Lot# 9213 - Auction 274-283
Auction 274-283
-> Ceylon & Maldive Islands – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part I)
-> Brit. Colonies
-> Ceylon
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Lot# : 9213 Ceylon
George V Key Plate issues 1912/25: De La Rue Master Die Proofs (13) for Country name and value tablets only from 2 cents to 20 rupees, stamp size and printed in black on glazed white card, applied to piece from the DLR day-book (153 x 104 mm.) with manuscript dates above and passed / completion in red ink ranging from "Feb 15" through to completion "20/8/12". Rare and extraordinary. rnrnProvenance: Collection D.J. Norris, Spink, London, 12 July 2006.rn Collection John Sussex RDP, Grosvenor, London, 28-29 Sept 2011, lot 445.Starting bid : 2,000 CHFHammer price : 2,200 CHF