Lot# 10431 - Auction 291-297
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Lot# : 10431 Victoria
Stamp Duty 1905: Stamp Duty Edward VII composite Essay for the £ 100 value, hand-painted in India ink and grey wash touched up with Chinese white on thin card, the portrait on separate piece inserted into central vignette. Small pinhole at top right, a stunning Essay of great rarity.rnProvenance: Collection J.R.W. Purves, RL, London, 14 Jan 1981, lot 1150.Starting bid : 1,000.00 CHFHammer price : 1,000.00 CHF