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Lot# 3408 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 3408 Great Britain

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    Treasury Competition Essay  1839: 1d. composite paste-up Essay built from cut-outs of red and white paper, hand-drawn ink '1' and "½ oz. - Penny", generally attributed to James Bogardus, Treasury Registration number 712/40, found among Rowland Hill's papers. Just 13 singles and two blocks of four recorded in the Karl Louis Card Index, some of the 13 singles originate from a former block of six which has been split up after 1966. Rare.rnProvenance: Collection "Durham", Phillips, London, 11 Nov. 1993. Phillips's original lot description states "....this example was from the late W. Sugden's collection" and was described as "From His Majesty's Collection".rn 
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF