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Lot# 3405 - Auction 284 - 290

  • Lot# : 3405 British Guyana

    1904 (Nov 10): Appendix sheet from De La Rue record book, dated at top, with two proposals for the $ 2.40 violet & green with provisional overprint, the sheet showing an imperforate example of the accepted two line overprint at top in black and marked "approved 14.11.04" in manuscript alongside, and the unaccepted design with REVENUE erased by a bar with three line POSTAGE / AND / REVENUE overprinted in black. See the "De la Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP page 2337 where this item is illustrated. Unique and splendid.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF