essay 1899 "Widow" head design, a series of eleven die proofs struck on a single piece of glazed paper (154x75mm), one with printed ½d. value tablets, one with blank value tablets and the other nine with suggested denominations pencilled in the tablets:- 1d. (2), 2d., 3d., 4d., 5d., 6d., 1/- and 2/-. This represents preparatory work for a proposed Diamond Jubilee or definitive issue based on the ½d. design. Photo