Lot 50005 – 1839 Treasury Competition Essays: Anonymous, attributed to James Bogardus showing a hand drawn numeral in pen and ink “1” in the centre of a red border

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Stamp of Great Britain » 1839 Treasury Competition 1839 Treasury Competition Essays: Anonymous, attributed to James Bogardus showing a hand drawn numeral in pen and ink "1" in the centre of a red border
Stamp of Great Britain » 1839 Treasury Competition 1839 Treasury Competition Essays: Anonymous, attributed to James Bogardus showing a hand drawn numeral in pen and ink "1" in the centre of a red border
Stamp of Great Britain » 1839 Treasury Competition 1839 Treasury Competition Essays: Anonymous, attributed to James Bogardus showing a hand drawn numeral in pen and ink "1" in the centre of a red border

Lot 50005 – 1839 Treasury Competition Essays: Anonymous, attributed to James Bogardus showing a hand drawn numeral in pen and ink “1” in the centre of a red border

Great Britain » 1839 Treasury Competition
Price realised
5’000 GBP
Estimate
1’500 – 1’800 GBP
Auction date
Thu 20 Jun 2024 at 10:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1839 Treasury Competition Essays: Anonymous, attributed to James Bogardus who was one of the joint winners of the Treasury Competition, showing a hand drawn numeral in pen and ink “1” in the centre of a red border and bearing the legend below ” 1/2 oz./Penny” in manuscript; fine and very rare.

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