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BP1A GOLD CIRCLE 1948 ANTIQUE SQUIRREL NUTKIN BEATRIX POTTER FIGURINE BESWICK
$ 65.99
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Description
BP1A GOLD CIRCLEISSUED ONLY BETWEEN 1948 & 1952 UNDER THIS SPECIAL HAND STAMP
RED SQUIRREL NUTKIN FIGURINE
NO CRACKS, NO REPAIRS
DOES SHOW LIGHT SIGNS OF AGE CRACKLE CRAZING
DUE TO AGE MAINLY TO THE BASE & CHEST AREA
NO COPYRIGHT DATE SHOWN & THE WORDS BESWICK & ENGLAND IN A CIRCLE SHAPE SIGNIFIES
A BP1A BACK STAMP
THE WORD "COPYRIGHT" IN A CURVE WRITTEN IN SCRIPT WAS THE VERY FIRST STAMP EVER USED !!!
IT IS CALLED A GOLD STAMP AS THE INK USED WAS OFTEN GOLD
AND CAME OUT LOOKING TWO TONED
SOMETIMES BROWN OR BLACK WITH A GOLD HIGHLIGHT WHEN HELD TO LIGHT
ONLY ISSUED BETWEEN 1948 & 1952
BESWICK ENGLAND
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