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Auction: 24019 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 1111

Great Britain
Treasury Competition Essays
Charles Whiting "atkinson/old bond st. london" blue and red wafer '24' applied to seal 1853 stampless entire to Cologne, the entire refolded for illustration with Piccadilly 06.06.53, "england per/aachen" and Cologne 07.06.53 d.s., additionally struck with straight line "Piccadilly" in blue and "3½/groschen" tax handstamp; wafer inevitably torn on seal though attractive and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2010). Photo.

literature:
Featured in an article in the G.B. Journal May / June 2013: Vol. 51, No. 3

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Estimate
£3,000 to £4,000

Starting price
£2800