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  • Lot# : 3994 Papua New Guinea

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    1901: De La Rue working Die Proof in deep black of the vignette only inset on surfaced paper (63 x 61 mm.), with manuscript at top "British New Guinea", dated on the Proof "11 - 21 Jan 1901" and again dated at base "19 Jan" in pencil, with small blue crayon tick of approval at right in blue crayon. Cleaned from necessity at lower right but a beautiful and extremely rare Proof for the connoisseur of the issue.rnProvenance: Collection Tom Belknap (1987); Collection Peter Troy, Prestige, Belgrave, 28 July 2009, lot 2034.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,000 CHF