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  • Lot# : 4449 Trinidad u. Tobago

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    1895: De La Rue Essay for the proposed Britannia 4 d. value on tracing paper (31 x 35 mm.) and hand-painted in mauve, with country name and "Postage & Revenue" picked out in Chinese white, Duty Plate in olive-green, applied to DLR card with manuscript "Design 1" at top and dated "July 29, 95". Illustrated in "The De La Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 6390. Beautiful and unique.rnProvenance: RL, Bermuda, 3 Dec 1976, ex lot 1013; Collection Sir John Marriott RDP, Spink, London, 19 Sept 2001, lot 540; Collection 'Scarborough', Spink, London, 14 Nov 2008, lot 2129; Grosvenor, London, 7 May 2009, lot 1224.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF