Rudyard Kipling handwritten manuscript poem

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Rudyard Kipling handwritten manuscript poemA unique handwritten, signed manuscript copy of Rudyard Kipling's 1901 poem The Young Queen Written to commemorate the consolidation of Australian Crown Colonies into the Commonwealth of Australia Rudyard Kipling (1865 1936) was an English writer and poet whose most famous works include The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1901), The Man Who Would Be King (1888) and If (1910). In 1907 Kipling became the first English language writer awarded the Nobel Prize

Great Britain King Edward VII 1911 2s6d Dull greyish purple (F)

A scarce colour variety of this attractive stamp

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and two vertical creases (mainly between impressions)

shortly after returning from an official tour of Hong Kong

Due to his death at an early age

type 5 overprint

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £800+

4mm space from setting I position 2

Very fine used example with large part 'MY 21 91' circular date stamp

' initials of E

a colored fellow sang while I just 'mouthed' the lyrics for comedy effect