Southgate ‘Peg-leg’ Number Three, Mulready Caricature

Southgate ‘Peg-leg’ Number Three envelope. Depicting the scenes of joy brought about by cheaper postage, plus celebrations of the naval victory over the Chinese. Very fine & unused original.

The 1840 Mulready was ridiculed by contemporaries for its overly elaborate design and many caricature envelopes were produced by publishers including Fores', Spooner, Southgate, and Menzies. Their ridicule proved so effective that it was decided to stop producing the Mulready just two months after its release.