Lot# 6668 - Auction 291-297
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Lot# : 6668 Sansibar
1903/04: Monogram isasue, De La Rue Die Proof in five colours on glazed white card (61 x 60 mm.), with frames and Duty Plates in ultramarine, Lions in orange-yellow, Flags in red, monogram in deep blue; unfortunately only the bicoloured design in blue & red was selected as this Proof is of outstanding beauty and rarity.rnNote: For a similar hand-painted Essay, see "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP, page 6573.rnProvenance: Collection Richard Knight, Spink, London, 27 Sept 2002, lot 292.Starting bid : 1,000.00 CHFHammer price : 4,200.00 CHF