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The Louis Grunin Collection of Illustrated Covers

Mulready Caricatures
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1501   William Mulready.> Small autograph letter signed, reads <<Dear Sir, I shall be very happy to wait upon you on Wednesday next, Yours faithfully W. Mulready, London Grace 18 July 1858>>, Very Fine collateral item for an exhibitorWilliam Mulready. Small autograph letter signed, reads "Dear Sir, I shall be very happy to wait upon you on Wednesday next, Yours faithfully W. Mulready, London Grace 18 July 1858", Very Fine collateral item for an exhibitor (Image)

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 E. 300-400

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1502 c R. W. Humes Comic Envelope No. 1, Britannia Seated On An Egg.> State 2, unused envelope with all-over design, opened for display, some soiling partly from hinge repair, otherwise Very FineR. W. Hume's Comic Envelope No. 1, "Britannia Seated On An Egg". State 2, unused envelope with all-over design, opened for display, some soiling partly from hinge repair, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

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 E. 200-300

SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction
1503 c John Menzies Mulready Caricature.> State 1B with imprint in small print, on front and back of envelope, red Paid at Edinb. JUL 18, 1840 circular datestamp and addressed to London, red receiving datestamp, opened for display, small tear on one flapJohn Menzies Mulready Caricature. State 1B with imprint in small print, on front and back of envelope, red "Paid at Edinb. JUL 18, 1840" circular datestamp and addressed to London, red receiving datestamp, opened for display, small tear on one flap from opening, some other wear, still Very Fine, scarce, only 17 in total are recorded in the Bodily, Jarvis and Hahn book (Image)

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 E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,900.00
Will close during Public Auction
1504 c John Menzies Mulready Caricature.> State 2 with Lawrie & Knight imprint, unused and opened for display, few toned spots and minor splitting, otherwise Very Fine, scarceJohn Menzies Mulready Caricature. State 2 with Lawrie & Knight imprint, unused and opened for display, few toned spots and minor splitting, otherwise Very Fine, scarce (Image)

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 E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
1505 c Pearsall Reproduction of Mulready.> Early hand-drawn reproduction which is similar to the original Mulready and without any caricatures, one noticeable difference is in the facial expressions of figures, unused lettersheet, trivial edgewear, Very FinPearsall Reproduction of Mulready. Early hand-drawn reproduction which is similar to the original Mulready and without any caricatures, one noticeable difference is in the facial expressions of figures, unused lettersheet, trivial edgewear, Very Fine, this is reportedly unique, ex Hahn and illustrated in British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century by Bodily, Jarvis and Hahn on p. 194 (Image)

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 E. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
1506 c Postage Envelope No. 1.> With WE Jr initials at lower left, Type b without imprint at lower right, depicting a crowd outside of a post office at top and with two side panels depicting a boy with a letter and a goose also with a letter, red Paid JFPostage Envelope No. 1. With "WE Jr" initials at lower left, Type b without imprint at lower right, depicting a crowd outside of a post office at top and with two side panels depicting a boy with a letter and a goose also with a letter, red "Paid JF 18 NO 1847" circular datestamp and used to Cheltenham, red ms. "above 1oz" and "4d" rate, receiving backstamp, missing parts of top and bottom flaps, minor edgewear, Very Fine, scarce design, ex Bodily, illustrated in British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century by Bodily, Jarvis and Hahn on p. 254 (Image)

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 E. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1507 c Postage Envelope No. XII.> With WE Jr initials at lower left, design depicting postmen ascending a hill with signpost (covered by stamp) for Rowland Hill, bearing <Great Britain 1p Black (1 SG 2),> FG, tied by red Maltese Cross DE 30, 1840 backsPostage Envelope No. XII. With "WE Jr" initials at lower left, design depicting postmen ascending a hill with signpost (covered by stamp) for Rowland Hill, bearing Great Britain 1p Black (1, SG 2), FG, tied by red Maltese Cross "DE 30, 1840" backstamp from Teignmouth to Dublin, indistinct strike of origin datestamp at top, trivial edgewear

VERY FINE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED FULL COVER OF THIS WONDERFUL CARICATURE, WHOSE PUBLISHER IS UNKNOWN.

The Postage Envelopes are comprised of a series of twelve designs. Most of these are only known as unused -- a series of the twelve in unused condition was offered in our Giamporcaro sale. One other used example of No. 12 is known, but it is a front only.

Ex Meroni. (Image)

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 E. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $4,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1508 c J. W. Southgate No. 2 Ladies School.> Used to Worchester, bearing <Great Britain 1p Black> (1 SG 2) tied by red Maltese Cross, matching Bromsgrove JU 2, 1841 circular datestamp, some wear incl. small piece out at bottom right, otherwise Very FinJ. W. Southgate No. 2 "Ladies School". Used to Worchester, bearing Great Britain 1p Black (1, SG 2) tied by red Maltese Cross, matching "Bromsgrove JU 2, 1841" circular datestamp, some wear incl. small piece out at bottom right, otherwise Very Fine, only fourteen usages are recorded in British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century by Bodily, Jarvis and Hahn on p. 43 (one is a front) (Image)

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 E. 300-400

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
1509 c J. W. Southgates Envelope No. 3 , Peg Leg Sailor.> Depicting sailor with two peg legs at right and one with a peg leg at left which he is holding in his hand, indistinct 1840 red tombstone-style datestamp at right and used to Gloucestershire, ms.J. W. Southgate's Envelope No. 3 , "Peg Leg Sailor". Depicting sailor with two peg legs at right and one with a peg leg at left which he is holding in his hand, indistinct 1840 red tombstone-style datestamp at right and used to Gloucestershire, ms. notation, center of backflap cut out, some edgewear, sealed tear at bottom into address is barely noticeable, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, only ten are listed in the census in British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century by Bodily, Jarvis and Hahn on p. 43, the example offered here is unlisted in the census (Image)

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 E. 400-500

SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
1510 c J. W. Southgate No. 4 Blarney-Stone.> Used with Great Britain 1p Red, Plate 5 (SG 7) tied by Maltese Cross, red London FE-25 1841 backstamp and addressed to <<Capt. Maitland, 24th Regt., Kilkenny>>, few light age spots, small red ink mark at leJ. W. Southgate No. 4 "Blarney-Stone". Used with Great Britain 1p Red, Plate 5 (SG 7) tied by Maltese Cross, red London "FE-25 1841" backstamp and addressed to "Capt. Maitland, 24th Regt., Kilkenny", few light age spots, small red ink mark at left, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, only fourteen are listed in the census in British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century by Bodily, Jarvis and Hahn, with 2004 B.P.A. certificate (Image)

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 E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1511 c Thomas Whites New Post Office Envelope.> The small lettersheet with Whites imprint at right folded so as to appear on back, CJG designers initials at lower left, a Mulready parody filled with outrageous remarks coming from the characters and cThomas White's "New Post Office Envelope". The small lettersheet with White's imprint at right folded so as to appear on back, "CJG" designer's initials at lower left, a Mulready parody filled with outrageous remarks coming from the characters and captions lampooning elements of the original design, bold red "1" handstamp, neat "Darlington ? 4, 1840" backstamp, light file folds and some slight wear, still Very Fine, only four or five used examples of White's Mulready caricature are known (Image)

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 E. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

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