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Auction: 21019 - Important Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 1054

South West Africa
The Issued Stamps
1931 Pictorial Issue
Essays
A group of twelve hand-painted essays by Bradbury Wilkinson on artist's thick paper mounted on grey board (155mm. and x120mm.) with champhered edges and each with Designed by/ Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Ltd. label affixed to the mount at lower left, comprising ½d. and 1d. in near to issued colours, 2d. in near to issued colours though with the vignette for the 6d. with "approved - denomination to be 6d. (sixpence)", 3d. in colour and design later used for the 1/- with "approved - denomination to be 1/- (one shilling)", 4d. in colours and design used for the 2d. with "approved - denomination to be 2d. (twopence)", 6d. in colour and design of 4d. with "approved - denomination to be 4d. (fourpence)", 1/- in purple and blue with the vignette used for the 3d. with "approved - denomination to be 3d. (threepence)", 1/3d., 2/6d., 5/- and 10/- in near to issued colours and designs, all with details picked out in Chinese white, pencil notations and comments on the reverse with each proof showing oval "director posts & tels./ 11 oct. 1930/ windhoek" handstamp in violet; some minor peripheral staining to some of the mounts, otherwise a very fine and unique assembly of exhibition quality and superb. Photo

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Sold for
£18,000

Starting price
£9500