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Auction: 154 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 567

#3, 1851 12c Black, fantasy essay in pencil and ink measuring 133x157mm purporting to be designer's original drawing with crown and scroll work at top and "Clinton Wright 1851" below as well as "Rawdon, Wight, Hatch & Edson/New York" at bottom right, pencil notation at left reads "Purchased from the collection of Mr. Maurice Burrus, Shanahan auctions Feb. 1951, Dublin, Ireland," very fine; an interesting and unusual item;

Estimate
$300 to $400