1912 4th Philatelic Congress Labels - Margate.
Black and Green.
Black and Red Brown. Black and Violet.
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Black and Red Brown. Black and Violet.
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The 1912 Margate Congress triangular labels were printed by Perkins Bacon in rouletted sheets of nine têtê-bêche pairs. They show Britannia in black in a frame of blue, brown, red, red-browm, green or violet. Some sheets
were printed with colours reversed, i.e. with black frames and coloured centres.
There was also a souvenir card showing the label and hotel, postmarked with the special Congress handstamp
and inscribed 'With Compliments and Best Wishes from the President of Congress, A. Léon Adutt'.
ADUTT, Albert Léon 1871-1930. Managing Director, Queen's Highcliffe Hotel, Cliftonville. Mayor of Margate
1912-13. Chairman PCGB, Margate 1912. Specialist in USA, Great Britain, and Cayman Is.
A founder, and President Isle of Thanet P.S.
were printed with colours reversed, i.e. with black frames and coloured centres.
There was also a souvenir card showing the label and hotel, postmarked with the special Congress handstamp
and inscribed 'With Compliments and Best Wishes from the President of Congress, A. Léon Adutt'.
ADUTT, Albert Léon 1871-1930. Managing Director, Queen's Highcliffe Hotel, Cliftonville. Mayor of Margate
1912-13. Chairman PCGB, Margate 1912. Specialist in USA, Great Britain, and Cayman Is.
A founder, and President Isle of Thanet P.S.
