van Dam FWS13, 25c Spitfire, Large Unhardened Die Proof GROUP (XG-703), Canada Federal War Savings including (2) Unhardended Die Proofs, (2) black Photographic Essays and a Telegram approving the designs dated March 17, 1941.
NOTE from S. Moreland: Third pic above is the image of the same die proof that is in the group. The only difference is that someone wrote "ZALUSKI DEEP CARMINE" on the back upper centre, in pencil, after Ed Zaluski posted the scan in CARIS. The fourth pic above is the image of the same die proof that is in the group. The only difference is that someone wrote "ZALUSKI ROSE CARMINE" on the back upper centre, in pencil, after Ed Zaluski posted the scan in CARIS.
CARIS Identifiers:
ECAWS6, black, a photographic essay of the Spitfire design whose outside frame measures 66 by 57 mm. The die was engraved by Will F. Ford and Arthur Vogel.
Note from S. Moreland to above: The two essays in the listing measure 66 x 46mm and 70 x 46mm.
Unhardened Die Proof in Carmine
DCAWS6, Same card and sinkage sizes as for first entry above. 'XG-703' recorded in pencil at lower right. A proof is located in the Library and Archives Canada building in Ottawa.
NOTE from S. Moreland to above: "sizes as for first entry above" is "Large card measuring 228 by 151 mm, with die sinkage 62 by 57 mm".
DCAWS6, Cut-down card measuring 127 by 101 mm, with sinkage 62 by 57 mm.
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