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Daniel
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Topic: Charles Whiting Essays Posted: 06 August 2017 at 12:55 |
I've been after a copy of this for some years. I once bid £200 for one on eBay but was outbid at the last minute. So, I was very happy to buy this one at £40. Although not in the best of conditions, the stamp images are in good, clean condition. It was printed by Charles Whiting for The Arts Journal: The Art-Union Monthly Journal of the Arts Volume X for January 1848 and featured examples of his printing of stamps and postal stationery. The 2 middle stamps are similar to examples that he submitted as essays for the Treasury competition in 1839 for Great Britain postage stamps. The reverse shows a security print placed over the back of the stamps. Heavy embossing was one of his specialities and this is prone to picking up dirt as you can see here.
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Steve
Unhinged Joined: 26 March 2010 Location: Wrexham Status: Offline Points: 3481 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 August 2017 at 21:16 |
Love it
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cursus
First Class Joined: 20 July 2017 Location: Catalonia Status: Offline Points: 60 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 August 2017 at 22:19 |
A very interesting item. And in a outstanding condition, for being nearly 170 years old!
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Admin
Admin Group Joined: 24 March 2010 Status: Offline Points: 366 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 August 2017 at 21:29 |
Wow.
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Panterra
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 August 2017 at 03:10 |
What a piece of history!
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