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  • Lot# : 3466 Victoria

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    1873/74: Essay by William Bell for the unadopted 6 d. value on card (52 x 51 mm.), the head plate and vignette of the issued 1 d. printed in red, overlaid on handpainted frame and VICTORIA in shades of red and carmine, with values '6d.' and SIX PENCE picked out in pencil. See Geoff Kellow RDP 'Stamps of Victoria', with this Essay illustrated on page 189. A wonderful and quite beautiful Essay.rnrnProvenance: Collection J. R. W. Purves, RL, Zurich, 27 Nov 1980, lot 2160.rn                   Collection Richard Stevenson, Spink, London, 6 April 2006, lot 1326.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF