Sale 1037 — United States and Foreign Stamps and Covers
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 10-14 December, 2012
Category — Great Britain: Caricatures and Illustrated Covers
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2971
GREAT BRITAIN, Blessed are the Peacemakers. Larger of the two design sizes depicting dove with olive branch, Charles Gilpin imprint at lower left and "No. 3" at upper left, bearing Great Britain 1p Red tied by "518" in barred oval handstamp, to Alton, "Marlow JU 25, 1852, transit and receiving backstamps, some slight edgewear, Very Fine, rare with the imprint which is unlisted in the British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century book
E. 200-300
1,300