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  • Lot# : 2633 Leeward Islands

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    1890 (March 5): De La Rue Essay for proposed 1 d. design, using the Key Plate dull lilac printed background with LEEWARD ISLANDS and ONE / PENNY hand-painted in carmine & Chinese white, applied to card from the De La Rue records. Superb artistry, illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 4526. Beautiful and unique.rnProvenance: Collection J.A.C. Farmer, Grosvenor, London, 7-8 March 2012, lot 689.
    Starting bid : 750.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400.00 CHF