1879 Consolidated Contract Tender Essays

1879 Tender no. 3251: Sheet of 'Anchor' watermarked paper, supplied to Perkins Bacon

Sheet of 'Anchor' watermarked paper, supplied to Perkins Bacon for the submission of tender 3251/79. The landscape sheet has a fold line down the centre and the top left hand corner of the sheet has been cut away. On the right hand side are four columns of coloured blocks, lettered A to Z, and A2 to F2, possibly examples of fugitive ink in various colours.

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1879 Tender no. 3251: Sheet of 'Anchor' watermarked paper, supplied to Perkins Bacon

Sheet of 'Anchor' watermarked paper, supplied to Perkins Bacon for the submission of tender 3251/79.

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1879 Tender no. 3251: 1d blue, specimen of colour and gum, submitted by Perkins, Bacon

1879 Tender no 3251: 1d blue, sheet of 108 stamps (single pane comprising nine rows of twelve stamps, rows H-P, columns A-L) on 'Anchor' watermarked paper. Marked '3251/79 Specimen of color (sic) and gum' in margin. The sheet has been cut in two pieces and rejoined, the smaller portion comprising HG-HL; IG-IL; JG-JL; KG-KL and the top two-thirds of LG-LL.
Essay submitted by Perkins Bacon, stamped 'STAMPS 1879 SECRETARY' with 3251 handwritten at centre.

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1879 Tender no. 3251: 1d blue, specimens of colour and gum, submitted by Perkins, Bacon

1879 Tender no 3251: 1d blue, pane of 78 stamps (single pane comprising nine rows of twelve stamps, rows H-P, columns A-L, with HG-HL; IG-IL; JG-JL; KG-KL and the top half of LG-LL removed), marked 'Specimen of color (sic) only' AND '3251/79' in margin.
A block of eight stamps from the top right hand corner of a pane, check letters HK; HL, IK; IL; JK; JL; KK; KL, has been mounted next to the above, in its original position, marked '3251/79 Specimen of color (sic) & gum'.
Also a block of thirty stamps from the bottom left hand corner of a pane, check letters KA-KE; LA-LE; MA-ME; NA-NE; OA-OE; PA-PE, marked 'Specimen of Color (sic) & Gum'.
Essays submitted by Perkins Bacon, stamped 'STAMPS 1879 SECRETARY' with 3251 handwritten at centre.

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1879 Tender no. 3251: 1d orange, specimens of colour and gum, submitted by Perkins, Bacon

1879 Tender no 3251: 1d orange, pane of 78 whole stamps and six halves (single pane comprising nine rows of twelve stamps, with 24 whole stamps and six halves removed from the top right hand corner), missing check letters HG-HL; IG-IL; JG-JL; KG-KL and the top half of LG-LL, marked 'Specimen of Color (sic) only' in the margin.
A block of 24 whole and six part stamps, from the upper right hand corner of the pane, check letters HG-HL; IG-IL; JG-JL; KG-KL and the upper part of LG-LL, marked '3251/79' and 'Specimen of Color (sic) & Gum' in margin.
A block of 30 stamps from the lower left hand corner of a pane, check letters KA-KE; LA-LE; MA-ME; NA-NE; 0A-OE; PA-PE, marked 'Specimen of Color (sic) & Gum' in margin.
A block of 34 stamps from the lower left hand corner of a pane, check letters IA-IE; JA-JE; KA-KE; LA-LE; MA-ME; NA-NE; OA; OB; PA; PB, marked 'Specimen of Color (sic) only' in the margin.
Essays submitted by Perkins, Bacon, stamped 'STAMPS 1879 SECRETARY' with 3251 handwritten at centre.

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1879 Tender no. 3251: 1d orange, specimen of colour and gum, submitted by Perkins, Bacon

1879 Tender no. 3251: 1d orange, sheet of 108 stamps (single pane, comprising nine rows of twelve stamps), marked 'Specimen of Color (sic) & Gum' and '3251/79' in margin.
Essay submitted by Perkins Bacon, stamped 'STAMPS 1879 SECRETARY' with 3251 handwritten at centre.

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1879 Tender no. 3251: 1d carmine rose, specimen of colour and gum, submitted by Perkins, Bacon

1d carmine rose, sheet of 78 whole and six half stamps (single pane comprising 9 rows of twelve stamps, with 24 stamps and six halves removed from the lower right hand corner).
Missing check letters MG-ML; NG-NL; OG-OL; PG-PL and the lower half of LG-LL. The sheet has been cut in two between columns F and G, and rejoined. Marked 'Specimen of Color (sic) & Gum', 'P B & Co' and '3251/79' in margin.
Essays submitted by Perkins Bacon, stamped 'STAMPS 1879 SECRETARY' with 3251 handwritten at centre.

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1879 Tender no. 3251: 1d carmine rose, specimens of colour and gum, submitted by Perkins, Bacon

1d carmine rose, pane of 78 whole and 6 half stamps (single pane comprising nine rows of twelve stamps, with 24 whole and six half stamps removed from the top right hand corner.)
Missing check letters HG-HL; IG-IL; JG-JL; KG-KL; and the top half of LG-LL, marked 'Specimen of Color only' and '3251/79' in margin.
A block of 40 stamps from the left hand side of a pane, check letters IA-IE; JA-JE; KA-KE; LA-LE; MA-ME; NA-NE; OA-OE; PA-PE, marked 'P B & Co' and 'Specimen of Color (sic) only' in margin.
A block of eight stamps from the top right hand corner of a pane, check letters AI-AL and BI-BL.
A block of 30 stamps from the right hand side of a pane, check letters BH-BL; CH-CL; DH-DL; EH-EL; FH-FL; GH-GL.
A block of 24 stamps from the left hand side of a pane, check letters KA-KE; LA-LE; MA-ME; NA-NE; OA; OB; PA; PB, marked 'Specimen of Color (sic) & Gum' in margin.
A block of 15 whole and three half stamps from the bottom right hand corner of a pane.
Essays submitted by Perkins Bacon, stamped 'STAMPS 1879 SECRETARY' with 3251 handwritten at centre.

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1879 Tender no. 3251: 1d blue green, specimens of colour submitted by Perkins, Bacon

1d blue green, pane of 78 whole and 6 half stamps (single pane comprising nine rows of twelve stamps, with 24 whole and six half stamps removed from the top right hand corner.)
Missing check letters HG-HL; IG-IL; JG-JL; KG-KL; and the top half of LG-LL, marked 'Specimen of Color (sic) only' and '3251/79' in margin.
A block of 42 stamps from the left hand side of the pane, check letters IA-IF; JA-JF; KA-KF; LA-LIF; MA-MF; NA-NF; OA-OF , marked 'Specimen of Color (sic) only' in margin.
Essays submitted by Perkins Bacon, stamped 'STAMPS 1879 SECRETARY' with 3251 handwritten at centre.

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1879 Tender no. 3251: 1d blue green, essay and specimen of colour and gum submitted by Perkins, Bacon

1d blue green, complete pane of 108 stamps (single pane comprising nine rows of twelve stamps). Check letters HA and OA show signs that the ink has been tested for security.
A block of 24 stamps from the bottom left hand corner of the pane, check letters KA-KD; LA-LD; MA-MD; NA-ND; OA-OD; PA-PD, marked 'Specimen of Color (sic) & Gum' in margin.
Essays submitted by Perkins Bacon, stamped 'STAMPS 1879 SECRETARY' with 3251 handwritten at centre.

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1879 Tender no. 3251: 1d blue green, essays submitted by Perkins, Bacon

1879 Tender no. 3251: 1d blue green, 1879 Tender: 1d blue green, essays submitted by Perkins, Bacon, full sheet of 108 stamps (single pane, comprising nine rows of twelve stamps, rows lettred H-P and columns lettered A-L), marked 'Specimen of Color (sic) & Gum' and '3251/79' in margin, stamped 'STAMPS 1879 SECRETARY' with 3251 handwritten at centre.
Essay submitted by Perkins, Bacon & Co.

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1879 Tender no. 3252: 1d various colours, essays submitted by Bradbury Wilkinson

1879 Tender no 3252: 1d essays submitted by Bradbury Wilkinson in carmine, red, orange-brown, green, blue-green. 10 stamps, one pair of each colour. The design shows 'Hope seated' leaning on an anchor, with 'BRADBURY WILKINSON & CO' above, and 'POSTAGE ONE PENNY' below.
Image note: Images shown are separate details from the sheet described.

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1879 Tender no. 3252: 1d purple, Bradbury Wilkinson & Co, trial sheet

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1879 Tender no 3252: 1d purple, Bradbury Wilkinson & Co trial sheet of 24 stamps and large designs. The sheet has been cut in two halves down the centre and rejoined.
Pane of 22 stamps (single pane comprising five rows of five, with three stamps removed from the right hand side of the top row), with an additional pair of stamps from a different sheet. The design shows 'Hope seated' leaning on an anchor, with 'BRADBURY WILKINSON & CO' above, and 'POSTAGE ONE PENNY' below.
Three large, ornate designs, one above the pane, and two below, the upper one of which shows '5' at the centre of a rectangle, with a head on either side facing inwards, around the border is written 'CINCO PESOS' and '5' repeatedly; the lower design shows '100' in large figures across a horizontal bar, with a circular design either side, each with '100' at centre. The sheet is stamped 'STAMPS 1879 SECRETARY', with 3252 handwritten at centre.

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1879 Tender no. 3252: 1d brown, Bradbury Wilkinson & Co trial sheet

1879 Tender no 3252: 1d brown, Bradbury Wilkinson & Co trial sheet of 24 stamps and large designs.
Pane of 24 stamps (single pane comprising five rows of five, with the second stamp of the top row removed), with an additional pair of stamps from a different sheet. The design shows 'Hope seated' leaning on an anchor, with 'BRADBURY WILKINSON & CO' above, and 'POSTAGE ONE PENNY' below.
Three large, ornate designs, one above the pane, and two below, the upper one of which shows '5' at the centre of a rectangle, with a head on either side facing inwards, around the border is written 'CINCO PESOS' and '5' repeatedly; the lower design shows '100' in large figures across a horizontal bar, with a circular design either side, each with '100' at centre. The sheet is stamped 'STAMPS 1879 SECRETARY', with 3252 handwritten at centre.

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1879 Tender no. 3252: description of essays submitted by Bradbury Wilkinson

1879 Tender no. 3252: Hand-written text with description of essays submitted by Bradbury Wilkinson..

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1879 Tender no. 3252: text accompanying specimens of surface-printing submitted by Bradbury Wilkinson

1879 Tender no 3252: Hand-written text, concerning specimens of surface printing in various colours, submitted by Bradbury Wilkinson.

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1879 Tender no. 3254: Specimen A in carmine, submitted by Charles Skipper and East

1879 Tender no. 3254: Specimen A, design A, in carmine, watermark small anchor, imperforate, lithographed.
A pane of 70 stamps (single pane, comprising seven rows of ten) with a circular design above showing 'CHARLES SKIPPER & EAST BANK NOTE ENGRAVERS LONDON' at centre, and stamped 'Stamps 1879 Secretary', with tender number handwritten at centre, below.
A block of fifteen stamps from the top right hand corner of the pane, arranged in three rows of five, with margins.
Essay submitted by Charles Skipper and East.

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1879 Tender no. 3254: Specimen B in blue, submitted by Charles Skipper and East

1879 Tender no. 3254: Specimen B, design A, in blue, watermark small anchor, imperforate, lithographed.
A pane of 70 stamps (single pane, comprising seven rows of ten) with a circular design above showing 'CHARLES SKIPPER & EAST BANK NOTE ENGRAVERS LONDON' at centre, and stamped 'Stamps 1879 Secretary', with tender number handwritten at centre, below.
A block of twelve stamps from the top left-hand corner of the pane, arranged in three rows of four, with margins.
A block of six stamps from the top right hand corner of the pane, arranged in two rows of three, with margins.
Essay submitted by Charles Skipper and East.

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1879 Tender no. 3254: Specimen C in carmine, Peru designs and ornaments, submitted by Charles Skipper & East

1879 Tender no. 3254: Specimen C in carmine, lithographed, unwatermarked.
Specimen C sheet Peru designs and ornaments.
1 large circular design, with 'CHARLES SKIPPER & EAST, BANK NOTE ENGRAVERS, LONDON' at centre.
4 small circular designs & 4 rectangular designs, two of which show 'S.1' and two of which show 'S.5' at centre and '5' in both the bottom corners, all show 'REPUBLICA PERUANA'.
Sheet stamped 'Stamps 1879 Secretary', with tender number handwritten at centre.
Essays submitted by Charles Skipper & East.

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1879 Tender no 3254: Specimen C in blue, Peru designs and ornaments, submitted by Charles Skipper & East

1879 Tender no. 3254: Specimen C in blue, lithographed, unwatermarked.
Specimen C sheet Peru designs and ornaments.
1 large circular design, with 'CHARLES SKIPPER & EAST, BANK NOTE ENGRAVERS, LONDON' at centre.
4 small circular designs & 4 rectangular designs, two of which show 'S.1' and two of which show 'S.5' at centre and '5' in both the bottom corners, all show 'REPUBLICA PERUANA'.
Sheet stamped 'Stamps 1879 Secretary', with tender number handwritten at centre.
Essays submitted by Charles Skipper & East.

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1879 Tender no. 3254: Specimen D in brown-red, submitted by Charles Skipper and East

1879 Tender no 3254: Specimen D, Design B in red-brown, showing head facing left with 'SPECIMEN' above and 'STAMP' below, and the letters 'C', 'S', '&' and 'E' in the four corners, unwatermarked, imperforate, recess, in brown-red, pane of 96 stamps, comprising eight rows of twelve stamps. Stamped 'STAMPS 1879 SECRETARY' with 3254 handwritten at centre, and 'Specimen D Charles Skipper East 1. St Dunstan's Hill' handwritten below pane.

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1879 Tender no.3254: Specimen E in brown-red, submitted by Charles Skipper and East

1879 Tender no 3254: Specimen E, Design B in red-brown, showing head facing left with 'SPECIMEN' above and 'STAMP' below, and the letters 'C', 'S', '&' and 'E' in the four corners, unwatermarked, imperforate, recess, pane of 96 stamps, comprising eight rows of twelve stamps. Stamped 'STAMPS 1879 SECRETARY' with 3254 handwritten at centre, and 'Specimen E Charles Skipper East 1. St Dunstan's Hill' handwritten below pane.
A block of six stamps arranged in two rows of three from the top left hand corner of a pane with margins.
Essay submitted by Charles Skipper and East.

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1879 Tender no. 3254: Specimen F in red, submitted by Charles Skipper and East

1879 Tender no 3254: Specimen F, Design B in red, showing head facing left with 'SPECIMEN' above and 'STAMP' below, and the letters 'C', 'S', '&' and 'E' in the four corners, unwatermarked, imperforate, recess, pane of 96 stamps, comprising eight rows of twelve stamps. Stamped 'STAMPS 1879 SECRETARY' with 3254 handwritten at centre, and 'Specimen F Charles Skipper East 1. St Dunstan's Hill' handwritten below pane.
A block of eighteen stamps arranged in three rows of six from the bottom left hand corner of a pane with margins.
Essay submitted by Charles Skipper and East.

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1879 Tender no. 3254: Various colours submitted by Charles Skipper and East

1879 Tender no 3254: Design A, showing head facing right with 'SPECIMEN' above and 'STAMP' below, and the letters 'C', 'S', '&' and 'E' in the four corners. Essays in rose, pale orange, grey-blue and drab, four full sheets (one of each colour), each comprising a row of six stamps.

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1879 Tender no. 3255: 1d carmine, McCorquodale & Co, trial sheet

1879 Tender no 3255: 1d carmine, McCorquodale & Co, trial sheet of 108 stamps, showing head facing left with 'POSTAGE' above and 'ONE PENNY' below, and letters 'A' and 'I' in top corners and letters 'I' and 'A' in bottom corners (single pane, comprising twelve rows of ten, with twelve stamps removed from the right hand side of the ninth to the eleventh rows). The sheet has been cut in two places horizontally between the fifth and the sixth rows and between the eighth and the ninth rows, and rejoined.
Stamped 'McCORQUODALE & Co, SPECIMEN 17, CHANGE ALLEY, LOMBARD ST.' AND 'STAMPS 1879 SECRETARY', WITH 3255 handwritten at centre' above pane, '3255/79' and '4/3' handwritten below and '3255/79' handwritten in margin.

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1879 Tender no. 3255: 1d carmine, McCorquodale & Co, trial sheet

1879 Tender no 3255: 1d carmine, McCorquodale & Co, trial sheet of 116 stamps, showing head facing left, with 'POSTAGE ONE PENNY' around the outside, and letters 'A' and 'J' in top corners and letters 'J' and 'A' in bottom corners (single pane, arranged in ten rows of twelve, with four stamps removed from the right hand side of the ninth row). The sheet has been cut in two places horizontally between the third and fourth rows, and the sixth and seventh, and rejoined. The third and fourth stamps of the seventh row have been obliterated with a circular mark of vertical black bars.
Stamped 'McCORQUODALE & Co, SPECIMEN 17, CHANGE ALLEY, LOMBARD ST.' AND 'STAMPS 1879 SECRETARY', with '3255' handwritten at centre above pane, and '3255/79' below and in margin. Anchor watermark

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1879 Tender no. 3255: 1d carmine, McCorquodale & Co, trial sheet

1879 Tender no 3255: 1d carmine, McCorquodale & Co, trial sheet of 36 stamps, showing head facing left, with 'POSTAGE ONE PENNY' around the outside, and letters 'A' and 'J' in top corners and letters 'J' and 'A' in bottom corners (the top three rows of a pane, twelve stamps in each row).
Stamped 'McCORQUODALE & Co, SPECIMEN 17, CHANGE ALLEY, LOMBARD ST.' AND 'STAMPS 1879 SECRETARY', with '3255' handwritten at centre, above pane. Anchor watermark

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1879 Tender no. 3257: 1d rose, De La Rue trial sheet

1879 Tender no. 3257: 1d rose, De La Rue trial sheet of 203 stamps without corner letters (single pane comprising twenty rows of twelve stamps, with 37 stamps removed from the left hand side of the second to the tenth rows), with '571' in box and '127' in circle, marked '3257/79' and stamped 'INLAND REVENUE 1d', all in margin, and stamped 'STAMPS 1879 SECRETARY' with '3257' handwritten at centre.
A block of fifteen, arranged in three rows of five.
A block of nine arranged in three rows of three from the bottom right hand corner of a pane, with margin.

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1879 Tender no. 3257: 1d brown rose, De La Rue trial sheet

1879 Tender no. 3257: 1d brown rose, De La Rue trial sheet of 210 stamps without corner letters (single pane comprising twenty rows of twelve stamps, with 30 stamps removed, two rows of three from the top left hand corner, and six removed from the left hand side of each of the seventh to the tenth rows), with '571' in box and '127' in circle, marked '3257/79' and stamped 'INLAND REVENUE 1d', and stamped 'STAMPS 1879 SECRETARY' with '3257' handwritten at centre, all in margin.
A block of nine arranged in three rows of three from the left hand side of a pane, with margin.

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1879 Tender no. 3257: 1d light brown, De La Rue trial sheet

1879 Tender no. 3257: 1d light brown, De La Rue trial sheet of 171 stamps without corner letters (single pane comprising twenty rows of twelve stamps, with 69 stamps removed, three rows of three from the top left hand corner, and six removed from the right hand side of each of the first to the tenth rows), with '571' in box and '127' in circle, marked '3257/79' and stamped 'INLAND REVENUE 1d', and 'STAMPS 1879 SECRETARY', all in margin. The sheet has been cut horizontally between the tenth and the eleventh rows, and rejoined.
A block of fifteen arranged in three rows of five from the left hand side of a pane, with margin, stamped 'INLAND REVENUE 1d' (part), and 'STAMPS 1879 SECRETARY', with '3257' handwritten at centre.

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