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Auction: 8031 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 1016

Peru Pacific Steam Navigation Company Two engraved composite essays assembled by the intricate cutting and attachment of several different pieces, one with oval centre and background as used for the 1847 issue, the other with circular centre, both in black and stamp-size on thin card. An interesting and most unusual pair. Photo Estimate £ 1,800-2,000 Note: These essays are similar in their preparation to a series of five prepared for Chile. See "Perkins Bacon Records" by Percy de Worms, pages 608-609

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