Great Britain SG 172 Cover 1894 hand painted Lawrence envelope to Bermondsey new-edition Two very fine used examples

Two very fine used examples on small piece lettered QA and RA

Very scarce so fine

showing variety Split 'A' on R8/3

3c sheet with small punch hole in NW corner margin and some central splitting

showing two impressions of the surcharge setting of 30 (6x5)

Great Britain SG 172 Cover 1894 hand painted Lawrence envelope to Bermondsey new-edition Two very fine used examplesIllustrated Envelopes. 1894 (OC 12) hand painted cover to Bermondsey, Sid 'Syd' Lawrence correspondence, franked by 1881 1d lilac (die II), tied by 'LONDON S. W S. W 24' duplex with London S. E arrival backstamp for the same day. Minor toning barely detracts from this fun cover, which depicts a man with a top hat in one hand exuberantly dancing on a music hall stage. Ex Ramsay (Spink 18 May 2018, lot 74). P267000812