Lot 1033
1033
Mercantile Committee, single sheet entitle "STAMPS" discussing the advantage of printed gummed "stamps" over the idea of pre-printed envelopes and shows examples of four such "stamps" designed by James Chalmers (see Penny Post Centenary page 79 and illustration on page 8 of Stanley Gibbons Volume One G.B. Specialised Q.V. catalogue), printed in black on thin wove paper (125x215 mm.); folded and a few small pinholes at top (well clear of the designs) but otherwise fine. Rare. Ex. R.M. Willcocks. Photo
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Mercantile Committee, single sheet entitle "STAMPS" discussing the advantage of printed gummed "stamps" over the idea of pre-printed envelopes and shows examples of four such "stamps" designed by James Chalmers (see Penny Post Centenary page 79 and illustration on page 8 of Stanley Gibbons Volume One G.B. Specialised Q.V. catalogue), printed in black on thin wove paper (125x215 mm.); folded and a few small pinholes at top (well clear of the designs) but otherwise fine. Rare. Ex. R.M. Willcocks. Photo

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Mercantile Committee, single sheet entitle "STAMPS" discussing the advantage of printed gummed "stamps" over the idea of pre-printed envelopes and shows examples of four such "stamps" designed by James Chalmers (see Penny Post Centenary page 79 and illustration on page 8 of Stanley Gibbons Volume One G.B. Specialised Q.V. catalogue), printed in black on thin wove paper (125x215 mm.); folded and a few small pinholes at top (well clear of the designs) but otherwise fine. Rare. Ex. R.M. Willcocks. Photo
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.