals won for their products, sent from Perth to Stirling with 1d. lilac, very fine. Photo. Price Realised £90 |
270
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1899 (Feb. 7th) handpainted envelope from the King-Harman correspondence, sent from Fort George Station to Saint Lucia with 1887–92 1/2d. (2), the address being in the form of a blackboard on an easel, exceptional. Ex Shaida. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
271
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1900 (April) ''NORD DEUTSCHER LLOYD'' advertising envelope with a superb vignette of the S.S. Kaiser Wilhelm and sent from Southampton to Falmouth with a 1d. lilac, also 1902 (Jan.) printed registered envelope from Hamilton to Carluke bearing 1d. lilac (3) and with printed (part completed in manuscript) ''This Letter contains a Citation to the Sheriff Court of Lanarkshire, at Hamilton. If delivery of the Letter cannot be made, it is to be returned immediately to the Sheriff Clerk Depute of Lanarkshirem County Buildings, Lanark''. Photo. Price Realised £110 |
272
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1902 (May 7th) superbly executed pen and ink illustrated envelope from the Byers correspondence, depicting a rather ragged character reading an envelope, sent from Hampstead to Holloway with KE VII 1/2d. (2). Ex Ambrose & Shaida. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
273
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1902 (May 15th) superbly executed pen and ink illustrated envelope from the Byers correspondence, depicting a medieval town square, sent within London to Holloway with KE VII 1d., a little faded. Ex Ambrose & Shaida. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
274
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1903 (Aug. 30th) envelope with handpainted illustration of a rustic couple on the front and with other illustrations on reverse and enclosure, sent from Weymouth to Chester le Street with KE VII 1/2d. pair, some imperfections. Ex Shaida. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
275
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1903 (Oct. 22nd) amusing and finely executed envelope from the Smith correspondence depicting a red-nosed gentleman struggling with a trunk, sent from West Hartlepool to the Isle of Man with KE VII 1d., some edge imperfections. Ex Shaida. Photo. Price Realised £140 |
276
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1905 (Jan. 19th) finely executed handpainted envelope from the Barnato correspondence with a picture of a Guardsman on horseback, sent locally from Brighton with KE VII 1d., very fine. Ex Shaida. Photo. Price Realised £350 |
277
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1905 (Jan. 26th) finely executed handpainted envelope from the Barnato correspondence depicting a native soldier on horesback, sent locally from Brighton with KE VII 1d., very fine. Ex Shaida. Photo. Price Realised £300 |
278
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1905 (Oct. 16th) amusing and finely executed envelope from the Smith correspondence depicting a miserable red-nosed gentleman sitting and with his head held in his hands, sent from Fulham to Birkenhead with KE VII 1d., light creasing. Ex Shaida. Photo. Price Realised £120 |
279
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1909 (June 24th) handpainted envelope from the Allinson correspondence, depicting a ruined tower on a hill, sent from Exmouth with KE VII 1d., some imperfections, the address (in white) mainly faded. Ex Shaida. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
280
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1909 (Nov.) hand painted envelope depicting a polar scene with an Eskimo and husky, sent from Tooting to Madagascar with KE VII 2/12d., three different ''MADAGASCAR'' c.d.s's in blue on reverse, most attractive. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
281
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1910 (Jan. 8) envelope from Tooting to Madagascar with address incorporated into hand illustration of a packet of cigarettes, also 1892 envelope from Birmingham to Glasgow with fanciful illustration of a cigarette smoking stage manager and 1898 from Sleaford to London with cut-out illustration of Martin's Gold Flake cigarette and box. (3 items). Photo. Price Realised £160 |
282
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1915 (Nov. 5th) delightful handpainted envelope with superb illustrations of a windmill, a barge and a rose, etc., sent from Shoreham Camp to Chelsea with 1912–24 1d. Ex Ambrose & Shaida. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
283
| Sale number: 19 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1936 (May) First Voyage of R.M.S. 'Queen Mary', five different commemorative envelopes, fine. Price Realised UNSOLD |
320
| Sale number: 22 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1847 (Feb. 11th) embossed decorative envelope with delicate floral tracery backed in gold, sent within London with 1841 1d., the reverse bears a blue wafer seal depicting grapes. Photo. Price Realised £700 |
321
| Sale number: 22 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1847 (July 24th) small envelope most attractive 'Classical Scene' painted in pen and ink wash by William Etty RA (1787–1849), sent from Brighton to London with 1841 1d. DG painted over by the artist, most unusual. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
322
| Sale number: 22 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1865 (June 25th) ''SCOTTISH TEMPERANCE LEAGUE'' envelope incorporating ''DANESBURY HOUSE'' advert, printed in blue, sent from Glasgow to Banff with 1d. star BJ, very fine. Photo. Price Realised £200 |
323
| Sale number: 22 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1861 (Feb. 14th) decorative envelope with gilt-printed borders on front and back, with matching stationery with love poem, sent within London on Valentine's Day with 1d. star (ageing around perfs.), attractive. Photo. Price Realised £420 |
324
| Sale number: 22 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1864 (April 21st) Shakespeare envelope by Clements & Newling, printed in purple and sent from London to Scarborough two days before the tercentenary of his birth, bearing 1d. star FJ, exceptionally fine and rare, probably the finest example extant of this beautiful envelope. Photo. Price Realised £2000 |
325
| Sale number: 22 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1864–1896, selection of four attractive illustrated items comprising ''ESTATES BANK LIMITED'' printed advertising envelope used 1864 locally in London with 1864–79 1d. plate 81 JD; 1876 'WILKINSON'S IMPROVED CONCRETE' printed advertising cover from Newcastle on Tyne to Kelso with misperforated 1864–79 1d. plate 112 showing part marginal ornament; 1878 (Mar.) envelope with printed ''WILLIAM WHITELEY'' 'corner card' (upper flap a little damaged) with advert at upper left sent from Paddington to Picadilly with 1864–79 1d. plate 191 DJ; and 1896 (Dec.) ''THE RAPID/STAMP COLLECTORS/EXCHANGE'' printed envelope bearing a 1d. lilac (creased prior to use) and sent from Eastbourne to the Secretary in Birmingham. Price Realised £190 |
326
| Sale number: 22 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1867 (June 22nd) envelope from Moffatt to Glasgow with 1864–79 1d. plate 99 HF, most unusually addressed in the form of a humorous poem 'Intelligent postman! Take this letter, (I really don't think you could do any better)....' Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
327
| Sale number: 22 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1868 (Feb. 14th) ''THE POSTMAN'' printed illustrated envelope with slogan ''Post Office Servants must be Better Paid'', sent within London with 1864–79 1d. plate 98 HB, very fine. Photo. Price Realised £400 |
328
| Sale number: 22 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1868 (Feb. 25th) ''THE POSTMAN'' printed illustrated envelope with slogan ''Those who carry the correspondence of the country, carry the wealth of the country...'', sent from Attleborough to Ledbury with 1864–79 1d. plate 87 CJ, very fine. Photo. Price Realised £350 |
329
| Sale number: 22 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1868 (June) envelope with a superb pen and ink illustration depicting fishing, sent from Dublin to London, the adhesive deliberately cut small and overlapping the top edge of the envelope, the address is tiny, some imperfections. Photo. Price Realised £120 |
330
| Sale number: 22 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1870(c.) envelopes (2) printed in blue and black, depicting troops marching under flags etc., it has been suggested that these were produced to celebrate the entry of Italian troops into Rome in September 1870 on the French departure from the city and the final Union of the Kingdom of Italy with Rome for its capital under Victor Emanuel. However there is no indication of a publisher and the style possibly suggests an earlier date. Price Realised £85 |
331
| Sale number: 22 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1871 (Oct. 21st) pen and ink illustrated envelope with picture of a lady with a fan, sent from Harrow to Lisbon with 1867–80 3d. plate 6 FE-FF pair, some cover imperfections. Photo. Price Realised £110 |
332
| Sale number: 22 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1872 (Feb. 13th), two complete embossed and lace Valentine envelopes with enclosures, to Miss and Mrs. Barling in Hastings, each bearing 1864–79 1d. (one with small fault), an attractive pair, the latter opened out for display. Price Realised £100 |
333
| Sale number: 22 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1874 (Feb. 15th) pen and ink illustrated 'Lion & Unicorn' envelope sent from Windsor to Wotton-under-Edge with 1864–79 1d. plate 150 TA in crowned frame. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
334
| Sale number: 22 Postal History and Covers: 1876 (Apr. 16) hand illustrated envelope to France with black ink silhouette drawing depicting one man punching another dropping a pistol, franked 1873–80 21/2d. rosy mauve plate 2 DC, the envelope has been a little roughly opened at top and has some other minor imperfections. Photo. Price Realised £130 |
335
| Sale number: 22 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1879, (Sept. 26th and 27th, and Oct. 11th ), three charming printed covers with enclosed letters on printed illustrated stationery from a pupil at Eton School to his mother at Kinfauns Castle, Perth, each franked 1d. pl. 209 cancelled Windsor duplex, most interesting contents incl. an ink drawing of ''MY ROOM''. Price Realised £150 |
336
| Sale number: 22 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1883 (Nov. 13th) envelope from Huntingdon to Newry bearing 1d. lilac at upper left and with a fine pen and ink illustration of a frightened young girl standing by a tree and being approached by a somewhat disturbing fantasy figure. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
337
| Sale number: 22 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1891 (July) and 1900 (Jan.) pen and ink illustrated envelopes, latter a little roughly but with original letter mentioning the illustration. Price Realised £50 |
338
| Sale number: 22 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1892 (Dec. 30th) unusually illustrated ''Gloria! Citizen! Gloria!'' envelope, the illustration including cut-outs applied contrary to regulations, sent from Hove to Southwick, the address written at the four corners. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
339
| Sale number: 22 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1895 (Oct. 5th) unusually hand-painted envelope with illustration depicting two young women and a cauldron, sent from North Walsham to London with 1d. lilac. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
340
| Sale number: 22 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1895 (Nov. 15th) unusually hand-painted envelope with illustration including a bird closely resembling Rod Hull's emu, sent from Appledore to Ramsgate with 1d. lilac. Photo. Price Realised £220 |
341
| Sale number: 22 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1895 (Nov. 16th) unusually hand-painted envelope with illustration depicting a dragon threatening a young damsel, sent from North Walsham to Notting Hill with 1d. lilac. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
342
| Sale number: 22 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1897, 1898 and 1900 envelopes (all Dec.) to 'Miss Meyer' in Bristol, attractively hand illustrated, the first with a clever coloured picture of a hand pointing out of a tear in the envelope (some cover imperfections), the second with sprigs of holly and the last depicting a sailor carrying a trunk on one side of which is written the address with the stamp (1900 1/2d. changeling) placed on the other, an attractive trio. Photo. Price Realised £180 |
343
| Sale number: 22 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1923 (Nov.) envelope with fine pen and ink illustration showing a man pointing to a picture and exclaiming ''THAT, MADAM, IS THE LADY ROSAMOND'', sent from Boscombe to Accrington with 1912–24 11/2d. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
842
| Sale number: 24 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: A series of eight proofs of envelope designs based on Alice in Wonderland characters, all on thick, highly glazed, proof paper (228 x 190mm), each endorsed 'Plate Proof No. 26' and signed 'Gerald M King', an amusing group, we do not recall seeing these before. Price Realised £150 |
843
| Sale number: 24 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1847 (July 24th) small envelope most attractive 'Classical Scene' painted in pen and ink wash by William Etty RA (1787–1849), sent from Brighton to London with 1841 1d. DG painted over by the artist, most unusual. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
844
| Sale number: 24 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1856 (May) Granger's ''H.R.H. Princess Royal Victoria'' unused printed envelope with red ''PRINCESS/ROYAL'' stamp printed at upper right, together with printed insert with printed coded love letter with instructions ''For our readers to be able to interpret the contents of the Royal Secret Love Letters'' on the reverse, the envelope with some soiling but a most unusual survivor, believed to be unique. Photo. Price Realised £1600 |
845
| Sale number: 24 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1867 (June 22nd) envelope from Moffatt to Glasgow with 1864–79 1d. plate 99 HF, most unusually addressed in the form of a humorous poem 'Intelligent postman! Take this letter, (I really don't think you could do any better)....' Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
846
| Sale number: 24 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1874 (Feb. 15th) pen and ink illustrated 'Lion & Unicorn' envelope sent from Windsor to Wotton-under-Edge with 1864–79 1d. plate 150 TA in crowned frame. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
847
| Sale number: 24 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1877 (Feb. 5th) very well executed pen and ink illustrated envelope depicting a dog delivering a letter, sent from Hastings to Budleigh Salterton with 1864–79 1d. plate 186 IK, minor cover imperfections. Photo. Price Realised £200 |
848
| Sale number: 24 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1881 (Oct. 10th) hand painted envelope with a picture of a drummer in uniform, the stamp placed on his enlarged bearskin, sent from London to Brighton with 1881 die 1 1d., minor cover imperfections. Photo. Price Realised £130 |
849
| Sale number: 24 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1891 (April 10th) envelope with superbly executed pen and ink heraldic decoration with the address on a shield, sent from Southampton to Bournemouth with 1881 die 2 1d. lilac, exceptional. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
850
| Sale number: 24 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1899–1916, a series of 150 postally used postcards with skilful pen and ink and watercolour illustrations sent by the Rev. C.C. Pritchard to his children, wittily illustrating political figures (e.g. Churchill), the Natal Post ('A Kaffir will run 50 miles a day over stony thorny country carrying a letter in a cleft stick, and a bag made out of wild cat's skin, for a shilling a day', domestic situations, holidays, public events, etc. Some well known personalities are featured including one p.c. showing a portrait of Ammunition Smith of Rorke's Drift ... the man I am going to Lausanne with on Oct. 20 ... He is rather too corpulent to walk but I hope we may be able to make some expeditions by steamer...' (the Rev. George Smith was a military chaplain, who earned his nickname from his work handing out ammunition during Zulu attacks). Also about 20 undated or privately delivered illustrated postcards, poems and photographs. A fascinating assembly. Photo. Price Realised £2250 |
202
| Sale number: 27 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1865 (April 1st), outstanding water colour illustrated envelope by Henry Culshaw and probably the finest of his work, depicting two Knights fighting, one holding a shield on which the address is written, the same Knight with a broken sword but vanquishing his opponent by the somewhat novel method of spearing his chest with his elongated nose, sent within London on April Fool's Day with 1864–79 1d. plate 89 LG and LH. Photo. Price Realised £800 |
203
| Sale number: 27 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1870 (Jan. 26th) envelope (with contents) sent within London with 1864–79 1d. plate 74 AI and bearing two colour printed advertising label for a production of ''UNCLE DICK'S DARLING'' by Henry J. Byron, with 'MR J.L. TOOLE AS DICK DOLLAND'', the label tied by London duplex, exceptional quality and most unusual, probably unique. Photo. Price Realised £420 |
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| Sale number: 27 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1872 (April 26th) special damage-proof sample-post printed envelope sent from Dublin to Roscrea with bold ''TO THE POST OFFICE/IMPRESS YOUR/DATE STAMP/ON THE/ADDRESS-FLAP ONLY,/To avoid injury to Contents'' printed on both sides and with separate attached card address panel at left on which stamps and address were placed together with (as instructed) the Post Office datestamp ''DUBLIN/AP 24/72''. ''Registered November 9, 1871'' ''By T. Edmonson, Stationer, 11, Dame-st, Dublin'' printed at top, spectacular and believed to be unique. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 27 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1876 (Oct. 23rd) envelope with printed silhouette illustration of a high kicking dancer, fine used with 1864–79 1d. plate 172 MJ from Limerick to London, attractive. Photo. Price Realised £85 |
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| Sale number: 27 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1879 (Dec. 10th) printed ''YE QUAYNT/An Omnium Catherum'' advertising wrapper, sent within Leeds with 1870 1/2d. HS cancelled ''LEEDS'' squared circle, some imperfections but unusual. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 27 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1885 (Sept. 7th) and 1894 (June 10th) pen and ink illustrated envelopes, the former from London to Scarborough with 1883–84 1/2d. pair with Hoster cancellation and sketch of 'from LONDON to SCARBOROUGH' signpost and boats at sea, the latter with a flagpole, the name and address written on the flag. Price Realised £100 |
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| Sale number: 27 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1894 (Oct. 10th) watercolour and pen and ink illustrated envelope by J. Johnson, with a magnificent illustration of the Houses of Parliament, sent from Caterham Valley to 'S. Lawrence' in Bermondsey with 1881 die 2 1d. lilac. A stunning 'Parliamentary' envelope. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 27 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1898 (Jan. 19th) envelope with coloured hand illustration depicting a Japanese Lady with fan and stylised plant, signed 'Clark 98' and sent within South Tottenham with 1881 die 2 1d. lilac, exceptional. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 27 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1903–10 selection of printed advertising envelopes (10) and a postcard, a variety of subjects, condition varies. (11). Price Realised £85 |
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| Sale number: 27 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1913–35 selection of KG V printed advertising covers and cards, interesting range. (37). Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 32 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1828 (Dec. 11th) embossed pink envelope with decorative hunting scenes and ''DOBBS LONDON'' imprint at foot, used from Shrewsbury to Leaton, ornate seal on reverse shows a fox in full flight and inscription ''SHROPSHIRE HUNT'', very fine and an exceptionally early use for such an envelope, we have seen one other example, also used in Shrewsbury, but 50 years later in 1878! Photo. Price Realised £400 |
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| Sale number: 32 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1843 (June 3rd) envelope with ''LONDON EDINBURGH & DUBLIN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY'' advert printed on the inside, sent from London to Mayfield with cut into 1841 1d., with enclosure, also unused 1/2d. brown postcard with printed ''HICKS/WINE MERCHANTS/PLYMOUTH'' address and receipt for ''Empties'' together with various Church adverts printed on the reverse, and 'The Halfpenny Letter Post Co.' promotional letter sheet unused (faults). (3 items). Price Realised £90 |
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| Sale number: 32 Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1854 (July 24th) 1d. pink envelope with watercolour illustration and address, depicting a strident Britannia (?, or an American Indian?), sent from Stamford to Weymouth, some minot staining barely detracting. Photo. Price Realised £180 |
