Losnr. 20488 - 298.-307. Auktion
298.-307. Auktion
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Losnr. : 20488 Western Australia
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1871: Original Essay for proposed 6 d. value, sent from the Colony in February 1871 to De La Rue with the order for 2 d., 3 d. and 6 d. adhesives, with card (40 x 34 mm.) showing photographic central Swan vignette surrounded by WESTERN AUSTRALIA at top and POSTAGE SIX PENCE at base hand-painted in Chinese white on black, the oval and surrounds entirely hand-painted in pen and ink. Illustrated in 'The De La Rue Collection' edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 6530. Unique and delightful.rnProvenance: RL, Melbourne, 5 Aug 1976, lot 160; Collection Mike Brachi; Collection Lord Vestey, Spink, London, 19 May 2015, lot 379.Ausruf : 3.500 CHFZuschlag : 6.000 CHF -
