Great Britain, 1840-1910's Hand Illustrated Cover Balance. A fascinating group of about 30 covers and 24 fronts, wide range of subjects, frankings and skill levels as well as condition with the covers tending toward the lower end and the fronts toward the higher; also includes an illustrated letter, a postcard and one U.S. cover.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000. Est. $2,000-3,000

Est. $2,000-3,000

Great Britain, 1850's Hand Illustrated Cover Fronts. Pen designs on two fronts; one with Boy Delivering Package incorporating address on package and stamp in hanging sign, other with Man Holding Lantern Reviving Sleeping Man incorporating stamp in lantern, first initialed "SBE", both franked with 1¢ red tied by numeral grid, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Great Britain, 1860's Hand Illustrated & Colored Covers. Skillfully rendered pen and watercolor designs on two unused covers from artist Rev. L. Loraine Smith (a sporting Parson who rode with the Grafton Hunt), one showing Man on Horse with Men Pulling at Ends entitled "Chairing a Bucks Member," other showing Horserider and House Scene; some pinholes in corners, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Great Britain, 1866-70 Hand Illustrated Cover Fronts. Three skillfully executed pen designs from the Annie Brooke correspondence by artist C. Luteridge, includes Young Women Steering Sailboat, Rabbits in Theater Box and Ancient Ruins, each franked with 1d red tied by local Tunbridge Wells duplex postmark, Very Fine, the later illustrated in Bodily et al British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century (page 279), ex-Hahn, Giamporcaro.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Great Britain, 1870 Hand Illustrated Cover. Skillfully executed pen design showing boxed Toy Horse, Puppet and Badminton Racket and Shuttlecock, franked with 1d red tied by Liverpool duplex postmark, accompanied by additional drawings on paper of Classic "Bowman" and Boy Jumping Column by same artist; light cover abrasion, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Great Britain, 1875 Hand Illustrated Cover Front. Violet pen design showing Man Hold Wine Glass with caption "A dose of Physic", franked with 1¢ red tied by bar duplex, with matching letterhead enclosure with illustration of Man Looking at Sun with caption "The Poets Eye!!" and "Fame" caption around sun; front tear at top, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

Great Britain, 1876-77 Hand Illustrated Covers. Matching pen designs on two covers; one with Sword Fight Silhouette Caricatures with one holding banner incorporating stamp, other with Silhouette Caricature with Sword holding frame incorporating stamp, both franked with 1¢ red, one tied by Jersey duplex and other by Farnboro's Station duplex, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Great Britain, 1876 Hand Illustrated Cover. Humorous caricature design depicting Regal Figure Handing Tray To Figure on Donkey With Turkey and Banner on Second Donkey, with banner incorporating stamp, franked with 1d red tied by "Paddington W., Dec 6, 1876"" duplex, some soiling, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Great Britain, 1882-1912 Hand-Illustrated Covers. Balance of the Edwards correspondence: two covers by Henry (Ethelbert) Edwards, 1904 & 1912, both unsigned, and a ½d postal card by E. Henry Edwards signed "E.H.E"; all with pen & ink drawings, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Great Britain, 1883 Hand Illustrated Cover. Featuring A Gentleman with an Axe, Wearing a Top Hat and Sitting on a Tree Stump, franked with a 1d lilac tied by a London duplex; minor toning, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $75 - 100. Est. $75-100 (Image)

Est. $75-100

Great Britain, 1884 Hand Illustrated & Colored Cover. Skillfully rendered pen & watercolor design showing Man with Pipe Painting Ornamental Canvas with address & stamp incorporated in canvas, on oversized cover franked with petite cut 1d lilac tied by Ipswich duplex postmark; some tone spots, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Great Britain, 1884 Hand Illustrated Cover. Featuring Two Gentlemen Offering a Humorous Explanation of a Statue of Hercules with a Discus, franked with a 1d lilac tied by a Clifton duplex, includes a three-page letter mentioning the drawing as well as local goings-on including "Oscar Wildisms", Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Great Britain, 1884 Hand Illustrated Covers. group of ten covers by the same artist featuring a number of subjects portrayed in skillfully rendered pen & ink drawings, all addressed in a humorous fashion to one Jack Archbold of Fratton, Portsmouth; all but one (a 1d stamped envelope) are franked with a 1d lilac tied by various London S.W. duplexes between March and November of 1884, some minor toning or edge wear, a F.-V.F. and very attractive group.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

Great Britain, 1886 Hand Illustrated Cover. Pen & brown ink drawing by E. Henry Edwards of a Millman Street, Bedford Row in London, signed by "E:H:E:Jan:'86:"; franked with a 1d lilac tied by a Weston-Super-Mare cds, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Great Britain, 1887 Hand Illustrated Cover. Pen & ink drawing by E. Henry Edwards of an Old Boot Lying on its Side with the Address in a Plaque on the Sole, it bears the caption "I said I would address myself to you upon this day and upon my sole I have done so"; franked with a 1d lilac tied by Weston-Super-Mare cds's, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Great Britain, 1887-93 Hand Illustrated Covers. two covers with pen & ink borders by E. Henry Edwards, one floral, the other abstract, each franked with a 1d lilac, the former tied by a Bristol squared circle, the latter, which has some edge tears, by a Weston-Super-Mare duplex, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

Great Britain, 1889-92 Hand Illustrated Cover Fronts. Five fronts from the Miss W.A. Smith correspondence; includes three Male Caricatures with man in tall hat, man with case & umbrella running and man with ad board incorporating address, other designs including Dragon with Banner and Electric Wire scene, all franked with 1d lilac tied by London postmarks; some with reinforced flaws, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Great Britain, 1889 Hand Illustrated Cover. Pen drawing of Various Male & Female Caricatures on front and reverse of cover by illustrator George Cruickshank, franked with 1d lilac tied by London duplex postmark, Very Fine, ex-Giamporcaro.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

Great Britain, 1891 Hand Illustrated Cover. Featuring an ink wash drawing of a Cat & Dog "Face-Off", franked with a 1d lilac tied by a London squared circle, Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

Great Britain, 1891-92 The Sargent Correspondence. Group of 23 illustrated cover fronts, all about 4½" x 3½", addressed to a Miss Sargent in Bristol; nine are pen & ink, the rest watercolor including some quite elaborate and primarily quite skillfully done. Most are franked with a 1d lilac and all are postmarked Cardiff; a few are trimmed into the stamp and there is a bit of toning and such, accompanied by a 9x11½" photograph of a young girl purportedly the same Miss A.W. Sargent, but generally a F.-V.F. and attractive group.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Great Britain, 1892 Hand Illustrated Letter Card. A 1d letter card with a pen & ink drawing of an Old Soldier and His Dog Holding a Card bearing the address, the inside is completely covered with a cartoon scene of "London in Venice"; canceled London, Fine and most unusual.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Great Britain, 1893-94 Hand Illustrated Covers. two covers by the same artist to the same address featuring somewhat crude watercolor scenes, one with a pen & ink drawing of "The Electric Light from the Clock-Tower of the Houses of Parliament" enclosed; each franked with a 1d lilac tied by Huntingdon squared circles, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Great Britain, 1893 Hand Illustrated Cover. Featuring an elaborate pen & ink drawing of an Illuminated "S" with Vignettes of a Young Boy Reading on the Steps of a Building and a View of London Across the Thames, franked with a 1d lilac tied by a Douglas, Isle of Man squared circle, some light aging, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Great Britain, 1895 Hand Illustrated Cover. Featuring a Medieval Rider on Horseback Blowing a Horn skillfully executed in pen & ink by A. Carson, signed "A.C., 95", franked with 1d lilac tied by a London cds; minor edge toning, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Great Britain, 1895 Hand Illustrated Cover Front. A watercolor drawing by A. Carson depicting a Retired Soldier Expounding on the Advantages of Military Life To Older Couple, a sign in the background lists those advantages including "Good Food, Good Clothing, Nothing to do…", signed "A.C., 95", franked with 1d lilac tied by a London cds; minor edge toning, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150