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The Louis Grunin Collection of Illustrated Covers continued...

Ocean Penny Postage
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1555 c Ocean Penny Postage.> League of Universal Brotherhood design with pink seal and imprint on back, State 1 on light gray paper, bearing 1p Red on Bluish tied by well-struck 38 in grid to Nottingham, neat Aylesbury JA 20, 1852 origin and receiving bOcean Penny Postage. League of Universal Brotherhood design with pink seal and imprint on back, State 1 on light gray paper, bearing 1p Red on Bluish tied by well-struck "38" in grid to Nottingham, neat "Aylesbury JA 20, 1852" origin and receiving backstamps, tears on backflap which also extend into waving flag, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, ex Hahn, illustrated in British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century by Bodily, Jarvis and Hahn on p. 219 (Image)

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 E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1556 c Ocean Penny Postage.> League of Universal Brotherhood, design, State 2 with imprint on top flap and pink seal, bearing Great Britain 1p Red on Bluish tied by barred oval handstamp to Kent, blue Woodbridge MY 20 1851 and transit backstamps, seal witOcean Penny Postage. League of Universal Brotherhood, design, State 2 with imprint on top flap and pink seal, bearing Great Britain 1p Red on Bluish tied by barred oval handstamp to Kent, blue "Woodbridge MY 20 1851" and transit backstamps, seal with opening tear, some edge flaws, still Very Fine (Image)

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 E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction
1557 c Ocean Penny Postage.> League of Universal Brotherhood design, State 2 with pink seal on back, bearing Great Britain 2p Blue tied by 10 in grid to Bath, 1851 origin and receiving backstamps, ms. 1oz and <More to Pay> handstamp and with ms. 4 rOcean Penny Postage. League of Universal Brotherhood design, State 2 with pink seal on back, bearing Great Britain 2p Blue tied by "10" in grid to Bath, 1851 origin and receiving backstamps, ms. "1oz" and "More to Pay" handstamp and with ms. "4" rate, addressed in the hand of Elihu Burritt, some slight soiling, Very Fine, scarce, ex Hahn and illustrated in British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century by Bodily, Jarvis and Hahn on p. 220, the authors note that this likely carried propaganda leaflets which would account for the excess weight (Image)

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 E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1558 c Ocean Penny Postage.> League of Universal Brotherhood design, <State 4> with much shorter banner and small lettering and Schrader imprint at lower left, bearing Great Britain 1p tied by 251 in barred oval handstamp to London, blue St. Germans JU 5Ocean Penny Postage. League of Universal Brotherhood design, State 4 with much shorter banner and small lettering and Schrader imprint at lower left, bearing Great Britain 1p tied by "251" in barred oval handstamp to London, blue "St. Germans JU 5, 1867", Devonport and receiving backstamps, Very Fine, this is the rarest of the League of Universal Brotherhood Ocean Penny Postage designs, ex Yates, Knox and Hahn, illustrated in British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century by Bodily, Jarvis and Hahn on p. 221 (Image)

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 E. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1559 c Ocean Penny Postage.> J. Valentine design, State 1 with Johnstone imprint and four vessels to right of Neptune, on blue paper, bearing Great Britain 1p Red on Bluish tied by numeral in barred oval to Dunnington in York, indistinct origin but with cleOcean Penny Postage. J. Valentine design, State 1 with Johnstone imprint and four vessels to right of Neptune, on blue paper, bearing Great Britain 1p Red on Bluish tied by numeral in barred oval to Dunnington in York, indistinct origin but with clear "York MR 13, 1850" and dateless Dunnington handstamp on back, some age spotting, otherwise Very Fine, attractive early state of the design, the ships were removed from most later states to provide additional room for the address (Image)

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 E. 400-500

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
1560 c Ocean Penny Postage.> J. Valentine design, State 1 with Johnstone imprint and four vessels to right of Neptune, on white paper, bearing Great Britain 1p Red on Bluish tied by light strike of handstamp to Wheldrake, blue York AP 11, 1850 backstamp,Ocean Penny Postage. J. Valentine design, State 1 with Johnstone imprint and four vessels to right of Neptune, on white paper, bearing Great Britain 1p Red on Bluish tied by light strike of handstamp to Wheldrake, blue "York AP 11, 1850" backstamp, green label on back for Bath Natural History Society, few age spots, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, the ships were removed from most later states to provide additional room for the address (Image)

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 E. 400-500

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
1561 c Ocean Penny Postage.> J. Valentine design, State 2a, neat Perth MY 20, 1849 circular datestamp and used <to Lynn, Mass.,> red PaidShip two-line handstamp, 1- red crayon rate and red 5 cents credit handstamp, Liverpool backstamp, some edge wOcean Penny Postage. J. Valentine design, State 2a, neat "Perth MY 20, 1849" circular datestamp and used to Lynn, Mass., red "Paid/Ship" two-line handstamp, "1/-" red crayon rate and red "5 cents" credit handstamp, Liverpool backstamp, some edge wear, Very Fine, scarce usage, ex Hahn and illustrated in British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century by Bodily, Jarvis and Hahn on p. 223 (Image)

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 E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
1562 c Ocean Penny Postage.> J. Valentine design, State 3, <hand-colored> throughout the design, bearing Great Britain 1p Red on Bluish tied by 131 in barred oval to Stonehaven, red Sep. 24, 1850 and receiving backstamps, some age spotting and slight edOcean Penny Postage. J. Valentine design, State 3, hand-colored throughout the design, bearing Great Britain 1p Red on Bluish tied by "131" in barred oval to Stonehaven, red "Sep. 24, 1850" and receiving backstamps, some age spotting and slight edgewear, still Very Fine, unusual with the hand coloring, this is the first state of the design with the four ships at right removed to give additional room for the address (Image)

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 E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $850.00
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1563 c Ocean Penny Postage.> J. Valentine design, State 5 with Ackerman imprint added at lower left, bearing well-struck S.E. 4 in barred oval handstamp and also by London OC 10 77 circular datestamp to Newbury, receiving backstamp, slight edgewear andOcean Penny Postage. J. Valentine design, State 5 with Ackerman imprint added at lower left, bearing well-struck "S.E. 4" in barred oval handstamp and also by "London OC 10 77" circular datestamp to Newbury, receiving backstamp, slight edgewear and few soiled spots, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

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 E. 500-750

SOLD for $550.00
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1564 c Ocean Penny Postage.> J. Valentine design, State 5a with Ackerman imprint at lower left, bearing two Great Britain 1p Red on Bluish tied by 13 numeral cancels to Bath, neat MY 21, 1851 and receiving backstamps, minor edgewear and age spots, VeryOcean Penny Postage. J. Valentine design, State 5a with Ackerman imprint at lower left, bearing two Great Britain 1p Red on Bluish tied by "13" numeral cancels to Bath, neat "MY 21, 1851" and receiving backstamps, minor edgewear and age spots, Very Fine (Image)

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 E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,000.00
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1565 c Ocean Penny Postage.> State 5a of James Valentines design with 25 adhesive or 30 plain sent free for 12 penny post stamps imprint at bottom, bearing Great Britain 1p Red on Bluish tied by 28 in large square grid with 1852 Perth and receiving bacOcean Penny Postage. State 5a of James Valentine's design with "25 adhesive or 30 plain sent free for 12 penny post stamps" imprint at bottom, bearing Great Britain 1p Red on Bluish tied by "28" in large square grid with 1852 Perth and receiving backstamps struck over one another to Dundee, trivial edgewear, Very Fine usage in Scotland, exceedingly rare, illustrated in British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century by Bodily, Jarvis and Hahn on p. 225, the authors record only two contemporary used examples of this state of the design, ex Hahn (Image)

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 E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction

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