Lot 71285 – 4a blue and red on yellowish paper with “Coat of Arms” sideways watermark, Head die III, Frame die II

4a blue and red on yellowish paper with “Coat of Arms” sideways watermark, Head die III, Frame die II, some toning, fine and unique example, a rarity of the 1854 essays and reprints, not recorded in any literature and therefore a must-have for an 1854 exhibition collection, cert. BPA (2012) which states that it is “related to Spence 4 (incorrectly dated by Spence as 1854) and Spence 33 of 1891”.