Auction: 12015 - The Chartwell Collection - GB Line Engra
Lot: 16
Great BritainPre-Stamp Essays1839 Treasury Competition EssaysCharles F. Whiting: Embossed heads of Victoria and Albert in plain white relief on a circular background in deep, grey-blue (essay number 28); horizontal crease just through the foot of the design; light vertical bend, a few light tone marks and heavily mounted on the reverse to preserve the embossing. A scarce essay
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£1,500
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