CIRCA 1839 CHARLES WHITING ESSAY FOR PROPOSED POSTAGE STAMP IN BLACK AND PINK. A good example of circa 1839 Essay by Charles Whiting prepared as a proposal for a postage stamp, 34 x 34 mm in black and pink on thin white wove paper cut very closely to design as usual, inscription reads '½ OUNCE 1d.' and 'POST OFFICE PERMIT/TO CARRY MATTER NOT EXCEEDING IN WEIGHT'. RPS Cert confirms circa 1839 with observation 'Has been cleaned affecting colour of paper and red ink' with a memo in pencil 'Not a Treasury Competition essay'. (Ref 144837).
