Catalogue description Two impressions, one red, one black, once belonging to John Gilbert, Engineer to the...

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Details of Mss Eur J838
Reference: Mss Eur J838
Description:

Two impressions, one red, one black, once belonging to John Gilbert, Engineer to the Calcutta Mint, of designs for proposed half anna Indian postage stamp, evidently taken from an existing design for Indian coins by John Flaxman (1755-1826). Cf F Pridmore, 'Coins of the British Commonwealth', pt 4 vol 2, pp 5-6, 23-4, 44-5.

Date: 1853
Held by: British Library: Asian and African Studies, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Flaxman, John, 1755-1826, sculptor and draughtsman

Physical description: 1 folio

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