cover Hume: Comic envelope no. 1, "Britannia seated on egg", state 4b, addressed to Lincolns Inn in London, bearing 1841 1d. cancelled by neat black Maltese Cross and the envelope showing additional strike in centre, "BEDFORD" c.d.s. of 1 July 1841 on reverse; light overall toning, central crease and small perimeter faults. This is the only recorded used example of state 4b listed in British Pictorial Envelopes and is illustrated on page 88. Photo