Miscellaneous OTHER GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY Mulreadys
Sale No: 44
Lot No:1807
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Mulreadys. c1878 Page removed from a book of Great Britain stamp and postal stationery proofs, apparently prepared for display at a French International Exhibition by the Inland Revenue, probably in 1878. Headed "Angleterre, Projet de Papier pour Imprimer les Enveloppes", with a folded sample of wove paper (524x424mm) watermarked "V POSTAGE R / (crown) / V STAMP R" within a rectangle (128x64mm) within diamond, and a double circle (48mm and 77mm) containing "VR". With R.P.S Certificate (2007) stating, "is a private proposal for watermarked security paper as an alternative to Dickinson silk thread papers already adopted". A unique paper essay for the Mulready paper.