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    1926/27: De La Rue 1 c. perforated Colour Trials (11) annotated for value with 1 c. in brown, 3 c. in orange (deleted in manuscript), 4 c. in green, 6 c. in purple (deleted), 8 c. in grey-blue, 10 c. in olive-green, 12 c. in carmine, 20 c. in ultramarine, 25 c. in purple on yellow, 50 c. in claret and 75 c. in pale brown (deleted); all applied to two parts of De La Rue archive paper with manuscript at base "Approved for colour -  Colonial Office except for 3 cts and 6 cts" and "Approved for colour by Colonial Office except for 75 cents", both dated "26/6/26". Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 6668. Unique and splendid.rnProvenance: Collection Richard Knight, Spink, London, 21 March 2003, lot 1107.
    Starting bid : 1,200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200.00 CHF