Great Britain

**Engravings**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
1			Great Britain, Queen Victoria engraving, head and shoulders portrait based on the painting by Alfred Chalon that is featured on the first issue of New Zealand, die-proof on India, 60 x 80 mm, die-sunk on 150 x 200 mm card, remarkably fresh, Extremely Fine. A lovely piece of collateral for a collector of Queen Victoria material. Estimate $350 - 500. (Image)	Suggested Bid $350-500 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
2			Great Britain, Queen Victoria engraving, portrait of the young queen, die-proof on India, 54 x 61 mm with Toppan, Carpenter & Co. imprint, die-sunk on 138 x 206 mm card; light stains and two corner creases on card edges only that could easily be trimmed away, otherwise Very Fine. A lovely piece of collateral for a collector of Queen Victoria material. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)	Suggested Bid $150-200 SOLD for $110.00 Will close during Public Auction
3			Great Britain, British Royalty engravings, etc., two engraved portraits of Queen Victoria with printed signatures below, one engraved by J.Cochran from a painting by G. Hayer and printed by Fisher, Son & Co., London; the other unattributed; also engravings of Charles I and Charles II and miscellaneous collateral including 1897 Prince of Wales Hospital Fund 1/- & 2/6 Charity stamps and a 1940 Centenary Stamp Exhibition souvenir sheet featuring the Chalon portrait and printed by Perkins Bacon; an interesting lot. Estimate $350 - 500. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)	Suggested Bid $350-500 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction

**Autographs**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
4			Great Britain, Burritt, Elihu, 1810-1879, the Learned Blacksmith, autograph letter signed, London, 1 Dec 1851, on illustrated *Ocean Penny Postage* propaganda letterhead, to British publisher William Brown, regarding two of Burritt's articles on Ocean Penny Postage; minor toning at upper right, Very Fine and most attractive. Estimate $200 - 300 Burritt was a prominent reformer and activist, supporting such causes as anti-slavery, temperance and, most notably, world peace. He campaigned for the United Kingdom to introduce an international "ocean penny post" and reduce the cost of transatlantic postage from one shilling (12 pence) to threepence, arguing that this would increase international correspondence and trade, and, therefore universal brotherhood. He urged the use of illustrated propaganda envelopes to support the cause. (Image)	Suggested Bid $200-300 SOLD for $475.00 Will close during Public Auction
5			Great Britain, Hill, Rowland, 1795-1879, signature as Secretary to the Post Office, London, 26 Dec 1854, on partly-printed form "Particulars of Missing Letter", 8" x 12½"; sent to the Postmaster General, Washington D.C. requesting information on a letter sent from Brooklyn, N.Y. to Ireland containing "A handkerchief; a gold heart; and a pen"; sent as an enclosure, as there are no postal markings;.file folds including one vertically through signature, Fine. Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2)	Suggested Bid $500-750 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
6			Great Britain, Mulready, William, small handwritten note, about 3½"x4¾", "Your letter of the 10th shall be answered by the next post. Yours faithfully, W Mulready, Artist", datelined Indian Grove, Bayswater, 18 Sept 1855, to one B.R. Green Esqre, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)	Suggested Bid $150-200 SOLD for $140.00 Will close during Public Auction
7			Great Britain, Queen Victoria, "The Queen", bold franking signature on small linen-lined mourning envelope with intact, perfectly impressed Royal black wax seal on reverse; somewhat soiled, Fine. Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)	Suggested Bid $400-600 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
8			Great Britain, Russell, Lord John, Prime Minister, 1846-53 & 1865-66, bold franking signature, "J Russell", as member of the House of Commons, on a cover front postmarked clear red crowned circle "FREE/ 20 MY 20/ 1826", addressed "London May twenty 1826, Geo: Byrne Esqr., Cambridge. Estimate $75 - 100. (Image)	Suggested Bid $75-100 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction

**Foreign Mail**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
9			Great Britain, 1836-58, Transatlantic stampless covers, selection of eight outgoing (one to Havana, the rest to the U.S.) and two incoming, both from to the U.S., one 1836 with no postal markings, the other 1850, plus an 1858 incoming stampless cover from Italy; nice range of markings; the cover to Havana is an 1858 letter from the London Returned Letter Branch requesting payment of 2s7d postage for an unpaid letter before forwarding. Estimate $250 - 350.	Suggested Bid $250-350 SOLD for $130.00 Will close during Public Auction
10			Great Britain, 1845, incoming stampless cover from Le Havre to London, folded Le Havre Prices Current postmarked red Bureau Maritime/ Havre circular datestamp, 20 Aug, and boxed "PD", red London tombstone and "PAID SHIP LETTER/ LONDON", both 22 Aug, and boxed "FOREIGN PAID" in arc; endorsed "p Great Western foreign mail Liverpool & Southampton", manuscript 1s2d rate on reverse, Extremely Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. (Image)	Suggested Bid $100-150 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction

**Mulready Envelopes**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
11	E		Great Britain, 1837, London District Post envelope essay by John Dickinson, 1d yellow-buff on silk thread paper, cut so as to be folded into an envelope format; small, unimportant thin in center, Fine, most unusual. S.G. Spec. £950 ($1,470). Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)	Suggested Bid $400-600 SOLD for $275.00 Will close during Public Auction
12			Great Britain, 1837, London District Post letter sheet essay by John Dickinson, 2d green on silk thread paper, Fine. S.G. Spec. £1,100 ($1,700). Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)	Suggested Bid $400-600 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
13			Great Britain, 1839, "James Wyld" envelope essay by Charles Whiting, pale blue on white wove, 139x106mm; quite fresh except for a small, faint stain near the top, otherwise Very Fine, very scarce. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)	Suggested Bid $300-400 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
14		U1	Great Britain, 1840, Mulready Envelope, 1d black (Scott U1), stereo A178, cancelled with red Maltese cross, addressed to Dunham University, red "LIVERPOOL MY 6 1840 F" First Day postmark on reverse; entire with minor age wrinkling, otherwise a Very Fine usage, an extremely scarce example of the One-Penny Mulready used on the First Day of Issue. S.G. Spec. ME2. S.G. Spec. £18,000 ($27,900). Estimate $7,500 - 10,000. (Image) (Image2)	Suggested Bid $7,500-10,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
15		U1	Great Britain, 1840, Mulready Envelope, 1d black (Scott U1), stereo 172, used in Scotland from Duns to Edinburgh, canceled bold black Maltese Cross, postmarked boxed "DUNSE/ MY 6/ 1841" on reverse, along with red Edinburgh "Z - M" receiver the next day. Also on reverse is the small black wax seal of Clan Dunbar, featuring a knight in full armor beside his horse below the motto "In Promptu" (In Readiness).; minor flap tear. SG £550 ($850). S.G. Spec. ME2. Scott $525. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)	Suggested Bid $300-400 SOLD for $180.00 Will close during Public Auction
16		U3-U4	Great Britain, 1840, Mulready Letter Sheets, 1d black & 2d blue (Scott U3-U4), unused, Fine to Very Fine. SG £750 ($1,160). S.G. Spec. ME2. Scott $695. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2)	Suggested Bid $300-400 SOLD for $190.00 Will close during Public Auction
17		U3	Great Britain, 1840, Mulready Letter Sheet, 1d black (Scott U3), a rare First Day usage, canceled red Maltese Cross with "EX/ 6 MY 6/ 18(??)" circular datestamp on reverse, but with senders notation "6 May 1840" on address panel, addressed to Millbrook near Devenport, no message inside; vertical file fold, wear and breaks along folds, opened flat and professionally "silked". A more affordable example of one of the world's first First Day Covers. Scott $525. S.G. Spec. ME1. S.G. Spec. £18,000 ($27,900). Estimate $4,000 - 6,000. (Image)	Suggested Bid $4,000-6,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
18		U3	Great Britain, 1840, Mulready Letter Sheet, 1d black (Scott U3), from Southampton to Ventnor, Isle of Wight, uprated with a 1d red brown (3) paying a double rate, tied by one of two strikes neat 1844-type barred oval "2", redirected to London with bold red undated Ventnor circular postmark; Southampton postmarks (8 Mar 1844) and London receivers on reverse; thin from removal of small wax seal on reverse, Very Fine. S.G. Spec. ME1; £14,500 ($22,480). Scott $15,000. Estimate $4,000 - 6,000. (Image)	Suggested Bid $4,000-6,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
19		U3	Great Britain, 1840, Mulready Letter Sheet, 1d black (Scott U3), stereo 19, from London to Maidstone, canceled complete strike "9" in Maltese Cross, London "O" postmark on reverse, 23 Dec 1843, along with Maidstone receiver, the next day, Very Fine. S.G. Spec. ME1. S.G. Spec. £3,000 (2008) ($4,650). Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image)	Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
20		U3	Great Britain, 1840, Mulready Letter Sheet, 1d black (Scott U3), stereo 21, from Lancaster to Manchester, canceled neat upright red Maltese Cross, postmarked red Lancaster circular datestamp, 4 Jul 1840 on reverse, Very Fine. SG £500 ($780). S.G. Spec. ME1. Scott $500. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)	Suggested Bid $200-300 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction