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Auction: 25017 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 5101

(x) Great Britain
Treasury Competition Essays
1839 Charles Whiting lettersheet essay in lilac prepared for the Mercantile Committee, inscribed "specimen/post office/vr/permit/price 1d./matter not to exceed in weight/½ounce", the letter side with printed note in black giving the suggested benefits of the design. B.P.A. Certificate (2010). Very fine and rare. Photo.

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Estimate
£1,500 to £2,000