LOT 3143
8th January 2025
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LOT 3143
An extremely rare Kingdom of Iran engraved steel die plate for a twenty rials stamp, with head and shoulders portrait vignette of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, 'UNESCO' to lower quarter, Arabic text and value below, probably a design not adopted for use (has unusual red paint protective finish which is blistering in places, but overall very good condition). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
Hammer price: £190
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