Lot 1329A
GB 1882 ½d Unified series, hand-painted Essay.


Stamps & Covers of Great Britain | S25019
Auction: 16 October 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
1882 ½d Unified series, De La Rue's second scheme. Superb hand-painted essay in green and Chinese white on thin buff paper mounted on white card, cancelled by a manuscript ink cross. Very rare; only two sets of 10 essays were produced by DLR in July 1882. One now resides in the National Postal Museum, this example originating from the DLR file copy and unique in private hands.


