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Auction: 26019 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 1178

Great Britain
Mulready Caricatures and Illustrated Envelopes
c. 1840's R. W. Hume pictorial song sheet "Hurrah for the Postman, the Great Roland Hill", a half-penny song sheet in prise of Roland Hill, the Penny Post Bag No.1, with printed sketch at top depicting Post men on roller skates, with music and lyrics in praise of the newly installed Penny Post system: "...A sixty mile trip for the price o' a sang"; fine and rare

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Estimate
£500 to £700

Starting price
£500