Sale 54: The Winter Auction

Lot 1050    

Great Britain, 1862 Hand Illustrated Cover, pen drawing of Face with Top Hat incorporating address and stamp onto design, franked with 1d red tied by "London, Oc 26, 62" cds and numeral bar duplex, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $135

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Lot 1051    

Great Britain, 1865 Hand Illustrated and Colored Cover, skillfully rendered pen and ink drawing featuring Knight in Armor with monogram "HC" at left, on cover franked with 1d red tied by "London, Ju 6, 65" cds and numeral bar duplex, Very Fine, illustrated in Bodily, Jarvis & Hahn British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century (page 130), ex C. Hahn.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $425

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Lot 1052    

Great Britain, 1866 Hand-Illustrated Cover, pen & ink drawing of Bottle with "To Be Taken Immediately" Label, franked with 1d red tied by barred oval, reverse with blue Wokingham origin cds, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $75

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Lot 1053    

Great Britain, 1877 Hand Illustrated and Colored Cover, pen and watercolor design depicting Rider Thrown from Horse with "Apres Vous" (After You) caption below, franked with 1d red tied by "Brighton, De 29, 77" cds and numeral bar duplex; cover missing backflap and small repair nick at top slightly affecting postmark, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $150

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Lot 1054    

Great Britain, 1877 Hand-Illustrated Cover, pen & ink design depicting Donkey, franked with 1d red tied by barred oval handstamp, reverse with Miltown-Malba origin cds; few cover opening tears at top, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $85

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Lot 1055    

Great Britain, 1879 Hand Illustrated Cover by Kate Greenaway, legal size cover showing woman walking along path with basket, a bee, and an officer about to part company with his horse, bearing 1d red tied by "Clevedon, JY 8 '79" duplex and addressed to Sherborne, signed "KG" at lower right, F.-V.F., a rare hand illustrated cover from this fine artist.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Catherine Greenaway (1846-1901), known as Kate Greenaway, was an English children's book illustrator and writer.

Realized: $350

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Lot 1056    

Great Britain, 1880 Hand Illustrated and Colored Cover, pen and watercolor design depicting Young Lady Blowing "Elrington" Name Away, on cover franked with 1d red brown tied by "London, No 24, 80" cds, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $125

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Lot 1057    

Great Britain, 1880 Hand Illustrated and Colored Cover, skillfully rendered ink and watercolor design depicting Geese with One Holding Up Address Panel which incorporates stamp, on cover franked with 1d lilac (trimmed perfs) tied by indistinct cds; trivial cover edge tear, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $325

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Lot 1058    

Great Britain, 1884 Hand Illustrated and Colored Cover, allover ink and crayon design depicting Women Waving to Boat at Sea, on cover franked with 1d lilac tied by "Farnborough, Hants, Sp 13, 84" cds and numeral bar duplex; stamp with some short perfs from cover overlap, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $80

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Lot 1059    

Great Britain, 1888 Hand Illustrated Cover, skillfully rendered design depicting Horse Drawn Cab with passenger pointing to artist "W.W.H." return address, on cover franked with 1d lilac tied by "London N.W., Fe 10, 88" cds, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $180

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