JOHN LEECH HAND-COLOURED PAGE-SIZE PRINTS FROM SURTEES "SPORTING TOUR"; Fine and attractive c1850/2 pair of hand-coloured comic prints by John Leech (famous for his Mulready caricature) showing how his style had matured as a book illustrator during the 1840s; from R.S. Surtees' "Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour"; "Mr. Jorrocks's Bath" & "Discovery of Guido Fawkes by Suffolk & Monteagle", with "J. Leech" and "John Leech" imprints respectively. Ideal for mounting on album pages (each c.17/13cms.). [From the same set as the other 4 in Cavendish's Sept. 2018 auction; lot 1044, realised £420 + BP.] (2 prints)Cross Reference: PICTORIALS, PRINTED (Image)

TRIO OF SOUTHGATE CARICATURES: Fine unused Deraedemaeker reprints of Southgate envelopes Nos. 1, 5 & 6. Printed in black on off-white paper. (3) (Image)

VALENTINE'S UNISSUED 'PEACE' ENVELOPE - unused env. in black, plus a print in blue on card without the imprint at base. (2) (Image)

VALENTINES/MYERS OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE, ANTI-SLAVERY, ETC: Group of 4 unused 'blue paper' envelopes incl. 3 x Valentines types - Ocean Penny Postage, Temperance & Anti-Slavery. Also Myers Ocean Penny Postage. All envelopes in v.fine condition. (4) (Image)