Lot 80198 – 1880ca. Watermarked paper in the form of an envelope front, 140x89mm, showing script address and “stamp”
Lot 80198 – 1880ca. Watermarked paper in the form of an envelope front, 140x89mm, showing script address and “stamp”
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-81 Provisional Issue and 1881 1d Lilac
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Auction date
Fri 4 Dec 2020 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1880ca. Watermarked paper in the form of an envelope front, 140x89mm, showing script address “T. J Marshall & Co, Dandy Roll Makers, Stoke Newington, London”, with stamp in the corner in the shape of an 1881 1d lilac, most unusualNote: The invention of the “dandy roll” is attributed to John Marshall of the firm T. J. Marshall of London
Catalogue ref: SG 172
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