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Fook Island. First Day Cover. 10 ZOOK

Item date(s): c 1975

Walter Whall Battiss  (1906-1982)


Pages: Single sheet
Size: 27 x 37.5cm
Technique: Print and stamps on paper
Inscription: Signed by the artist

Type: Graphic

Place publication: (Pretoria)
ART 2270

Additional notes:
Stamp is illustrated on p34 of Walter Battiss edited by Karin Skawran and Michael Macnamara, published by Ad Donker, 1985.

There are three stamps vertically pasted at top right with the Zookmekaar cancellation stamp

The wording on the print: FIRST DAY. And the evening and the morning were the FIRST DAY. EERSTE DAG. En dit was aand en dit was more, die EERSTE DAG. Gen:1.5. In the Fook alphabet: "The First Day. Zook Is. Fook"

[Alphabat (portrait)]

Reference note:
Summary:

Name CMD FDC CMD Stamp Reference ID Image

10 ZOOK. 2270 GB/30311 GB/30497 Alphabat portrait

20 ZOOK. 0877 GB/07327 GB/50013 Dove

30 ZOOK. 0876 GB/2244+0439 GB/50012 Cook's Bay, Moorea, Sahiti

Ref: GB/30497



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