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This underprint is thought to be from the firm Mander Brother's. They were Varnish and Paint Manufacturers of Wolverhampton (as indicated by the “905” cancel on the only recorded example):
Mander Brother's also had offices in London with a
business directory entry from 1865 of: Mander Brothers, varnish manufacturers, 363 Oxford st.
W. 1868. Unofficial underprint type 8 (over the gum) in blue. PP18 1d lake-red
(SG 43 or G1)
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