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Lot# 2382 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 2382 Virgin Islands

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    1888 (Nov 13): Essay for proposed 1 s. value, prepared by De La Rue, an imperforate example printed in bright rose-red, with large margins all round, backed on to piece from the De La Rue record books and signed off in margin in red ink and dated on reverse '20/10/88'. Rare, illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 6505, the carmine colour clashed with the 1 d. value and whilst the Islands had requested yellow for the 1 s. duty, brown was eventually chosen. Unique.rnProvenance: Grosvenor, London, 15-16 May 2003, lot 333.
    Starting bid : 750.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700.00 CHF