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  • Lot# : 10404 Victoria

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    1870/71: Essay for Stamp Statute £ 1 value, a composite Essay by William Bell with Queen's head from a photograph in sepia, with elaborate surround hand-painted in grey, black, pencil and Chinese white on card (63 x 63 mm.). Minor aging not affecting the exquisite appearance. Unique.rnProvenance: Collection J.R.W. Purves, RL, Geneva, 27 Nov 1980, lot 2226; Collection Rod Perry, DF, Geneva, 23-25 May 1988, lot 11168.
    Starting bid : 3,500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold