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  • Lot# : 6382 Transvaal

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    1878: Bradbury Wilkinson composite Essay for the (successful) tender, Essay for the 6 d. value, imperforate on paper with frame hand-painted in blue and ultramarine showing TRANSVAAL POSTAGE and SIX PENCE and two figures of value picked out in Chinese white and further mounted on card for display. The head plate by Bourne was adopted in 1878 by both the Transvaal and the Falkland Islands. Whilst winning the Transvaal contract, the Queen's head was accepted but the frame was to be changed. A rare and most appealing Essay.rnrnProvenance: Ritchie Bodily, May 1951.rn                   Collection Major Harold Criddle, RL, London, 23 Feb 1992, lot 311.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,800 CHF