Lot 50000 – 1839 1d Charles Whiting “Treasury Essay”, embossed oval postage stamp essay in red
Lot 50000 – 1839 1d Charles Whiting “Treasury Essay”, embossed oval postage stamp essay in red
Great Britain » 1839 Treasury Competition
Price realised
400 GBP
Estimate
400 – 600 GBP
Auction date
Fri 13 Dec 2019 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1839 1d Charles Whiting “Treasury Essay”, embossed oval postage stamp essay in red with” V (Crown) R / POST OFFICE / 1D / HALF OZ” in centre, printed on thin gummed white paper, just touched at top, a very attractive and scarce essay in this colour, much scarcer than the blue and albino versions normally seen that are later reprints
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