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Auction: 17010 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale featuring The Robert Van Buren Emmons FRPSL, Collection of British Empire Classics
Lot: 1008

Antigua
1938-51 sheet of colour trials ½d., 1d., 1½d., 2d., 2½d. 3d. and 6d, each with head cut out and mounted in the frame of another, affixed to sheet of paper (165x208mm) with "waterlow & sons/limited" watermark covering upper third of sheet, affixed to black card for display. Attractive and unusual. Photo

Note: This is one of 10 known sheets produced for different Colonies by Waterlow. They were a serious experiment designed to increase attractiveness and competitiveness of the company's designs and were used by the company's overseas sales units.

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Sold for
£1,800