Fores's comic envelopes [graphic].Leech, John, 1817-1864, printmaker[1840]engLetter sheet, a parody on new stationary designed for the Post Office by William Mulready; Britannia seated at centre, despatching postmen to different parts of the World; a lion standing at her feet, with letters hanging from his tail, and a monkey seated on his back; in foreground at left and right, postmen on horseback, riding at high speed. One of a series if prints published by Messers. Fores that parodies the infamous Mulready stationary released by the British Post Office in 1840; each of the prints is numbered and centers on a different theme, e.g. Fores's military envelope, Fores's hunting envelope, Fores's comic envelopes, Fores's alderman envelopes, etcTitle, imprint, printmaker, printer and date from British Museum catalgoue."No. 1."Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed within design with loss of imprint statement and title.