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Auction: 6031 - British Empire Stamps & Covers
Lot: 1604

Indian Feudatory States Soruth 1920s "one anna of a koree" essay showing the Ruler Nawab Rasul Khan, plate proof in green on wove paper, a large part sheet of twenty-four (6x4) with full sheet margins on three sides and with crayon notations in red for columns and rows, affixed to piece; two vertical rows with creases though a rare multiple of this essay. Photo Estimate £ 1,000-1,200Note: This attempt to have a stamp with the Nawab´s portrait was abandoned after trouble with a firm of American printer´s, and a subsequent attempt by an English firm also failed

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