Canada Jacques Cartier Non-Adopted Preliminary - Identification And Signature Identification

Good Morning,

I have a non-adopted Canada Jacques Cartier preliminary. The page has multiple signatures. Hand written at top: "Purchased from the collection of ... Feb 1959, Dublin Ireland ... "



Bottom text: "Jacques Cartier
A lovely preliminary proposed but non-adopted drawing rendered in colored inks for the 1855 stamp issue for Canada.
The above differs from the accepted design as it shows leafs in the band surrounding the head EX Burrus Collection.
Canada - 1855."

Please let me know what I have here and if you can make out the signatures I would greatly appreciate knowing who they are. Thanks!



Likely "Maurice Burrus":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Burrus

This drawing is very similar to number of US Official "Essay" that came on the market in that time period. They were later declared to be not genuine, but a non-contemporary drawing.

Thank you wtcrowe. Please share an example or link of the similar drawing if you have one.

Found similar - same wording - sold for $431.

"Purchased from the collection of ... Maurice Burrus Feb 1959 Shanahan Auctions Dublin Ireland"

SPARKS AUCTIONS - A Traditional Philatelic Auction House — Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
"Artist's drawing for Half pence Canada #8, sold for $431"
"February 28, 2012 by Sparks Auctions"
"Lot 19 ½d Artists drawing ex. Burrus, nice set of two different colour drawings in ink on paper (19.4×10.2cm), signed by artist "Clinton Wright New York 1857". Ex. Maurice Burrus and signed by him. Fresh, unique and very fine. Neatly mounted and annotated on page. Est $250, realized $375."

https://sparks-auctions.com/tag/burrus/

If anyone has a signature or two that I could use in comparison I would appreciate it - thanks!