CANADA: Used to Great Britain: 1857, Mourning Cover bearing Queen Victoria, 7½d green [From Thomas Reynolds to British caricaturist and book illustrator, George Cruikshank], large to good margins all around lightly tied by neat HAMILTON MY 31 1859 c.d.s. on a most attractive envelope bearing red London JU 15 arrival c.d.s. and manuscript "p North American, Quebec" (probably the S.S. North American) to Liverpool, Greene Cert. (2018) with back stamp and Royal Cert. (1976).
SG 12; £5,000. (Scott 9),

George Cruikshank (9/27/1792 - 2/1/1878) was a very famous caricaturist and book illustrator who illustrated for Charles Dickens and political cartoons, such as the Conspirators or delegates in Council which contains a Thomas Reynolds (not likly the author of the letter). Cruikshank created nearly 10,000 prints, illustrations, and plates. There are collections of his works in the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. He never fathered any children with either of his two wives, but upon his death, we learned that Cruikshank had fathered 11 children with a former maid turned mistress named Adelaide Attree 'Archibold'. (Image)

CV. Scott $6,000