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Auction: 19015 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 2061

(x) South Africa
1925 Airmail Issue
Essay
1d. pen and ink drawing by F.W. Mullins, one time Chief Architect of Public Works, in a design close to that issued and lettered "E", executed 3½ times stamp size with simulated perforations in lake on piece of brown tracing paper (200x288mm.) marked "union postage stamp/Air Post Series" and with a few notes on proposed size, etc.. A wonderful and important item of artwork which was used for the final design prepared by Arthur Cooper, a former employee of Waterlow & Sons, then with the Cape Times who produced the issued stamps. Photo

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Sold for
£6,500