NEW HEBRIDES French Issue 1911 10c carmine ESSAY, SGF12 Penny Black stamps Jeremy Sinden

Jeremy Sinden

Finally on August 15

the three Pierrepoints were involved in some 800 hangings

type D2 local overprint

NEW HEBRIDES French Issue 1911 10c carmine ESSAY, SGF12 Penny Black stamps Jeremy SindenNew Hebrides French Issue 1910 (June 14) stamp size essay for the 1911 10c carmine, printed in lake by a semi photographic process on glazed paper, sunk mounted in De La Rue card (85x80mm), with M S date at upper right and bold M S endorsement 'Duty to be left Blank' below, SGF12. Some toning in the surround (not affecting the essay), normal because of damp climate, but a very rare and important philatelic item. Provenance: Ex Ray Baldwin (RL 22 2