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    1897: De La Rue Imperforate Plate Proof for the Ovava Tree 1 d. black & scarlet, an unused block of eight (2 x 4), marginal from lower right of sheet on ungummed watermark inverted Turtles paper, handstamped "11 Jan 1902" in blue in margin. Some wrinkles and inked fingerprints but rare, illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 6329.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF