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Auction: 24034 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 1222

Cayman Islands
1938 ¼d., 1d., 1½d., 2½d. orange, 3d. orange and 3d. bright blue, all affixed to sheet of paper (163x208mm) with "waterlow & sons/limited" watermark, and loose ½d., 1d., 2d., 2½d. orange, 3d. bright blue, 3d. orange, 6d. and 1/- backed on separate pieces of thin black card; each with head cut out and mounted in the frame of another, most attractive. 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.

provenance:
Graham Cooper, December 14-15, Lot 360
Graham Booth, April 2012

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Estimate
£1,000 to £1,500