SAMOA 1958 INAUGURATION OF PARLIAMENT ESSAY BY JAMES BERRY
Stamp-sized essay in carmine ink by James Berry of the 1s value for the Inauguration of Parliament, on thick card mounted to red background card measuring circa 70 x 52 mm, as submitted to the Western Samoan Government for approval which requested various modifications, including replacing the stylised flower arrangement with the new parliament's mace and the colour changed to blue. Unique new discovery ex the personal archive of Derek M Friday who worked for Bradbury Wilkinson's design department in Surrey from the 1950s to the 1980s. SG238var; SC222var
