£1,300
1912 Essays for new 8c and 10c duty plates for the 1912 KGV issue, redesigned to comply with UPU requirements that all stamps should show the value in Arabic numerals, comprising stamp size frame die proofs in black on glazed card with the value tablets handpainted in black and Chinese white, affixed to thick card, 114x88mm, the two essays lettered "A" and "B", dated "Jan 19th. 12". The issued stamps had the value in Arabic numerals in the lower corners. Two unique essays, from the De La Rue archives. Photo on Page 206.
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