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.
Auction # 56 - THE WESTPEX SALE
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Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 56 - THE WESTPEX SALE
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Lot #1 - British Commonwealth great britain - illustrated covers
Lot #2 - British Commonwealth great britain - illustrated covers
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.
Lot #3 - British Commonwealth great britain - illustrated covers
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.
Lot #4 - British Commonwealth great britain - illustrated covers
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.
Lot #5 - British Commonwealth great britain - illustrated covers
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.
Lot #6 - British Commonwealth great britain - illustrated covers
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.
Lot #7 - British Commonwealth great britain - illustrated covers
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.
Lot #8 - British Commonwealth great britain - illustrated covers
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.
Lot #9 - British Commonwealth great britain - illustrated covers
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.
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Lot #10 - British Commonwealth great britain - illustrated covers
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.
Lot #11 - British Commonwealth great britain - illustrated covers
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.
Lot #12 - British Commonwealth great britain - illustrated covers
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.
Lot #13 - British Commonwealth great britain - illustrated covers
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.
Lot #14 - British Commonwealth great britain - regular issues
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.
Lot #15 - British Commonwealth great britain - regular issues
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 ($570).
Catalog value: SG £350 ($570)
Lot #16 - British Commonwealth great britain - regular issues
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.
Lot #17 - British Commonwealth great britain - regular issues
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.
Catalog value: Scott $1,645
Lot #18 - British Commonwealth great britain - regular issues
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 ($6,070).
Catalog value: SG £3,750 ($6,070)
Lot #19 - British Commonwealth great britain - regular issues
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 ($1,160).
Catalog value: SG £714 ($1,160)
Lot #20 - British Commonwealth great britain - regular issues
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 ($1,160).
Catalog value: SG £714 ($1,160)
Lot #21 - British Commonwealth great britain - regular issues
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 ($1,070).
Catalog value: SG £659 ($1,070)
Lot #22 - British Commonwealth australian states to british east africa
New South Wales, 1888, N.S.W. Centenary, 20s cobalt blue. Watermarked "5/-", full o.g., nicely centered, bold color, Very Fine. Scott No. 86 $600.
SG No. 262; £500 ($810).
Catalog value: SG £500 ($810)
Lot #23 - British Commonwealth australian states to british east africa
Queensland, 1866, Recovered from Robbed Mail (From Taroom). Magenta manuscript notation on reverse of legal size O.H.M.S. cover to the superintendent of telegraphes in Brisbane, with "Electric Telegraph Station, Taroon 11th Jany 1866" at lower left and "Vouchers" notation above, franked with 1865, 2d blue strip of four tied by "152" barred oval handstamps, reverse with "Taroon, Ja 11, 1866" origin cds, additional pencil "Recovered...
Lot #24 - British Commonwealth australian states to british east africa
South Australia, 1908, 1d carmine on white, Commemorative for Visit of American Fleet. Multicolor design showing white fleet ship and the Australian and American great seals with draped flags, original Nov. 20th 1940 letter from S.P. bond to Mr. Roosevelt offering it for his collection; each with Harmer's From the FDR Collection handstamp; tiny pinhole in each corner, otherwise Very Fine and scarce card, ex-F.D. Roosevelt....
Lot #25 - British Commonwealth australian states to british east africa
Tasmania, 1855, "Van Dieman's Land", 4d deep blue, imperf. Large Star watermark, full o.g., margins large to slight in at lower right, strong color, F.-V.F., a lovely example of this scarce mint stamp. Scott No. 6 $3,250.
SG No. 17; £3,750 ($6,070).
Catalog value: SG £3,750 ($6,070)
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