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  • Lot# : 3157 Great Britain

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    1881: De La Rue Die Proof for the 1 d. value in black, Die II, imperforate from cut down galzed card Proof, applied stamp size to card, endorsed "12 Leads" and dated "Mar. 19" in ink. Some surface faults commensurate with a working Proof from the De La Rue Striking Book archives, struck in 1886 by pencil notation. Rare Gi K8 = £ 1'500.rnProvenance: Stanley Gibbons, London, 1991 "from a specialised collection of the 1881 1 d."rnHarmers, London, 8 July 2003, lot 63.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold