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The Louis Grunin Collection of Illustrated Covers continued...

Illustrated Advertising Covers
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1595 c Mr. Albert Smiths Overland Mail.> Three-panel design, bearing Great Britain 1p Red on Bluish tied by 134 in barred oval handstamp, red AU 20, 1851 circular datestamp to Workington, with additional small design on top flap, also with original encMr. Albert Smith's Overland Mail. Three-panel design, bearing Great Britain 1p Red on Bluish tied by "134" in barred oval handstamp, red "AU 20, 1851" circular datestamp to Workington, with additional small design on top flap, also with original enclosure with same illustration and written and signed by Albert Smith, enclosure with small pieces out at corners (signature affected), some cover wear incl. tear at top right, otherwise Very Fine, especially desirable with the enclosure written by Albert Smith, the colorful Albert Smith performed before large audiences by telling exaggerated tales of his travels to the Near East while a moving panorama screen appeared in the background - a brief biography is contained in British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century (pp. 316-317), the Albert Smith three-panel covers are scarce and generally prepaid without stamps. (Image)

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 E. 300-400

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
1596 c Mr. Albert Smiths Overland Mail.> Three-panel design with additional design on top flap, addressed to East St. Helens but with no postal markings as is usually the case, some slight wear, Very FineMr. Albert Smith's Overland Mail. Three-panel design with additional design on top flap, addressed to East St. Helens but with no postal markings as is usually the case, some slight wear, Very Fine (Image)

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 E. 200-300

SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction
1597 c Air Post.> Wonderful engraved design of a bird carrying a letter in its beak, bearing Great Britain 1p Red tied by barred oval, Bristol MY 20, 1869 circular datestamp to Tetbury, receiving backstamp, some slight wear, Very Fine, <reportedly unique,Air Post. Wonderful engraved design of a bird carrying a letter in its beak, bearing Great Britain 1p Red tied by barred oval, "Bristol MY 20, 1869" circular datestamp to Tetbury, receiving backstamp, some slight wear, Very Fine, reportedly unique, ex Hahn and illustrated in British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century by Bodily, Jarvis and Hahn on p. 262, the authors note that although the Mulready is the first "envelope on envelope" design, this is the first envelope with stamp on envelope with stamp design (Image)

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 E. 300-400

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
1598 c Asylum.> Fantastic design for Benefit Societies Asylum on inside of <1p Mulready,> A250, from London to Surrey, skillfully cut down around deckled edge of design, small repair at side, otherwise Very Fine, a scarce advertising design inside a MulreaAsylum. Fantastic design for Benefit Societies' Asylum on inside of 1p Mulready, A250, from London to Surrey, skillfully cut down around deckled edge of design, small repair at side, otherwise Very Fine, a scarce advertising design inside a Mulready (Image)

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 E. 300-400

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
1599 c God Save the Queen.> Elaborate design in green with frame for stamp, bearing 1p Red on Bluish tied by 29 in elongated barred oval to Cork, red MY 28, 1852 and receiving backstamps, trivial wear, Very Fine, this is <the only recorded used exampleGod Save the Queen. Elaborate design in green with frame for stamp, bearing 1p Red on Bluish tied by "29" in elongated barred oval to Cork, red "MY 28, 1852" and receiving backstamps, trivial wear, Very Fine, this is the only recorded used example of this design, also accompanied by an unused example in blue which is a trial color (Image)

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 E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
1600 c Phonography.> Cover with A. Steele & Co. of Glasgow imprint, bearing two Great Britain 1p Red tied by Bridlington MY 27, 1868 circular datestamps to Malton, Very Fine, desirable advertising coverPhonography. Cover with A. Steele & Co. of Glasgow imprint, bearing two Great Britain 1p Red tied by "Bridlington MY 27, 1868" circular datestamps to Malton, Very Fine, desirable advertising cover (Image)

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 E. 500-750

SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction
1601 c Poaching.> Unused lettersheet (possibly a proof) for anti-poaching, depicting a gamekeeper on a horse with dogs chasing a poacher up a tree, sign at right where stamp is intended to be placed with second design showing another poaching scene with StPoaching. Unused lettersheet (possibly a proof) for anti-poaching, depicting a gamekeeper on a horse with dogs chasing a poacher up a tree, sign at right where stamp is intended to be placed with second design showing another poaching scene with "Steel trap spring guns are set", minor edgewear, Very Fine example of this unrecorded design, 1838 papermaker's watermark (Image)

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 E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
1602 c Post Magazine.> Letter portion datelined in Picadilly on 24 May 1845 and with publication date for Post Magazine of Dec. 21, 1844, addressed to Tralee in Ireland, bearing vertical pair of 1p Blue (SG 14) tied by numeral diamond cancels, red MY 24, 18Post Magazine. Letter portion datelined in Picadilly on 24 May 1845 and with publication date for Post Magazine of Dec. 21, 1844, addressed to Tralee in Ireland, bearing vertical pair of 1p Blue (SG 14) tied by numeral diamond cancels, red MY 24, 1845" origin, Dublin and receiving backstamps, also with red "Vigo Lane" straightline handstamp, some slight edgewear incl. sealed tear at top not mentioned on accompanying certificate, Very Fine, very scarce usage, in British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century by Bodily, Jarvis and Hahn the authors note on p. 287 that "publication appears to have ceased by early 1841 but for some years afterwards the ready stamped magazines were used purely for correspondence purposes", the example offered here with the publication dated in 1844 is important as it extends the known printing dates of the magazine, with 2004 B.P.A. certificate (Image)

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 E. 1,000-1,500

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
1603 c Propaganda.> Paton & Love of Glasgow imprint at lower left, elaborate design depicting beehive of activity and slogan at right The world is our country, all men are our brethren & to do good is our religion, red New York 25 Sep. 5cts integral-ratePropaganda. Paton & Love of Glasgow imprint at lower left, elaborate design depicting beehive of activity and slogan at right "The world is our country, all men are our brethren & to do good is our religion", red New York 25 Sep. 5cts" integral-rate circular datestamp and used within the U.S., small sealed tear at upper right, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, desirable used within the U.S., we do not know whether this originated in the U.S. was or carried privately to New York where it entered the mails (Image)

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 E. 500-750

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
1604 c Tom Thumb.> The Original and Celebrated American General Tom Thumb, blue on white pictorial envelope depicting various images of P. T. Barnums most famous act, bearing Great Britain 1p Red tied by 383 in barred oval and Hull JY 7, 1858 oval daTom Thumb. "The Original and Celebrated American General Tom Thumb", blue on white pictorial envelope depicting various images of P. T. Barnum's most famous act, bearing Great Britain 1p Red tied by "383" in barred oval and "Hull JY 7, 1858" oval datestamp to London, Very Fine, rare circus design used both in the United States and Europe as Barnum toured with his famous circus (Image)

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 E. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
1605 c French Pictorial Envelopes.> A set of fourteen unused envelopes with different designs by Theodore Maurisset, published by dAubert & Cie, includes <<Premiere Cinema, Les Bulles, Partie de Plaisir, Un couq de vent, La Post Aux Lettres, Les Fumeurs,French Pictorial Envelopes. A "set" of fourteen unused envelopes with different designs by Theodore Maurisset, published by d'Aubert & Cie, includes Premiere Cinema, Les Bulles, Partie de Plaisir, Un couq de vent, La Post Aux Lettres, Les Fumeurs, La Ronde Dansante, Le Theatre, Le Cabinet Noir, L'Auberge' ou Un Cheveux Dans La Soupe, La Lettre, Les Dictons, L'Academie de Musique and La Soiree, first two with minor faint toning, otherwise an Extremely Fine set, these brilliant and skillfully executed envelopes are extremely rare in any form, used or unused, and this group is one of the largest of its kind, ex Giamporcaro (Image)

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 E. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction

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