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lot # 20350 - brit. colonies victoria
1852: Unadopted Essay by Cyrus Mason for proposed 4 d. value, hand-painted on card (23 x 30 mm.) beautifully painted in shades of pale blue and blue watercolour with letterings F, O, U and R in corners, hinged to the original manuscript document "Tender for Engraving One Fourpenny Stamp and Printing 5'000'000 Postage Stamps" with much information as to the full requirements for each proposed adhesive and signed by Cyrus Mason, successor to Thomas Ham, 77 Collins Street, East Melbourne. An extraordinary document and a delightful Essay. The Essay illustrated in "The Stamps of Victoria" by Geoff Kellow RDP on page by 108. An item of great philatelic importance, unique. Cert. Rod Perry (2006).
Catalogue 307: Australia - The DUBOIS Collection Collection (part II)
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