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Lot# 20441 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 20441 Victoria

    1901: Edward VII Die Proof for the £ 1 value, printed in bright blue - close to the colour of the issued £ 2, 4th State of the Die, on ungummed unwatermarked buff paper (44 x 73 mm.), being the final State of the design. Superb and extremely rare.rnProvenance: Collection J.R.W. Purves, RL, London, 14 Jan 1981, lot 1045; Rod Perry, Melbourne, 1 Feb 1989, ex lot 829; Premier, Melbourne, 25 Jan 2003, lot 338.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF