Great Britain, 1858-60 Hand Illustrated Cover Front Correspondence. Six skillfully rendered pen designs of Women, Children & Men Scenes incorporating petite cut 1d red stamps ingeniously into the various designs, four used from London to the Bourke family in Ireland, includes two unused, Very Fine for these.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
We are pleased to announce our Winter 2014 auction with over 3,500 lots offered over four days. The sale is highlighted by:
- The Richard Graham Collection of Naval Covers
- Transatlantic Mail including the Ken Clark Collection of Liverpool Postal History.
- The John Cunningham Collection of United States Expositions.
- Hawaii including Specialized Hawaiian Numerals
- The Charles F. Meroni Jr. Collection of Panama Registered Mail (Part II)
- Worldwide Collections and Accumulations
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Auction scedule
December 8, Lots 1 - 975 - Western Postal History - U.S. Postal History
December 9, Lots 976 - 2053 - U.S. Postal History - U.S. Possessions
December 10, Lots 2054 - 2736 - Great Britain - General Foreign
December 11, Lots 2737 - 3544 - U.S. Cover Collections - Philatelic Literature
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Lot #2069 - British Commonwealth great britain - hand illustrated covers
Lot #2070 - British Commonwealth great britain - hand illustrated covers
Great Britain, 1876 Hand Illustrated & Colored Cover Front. Pen and watercolor design depicting Man in Colorful Medieval Dress Holding Card incorporating address in card, franked with 1d red tied by "Lombard St, Ja 4, 76" duplex postmark, Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #2071 - British Commonwealth great britain - hand illustrated covers
Great Britain, 1878 Hand Illustrated Cover. Humorous caricature pen design depicting Wine Bottle Pleading Mercy From Corkscrew, addressed to Sydney, Australia franked with 4d yellow green pair tied by "Lowestoft, Jy 31, 78" duplex postmarks; some cover edge wear and flaws slightly affecting right stamp, F.-V.F., a rare overseas usage of a 19th century illustrated cover, illustrated in Bodily et al British...
Lot #2072 - British Commonwealth great britain - hand illustrated covers
Great Britain, 1891 Hand Illustrated & Colored Cover Front. Pen and watercolored design depicting Monkey Playing Oboe incorporating stamp and address panel as music sheet, franked with 1d lilac tied by "Blackburn, No 22, 91" duplex postmark, Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #2073 - British Commonwealth great britain - hand illustrated covers
Great Britain, 1893 Hand Illustrated Cover. Humorous caricature pen design depicting Short Well Dressed Man in Top Hat with stamp incorporated into hat, franked with 1d lilac tied by "Five-Ways Birmingham, Oc 20, 93" duplex postmark; some cover edge wear and a few tone spots, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #2074 - British Commonwealth great britain - hand illustrated covers
Great Britain, 1898 Hand Illustrated & Colored Cover. Pen and watercolor design depicting Line of Bellboys with Army Officer Alongside, on oversized cover franked with 2½d lilac on blue tied by "London, Sp 20, 98" postmark; some slight toning, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
Lot #2075 - British Commonwealth great britain - hand illustrated covers
Great Britain, 1903 Hand Illustrated & Colored Cover. Elaborate multicolored pen design depicting Swan with patchwork sun in background, franked with 1d red tied by "Southampton, 2 Jy, 03" cds, with original matching illustrated card enclosure depicting Pegasus in patchwork quilt design, both initialed "WDC" (W.D. Coxwell); small cover corner repair at top left, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
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