Lot 10440 – 1881 A brief
Lot 10440 – 1881 A brief
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-81 Provisional Issue and 1881 1d Lilac
Price realised
1’400 GBP
Estimate
2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Auction date
Wed 4 Oct 2023 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1881 CONFIDENTIAL. “A Brief Description of Thos. De La Rue & Co’s, Fugitive and Doubly Fugitive Adhesive stamp Printing Inks” leaflet including a full explanation (simply put, fugitive inks showed fugitivity to solvents and doubly fugitive to water-based solvents) including appendix pages A and B showing stamps and annotated treatments to remove cancels; the pages now separated though all present; very rare. Catalogue ref: S.G. 172 var, 192 var
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