35th International Auction

overseas\asia\bangladesh
1990, UNISSUED ESSAY for the 'Population Day' stamp, marginal block of nine, unmounted mint, fine. This essay, similar to the issued design, was printed in 1990 by Kniga (USSR) which normally sent 3-5 copies as proof, but a document (in Bengali, unfortunately not available here) shall say that for this particular issue a sheet of 50 was sent on request to Bangladesh Post Office. But they did not return to USSR finally. Only a quantity of 28 copies seems to have survived (or are known). Appended are a corner block of 8 plus single of the issued stamp.