CARICATURES and
PICTORIAL
ENVELOPES
Mulready Caricatures,
Printed and Pictorial
envelopes and lettersheets listed
in
approximate order of appearance.
) 1207FORES1 | |||
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A fine unused
example of the lettersheet by John Leech, published by S.W.Fores in
1840. Scarce. | |||
| Fores | 'Comic No1' | Price:£395 |
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) 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 £2,950 | |||
| Fores | "Comic No 1" | Price: £3,950 |
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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:£325 |
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) 1008FORES8 | |||
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A good unused
example of this rare and attractive envelope, designed by the Doyle
brothers to commemorate the Lord Mayor's show. Overall
soiling. SPECIAL OFFER £115 | |||
| Fores No8 | "Civic" | Price: £140 |
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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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) 0110HUME1 | |||
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A very good
used example of the "Britannia Seated on an Egg" envelope, Comic No
1, by R.W.Hume of Leith. Used from Leith (handstruck "2") to Kinross
with cds of 12 February 1841. Usual faults and perimeter
strengthened in places, but rare and
attractive. | |||
| Hume | "Comic No1" |
Price: £1,795 |
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) 0110HUNT | |||
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A wonderful
hand drawn design of a hunting scene, reminiscent of the Oxford No
1, with, under the space for the stamp, the line "Drawn by
J.S.Harland Scarbro' 1841 Aged 13 years." If used would be an
absolute fortune !
Delightful. | |||
| Hunting | Price: £375 |
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) 0707SPNO4 | |||
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A beautiful
and rare hand coloured example of SPOONER No 4, used late with two
1/2d bantams on 13th April 1888 within London. Minor damage at top
but in good condition for these otherwise. The only recorded
hand coloured example of this envelope known used. | |||
| Spooner No 4 |
"Letter Writing" |
Price:£4,995 |
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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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) 1208SPOON5C | |||
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A good unused
example which has the Spooner No 5 design but with the
Southgate No 1 panel on reverse. The two publishers were within
a couple of hundred yards of each other . Rare, I have recorded
less than half a dozen. Just this design and the No 4 known like
this. | |||
| Spooner No 5 | "No 5/ No 1" |
Price: £185 |
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) 0110SPN6C | |||
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An absolutely
superb unused hancoloured example of this scarce envelope by Spooner
"Receiving Letters" No 6. Prices flying for these at
present. | |||
| Spooner No 6 |
"Receiving Letters" | Price: £525 |
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) 1008SPNO6 | |||
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A fine unused
example of this very scarce envelope. Slight creasing and small
soils but still attractive and fine for
these. | |||
| Spooner No 6 |
"Receiving Letters" | Price: £175 |
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) 0110SPN9C | |||
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A
beautiful unused hancoloured example of this scarce envelope by
Spooner "Letters" No 9. Prices flying for these at present. Reverse
flaps slightly shortened but paper
re-added. | |||
| Spooner No 9 |
" Letters" | Price: £345 |
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) 709SPNO12 | |||
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A fine unused
example of this very scarce caricature, one of a set of 14 produced
by William Spooner in 1840. | |||
| Spooner No 12 |
"Racing" | Price: £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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) 1008SOU1 | |||
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A very fine
unused example of this scarce caricature drawn by Froom. A
classic design. | |||
| Southgate No 1 |
"Pick- pocket" |
Price: £250 |
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) 1208SOU1 | |||
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A rare used
example addressed to Elgin with a red wax seal on reverse - no
postal markings so presumably hand delivered. A little
creased. | |||
| Southgate No 1 | "Pick-pocket" | Price:£195 |
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) 1008SOU2 | |||
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A very fine
unused example of this scarce caricature drawn by
Madeley. Trivial soils, most
attractive. | |||
| Southgate No 2 |
"Ladies School" |
Price: £250 |
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) 1008SOU3 | |||
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A very fine
unused example of this scarce caricature drawn and lithographed by
Madeley. Rare this fine | |||
| Southgate No 3 |
"Peg-Leg Sailor" |
Price: £250 |
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) 0110SOU3 | |||
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A very fine
unused example of this scarce caricature. Small stain and pencil
signature at lower right which may or may not be
significant. | |||
| Southgate No 3 |
"Peg-Leg Sailor" |
Price: £228 |
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) 0110SOU4 | |||
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A very fine
unused example of this scarce caricature.
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| Southgate No 3 |
"Peg-Leg Sailor" |
Price: £250 |
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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 £1,275 | |||
| Southgate No 5 |
"Pickwick" | Pr:£1,495 |
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) 709SOUTH6 | |||
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A fine unused
example of this rare envelope by Southgate, the scarcest of the
series of 6. "By St Matthew I'm as drunk as a fish"
!! | |||
| Southgate No 6 |
"Papal" | Price: £245 |
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) 0110THACK | |||
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A fine unused
example of the original design by Thackeray, one of 120 printed.
Attached to card, could be removed, very fine for
these. | |||
| Thackeray | "Original" | Price: £150 |
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) 709WHITE | |||
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A very rare
example of the Thomas White envelope. A front only which has
been addressed to Robert Elles.Much rarer than the broadsheet
(imprint at right is there - folded
over). | |||
| Thomas White | Envelope | Price: £175 |
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) 709MADOC | |||
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A superb
unused example of the PORT MADOC in CARNARVONSHIRE design by Newman
& Co, printed on the reverse flap. One of a series by them.
Scarce. C.1860 | |||
| Newman | Pt Madoc | Price: £150 |
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) 0110ZOUAV | |||
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An example of a
rare US Civil War envelope featuring a wounded Zouave, used
Nashville to Ohio 4 August 1862. Attractive but shortened at right
(as often), the envelope split around the perimeter and front and
back have been attached to
card. | |||
| US Civil War | "Zouave" | Price: £98 |
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) 709PUSS | |||
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A good used
and extremely rare example (front only) of the PUSS IN BOOTS design,
used in London Christmas Eve 1868. Just three examples recorded, all
used this date. A beautiful
design. | |||
| Puss In Boots | Price: £175 |
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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:£85 |
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) 0110UMB | |||
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A front -
part of the R.W.Vernon correspondence to his friend R.C.Ponsonby -
showing a man in the rain offering the Paragon Umbrella at 6/- or
5/-, used 23 June 1876.
Lovely. | |||
| Handdraw | "Shaving" | Price: £55 |
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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: £55 |
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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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) 0110INS | |||
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A front -
part of the R.W.Vernon correspondence to his friend R.C.Ponsonby -
showing an insurance man turning away a post boy, used Ventnor to
Westminster 17 June 1883. | |||
| Handdraw | "Refusal" | Price: £38 |
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) 0110GRAY | |||
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A very fine
used example of a design by the prolific Alfred Gray entitled 'For
Immediate Delivery", used from Cheltenham to Folkestone 7 June 1884.
Rare. | |||
| Gray | "Immediate delivery" |
Price: £320 |
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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: £49 |
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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: £45 |
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) 0707THACKDEF | |||
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A very fine
pull from the defaced plate of the design by THACKERAY on laid
paper. Very scarce. SPECIAL OFFER £78 | |||
| Thackeray | "Defaced" | Price:£100 |
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) 1207MULFAC1 | |||
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An example of a
facsimile of a Mulready envelope - possibly a proof or offered as a
souvenir at an exhibition. | |||
| Unknown | Facsimile | Price:£10 |
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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:£75 |
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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:£125 |
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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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1208DERSOU1
Deraede-maeker
"Pickpocket"
Price:£48
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1208DERSOU1Y
Deraede-maeker
"Pickpocket"
Price:£75
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1208DERSOU2
Deraede-
maeker "Ladies
School"Price:£68
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1208DERSOU4
Deraede-
maeker "Blarney Stone"
Price:£60
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1207DERSOU5
Deraede-maeker
"Pickwick"
Price:£60
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1208DERSOU6
Deraede-maeker
"Papal"
Price:£65
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1207DERFOR4
Deraede-maeker
"Hunting"
Price:£75
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0208DERFOR8
Deraede-maeker
"Civic"
Price:£75
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1207DERFOR10
Deraede-maeker
"Christmas"
Price:£50
) 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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