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Lot# 9057 - Auction 274-283

  • Lot# : 9057 Ceylon

    Typographed by De La Rue 1858: ½ d. dull mauve on unwatermarked glazed paper, imperforate, an unused block of twelve (4 x 3), sheet marginal at left with large margins all round, of lovely fresh colour, superb unmounted og. A rare and most attractive multiple Gi = £ 1'600+.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 17-18 Nov 1981, lot 422.rnrnNote: Probably from the 'Mayfair Find', Harmers, London, 9 Nov 1925, ex lots 10 or 11.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF