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Auction: 13027 - The Collector's series sale
Lot: 63

Contemporary Photographs from the Printer's Record Books
The following 153 lots have been removed from the printer's daily photographic record books, many being of hand-painted essays and unaccepted designs, and mostly mounted on card/paper. The dates stated are the entry dates into the archive record books
Iraq
1926-68 selection of one hundred and eleven images with unadopted designs including 1922 (14 Sept.)-1923 (25 July) ½a. to 50r., set of nine of which seven are unadopted designs, 1926 (18 Mar.) 1r., (4 June) 1r. (two different designs), 1929 (3-15 May) 3a. (three different designs), 10r. (20 Sept.) 25r., 50r. (revenue), 1939 (24 May) 8f., 100f., ½d., 1947-48 10f. to 100f. with additional 75f., (1949 (Jan.-5 Mar.) U.P.U. Postage 20f. to 50f. and Airmail 20f. to 100f., 1955 (23 May) Sixth Arab Engineer's Conference 3f. (2, one similar to issued design), (16 Sept-13 Oct.) Third Arab Postal union Congress 3f. (3, one similar to issued design), 1956 (27 Sept.) Lawyer's Conference 3f., 1957 (1 Aug.) Army Day 8f. to 30f., 195 (various dates) Arab Federation 30f. (four different designs); also image with four designs prepared for Iraq in British Occupation. A superb lot. Photo

Sold for
£1,200