Sale 54: The Winter Auction

Lot 1069    

Great Britain, (Anti-Slavery) All Things Whatsoever Ye Would That Men Should Do Unto You, Do You So Unto Them, allover J. Valentine design (state 1) depicting scenes in Stove's Uncle Tom's Cabin with verses in ribbons separating panels, on reverse of cover to Unst, franked with 1841, 1d red brown tied by "233" barred handstamp, reverse with green "Lerwick, Ja 23, 1854" boxed origin date stamp; minor cover edge spots, Very Fine, an attractive example of this rare anti-slavery movement design used in Scotland, ex Salzer.
SG No. 8    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stove, on behalf of the anti-slavery movement, toured England and Scotland in 1853 and is known to have met with Elihu Burritt during her visit. It is possible that she had also met with Valentine as well.

Realized: $1,300

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Lot 1070    

Great Britain, (Anti-Slavery) All Things Whatsoever Ye Would That Men Should Do Unto You, Do You So Unto Them, allover J. Valentine design (state 1) depicting scenes in Stove's Uncle Tom's Cabin with verses in ribbons separating panels, forget-me-not at center, on reverse of registered cover to London, franked with 3d rose tied by Glasgow, Fe 5, 70 cds and barred numeral duplex; cover missing stamp, otherwise Fine, still a rare used design.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $475

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Lot 1071    

Great Britain, (Anti-Slavery) Thus Spake Britannia, Empress of the Sea, They Chains Are Broken, Africa, Be Free, John Marshall design (first type and state) on blue cover, franked with 1854, 1d red brown (scissor separated) tied by "Leeds, 22 Jy, 1854" cds and "447" barred oval duplex, reverse with blue "Doncaster, Jy 23, 1854" receiving backstamp, Very Fine, a wonderful example of this rare and beautiful design.
SG No. 17    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $2,200

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Lot 1072    

Great Britain, (Ocean Penny Postage) Ocean Penny Postage, the Schrader design showing shorter banner and imprint at lower left (state 4), on cover franked with 1854, 1d red brown tied by "251" barred oval handstamp, reverse with clear blue "St. German, Sp 28, 1857" origin and Liskeard receiving cds's, Extremely Fine, a magnificent example of this very rare Ocean Penny Postage design.
SG No. 17    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

According to "British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century" by Bodily, Jarvis & Hahn, this design is the rarest of the series with only a very few being recorded.

Realized: $2,500

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Lot 1073    

Great Britain, (Ocean Penny Postage) Ocean Penny Postage, Races of Mankind design with Mitchell imprint and pink embossed hand-in-hand seal of the Brotherhood on backflap (state 1), on cover franked with 1841, 1d red brown tied by "38" barred oval handstamp, reverse with brown "Aylesbury, My 3, 1853" origin and Sheffield receiving cds's, Very Fine.
SG No. 8    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,600

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Lot 1074    

Great Britain, (Ocean Penny Postage) Ocean Penny Postage, Britain! Bestow This Boon, and Be in Blessing Blest, allover Myer's & Co. design (state 2), on cover franked with 1841, 1d red brown tied by "907" barred oval handstamp, reverse with blue "Woodbridge, Sp 17, 1852" cds and front with Beccles receiving cds; cover with light edge wear at top and small sealed internal hole at right, otherwise Very Fine.
SG No. 8    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $1,300

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Lot 1075 ()   

Great Britain, (Ocean Penny Postage) Ocean Penny Postage, Britain! Bestow This Boon, and Be in Blessing Blest, allover Myer's & Co. design on cover front addressed to Windsor, franked with 1d red tied by "Brighton, Ju 8, 63" cds and barred numeral duplex, Very Fine.
Estimate    $75 - 100.

Realized: $220

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Lot 1076    

Great Britain, (Ocean Penny Postage) The World Awaits Great Britain's Greatest Gift, An Ocean Penny Postage, Charles Gilpin allover design (state 2) with blue embossed hand-in-hand seal of the Brotherhood on backflap, on cover franked with 1841, 1d red brown tied by "28" barred oval handstamp, reverse with red "London My 20, 1850" origin and blue Dover receiving cds's; slight cover wear and tear in backflap affecting seal, otherwise Very Fine. SG No. 8.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,800

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Lot 1077    

Great Britain, (Ocean Penny Postage) The World Awaits Great Britain's Greatest Gift, An Ocean Penny Postage, Charles Gilpin allover design (state 2), on cover with "Liverpool, Jy 30, 1852" cds and "2" rate handstamp, reverse with blue Evesham receiving date stamp; repaired corner and edge wear, Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $300

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Lot 1078

Great Britain, (Ocean Penny Postage) Ocean Penny Postage, The Worlds Want and Britains Boon, Bradshaw & Blacklock design with verse at bottom, on 1851 signed lettersheet from social reform activist Elihu Burritt to a newspaper editor…May we ask you to promote the movement for an Ocean Penny Post by inserting the enclosed paragraph, with news clipping on Burritt affixed at lower left, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $1,000

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