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Lot# 224 - Auction 250-256

  • Lot# : 224 Tasmania

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    1886 (Jan 6): De La Rue hand-painted Essay for proposed 2 s. 6 d. design, marked 'C' at lower right and dated 'Jan 6th 86' at top, stamp size on thick card, 74 x 92 mm., with the Essay drawn in violet including POSTAGE & REVENUE and the head-plate in this colour, the central oval, TASMANIA and TWO SHILLINGS AND SIX PENCE being picked out in Chinese white with perforations in pencil. See the 'De La Rue Collection' edited by Frank Walton RDP, plate 7906. Rare and beautiful, unique.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF