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Lot# 6282 - Auction 218-221

  • Lot# : 6282 South Australia

    1892 (June 28): De La Rue Essay for the proposed 2½ d. design as accepted, hand-painted on thick card, 24 x 27 mm., with the Red Kangaroo in black ink and in pencil, Queen's head in ink and the tablets SOUTH AUSTRALIA and TWO PENCE HALFPENNY picked out in Chinese white. See 'De La Rue Collection' edited by Frank Walton RDP, plate 7011. An exquisite and wonderful Essay.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF