Great Britain, & France Collection, 1860-2000, nicely displayed in 1 large & 1 slender stockbook, with occasional Queen Victoria issues, extensive QEII issues, many with gutter pairs, some definitives to high values, occasional Channel Islands; also vast presentation of France commemoratives & semipostals, all crisp mint; please inspect. Estimate  $500 - 750. $0

Great Britain, (Anti-Slavery) All Things Whatsoever Ye Would That Men Should Do Unto You, Do You So Unto Them, allover J. Valentine design (state 1) depicting scenes in Stove's Uncle Tom's Cabin with verses in ribbons separating panels, on reverse of cover to Unst, franked with 1841, 1d red brown tied by "233" barred handstamp, reverse with green "Lerwick, Ja 23, 1854" boxed origin date stamp; minor cover edge spots, Very Fine, an attractive example of this rare anti-slavery movement design used in Scotland, ex Salzer. SG No. 8  Estimate $750 - 1,000. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stove, on behalf of the anti-slavery movement, toured England and Scotland in 1853 and is known to have met with Elihu Burritt during her visit. It is possible that she had also met with Valentine as well. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, (Anti-Slavery) All Things Whatsoever Ye Would That Men Should Do Unto You, Do You So Unto Them, allover J. Valentine design (state 1) depicting scenes in Stove's Uncle Tom's Cabin with verses in ribbons separating panels, forget-me-not at center, on reverse of registered cover to London, franked with 3d rose tied by Glasgow, Fe 5, 70 cds and barred numeral duplex; cover missing stamp, otherwise Fine, still a rare used design. Estimate  $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, (Anti-Slavery) Thus Spake Britannia, Empress of the Sea, They Chains Are Broken, Africa, Be Free, John Marshall design (first type and state) on blue cover, franked with 1854, 1d red brown (scissor separated) tied by "Leeds, 22 Jy, 1854" cds and "447" barred oval duplex, reverse with blue "Doncaster, Jy 23, 1854" receiving backstamp, Very Fine, a wonderful example of this rare and beautiful design. SG No. 17  Estimate $750 - 1,000. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, (Comic) Bemrose Caricatures, set of three Bemrose of Derby caricature designs in red brown, each franked with 1854, 1d red brown and incorporated into design; includes Painter with Easel, Organ Grinder and Troubadour, all fresh, Very Fine and choice, the rarest of these designs are the ones printed in red brown, it is believed that the firm may have sold these with the stamps already affixed. SG No. 17  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, (Comic) Bemrose Caricatures, Bemrose of Derby Fishmonger caricature design with frame to incorporate stamp, on stampless cover front to Elmira, N.Y. "London, Ap 18, 60" origin cds and "3 Cents" rate handstamp, "Portland, Me., Am. Pkt., 24, May 8, 1860" integral rate cds, Very Fine, a rare transatlantic usage of a William Bemrose design. Estimate  $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, (Comic) Bemrose Caricatures, cover front (with backflap) showing "Vacation at Seaside" with banner incorporating 1d red tied by "Manchester, 26 Ap, 71" cds and barred numeral duplex, includes two cuts from used envelopes showing "Artist" and "Wheeled Porter" designs incorporating stamps, F.-V.F. appearance. Estimate  $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, (Exposition) Crystal Palace, 6 items; includes 1851 folded letter from England to U.S. with interesting content regarding the 1851 London International Exposition including the various departments with U.S. with American pistols (Colt revolvers), Russia with manufacturings for the Czar, etc., also a lovely J.M. Savage illustrated letterhead showing the Crystal Palace, and 4 different matching small multicolored prints showing various palace views, F.-V.F. Estimate  $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, (Mulready Caricature) Fores's Comic Envelope, No. 1, unused small size caricature envelope, endorsed with compliments to artist John William Upham; light wear along fold at top, F.-V.F. and rare, it has been estimated that only 20 to 30 unused examples have survived. Estimate  $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, (Mulready Caricature) J.W. Southgate Envelope, No. 2, "Ladies School", envelope addressed to Tunbridge Wells, 1840, 1d black which is a replacement; backflaps reduced, F.-V.F. appearance. Estimate  $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, (Mulready Caricature) J.W. Southgate Envelope, No. 4, "Blarney Stone", allover design on cover to Salisbury, manuscript "1" rate and red "Oxford, Ju 11, 1840" origin cds, Very Fine, the earliest recorded example of this rare caricature envelope, with only fourteen recorded, illustrated in Bodily et al British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century (page 47), ex R. Bodily. Estimate  $750 - 1,000. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, (Mulready Caricature) Menzies Envelope (1A) with large inscription; fresh with some tape staining on one flap, otherwise Very Fine. Estimate  $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, (Mulready Caricature) R.W. Hume Envelope, No. 3, "Elephant in Kilt", two used examples; one used in 1840 with stamp removed (state 1b) and other defective and soiled, generally Fine appearance, still a rare comic envelope, the former ex-Meroni. Estimate  $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, (Mulready Caricature) Spooner Comic Envelopes, group of nine unused envelopes; 3 hand-colored #'s 5, 7 & 11, 6 not colored including #'s 5-6, 8-10 & 13, includes a #4 forgery; some edge toning affecting a couple non-colored envelopes, F.-V.F. overall. Estimate  $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, (Mulready Caricature) Thomas White Comic Broadsheet, unused large size broadsheet; some small flaws, F.-V.F. Estimate  $75 - 100. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, (Mulready Caricature) William Spooner Envelope, No. 9, allover caricature design on cover front to London, red manuscript "1" rate and "Cambridge, No 13, 1840" origin cds, red London tombstone receiving postmark, Very Fine. Estimate  $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, (Ocean Penny Postage) Ocean Penny Postage, the Schrader design showing shorter banner and imprint at lower left (state 4), on cover franked with 1854, 1d red brown tied by "251" barred oval handstamp, reverse with clear blue "St. German, Sp 28, 1857" origin and Liskeard receiving cds's, Extremely Fine, a magnificent example of this very rare Ocean Penny Postage design. SG No. 17  Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. According to "British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century" by Bodily, Jarvis & Hahn, this design is the rarest of the series with only a very few being recorded. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, (Ocean Penny Postage) Ocean Penny Postage, Races of Mankind design with Mitchell imprint and pink embossed hand-in-hand seal of the Brotherhood on backflap (state 1), on cover franked with 1841, 1d red brown tied by "38" barred oval handstamp, reverse with brown "Aylesbury, My 3, 1853" origin and Sheffield receiving cds's, Very Fine. SG No. 8  Estimate $750 - 1,000. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, (Ocean Penny Postage) Ocean Penny Postage, Britain! Bestow This Boon, and Be in Blessing Blest, allover Myer's & Co. design (state 2), on cover franked with 1841, 1d red brown tied by "907" barred oval handstamp, reverse with blue "Woodbridge, Sp 17, 1852" cds and front with Beccles receiving cds; cover with light edge wear at top and small sealed internal hole at right, otherwise Very Fine. SG No. 8  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, (Ocean Penny Postage) Ocean Penny Postage, Britain! Bestow This Boon, and Be in Blessing Blest, allover Myer's & Co. design on cover front addressed to Windsor, franked with 1d red tied by "Brighton, Ju 8, 63" cds and barred numeral duplex, Very Fine. Estimate  $75 - 100. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, (Ocean Penny Postage) Ocean Penny Postage, The Worlds Want and Britain's Boon, Bradshaw & Blacklock design (state 2), on cover to Somerset, franked with 1d red tied by barred oval handstamp, reverse with red London "Oc 29, 1853" origin cds and several transit date stamps, Very Fine. SG No. 8  Estimate $750 - 1,000.Complete images: View gallery or Download PDF (292KB) $0 (Image)

Great Britain, (Ocean Penny Postage) Ocean Penny Postage, The Worlds Want and Britain's Boon, Bradshaw & Blacklock design with imprint at left and two-line verse at lower right (unlisted state), on local London cover addressed by social reform activist Elihu Burritt, franked with 1841, 1d red brown tied by bar oval handstamp, reverse with red London origin and "BV, My 28, 1851" receiving cds's; some light cover edge staining, otherwise Very Fine, a Rare Unlisted Design State of the Bradshaw & Blacklock Ocean Penny Postage Envelope; ex Salzer. SG No. 8  Estimate $500 - 750. This design bears the imprint at left and verse at lower right as in state 4 (see Bodily et al "British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century" pages 229-232) but has the message in the sails as in both state 1 & 2. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, (Ocean Penny Postage) Ocean Penny Postage, The Worlds Want and Should Be Britain's Boon, Bradshaw & Blacklock design with imprint at left and two-line verse at lower right (state 4), on cover addressed by social reform activist Elihu Burritt, franked with 1841, 1d red brown tied by "26" bar oval handstamp, reverse with red London origin and "Wisbeach, Au 2, 1852" receiving cds's; accompanied by Burritt's signature on small portion of letter; some cover edge wear and light tone spots, F.-V.F. SG No. 8  Estimate $400 - 600. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, (Ocean Penny Postage) Ocean Postage, allover J. Valentine design (state 3), on cover franked with 1841, 1d red brown tied by grid handstamp, reverse with red "Glascow, Au 12, 1850" origin and blue Sunderland receiving cds's, Very Fine and choice, a lovely example of this design state with the four ships right of Neptune removed to give more room for the address. SG No. 8  Estimate $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, (Ocean Penny Postage) Ocean Postage, four unused allover J. Valentine design entires, from states 1, 3, 5a and 7, also a Deraedemaker reproduction of state 5a and a state 1 modern reproduction; state 3 with a few tone spots, otherwise Very Fine. Estimate  $100 - 150. $0 (Image)