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Lot# 6457 - Auction 218-221

  • Lot# : 6457 Victoria

    1890: Die Proof for the 1 d. chestnut in close to the issued colour, on cream wove paper, 68 x 113 mm., engraved by Samuel Reading and typographed at the Victorian Government printing Office, with manuscript 'X' at top in ink. The stamp was issued to coincide with 1 d. postage for inland mail and was loosely based on the 1 d. black. A rare Proof with just six known in various colours, all come from the estate of the engraver and were discovered in 1952.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF