Great Britain

**Hand Illustrated Covers**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
1			Great Britain, 1875 Hand Illustrated Cover Front. Allover pen design showing Arctic Mystery Scene with Masonic connotations including key, Star of David tablet inscribed "Arctic Post" and polar bears around door with address above, franked with 1d red (clipped corners from cover overlap) tied by Queenstown duplex postmark, Very Fine. Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)	Est. $150-200 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
2			Great Britain, 1879-92 Hand Illustrated Cover Fronts. Four caricature designs; includes 1879 allover Women and Elf at Gate scene, 1882-86 Man at Gate with Ox and Women with Parasol designs from the Kirke correspondence, and an 1892 tinted design showing Owl Couple on Sign; few minor trivial flaws, a Very Fine group, ex-Giamporcaro. Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1) (Image2)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $210.00 Will close during Public Auction
3			Great Britain, 1882 Hand Illustrated & Colored Cover. Skillfully rendered pen and watercolor design showing Girl Playing Badminton by famed artist Kate Greenaway with her initial "Kg" below foot, on cover addressed to Lille, France, franked with 2½d ultramarine tied by Hereford duplex postmark with transit postmark alongside, Very Fine, a scarce hand illustrated cover to a foreign destination. Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $280.00 Will close during Public Auction
4			Great Britain, 1882-1912 Hand Illustrated Covers. Balance of the Edwards correspondence: two covers by Henry (Ethelbert) Edwards, 1904 & 1912, both unsigned, and a ½d postal card by E. Henry Edwards signed "E.H.E"; all with pen & ink drawings, F.-V.F. Estimate; $150 - 200. Complete Images. (Image1)	Est. $150-200 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
5			Great Britain, 1883 Hand Illustrated Cover. Featuring A Gentleman with an Axe, Wearing a Top Hat and Sitting on a Tree Stump, franked with a 1d lilac tied by a London duplex; minor toning, F.-V.F. Estimate; $75 - 100. (Image1)	Est. $75-100 SOLD for $40.00 Will close during Public Auction
6			Great Britain, 1886 Hand Illustrated Cover. Pen & brown ink drawing by E. Henry Edwards of a Millman Street, Bedford Row in London, signed by "E:H:E:Jan:'86:"; franked with a 1d lilac tied by a Weston-Super-Mare cds, F.-V.F. Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)	Est. $150-200 SOLD for $90.00 Will close during Public Auction
7			Great Britain, 1887-93 Hand Illustrated Covers. two covers with pen & ink borders by E. Henry Edwards, one floral, the other abstract, each franked with a 1d lilac, the former tied by a Bristol squared circle, the latter, which has some edge tears, by a Weston-Super-Mare duplex, F.-V.F. Estimate; $100 - 150. (Image1)	Est. $100-150 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
8			Great Britain, 1892-99 Hand Illustrated Covers. Two skillfully rendered pen political comic designs; one depicting Newsboys with Boer War Headlines entitled "London's Greatest Success! "The Liars" Every Evening", other depicting Lady with Indian Army Officer with English Soldier Onlookers entitled "Out in the Cold", one franked 1d lilac tied by Battersea postmark, other with ½d green pair with crayon cancels, both with orignal enclosure; some cover wear, otherwise Very Fine, from the A. Fredricks - H. Lloyd correspondence. Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
9			Great Britain, 1895 Hand Illustrated & Colored Cover. Skillfully rendered pen and watercolor design showing Queen Elizabeth I Shaking the Countess of Nottingham on Her Deathbed on front, reverse with The Earl of Sussex Half Length Portrait and Story Text which reads…The story goes that the Queen had given Essex a ring to be sent to her in any extreme case. When confined in prison under the charge of treason he sent the ring to Lady Scrope - his cousin, to deliver it to the Queen. The messenger by mistake gave it to Lady Scrope's sister, the Countess of Nottingham, who, at the insistance of her husband, kept it back, thereby stopping all hope of pardon for the unfortunate Earl. Some years after, the Countess on her deathbed confessed this to the Queen and asked for her forgiveness, but she shook the dying woman on her bed and shrieked "God may forgive you - I never will", franked with Great Britain 1d lilac tied by "Camberwell S.E., Ap 5, 95" date stamp, Very Fine and choice, ex-Giamporcaro. Estimate; $500 - 750. (Image1)	Est. $500-750 SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
10			Great Britain, 1897-98 Hand Illustrated Cover Fronts. Group of four pen designs addressed to a "Miss Severs", each incorporating the stamp and address into the designs; includes Women Pointing at Lorry Driving Away, Clown on Rope Carrying Straped Boxes, Man Pulled Up Boxes by a Rope and Smoking Boy Scene, each franked with 1d lilac tied by London postmarks, Very Fine. Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1) (Image2)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction

**1840-1891 Queen Victoria Issues**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
11	o	1	Great Britain, 1840, 1d Black. Lot of 8, mixed condition and plates (not checked), nice looking examples of the first stamp! SG No. 2. Scott No. 1; $2,560; Estimate $250 - 300.	Scott $2,560 Est. $250-300 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
12	o	2	Great Britain, 1840, 1d Black. Plate 1B, lettered JF-JG, horizontal pair, neatly tied on small piece by red Maltese cross cancels, clear to large margins, deep color, Very Fine. Scott No. 1. SG No. 2; £750 for singles ($920). (Image1)	SG £750 for singles ($920) SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
13		5	Great Britain, 1840, 2d Blue. Tied on piece by neat black Maltese cross cancel, ample to large margins showing small portion of adjacent stamp at left, rich color, Very Fine and choice. Scott No. 2. SG No. 5; £900 ($1,110). (Image1)	SG £900 ($1,110) SOLD for $170.00 Will close during Public Auction
14		8h	Great Britain, 1841, 1d Red Brown. Traces of o.g., margins ample to just touching at lower left, rich color; slight wrinkle, Fine. Scott No. 3 var. SG No. 8h; £600 ($740). (Image1)	SG £600 ($740) SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
15	o	8m	Great Britain, 1841, 1d Red Brown. A complete set of Maltese Crosses with numbers in center (numbers 1-12), all with full readable strikes, most with margins into design, includes an additional "6" Maltese cross, a Fine set. Scott No. 3. SG No. 8m; £3,205 ($3,940). (Image1)	SG £3,205 ($3,940) SOLD for $290.00 Will close during Public Auction
16	()	14	Great Britain, 1841, 2d Blue, "White Lines". Letters RA, without gum, clear to ample margins, rich color, Fine. Scott No. 4. SG No. 14; £6,250 for o.g. ($7,690). (Image1)	SG £6,250 for o.g. ($7,690) SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
17	/o	43	Great Britain, 1864, 1d Rose Red, Letters in All Four Corners. Assemblage of plate numbers including 104 different mint, nearly all o.g., and used complete less plate no. 77; includes two or three of several used numbers including two plate 225; also included are groups of the 2d "Thick Lines" (2 each plates 7-9 & 12 + and extra plate. 9) and "Thin Lines" (plate 13 (2), 14 (2) & 15 (2))., F.-V.F. Scott No. 33 $12,000. SG No. 43; Estimate $2,500 - 3,500. (Image1)	Est. $2,500-3,500 SOLD for $3,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
18	o	43	Great Britain, 1864, 1d Rose Red, Letters in All Four Corners. Plate 225, letters, barred "321" duplex cancel, Fine, a scarce stamp from plate 225. Scott No. 33. SG No. 43; £800 ($980). (Image1)	SG £800 ($980) SOLD for $180.00 Will close during Public Auction
19		60	Great Britain, 1854, Queen Victoria (Embossed), 6d Purple. O.g., margins large to shaving design at bottom, top left corner margin clipped, strong color, wonderfully fresh, Fine. Scott No. 7. SG No. 60; £18,500 ($22,760). (Image1)	SG £18,500 ($22,760) SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
20		7	Great Britain, 1854, Queen Victoria (Embossed), 6d Purple. Used with 1s pale green embossed (5), both margins to touched, and 4d rose on bluish (22), tied by oval "42" grid cancels and manuscript receipt docketing on cover to Burma, red London (1.25) origin backstamp, addressed to officer and endorsed "Via Marseilles Calcutta & Rangoon Per Steamer", and framed Calcutta framed accountancy backstamp, F.-V.F. and scarce use. SG No. 60. Scott No. 7; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
21	()	86	Great Britain, 1862, Queen Victoria, 9d Bister, Emblems Watermark. Plate 2, without gum, rich color; some minor perf toning, Fine, with 2017 R.P.S.L. certificate. Scott No. 40d. SG No. 86; £5,800 for o.g. ($7,130). (Image1)	SG £5,800 for o.g. ($7,130) SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
22	o	126	Great Britain, 1867, Queen Victoria, 5s Rose, Maltese Cross Watermark. Plate 2, London octagon town cancel, bright color, Very Fine. Scott No. 57. SG No. 126; £1,500 ($1,840). (Image1)	SG £1,500 ($1,840) CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
23	o	128	Great Britain, 1878, Queen Victoria, 10s Greenish Gray, Maltese Cross Watermark. Face free town cancel, rich color, F.-V.F. Scott No. 74. SG No. 128; £3,200 ($3,940). (Image1)	SG £3,200 ($3,940) SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
24	o	129	Great Britain, 1878, Queen Victoria, £1 Brown Lilac, Maltese Cross Watermark. Neat Glascow town cancel, strong vivid color, Fine. Scott No. 75. SG No. 129; £4,500 ($5,540). (Image1)	SG £4,500 ($5,540) SOLD for $900.00 Will close during Public Auction
25	o	134	Great Britain, 1882, Queen Victoria, 5s Rose on White Paper, Anchor Watermark. Central Kirkcaldy town cancel; light wrinkles, Very Fine appearance. Scott No. 90a. SG No. 134; £4,200 ($5,170). (Image1)	SG £4,200 ($5,170) SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction