Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 2

1927 (Feb 17): Tercentenary of Settlement of Barbados, the outstanding presentation card with "Engraved and Printed by / Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Ltd. / New Malden, Surrey" label at base; showing completed designs (7) of the 1 d. carmine, imperforate, in seven different shades numbered between 38 and 47 all with the "Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Ltd., London" imprint below the designs which was removed before issue; colour number 45 being initialled as accepted on "13/12/26" in manuscript, this being the card retained by the Printers for their records. A remarkable and beautiful Proof.rnProvenance: RL, London, 23 Jan 1986, lot 2057.