141346 1839 CHARLES WHITING 'POST OFFICE PERMIT' ESSAY FOR 'THE MERCANTILE COMMITTEE' IN LILAC.

1839 CHARLES WHITING 'POST OFFICE PERMIT' ESSAY FOR 'THE MERCANTILE COMMITTEE' IN LILAC. A superb and original 1839 Charles Whiting essay in lilac for 'A stamped cover' prepared for 'The Mercantile Committee' to promote the concept of cheaper postage and postal reform. This essay with 'SPECIMEN' above design and the design comprises a cental printed oval, above 'POST OFFICE', 'VR' and 'PERMIT'. Below the oval reads 'PRICE 1D MATTER NOT TO EXCEED IN WEIGHT 1/2 OUNCE'. A superb essay of exhibition quality. B.P.A. Cert. (Ref 141346).