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Lot# 20104 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 20104 New South Wales

    1869: Embossed Essays for the proposed 6 d. and 1 s. values, each hexagonal, embossed in pink similar to a postal stationery Die, the 6 d. in a bright shade on small piece of smooth wove paper (26 x 30 mm.) and the 1 s. in a paler shade on larger piece (47 x 47 mm.). Extremely scarce and most unusual.rnProvenance: Collection Ed Druce; Prestige, Melbourne, 2 Sept 2006, lot 618.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF