Lot 5
Agricultural Insurance Ledger piece Master Die & complete set.

Revenue & Telegraph Stamps of the World | 5954
Auction: 21 November 2023 at 09:30 GMT
£2,040
Description
Agricultural Unemployment Insurance: 1936 Ledger piece (225 x 114mm) bearing Fourteen stamp-sized die proofs in black on glazed card, comprising the master die proof, and all thirteen finished values from 1d to 9d, with MS annotations beneath providing all die numbers, each proof handstamped 'CANCELLED' in red. A wonderful and unique complete set of die proofs, from the archive book presented to Royal Mint engraver H. A. Richardson on his retirement (when the red 'CANCELLED' handstamps were applied). A wonderful archival record which displays beautifully.

