Sale 47: The Westpex Sale

Lot 2357    

Great Britain, 1902 Hand-illustrated illustrated cover, fine pen & ink drawing of the "Ghost of Galen (at Cottage Door)", dated 21.7.1902 and said to have been drawn by Arthur Fredericks; franked with two ½d Edwards tied by London "AS 21" duplex; minor opening tear and tone spots, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $120

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Lot 2358    

Great Britain, 1859-63 Hand-illustrated cover and two fronts, skillfully rendered ink wash drawings by the same artist, the cover and one of the fronts feature Lions, the other front a Schoolroom Scene, the full cover is signed "B.H." and attributed to fine artist Benjamin Herring, Jr.; franked with 1857 1d stamps and sent from London to Tonbridge Wells, Very Fine.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $900

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Lot 2359    

Great Britain, 1892 Hand-illustrated cover, featuring a pen & ink drawing of a well-dressed duck wearing a monocle reading a sign that bears the address, signed "H. Mason", franked with a 1d lilac tied by a South Lambeth duplex, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $180

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Lot 2360    

Great Britain, 1894 Hand-illustrated cover, a watercolor by G. Smith featuring "The Queen of Hearts", a woman wearing a belt made up of heart-shaped portraits of men, franked with a previously used 1d lilac tied by a London cds, the cover should have been treated as unpaid and charged postage due, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $400

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Lot 2361    

Great Britain, 1894 Hand-illustrated cover, a watercolor by G. Smith featuring a Drunken Gentleman Clinging to a Lamp Post and Holding a Sign which Bears the Caption, "When I'm Drunk Or Lost: Take Me Home To:" followed by the address, franked with a previously used 1d lilac tied by a London cds, the cover should have been treated as unpaid and charged postage due, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $575

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Lot 2362    

Great Britain, 1895 Hand-illustrated cover, a watercolor by S. Smith featuring a man lying the grass smoking a cigar on a hill overlooking the sea and being observed by a rabbit, two signs incorporating the address and the stamp, a 1d lilac tied by a Hastings Station cds, flap torn, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $475

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Lot 2363    

Great Britain, 1896 Hand-illustrated cover, a humorous all-over watercolor by S. Smith depicting a policeman coming across two men changing a signpost, with bears both the address and the stamp, franked with 1d lilac tied by a Finsbury Park cds, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $425

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