Lot# 3182 - Auction 284 - 290

Recess by De La Rue 1875/81: 6 d. chrome-yellow, wmk. Crown CC sideways, perf. 12½, a used example, variety "Watermark Upright", of fresh colour cancelled by bootheel obliterator leaving the vignette clear. A rare variety unknown in unused condition and with just two examples recorded used. Cert. BPA (1990) Gi = £ 3'000.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 28 May 2008, lot 509.