Great Britain, & Ireland Selection, 1842-1940, displayed in three dealer sales books, showing penny reds & 2p blues, later issues including cut to shape, later QV & 3 Kings designs, QEII in abundance; much back-of-the-book included; some 1922 Ireland overprints & later commemoratives, fair amount of catalog value all together, please inspect carefully. Estimate  $400 - 600. $0

Great Britain, 1837, 1d & 2d Dickinson Prepaid Lettersheet Essays, 1d buff with small tape stain and some splitting along folds, 2d green with top segmented reattached by hinges and a little edge fraying, otherwise F.-V.F., two of several lettersheet proposals submitted to the Treasury Competition in 1839. Estimate  $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, 1840, 1d black, letters PE, plate 2, black Maltese cross cancel, deep color, clear to large margins, Very Fine; with 2010 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 1. SG No. 2  £350 ($460). $0 (Image)

Great Britain, 1840, 1d black, plate 7, letters EC, ample to large margins, tied by red Maltese cross cancel on folded letter to Wymondham, reverse with London "Au-13, 1840" postmark, letter datelined from Lincoln's Inn, Very Fine; with 2001 R.P.S. certificate. Scott No. 1. SG No. 2  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, 1840, 1d black, used 1d black with four margins, slight discoloring on back, 1d blue with four margins except barely touched at top left, small fault, 1883 2s6d lilac choice centering, small thin, F.-V.F. Scott No. 1, 2, 96  $1,645. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, 1861-64, 1d Penny Red Plating & Postmark Study, 1,000's of stamps housed in 3 old-time albums and binder; starting with a plating of the 1861, 1d issue of both plates 50 & 51 (S.G. #42, stamps cat £40 each) and missing only 29 stamps for completion, also a 1880, 1d red plating (missing only a couple positions), 1864, 1d red plating for plates 202-216 somewhat sparse and a binder of plate varieties, also a well formed study of the numeral barred cancellations on 1d stamps, a few covers, etc.; worth a look. Estimate  $500 - 750. $0

Great Britain, 1866 Hand Illustrated & Colored Cover, pen and watercolor design depicting Man and Boy with Signs incorporating address and stamp, franked with 1d red (perfs trimmed for design) canceled by barred oval handstamp, blue Dorchester origin cds on reverse; light cover soiling and missing backflap, F.-V.F. Estimate  $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, 1870 Hand Illustrated & Colored Cover, allover pen and watercolor design depicting Man on Chair Pasting up Notice on Wall incorporating address and stamp, on cover to Portsmouth franked with 1d red tied by "London, Mr 26, 70" duplex postmark, Very Fine and attractive. Estimate  $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, 1872 Hand Illustrated Postal Card, well executed allover pen design depicting Children in Swing with "Merry Christmas to You" & "Happy New Year" Flags, on reverse of ½d postal card canceled by "London, De 24, 72" cds, Very Fine. Estimate  $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, 1875 Hand Illustrated & Colored Cover, allover pen and watercolor design depicting Ballerina on Stage with Two Flags incorporating address and stamp, franked with 1¢ red tied by "Croydon, Ja 4, 75" cds and bar numeral duplex, small illustrated ballerina with "Stand Fast" ribbon on backflap, Very Fine. Estimate  $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, 1878 Hand Illustrated Cover, pen design depicting Troubadour with Moon and Cat on Wall, on cover to Guildford franked with 1d red tied by "London, Ap 4, 78" duplex postmark; small stain at bottom, still Very Fine. Estimate  $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, 1884, Queen Victoria, 5s rose, bluish paper, Anchor watermark, neat socked-on-the-nose Tenby town cancel, strong color, faint pressed out horizontal crease, Very Fine appearance, a very scarce paper variety. Scott No. 108a. SG No. 176  £3,750 ($4,930). $0 (Image)

Great Britain, 1887-1900, Queen Victoria Jubilee, ½d-1s, o.g., strong colors, a Very Fine set. Scott No. 111-122,125-126 $722. SG No. 197/211, 213/214  £714 ($940). $0 (Image)

Great Britain, 1887-1900, Queen Victoria Jubilee, ½d-1s, o.g., lightly hinged, all bright and fresh with strong colors, a Very Fine set. Scott No. 111-122,125-126 $722. SG No. 197/211, 213/214  £714 ($940). $0 (Image)

Great Britain, 1891 Hand Illustrated & Colored Cover Front, pen and watercolor design depicting Humorous Caricature and Flag, franked with 1d lilac tied by "Guildford, No 27, 91" postmark, Very Fine. Estimate  $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, 1896 Hand Illustrated & Colored Cover, skillfully rendered pen and watercolor design depicting Whistling London Guard, E.W. artist initials, on cover to Temple franked with 1d lilac tied by "West Kensington, Oc 19, 96" postmark, Extremely Fine. Estimate  $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, 1896 Hand Illustrated & Colored Cover Front, pen and watercolor design depicting The Regiment Journal with Soldier on Horseback with Flags incorporating address and stamp into design, F. Evans artist signature, franked with 1¢ lilac tied by "Birmingham, Jy 4, 96" cds, Very Fine. Estimate  $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, 1902 Hand Illustrated & Colored Cover, skillfully executed allover watercolor design by artist George Henry Edwards to his brother, showing Old Soldier with Waving Standard, on cover franked with 1d red brown tied by "London, Oc 27, 02" cds; small piece of backflap missing, still Extremely Fine, a magnificent illustration and cover. Estimate  $500 - 750. George Henry Edwards (1854-1918) exhibited his art at the Royal Academy and the Royal Institute. Of the 45 covers believed to exist from this artist, this is considered to be one of his finest watercolors. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, 1902-11, ½d-1sh KEVII definitives complete, full o.g., strong to rich colors, a Very Fine set. Scott No. 127-138 $632. SG No. 215//257  £659 ($870). $0 (Image)

Great Britain, 1903 Hand Illustrated Postal Card, skillfully rendered pen design depicting Ladies of the Seasons with message at center, locally addressed and franked with ½d green tied by "Bolton, Fe 20, 03" cds, Very Fine. Estimate  $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, 1905 Hand Illustrated & Colored Cover, skillfully rendered allover watercolor design depicting Ocean Village Sunset View, on cover to Rugby franked with 1¢ red tied by "Borth So Caraiyanshire, Jy 29, 05" cds, Very Fine and attractive. Estimate  $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, 1913 Hand Illustrated & Colored Post Card, skillfully rendered ink and watercolor illustration depicting Man and Women At Outdoor Restaurant Being Presented Bill From Matradee, reverse franked with 1d red tied by London machine cancel; mounting scuffs and adhesion on reverse, otherwise Very Fine. Estimate  $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

Great Britain, 19th Century Cover Group, of over 140 items ranging from the 1870-80s, including covers with adhesives, postal stationary (many with adhesives), postal cards etc, interesting destinations, a variety of postmarks and markings, includes scarce items, condition varies but mostly above average, inspection required. Estimate  $750 - 1,000. $0

Great Britain, and Commonwealth Covers, group of 9 covers and fronts comprising G.B. #7 tied by Scottish boxed cancel on 1855 cover to Jamaica, GB # 6, 22 tied by 547 barred oval on 1855 cover front to Montreal, G.B. #29 pair tied by Malta Jun. 20th 1862 duplex on cover to Italy, GB 1d red, 2d blue and 6d lilac tied by Malta "M" grids on 1858 cover to Manchester, Malta #42 used on 1915 registered post office cover to Germany, Malta #129 used on 1939 registered cover to Germany, GB 1d red, 10d (missing 1d) used from St. Thomas on cover front to London, GB 4d vermilion 43a used in Constantinople on 1864 Washburn cover to Liverpool, and St. Vincent #41, 43 (3), 57 on registered 1890 cover front to England (slightly reduced), F.-V.F., an interesting group. Estimate  $400 - 600. $0

Great Britain, 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)