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Auction: 14035 - Postal History, Autographs and Historical Documents
Lot: 3049

Historical Documents
1821 King George IV Coronation, Westminster Abbey Pass Ticket with central illustration featuring the abbey, printed in pale blue and black. Fancy embossed surround by Dobbs featuring the Crown, King's emblems and national flowers. Unused, minor corner crease, otherwise in a superb state of preservation. A fine example of the Congreve method of bicolour security printing. Photo

These are early examples of the bi-colour printing which was employed by Charles Whiting for his 1839 Treasury Competition essays

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