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Intaglio printing plate - 1879 tender for the 1d contract: set of two backgrounds (D3(a) and D4(a), with machine engraving, and outline of Queen's portrait and frame (one ornate) prepared to demonstrate the effect of lighter backgrounds for intaglio stamps. Steel. Perkins Bacon. Great Britain. Stone: '4th January, 1879: 'Engraving 4 Preliminary dies (postage).' '