Description: ORIGINAL! VERY RARE! - WESTERN SAMOA POSTAGE STAMP METAL PRINTING PLATE of ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON HOME OBSOLETE WESTERN SAMOA POSTAGE STAMP METAL PRINTING PLATE FROM 1935 of ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON'S HOME "VAILIMA" . Robert Louis Stevenson (b.1850-d1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Kidnapped and A Child's Garden of Verses. "Vailima," was built by Robert Louis Stevenson, is the subject chosen for this stamp / printing plate. Here Stevenson spent the final years of his life. OBSOLETE. THIS PRINTING PLATE IS FOR DISPLAY ONLY. IMAGE ON THE PRINTING BLOCK IS IN REVERSE AS THE LETTERPRESS PRINTING METHOD WOULD REQUIRE AT THE TIME. THE WOOD PART OF THE PLATE BLOCK IN BLIND EMBOSSED ON ITS SIDE WITH THE NUMBER : 200 CONDITION IS USED UP, UNCLEANED AND VERY FINE WITH AN OVERALL HANDLING AND AGE PATINA FROM ITS 88 YEARS IN STORAGE. DIMENSIONS: 1 1/4" LENGTH x 7/8" WIDTH x 7/8" HEIGHT THE PICTURE ATTACHED OF THE ACTUAL POSTAGE STAMP SAMPLE THAT THIS PLATE BLOCK WOULD HAVE PRODUCED IN 1935 IS FOR REFERENCE ONLY AND NOT INCLUDED WITH THIS LISTING. PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSTIVE FEEDBACK AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE.
Price: 340 USD
Location: New York, New York
End Time: 2024-07-26T20:34:28.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.99 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Year of Issue: 1935
Type: Printing Plate
Place of Origin: Samoa (until 1962)
Era: George V (1910-1936)
Quality: Used
Color: Brown
Grade: Ungraded
Topic: Western Somoa
Certification: Uncertified
Regional Status: Territory
