CARICATURES and
PICTORIAL
ENVELOPES
Mulready Caricatures,
Printed and Pictorial
envelopes and lettersheets listed
in
approximate order of appearance.
) 1008FORES1 | |||
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Extremely rare
example of a caricature used overseas. Used from Southwold to
Germany 23 December 1840. Various transit marks. Message, in old
German within, reads "(This is?) an envelope which is not Government
issue, the other however is : that is, a letter in such an envelope
is (carried) free in England" - clearly referring to the Mulready.
Repaired but unique usage. SPECIAL OFFER £2,650 | |||
| Fores | "Comic No 1" | Price: £2,950 |
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) 709FORES3 | |||
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A very fine unused
example of this scarce envelope by Doyle, published in 1840 by
Fores. Slight imperfections barely
detract. | |||
| Fores No3 | "Dancing" | Price:£345 |
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) 1110FORES4 | |||
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A very good
unused example of the Hunting envelope by Doyle, published
in 1840 by Fores. | |||
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Fores No 4 |
"Hunting" | Price:£175 |
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) 1110FORES6 | |||
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An attractive used
front of this very scarce envelope. M/S 'P1' in red, addressed to
Rugeley in Staffs. Barely a dozen used examples
recorded. | |||
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Fores No 6 |
"Coaching" | Price:£325 |
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) 0110FOR10 | |||
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A fine unused
example of this scarce caricature by Dick Doyle, aged 15. Slight
staining but overall fine for
these. | |||
| Fores No 10 |
"Christmas" | Price:£260 |
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) 1008FORES10 | |||
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A fine unused
example of this rare envelope by Fores. Small reverse faults and a
light bend otherwise a fine example of this superb design by the
young Richard Doyle. | |||
| Fores No 10 |
"Christmas" | Price:£250 |
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) 1110MENZIES | |||
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A fine unused
example of this very scarce envelope, being in STATE 1b, and with
the initials HIN. Usual fox spots for these but still fine for this.
Rare. | |||
| Menzies | State 1b | Price:£445 |
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) 1110PUNCH | |||
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A fair only
example, repaired, but of fine colour and appearance, of the
exceptionally scarce Punch Anti-Graham envelope, being Type B
without inscription. Rarely
offered. | |||
| Punch | Type B | Price:£285 |
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) 1110SPOON1 | |||
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A scarce PROOF of
Spooner No 1, without imprint or inscription. Foxing otherwise fine
and exceedingly rare. | |||
| Spooner No 1 |
"Writing" | Price:£295 |
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) 1110SPOON3 | |||
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A good unused
example of Spooner No 3 ; minor creasing but still fine for
these. | |||
| Spooner No 3 |
"Reading Letters" |
Price:£275 |
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) 0110SPN5C | |||
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A unused
example of the contemporary forgery/facsimile with the Spooner No 5
design on the front and Southgate No 1 panel on
reverse. | |||
| Spooner No 5 |
"No 5/ No 1" |
Price: £225 |
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) 1110SPOON5 | |||
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A very fine
example of the contemporary forgery/facsimile with the Spooner No 5
design on the front and Southgate No 1 panel on
reverse. | |||
| Spooner No 5 |
"No 5/ No 1" |
Price:£235 |
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) 1110SPOON6 | |||
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A fine unused
example of this very scarce envelope.
Rare. | |||
| Spooner No 6 |
"Receiving Letters" |
Price:£325 |
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) 1011SGNO1 | |||
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A very
good used example of Southgate No 1, used with a damaged 1d Black
plate 4 OE, from LEAMINGTON to London 24 June 1840. With BPA
Certificate. Rare. | |||
| Southgate No 1 |
"Pick- pocket" |
Price:£1,275 |
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) ) 0707SGNO1 | |||
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A fine used
example of SOUTHGATE No 1 'The Pickpocket', used from London to
Sligo 11th July 1840. The envelope addressed on reverse (so as not
to spoil the design) and affixed with a 1d black as a seal which has
been largely removed on opening. Fine and rare. SPECIAL OFFER £995 | |||
| Southgate No 1 |
"Pick- pocket" |
Price:£1,150 |
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) 1110SGNO2 | |||
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A good used
example of the Ladies School envelope, used with 1d Black cancelled
Red MX, to Worcester January 1841. One flap missing.
Rare. | |||
| Southgate No 2 |
"Ladies School" |
Price:£1,450 |
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) 1110SGNO3 | |||
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An attractive
example of the No 3 Peg Leg Sailor envelope, used London
to Rugeley 14 July 1840 with 1d plate 6 CH (not the original
franking). Flaps slightly reduced on reverse - still most
attractive. | |||
| Southgate No 3 |
"Peg Leg Sailor" |
Price:£875 |
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) 1011SGNO4 | |||
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A fine and rare
example of No 4 Blarney Stone, with 'Britannia' cancelled by a red
cross, used Padiham to Bolton-le-Moor 17 September 1840. BPA Cert.
Very scarce so fine. | |||
| Southgate No 4 |
"Blarney Stone" |
Price:£2,450 |
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) 709SOUTH5 | |||
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An attractive
exampleof the rare Pickwick No 5 design by Froome for Southgate,
used 6 July 1840 in London to Blackfriars and franked 1d Black plate
10 RI which is not the original franking. Light 'T.P.Moorgate' on
front also. A rarity. SPECIAL OFFER £1,100 | |||
| Southgate No 5 |
"Pickwick" | Pr:£1,275 |
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) 1110SGNO5 | |||
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A front and
part backflap (the imprint) of the scarce 'Pickwick' envelope. Used
Hull 28 November 1840 to Newcastle, a little soiled but very
scarce. | |||
| Southgate No 5 |
"Pickwick" | Pr:£325 |
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) 1110LADIES | |||
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A very
decorative small 'Ladies Envelope', American, charged '2' and used
to Cleveland c.1850. Very
pretty. | |||
| Unnown | "Ladies" | Price:£275 |
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) 1110ROSEONT | |||
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A superb
unused example of the Rose of Ontario and Quebec, this example
beautifully hand coloured. From the series by Myers and Adler.
c.1865. Extremely
rare. | |||
| Myers | "Rose of Ontario" |
Price:£375 |
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) 1110ROSEWASH | |||
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A fine unused
example of the Rose of Washington, this example beautifully hand
coloured. Probably from the series by Myers and Adler, this designed
by Williams and Moorgate of Londonc.1865. Extremely
rare. | |||
| Myers | "Rose of Wash'ton" |
Price:£275 |
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) 709BEAUTY | |||
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An example of the
extremely rare BEAUTY AND THE BEAST design - a front only, slight
foxing - used within London 8 January 1870. The three other recorded
examples used 30.12.69. A stunning design
! | |||
| Beauty & Beast | Price: £265 |
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) 0110LADY | |||
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Miniature (2.75" x
2.25") envelope from Clifton to Plymouth 10 September 1871,
superb datestamps, with on reverse a beautifully pained ladybird.
Most unusual. | |||
| Ladybird | Price:£65 |
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) 0110SHAV | |||
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A front -
part of the R.W.Vernon correspondence to his friend R.C.Ponsonby -
this with a running man being offered a wash and shave for a 1d -
London local use 10 January 1877.
Delightful. | |||
| Handdraw | "Shaving" | Price: £49 |
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) 0110CIGS | |||
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A front -
part of the R.W.Vernon correspondence to his friend R.C.Ponsonby -
this with a man (the artist ?) with cigarettes under his arm - a
gift ? Used from Woburn 21 April
1880. | |||
| Handdraw | "Cigs" | Price:£45 |
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) 1110JESTER | |||
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A stunning
hand-painted Jester (one flap removed), used 13 September 1880. From
London to Portsmouth, then redirected to Brighton, a stamp removed
to better show the design. A little foxed but wonderful
quality. | |||
| Handpaint | "Jester" | Price:£245 |
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) 0110LADY | |||
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A front -
part of the R.W.Vernon correspondence to his friend R.C.Ponsonby -
showing a lady with a gun, from Malaga to Westminster 4 February
1888, with Hotel cachet top left - nice early tourist
item. | |||
| Handdraw | "Lady" | Price: £45 |
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) 709HC3 | |||
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A most
appealing hand drawn front - part of the R.W.Vernon
correspondence to his friend R.C.Ponsonby - this with a man and
fish, sent from LLANFAELCC in Wales to Westminster,
9.8.88. | |||
| Handdraw | "Angler" | Price:£55 |
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) 709XMAS | |||
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A good used
example of the CHRISTMAS LETTER CARD, with a pre-printed message
within. Foxed but rare. Used Wotton-U-E to Chester
23.12.93. | |||
| Xmas Letter | Price: £39 |
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) 1008BENSON | |||
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A superb
example of a typically bizarre animal by HUGH BENSON to his young
artist friend, H.E.A.PLATT (see BJH p.132-134). Wonderful item. a
famous correspondence. From Bournemouth 10.4.01. SPECIAL OFFER £195 | |||
| Hand Painted "Benson-Platt" | Price: £275 |
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) 1008TOWER | |||
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Postcard with an
apparent woodblock print of TOWER BRIDGE, hand coloured (?), the
message written around, used to AUSTRIA 30.8.02, one of the two
Edward VII stamps folded on aplication resulting in the postmark on
part of the reverse ofthe stamp.
Unusual. | |||
| Tower Bridge | Price : £44 |
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) 0110ELE | |||
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Postcard
from Chester to Heswall 19 March 1903 with a
hand drawn design of an elephant combing his hair and a pear eating
bear (read the text - wonderful
!) | |||
| Prichard | "Dream" | Price:£65 |
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) 0110MONK | |||
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Postcard from
Vevey, Switzerland to Nuneaton 21 June 1905 with a superb hand
painted picture of monkeys with a poem below. Most
appealing. | |||
| Prichard | "Monkeys" | Price:£110 |
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DERAEDEMAEKERS
Below are all
Deraedemaeker Reprints
from either the c.1870 issue or the
c.1890
issue
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0110MEN1870
Deraede-
maekerMenzies
Price: £95
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1208DERSOU1Y
Deraede-maeker
"Pickpocket"
Price:£75
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1207DERFOR4
Deraede-maeker
"Hunting"
Price:£75
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0208DERFOR8
Deraede-maeker
"Civic"
Price:£75
) 0208DERFOR1 | |||
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A fine
unused example of FORES COMIC No 1 by John Leech, being an example
of the Deraedemaeker reprint by Moens. Small perimeter
imperfections. | |||
| Deraede-maeker | "Comic No l" |
Price:£75 |
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) 0208DERMEN | |||
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A very fine
used example of the MENZIES caricature, being an example of the
Deraedemaeker reprint by Moens. Most
attractive. | |||
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Deraede -maeker |
"Menzies" | Price:£85 |
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