Lot 474
1949 essays/proofs of designs for the...

Stamps and Postal History of the World | 5930
Auction: 29 March 2022 at 01:00 BST
£4,200
Description
1949 essays/proofs of designs for the proposed pictorial series, three with small parts of watermark. Five designs in red and black; a vertical 1a9p showing Tramway, and in horizontal format two singles showing 9p Cochin Harbour and 2¼a Dutch Palace (as the issued monocolour stamp), and a vertical se-tenant pair showing 1¼a Cochin Backwater and 3a4p Cocoanut Palms (7mm scissor-cut between the designs). Also a single in black and red of the Secretariat Building, and the 1¼a Cochin Backwater in blue and black. A little minor foxing slightly affects all, but a very rare and striking group

