Description
1840 ORIGINAL SPOONER CARICATURE N0.5 WITH SCENES RELATING TO DELIVERY OF VARIOUS ITEMS. Fine ORIGINAL unused example of the 1840 Spooner Caricature No.5 in blck on white wove paper, light hoizontal crease at top. Britannia is armed for offence as well as defence and the lion is reading the new Postal Regulations. On each side are depicting humorous exchanges between people 'Waiter how long will my soup be' reply 'It's just put in the post sir'..... 'Granny cant you send Belly-aches away by the post'. and 'Have you sent my Mutton Mr Sticken.' reply 'The boy has just put it in the post Miss'. A superb caricature. (Ref 144531).
