ADVERTISING and
PROPAGANDA ENVELOPES

Predominantly advertising and propaganda
envelopes, including Deraedemaekers of
these types, in approximate order of date.


 
709OPP2
A very fine unused example of the OPP design by Bradshaw & Blacklock, being in STATE TWO on greyish wove paper. c.1850
Bradshaw "OPP" Price : £165



 
709LGEOPP
A superb used (sadly front only) example of the League of Universal Brotherhood OPP envelope, used 19.6.56 from Drogheda to London with fine 1d star. Scarce Irish use.
 LoUB "OPP" Price : £195



 
709INDUS
A good unused example, STATE ONE on greyish, of Valentine's "Industry of All Nations". Some slight paper adhesion on reverse where stuck down, otherwise fresh. c.1850
Valentine "Indust. of All Nations" Price:£80



 
1008INDUS
A very fine unused example of this lovely design by Valentine, being STATE ONE on greyish paper, with Johnston & Hunter at left and Ackermann & Co at right. Scarce this fine.
Valentine "Industry of All Nations"  Price:
 £165

 

 
1008BLOOD
A fine unused example of this attractive design by Valentine, being STATE ONE on greyish paper, with Johnston & Hunter at left and Ackermann & Co at right. Slight soiling but still fine.
Valentine "Blood of All Nations" Price:
£150



 
0110VOPP
A fine unused example, STATE 5a on greyish, of Valentine's first design "OPP".  c.1850
Valentine "OPP" Price : £145


 
 
709VOPP
A good unused example, STATE 5a on greyish, of Valentine's first design "OPP". Some slight paper adhesion on reverse where stuck down, otherwise very fresh. c.1850
Valentine "OPP" Price :  £85


 
709UNIVB1
A fine unused example, STATE TWO on greyish, of Valentine's peace envelope Some slight paper adhesion on reverse and small hole where stuck down, otherwise very fresh. c.1850
Valentine "Univ" Price :  £80


 
 
709UNIVB2
An American version of Valentines Universal Brotherhood/Peace envelope, used Keedysville to Churchville, but not the original franking. Still rare and attractive.
US Valentine "Univ" Price:£175



 
1008UNIV1
A very fine unused example of this lovely design by Valentine, being STATE ONE on azure paper, with Johnston & Hunter at left and Ackermann & Co at right, with the corrected 'ARBITRATION'.
Valentine  "Universal Brotherhood"   Price:
   £175

 

 
1008UNIV2
Another fine unused example of this lovely design by Valentine, being STATE ONE on azure paper, with Johnston & Hunter at left and Ackermann & Co at right, with the correctly spelt 'ARBITRATION'.
Valentine  "Universal Brotherhood"   Price:
   £175

 

 
1207VIZET
A  superb unused envelope featuring on the back flap a wonderful advert by Henry Vizetelly, of Fleet Street. He was the Paris correspondent of the Illustrated London News, founder of the Pictorial Times and the Illustrated Times, and imprisoned for obscene libel for an English translation of Zola c.1850. Very rare. Addressed but unused. 
   Vizetelly  Price:£195

 

 
1008FITZ
Attracive lettersheet printed within with a superb engraving of the FITZALLAN STEEL & FILE WORKS, Locomotive and Railway Carriage Spring Manufactory. Used Sheffield to Whitehaven 25.9.56, refolded for display. Split partly along one fold but most appealing.
Fitzallan Steel Work Price:£75

  

 
709CHILDS
A superb example of Child's Leeds & Hull Mill Stone Works envelope. used to Aberdeen 21.1.61. Only two seen, wonderful engraved design.
Childs  "Stone" Price:£399

 



0308JSMITH
A lettersheet printed on blue paper for J.SMITH & SONS and advertising their award at the 1862 INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION  for "Excellence and Cheapness in Turret and House Clocks". Used from their manufactory in Clerkenwell to Gravesend with a creased 1d plate on 20 July 1867.
J.Smith  Exhibition  Price:£35


 
1208BATS1
Very fine and early printed envelope, on buff paper, for John Batsford & Co's Comb and Brush Works, used London to Sheffield, one of several designs by this firm. Dated 31 May 1866 and franked 1d plate 85.
SPECIAL OFFER £95
Batsford  "Comb & Brush 1" Price:£125


 
1208BATS2
Very fine and early printed envelope, on buff paper, for John Batsford & Co's Comb and Brush Works, used Charing Cross to Sheffield 8 January 1869. Franked 1d plate 103.
SPECIAL OFFER £125
Batsford  "Comb & Brush 2" Price:£185

 

 
709EVANS
A superb printed envelope by William Evans advertising their CLOCK MANUFACTORY in Handsworth with a fine engraving of their Turret Clock and premises, used 25.11.70. Small puncture in the 1d. Only one seen.
Evan's "Clock" Price:£325



 
709PEACESOC1
A rare American version of the Peace Society envelope, used from Highland to Carmel with 1869 3c Blue. Small corner fault.
SPECIAL OFFER £185
US Peace Soc    Price:£245

  

 
709WINE
A fair example of the rare (three recorded) Winemaking advertising envelope of Farlow & Jackson of the Haymarket, used 23.8.71 to Bridport. Very thin paper, peripheral faults, part one flap missing but still attractive.
SPECIAL OFFER £185
Farlow   "Wine"  Price:£225

 



0308MORGAN
A good example of a blue envelope printed in purple advertising MORGAN'S PATENT CRUCIBLES, used from Battersea within London 12 June 1878. On reverse more information regarding the many awards won by the company. Nice note on front to the addressee 'Mr Corner called today to see you and also a gentleman from the GPO about the lost letters...' !
 Morgan's   Crucibles  Price:£75


 
0110WHIT
A very good example of Whitakers envelope, 18 October 1878, used within London. Getting scarce.
Whitakers Price: £145

 

 
709CHIM
Fine used example of printed advert envelope for Robinson & Co of Bristol (embossed imprint on reverse), featuring a Chimney Pot, used Buckingham to London 24.1.79. One flap missing. Only example seen.
Robinson "Chimney" Price:£125

 

 
0208LANGHAM
A very fine unused envelope printed in brown with Ye Langham Hotel (in Portland Place, London). Small faults. c.1880.
 Langham   Price:£175



 
0110PARK
A very fine advert wrapper, unusually all in blue, for Parkers Printers of Oxford, used to London 7 November 1884. Rare.
  Parkers "Printers" Price : £99



 
1008PAWSON
Fine all over design, opened for display, advertising Pawson's Flower Department (pictured in the vignette). Used 29 May 1890 to CLAPHAM. Very beautiful.
SPECIAL OFFER £325
Pawson & Co.  Price: £365


 
 
0308COOKE
A very fine example of the envelope by COOKE & SONS of Liversedge, Yorkshire, featuring their Mill and Factory. Used with 2d embossed 17 September 1891 to Gothenberg, Sweden. Fine embossed seal on reverse.
Cooke & Sons    Price:£45


 
 
709DALZIEL
A very fine used envelope franked Jubilee 2 1/2d, used London to Chicago 9.12.91 with fine advert for Dalziel's Patent "Twin-Clamp" Stereo blocks. Clean.
Dalziel Price : £35



 
709STEPHENS
A very fine used envelope franked Jubilee 2 1/2d, used London to Milan 26.5.92 with advert for "Stephen's Writing Fluids" of Aldersgate Street.
Stephen's Price : £30


  

 
  1008AVEMARIA

Rare - only one seen - example of all over design, with same design on reverse,  by music publishers Ascherberg of London, featuring a picture of Pietro Mascagni and various operas. Used 27 January 1893 to Chicago. Ex Hahn (BJH p.323).
SPECIAL OFFER £595

  E.Ascherberg Price:£750


 
1008LIBRIS
Attractive example of the scarce advertising envelope of "THE EX-LIBRIS JOURNAL", of PLYMOUTH, used from there to NEW JERSEY, U.S.A. on 20.4.93.Usual faults but rare.
  Ex-Libris      Price: £59





0308BLUNDELL
A superb example of a printed envelope by BLUNDELL, SPENCE & Co. of HULL, printed in green on reverse of a 1/2d embossed vermilion envelope. Features there factory in Hull, used to Berlin 20 April 1894.
Blundell  Price:£65

 

 
0110THOR
A very fine large envelope featuring fine blue advert for Thornton Pickard CAMERAS, used Altringham to Bordeaux 31 December 1894.
Thornton "Cameras" Price: £99



 
0110COCK
A most attractive advert for Cocker Brothers of Sheffield featuring a peacock, used to Bohemia 20 July 1895. Toned but rare.
 Cocker Price: £115



 
1008RAG
Very fine example of the lettersheet of THE RAG TRADE, advertising also the PAPER MILLS DIRECTORY. Used from London to HALESWORTH in SUFFOLK 30.7.95. Clean and scarce.
  Rag Trade      Price: £45


 
 
0308OAKEY
A very fine used example of the JOHN OAKEY for WELLINGTON KNIFE POLISH. Embossed 1d pink uprated with 1d lilac and 1/2d vermilion, used London to Berlin 20 July 1896, arriving the next day ! Fine embossed seal on reverse. 
Oakey  Wellington  Price:£45



 
0110DYCK
A superb envelope with a blue advert for VAN DYCK CIGARS, cancelled bright red London cds for 28 June 1897. Most appealing.
Van Dyck "Cigars" Price: £299





1008CAM
A large envelope, printed both sides, advertisement for CAMWAL Table Waters. Used London to BARROWFORD 27.4.00 but some soiling.
Camwal    "Table  
   Waters"
Price: £29

 

 
0308PRICE
A superb and clean envelope advertising PRICE'S GOLD MEDAL PALMITIVE CANDLES, used with 1/2d green embossed from Birkenhead to Man-chester 5 July 1901. Most attractive.
   Price's    Price:£39

 

 
709OAKEY
A superb clean 1/2d Edward VII embossed envelope with a scarcer type advert for John Oakey & Sons, used to TAFF VALE RAILWAY 7.1.1904.
Oakey "Wellington" Price :£29




 
709PINKAD

A very good used and rare example of a 1d pink envelope with an internal advert - used London to Malta quite late in January 1905. Lots of fascinating ads within, very scarce.

1d Pink "Advert" Price: £450
 

 
0110JRPHIL
A fine first day usage of the Junior Philatelic Society envelope, used 1 October 1908 toGalveston, Texas. Received 11 days later.
Turner Jr Phil. Price: £165




0707JRPHIL
A  fine example of the 1908 JUNIOR PHILATELIC SOCIETY envelope, franked with an EVII 1d scarlet, used from London to Toledo, USA on 1 October 1908, the FIRST DAY OF ISSUE, received 9 days later. A little creased at right (through adhesive) but still fine.
SPECIAL OFFER £115
S.R.Turner "Jr Phila- telic Soc" Price:£155

 

 
0110ELLINS
A fine used example of the ELLINS TEAS advert, used Leeds to Denmark 6 February 1912.
   Ellins "Teas" Price : £29



 
0110WIN
A very fine unused envelope with a blue advert for Winstone'sSTAMP SHOP in Holborn - early 20th century (?)
Winstone Price: £35



 
0110INTEM
A very fine unused envelope with an advert for the SONS OF INTEMPERANCE of Flodden Road - early 20th century (?)
Sons of Intemp Price: £25


 
 
709MACDOUG
A very fine used all over design for MacDougall's Flour, used Birmingham to Denmark 18.3.1912.
MacDougall's Price : £35



 
709MACDOUG2
A very fine used advert envelope from MacDougall's promoting their Self-Raising Flour, Birmingham to Denmark 14.4.14.
MacDougall's "Self" Price:£29



 
709BLUND
1915 (30.11) version of the Blundell, Spence & Co ad (see 1894), used locally in Hull. A little roughly opened but clean and scarce.
Blundell  "Works" Price:£25



 
709LOVERS
A rare and complete example of the rare "Lovers of Books" wrapper, used from their premises in Brighton to Providence, Rhode Island on 26.4.21. Most appealing. 
Lovers of Books Price:£85



 
1208JRPHIL
A  fine example of the 1908 JUNIOR PHILATELIC SOCIETY envelope, used very late on 23 May 1934, nearly 26 years after it was issued. Sent to Canada.
S.R.Turner "Jr Phila- telic Soc" Price:£75

DERAEDEMAEKERS
Below are all Deraedemaeker Reprints
from either the c.1870 issue or the
c.1890 issue


 
0110PUN
A superb unused example of the c.1870 issue on wove paper with the design much better printed than the c.1890 issue. Stunning quality.
Deraede-
maeker
 "Punch" Price: £185



 
1208DERPUNBL
A  very fine unused example of the Punch "Anti-Graham" envelope in blue, being the reprint by Moens.
Deraede-maeker "Punch" Price:£75


 
 
1207DERPUNBK
A  very fine unused example of the Punch "Anti-Graham" envelope in black, being the reprint by Moens.
Deraede-maeker "Punch" Price:£75



 
1208DERUNIST1
A  superb unused example of the Universal Brotherhood 1st Design by Valentine, being the reprint by Moens on grey laid paper.
Deraede-maeker "Universal Brotherhood" Price:£55

 

 
1208DERINTEM
A  fine unused example of the Temperance envelope state 3 by Valentine, being the reprint by Moens on blue wove paper.
Deraede-maeker "Temperance" Price:£50



 
1208DERPEACE
A  very fine unused example of the Peace envelope state 2 by Valentine, being the reprint by Moens on blue wove paper.
Deraede-maeker "Peace" Price:£55

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