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Lot# 6272 - Auction 218-221

  • Lot# : 6272 South Australia

    1885: De La Rue Essay for 6 d. value, unadopted, hand-painted in pale mauve and mauve on thick brown card, the POSTAGE & REVENUE and SIX PENCE and SOUTH AUSTRALIA all picked out in Chinese white, dated at top "1 July 1885' in manuscript. See 'De La Rue Collection' edited by Frank Walton RDP plate 7003. A beautiful and particularly lovely Essay.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF