I got this whodunit specifically as it has a stamp theme throughout the telling. Alfred Chalon was an artist who did a sketch of a young Queen Victoria as she stood in regal pose at the top of the House of Lords staircase. I am no longer amazed at the number of references I keep coming across as to where we were supposed to be this last month, like standing on the stairs at the House of Lords. YadaYada. Anyway the Chalon sketch was turned into a painting that became the basis for many stamps from all manner of british colonies. In the story, ransom demands were being made with stamps attached from Van Diemen's Land. The whole murderous drama involved a stamp collector, a forger and a million dollar stamp. The stamp references were very factual and led me to investigate one of my stamps a bit closer. See below.
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| This is the only one I have that is featured in the book |
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