Losnr. 20493 - 298.-307. Auktion
298.-307. Auktion
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Losnr. : 20493 Western Australia
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1883: De La Rue stamp-size Essay for the Key-plate with blank value tablet, completely hand-painted in carmine (the issued colour of the 4 d. value) and Chinese white on tracing paper backed on to thin card (62 x 77 mm.), with WESTERN AUSTRALIA around Swan vignette. Alternative value tablets incorporating POSTAGE hand-painted below: Two Pence, Four Pence, Six Pence (affected by horizontal crease) and I Shilling. Manuscript "special plate" below the stamp - made due to the need for a separate Plate for the 2 d. value due to the large number expected to be required. A delightful Essay.rnProvenance: Collection John Gartner, RL, London, 26 April 1979, lot 449; Collection Mike Brachi; Collection Lord Vestey, Spink, London, 19 May 2015, lot 467.Ausruf : 3.500 CHFZuschlag : nicht verkauft -
