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Lot# 3160 - Auction 234-243

  • Lot# : 3160 Great Britain

    1874: De La Rue Die Proof for 5 s. value, 2nd Die, Plate 4, printed in black on glazed white card, with uncleared Plate Number and Corner Letters, handstamped "Aug. 22 1874" and endorsed AFTER STRIKING. Minor soiling of no importance, the only other Die Proof of this date is housed in the National Postal Museum. A rare and beautiful Proof Gi J123 = £ 5'000.rnProvenance: Collection Dr. Douglas Latto, Phillips, London, 22 Oct 1994, lot 278.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF