Lot# 6444 - Auction 218-221
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Lot# : 6444 Victoria
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1873/74: Essay by William Bell for ½ bantam value, handpainted in deep rose-red and pale rose on card (56 x 38 mm.), extremely close to the issued design, initialled "J. P. A." by J. P. Atkinson, the stamp printer. Exceptionally rare and beautful Essay.rnrnProvenance: Collection J. R. W. Purves, RL, Zurich, 27 Nov 1980, lot 2157.rn Collection Richard Stevenson, Spink, London, 6 April 2006, lot 1324.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 3,200 CHF -
