Stamps That Changed the World

Essays and Related Designs

Treasury Competition

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George Bissager essay

 

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James Chalmers essay, 1839

 

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Anonymous essay, January 1840

 

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John Henry Clive essay, September 1839

 

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J. Brett essay, October 1839

 

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An October 1839 submission by John Little, anticipating the modern stamp booklet. Little proposed a 1000-stamp booklet; he sketched stamps on some of the interior pages as well.

 

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James Macdonald essay, October 1839

 

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R. Prosser essay, September 1839, black on buff

 

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R. Prosser essay, September 1839, red on buff

 

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R. Prosser essay, September 1839, black on blue

 

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J. E. Morton essay, black

 

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J. E. Morton essay, blue

 

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Anonymous essay, September 1839

 

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Anonymous watercolor essay, December 1839

 

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Anonymous two pence green essay, October 1839

 

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Anonymous arms essay, October 1839

 

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Anonymous penny essay, October 1839

 

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Treasury Competition entry by Sir G. Mackenzie. Mackenzie's entry did not win, but it is very close to the final design for the Penny Black.