154. 1d MULREADY ENVELOPE USED MAY 6th 1840 - FIRST DAY OF ISSUE. A good used example (Stereo A149), Kingston to Farnham vertical crease and other imperfections including repaired tears, cancelled superb red M.C. with 'T.P/Petersham' receiver in red and clearly backstamped Kingston MY/6/1840. Listed in Jackson. In fine condition cat. £12,000.00. (*) (Ref 58387) £3500.00

155. 1d MULREADY/MAY DATE/HAMPSHIRE. A good Mulready envelope, Stereo A158, dated within May 12th 1840 cancelled red-brown M.C. and Southampton datestamp on front MY/12/1840. On reverse wax seal removed and clear London datestamp 13/MY/1840. (*) (Ref 57699) £400.00

156. MULREADY ENVELOPE USED MAY 18TH 1840. A fine to very fine example (Stereo A178) from Birmingham addressed to Manchester College, York cancelled very fine red M.C. with very clear Birmingham backstamp MY/18/1840. Very clean and attractive usage. (*) (Ref 58330) £550.00

157. 2d MULREADY ENVELOPE USED TO KENT. A good to fine used example, some soiling on reverse flap, Kilmarnock to Canterbury cancelled light strike of red M.C. and backstamped Canterbury AU/17/1840 and boxed number '1' receiving house handstamp presumably under the Canterbury penny post. (*) (Ref 58407) £750.00

158. 1840 1d Mulready front to Ormskirk dated Sept 29th 1840 cancelled red-orange M.C. with 1d black affixed at lower left cancelled M.C. in similar shade but which does not belong. (*) (Ref 58392) £375.00

159. MULREADY UPRATED WITH 1d BLACK. A fine 1d Mulready envelope (Stereo A174) Brighton to London with four margined 1d black plate 9 (SG 3) lettered PJ tied red M.C. Stamp close to good margins with additional red M.C. cancelling Britannia. Backstamped Brighton 20/12/1840. BPA cert. 47453. Cat. £8000.00. (*) (Ref 58327) £4750.00

160. MULREADY WITH PREPRINTED ADDRESS PANEL. Front with printed address to 'The Secretary of Bannatyne Club, Signet Library, Edinburgh' from London and cancelled black M.C. and 'T.P/Pall Mall' handstamp on front. Some faults but most unusual & with three additional imprint impressions of the address. We have seen very few of these & all have been fronts. (*) (Ref 54931) £250.00

161. 1d Mulready envelope SENT THROUGH THE MAIL BUT WITHOUTH CANCELLATION ON FRONT. A good example (Stereo A143) from Brighton to Stockton, backstamped Brighton JU/5/1841, also three London backstamps and Stockton receiver JU/6/1841 BUT without cancellation and very unusual as such. (*) (Ref 58399) £475.00

162. 1d Mulready wrapper London to Stamford with Economic Life advert (Spec. MA111a), some soiling and other imperfections, cancelled very fine black M.C. with 1d red affixed cancelled black M.C. which is not tied and probably does not belong. Backstamped London FE/20/1843 and Stamford FE/21/1843. (*) (Ref 58403) £250.00

163. MULREADY WRAPPER/NUMBER '8' IN MALTESE CROSS/ADVERTISEMENT. A good used wrapper (Stereo A251) London to Ashford with very fine strike of the London number '8' in M.C. backstamped 28/AP/1843. Within is a fine example of the 'John Besemeres & Sons' advert with 'list of articles ....' and imprint 'Every garment is kept ...' (Spec. MA410b). Rare usage. (*) (Ref 58328) £1500.00

164. MULREADY/LONDON NUMBER '10' IN MALTESE CROSS. A good 1d wrapper (Stereo A6) London to Leith. Britannia cancelled very fine strike of the number '10' in M.C. Filing fold just affects but a rare usage. Backstamped 11/NO/1843. Within fine example of the 'Samuel Hanson' advert (MA 431b). Rare usage. (*) (Ref 58329) £1600.00

165. MULREADY WRAPPER/NUMBER '4' IN MALTESE CROSS. A very fine example (Stereo A19), small surface rubs, from Boro Bank to London & County Banking Co. Hadham(?) cancelled superb strike of the London number '4' in M.C. Backstamped NO/30/1843. Exhibition quality. (*) (Ref 58331) £1750.00

166. 2d Mulready lettersheet (Stereo a90). An unused example, slight soiling. (*) (Ref 58411) £95.00

167. 1844 2d Mulready envelope (Stereo a201) with rear flap evidently replaced before posting and some strengthening from London to Norwich cancelled London number '10' Inland Office and 'R.L' handstamp in black advising that the letter was to be handed to a letter carrier for local delivery. 'RL' - Ride Letter. Backstamped NO/25/1844. Unusual. (*) (Ref 58409) £575.00

168. 'DETROIT FREE PRESS'. A very fine example of this printed envelope from the US based upon the Mulready design and used in the UK with 1d lilac tied London Squared Circle JU/9/92 addressed to Co. Durham. Backstamped Newcastle JU/10/92. Attractive and very scarce. Ex. Shaida. (*) (Ref 58292) £275.00

169. MULREADY FACSIMILE. A very fine printed card with excellent reproduction of the original design sent registered mail from Manchester to Switzerland with KGVI 2½d and 3d photogravures cancelled 'Registered-Manchester' 17/SP/36. Unusual. (*) (Ref 58293) £135.00

170. SPOONER CARICATURE NUMBER '1'. A fine unused original example, light fold at top, showing scenes of courtship and flirtation. (*) (Ref 57664) £250.00

171. SPOONER CARICATURE NUMBER '4'. A fine original example with Britannia writing away with the inscription 'For we'r all writing write write writing'. (*) (Ref 57666) £275.00

172. ANELAY OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE ENVELOPE. A good unused example of the Deraedemaeker reprint in blue depicting steamship at left with inscription 'The World awaits Great Britain's greatest gift/an Ocean Penny Postage/to make home everywhere and all nations neighbours'. Slight soiling at top. (*) (Ref 48245) £55.00

173. TRANSATLANTIC USAGE OF OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE ENVELOPE by Valentine State I. A good used example from Oxford to Michigan prepaid '1/-' in cash with Oxford datestamp JA/27/1851 at upper right and US arrival handstamp. On reverse Liverpool handstamps - slight toning but a rare usage. (*) (Ref 58420) £1400.00

174. ILLUSTRATED CARD. 1902 printed card Shoreham, Sussex to Chester with fine printed invite with illustration of a Grenadier with drum and a trumpeter 'Bring the whole Regiment let em all come'. Unusual. (*) (Ref 58278) £75.00