A vast collection of British and Commonwealth stamp designs, hand-painted to scale in watercolour, will be auctioned at Derbyshire saleroom Hansons on May 9 with an overall estimate of £100,000-150,000.
The archive of 270 original stamp and 40 bank note designs was painted by Leonard Fryer, a designer for London’s Waterlow and Sons. Founded in 1810, the company was a worldwide engraver and printer of currency, postage stamps, stocks and bond certificates.