2-645-889 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Dickens Centenary Stamp', 1912. The Charles Dickens (1812-1870) centenary was celebrated in 1912, a committee was established to collect funds for the benefit of the descendants of the great writer. Stephen Reid (1873-1948) was a Scottish illustrator and painter who specialised in Georgian settings and costume pieces. From The Connoisseur Vol XXXII. [ Otto Limited, London, 1912]