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Lot# 20275 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 20275 Tasmania

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    Chalons 1870: De La Rue printing from Perkins Bacon Dies, 2 d. emerald-green, imperforate on thin pelure paper without watermark, an unused example with shaved to ample margins all round, of fine colour, without gum. Extremely rare - prepared solely for display at the 1870 Paris Exhibition.rnProvenance: Collection Sebastian Earl, RL, Geneva, 25 April 1980; Collection W. Frazer, Spink, London, 18 Sept 2003, lot 538.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold