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BARBADOS – DE LA RUE ESSAYS
from the collection of Charles Freeland, FRPSL
Miss Cox’s handpainted essay for Mrs. Goodman’s redrawn essay for
the 1927 Tercentenary with the 1905 Centenary of the
E. Jackman’s enhancements. Battle of Trafalgar.
1911 essay with King George V’s head
superimposed over that of King Edward VII.
For the majority of the British colonies, the essays available to collectors are those from the printers’ archives,
produced by inhouse artists along broad lines laid down by the Crown Agents. The release of the De La Rue
archives in the late 1970s, followed to a lesser degree by those of Bradbury Wilkinson, Harrison and Waterlow,
have provided collectors with a range of artwork and other essay-type material, although any such items
remain elusive.
Barbados has its fair share of interesting essays of this kind, prepared by the De La Rue artists in particular,
but it is also blessed with a number of essays drawn by independent artists; this is because on three occasions,
in 1905, 1911 and 1927 the Barbados authorities decided to invite outsiders, through a design competition
or in other ways, to produce ideas for their new stamps. Nine of the essays shown in this display come from
these external artists, including five for the 1905 Centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar and three for the 1927
Tercentenary of the Founding of the Colony.
The essays displayed are as follows:–
1881: Die proof with the 2½d value tablet handpainted, and a trial for the 1886 1½d postcard.
1892: Seven progress essays, four with handpainting.
1905: Five essays by artists invited by the selection Committee to submit designs and two subsequent designs
by De La Rue artists.
1911: A handpainted sketch similar to the issued design and two De La Rue essays for the low values initially
with the head of King Edward VII, but with the head of King George V superimposed.
1920: Two essays by De La Rue artists for the low and high values.
1921: An essay for the 2d value touched up by grey wash tints.
1927: Three essays for the 1927 Tercentenary commemorative, one the winning entry.
BARBADOS – DE LA RUE ESSAYS
from the collection of Charles Freeland, FRPSL
Miss Cox’s handpainted essay for Mrs. Goodman’s redrawn essay for
the 1927 Tercentenary with the 1905 Centenary of the
E. Jackman’s enhancements. Battle of Trafalgar.
1911 essay with King George V’s head
superimposed over that of King Edward VII.
For the majority of the British colonies, the essays available to collectors are those from the printers’ archives,
produced by inhouse artists along broad lines laid down by the Crown Agents. The release of the De La Rue
archives in the late 1970s, followed to a lesser degree by those of Bradbury Wilkinson, Harrison and Waterlow,
have provided collectors with a range of artwork and other essay-type material, although any such items
remain elusive.
Barbados has its fair share of interesting essays of this kind, prepared by the De La Rue artists in particular,
but it is also blessed with a number of essays drawn by independent artists; this is because on three occasions,
in 1905, 1911 and 1927 the Barbados authorities decided to invite outsiders, through a design competition
or in other ways, to produce ideas for their new stamps. Nine of the essays shown in this display come from
these external artists, including five for the 1905 Centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar and three for the 1927
Tercentenary of the Founding of the Colony.
The essays displayed are as follows:–
1881: Die proof with the 2½d value tablet handpainted, and a trial for the 1886 1½d postcard.
1892: Seven progress essays, four with handpainting.
1905: Five essays by artists invited by the selection Committee to submit designs and two subsequent designs
by De La Rue artists.
1911: A handpainted sketch similar to the issued design and two De La Rue essays for the low values initially
with the head of King Edward VII, but with the head of King George V superimposed.
1920: Two essays by De La Rue artists for the low and high values.
1921: An essay for the 2d value touched up by grey wash tints.
1927: Three essays for the 1927 Tercentenary commemorative, one the winning entry.
