Lot# 6263 - Auction 244-249
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Lot# : 6263 Orange Freestate
1907: Keyplate Essay for proposed £ 10 value, with central headplate vignette printed in deep purple sunk into surround card, 89 x 102 mm., hand-painted in deep purple with further layer applied for the frame with upper label TEN POUNDS, lower label ORANGE RIVER COLONY and showing POSTAGE and REVENUE at sides, picked out in Chinese white on green and deep green. Dated in upper right "March 8th 07". Unadopted by the ORC but an extraordinarily beautiful Essay from this iconic issue.rnrnProvenance: Spink, London, 5 April 2006, lot 862.Starting bid : 2,500 CHFHammer price : 7,000 CHF