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Lot No. 1762

Auction No. 30
Category Queensland
    States and Territories
      Australia
Est. $500
Status SOLD $10250

 

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1900 Patriotic Fund. Original artist's hand painted design by Fred J. Elliott, the government lithographic artist on thick white surfaced card. Design dimension 188mm x 105mm. This is the original from which the unadopted philatelic essay, designated No.6 by Kenneth Scudder, was made. See "Queensland Postage Stamps 1879 to 1912", page 337 (2013). Good cond but some minor water staining & surface scuffing. A nostalgic item of Queensland postal history.

 

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