A rare Thomas De La Rue Incorporating Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd advertising desk stand of A-board design, detailed 'Thomas De La Rue', ' Designers, Engravers and Printers of Security Documents...', obverse and reverse printed with designs of William Caxton and his press, printed in purple, yellow, green and orange. Note: probably issued as an advertising work to promote the International Banknote Society's 18th Annual European Congress in 1988, together with a rare Bradbury Wilkinson and Thomas De La Rue advertising desk calendar for 1988 of A-board design, detailed 'Bradbury Wilkinson', 'Designers, Engravers & Printers of all Security Documents...', obverse with portrait of Sir Isaac Newton below apple tree to the right, reverse with decorative design, printed in orange, green and brown, within original card sleeve, and a group of three mid-20th century Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd advertising notes, detailed 'Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd', 'Designers, Engravers and Printers of Bank Notes, Postage Stamps, Bonds and all Monetary Documents', each obverse with portrait vignette of Viscount Nelson to the middle right, sailing vessels at sea below, each reverse with Mercury and sea monster entwining trident to the left, all printed in brown, orange and green.