MATCHING COMIC PICTORIAL COVERS + WRITING PAPER USED WITH 1d REDS EX BRIGHTON; 2/4 Dec. 1876 pair of envs. (both with closed tears along top above address where opened somewhat roughly) franked by 1d Reds tied by fine Brighton Duplexes, the stamp involved in the printed caricatures; flag to a military gent and burden to a juggler. Most unusually each has its original matching pictorial contents; the first depicting a horseman about to jump a gate and the other showing a military gent blowing a trumpet. Rare pair; both sent by the daughter of Sir Thomas Henry Farrer to her cousin in Craigellachie. (2 covers) Cross Reference: SUSSEX (Image)
Opening GBP 170.00
Sold...GBP 500.00
Closed..Jun-23-2022, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 844
Lot No: 1631
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MATCHING COMIC PICTORIAL COVERS USED WITH 1d REDS EX BRIGHTON/LONDON; Nov./Dec. 1876 pair of envs. (first affected by stain & closed tears through address) from this same correspondence franked by 1d Reds tied by fine Brighton or London Duplexes, the stamps involved in the printed caricatures; top hat for a gent thought to be the future King Edward VII (Princess Adelaide holding pince-nez at opposite side) and a card(?) brought by a footman. Rare pair; again both sent by the daughter of Sir Thomas Henry Farrer to her cousin in Craigellachie. (2 covers)Cross Reference: SUSSEX, ROYALTY (Image)
Opening GBP 130.00
Sold...GBP 320.00
Closed..Jun-23-2022, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 844
Lot No: 1632
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LAKE DISTRICT - UNUSED WRITING PAPER: A collection of 12 sheets of paper illustrated with engravings of the Lake District, dating from the 1840s. All in excellent condition.Cross Reference: CUMBERLAND (Image)