Lot
2352 
Great Britain, 1884 Hand Illustrated & Colored Cover, skillfully rendered pen & watercolor design showing Man with Pipe Painting Ornamental Canvas with address & stamp incorporated in canvas, on oversized cover franked with petite cut 1d lilac tied by Ipswich duplex postmark; some tone spots, otherwise Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $160
Lot
2353
Great Britain, 1884 Hand Illustrated Cover, featuring Two Gentlemen Offering a Humorous Explanation of a Statue of Hercules with a Discus, franked with a 1d lilac tied by a Clifton duplex, includes a three-page letter mentioning the drawing as well as local goings-on including "Oscar Wildisms", Very Fine and attractive. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $210
Lot
2354
Great Britain, 1884 Hand Illustrated Covers, group of ten covers by the same artist featuring a number of subjects portrayed in skillfully rendered pen & ink drawings, all addressed in a humorous fashion to one Jack Archbold of Fratton, Portsmouth; all but one (a 1d stamped envelope) are franked with a 1d lilac tied by various London S.W. duplexes between March and November of 1884, some minor toning or edge wear, a F.-V.F. and very attractive group. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
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Realized: $650
Lot
2355
Great Britain, 1886 Hand Illustrated Cover, pen & brown ink drawing by E. Henry Edwards of a Millman Street, Bedford Row in London, signed by "E:H:E:Jan:'86:"; franked with a 1d lilac tied by a Weston-Super-Mare cds, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
2356
Great Britain, 1887 Hand Illustrated Cover, pen & ink drawing by E. Henry Edwards of an Old Boot Lying on its Side with the Address in a Plaque on the Sole, it bears the caption "I said I would address myself to you upon this day and upon my sole I have done so"; franked with a 1d lilac tied by Weston-Super-Mare cds's, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $160
Lot
2357
Great Britain, 1887-93 Hand Illustrated Covers, two covers with pen & ink borders by E. Henry Edwards, one floral, the other abstract, each franked with a 1d lilac, the former tied by a Bristol squared circle, the latter, which has some edge tears, by a Weston-Super-Mare duplex, F.-V.F. Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot
2358 ()
Great Britain, 1889-92 Hand Illustrated Cover Fronts, five fronts from the Miss W.A. Smith correspondence; includes three Male Caricatures with man in tall hat, man with case & umbrella running and man with ad board incorporating address, other designs including Dragon with Banner and Electric Wire scene, all franked with 1d lilac tied by London postmarks; some with reinforced flaws, F.-V.F. Estimate $300 - 400.
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Realized: $250
Lot
2359
Great Britain, 1889 Hand Illustrated Cover, pen drawing of Various Male & Female Caricatures on front and reverse of cover by illustrator George Cruickshank, franked with 1d lilac tied by London duplex postmark, Very Fine, ex-Giamporcaro. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $70
Lot
2360
Great Britain, 1891 Hand Illustrated Cover, featuring an ink wash drawing of a Cat & Dog "Face-Off", franked with a 1d lilac tied by a London squared circle, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $90
Lot
2361 ()
Great Britain, 1891-92 The Sargent Correspondence, group of 23 illustrated cover fronts, all about 4½" x 3½", addressed to a Miss Sargent in Bristol; nine are pen & ink, the rest watercolor including some quite elaborate and primarily quite skillfully done. Most are franked with a 1d lilac and all are postmarked Cardiff; a few are trimmed into the stamp and there is a bit of toning and such, accompanied by a 9x11½" photograph of a young girl purportedly the same Miss A.W. Sargent, but generally a F.-V.F. and attractive group. Estimate $500 - 750.
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Realized: $525