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    1919: De La Rue Master Die Proof of the Queen Salote head-plate, engraved in black on thin glazed white card (45 x 47 mm.), manuscript dated "14.8.1919" in ink at top. Some fingerprint soiling but a rare and impressive working Proof, illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 6343. Unique.rnrnProvenance: Grosvenor, London, 15-16 May 2003, lot 1335.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF