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Lot# 3786 - Auction 222-226

  • Lot# : 3786 Papua New Guinea

    1900/01: De La Rue engraved Plate Proof, imperforate on unwatermarked paper with ½ d. value tablets and completed central vignette in black, printed in brown / deep red-brown, and applied to card paper, the colour chosen for the 2 s. 6 d. value, fresh and fine, a very scarce Trial.rnrnProvenance: Collection Peter Troy, Prestige, Melbourne, 28 July 2009, lot 2056.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF