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Artist’s Photographic Essays for Master Design Die
The first registration denomination to be commissioned
was the 8½d, i.e. the minimum combined inland registered
letter rate. The artist, Cecil Thomas, used this value to refine
the design for the whole series.
These photographic essays show a succession of minor
changes, most notably the boundary between The Queen’s
head and the text.
The first has a solid black background, the second has a
hand-painted outline of the Tudor Rose, and the third has a
simple line. The remnants of the Tudor Rose can be seen to
have been retouched away on the final design, which most
closely resembles the issued die.
Photographic essays ex Cecil Thomas Archive
No ring
Tudor Rose outline Circular ring
