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Lot# 6222 - Auction 291-297

  • Lot# : 6222 Ceylon

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    1899 (Jan 12): De La Rue composite Essay for the 1 r. 50 c. value on thick card (90 x 115 mm.), dated at upper right and marked "A" at upper left with the head plate printed in dull blue and the surround entireely hand-painted with value "One Rupee Fifty Cents" in carmine and "Ceylon Postage" and the corner spandrels all in shades of pale and dark blue picked out in Chinese white. A similar example (but printed) is illustrated in the De La Rue Collection edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 2530. Some soiling but a gorgeous and stunning Essay.
    Starting bid : 850.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200.00 CHF