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Lot# 9203 - Auction 274-283

  • Lot# : 9203 Ceylon

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    1899 (Jan 12): De La Rue piece from the Appendix sheet for proposed 75 c. value, with eight Imperforate Colour Trials of the 3 c. with different coloured value tablets and the frames in chesnut (2), yellow (2), black (2) and in sepia (2), the accepted design ringed in blue crayon and dated "19/1/99" in pencil. Illustrated in The De La Rue Collection edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 2531. File fold through two values not detracting from the stunning appearance.rnrnProvenance: Collection Sir Gawaine Baillie, Sotheby's, London, 16-17 Nov 2006, lot 514.rn                     Collection Fernland, Spink, London, 15-16 April 2010, lot 323.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF