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Auction: 11027 - The Chartwell Collection - Great Britain Line-Engraved Essays, Proofs, Stamps & Covers Part 1
Lot: 1007

Pre-Stamp Essays 1839 Treasury Competition Essays Aug.Godby: Wrapper bearing a pen and ink design on the face in the form of a rectangle in the size of the folded sheet with manuscript "stamp" on all four sides and "No 2" in top left corner; the address panel to "Revd. E. Dillon, Wexford" with the signature of "Aug. Godby" at lower left. The reverse of the wrapper with wax seal bearing the words "not words but deeds" and with the entry number "22107/39". A little soiled on reverse, otherwise in fine condition Estimate £ 5,000-6,000 provenance: Colonel Bates, December 1934 O´Connor, September 1998 literature: The Penny Post Centenary, Samuel Graveson (illustrated)

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