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    1871: Colour Trials, Imperforate examples on medium wove paper, with ½ a. printed in claret in a block of four and a block of 15 marginal from base of sheet, ½ a. in security punched blocks of six and a spectacular block of 18 from top of sheet showing full imprint and a single example perforated SPECIMEN (ex Bradbury Wilkinson Salesman's sample books); 1 a. value in dull purple (7) incl. a block of four, 2 a. in bright green with a block of four and a spectacular block of 24 marginal from left of sheet, 3 a. in blue (2) on thin paper and 3 a. bright ochre-brown (42), 4 a. bluish slate in a single and block of four, 8 a. in grey-violet in a block of four, 12 a. in bistre brown in a block of four. A marvellous lot (136 Colour Trials, 46 from provenance below).

    Provenance: Collection Dr. Pierre Couvreur (Sept 23, 1981), lot 1359.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF