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  • Lot# : 20497 Western Australia

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    1883: De La Rue Appendix Sheet A, dated "Sept 28, 83" at top, "Existing and proposed Schemes of Colours" with second coloumn showing the current engraved issue with 1 d. and 2 d. values in similar and confusable shades, 1871 3 d. brown (with manuscript "This colour need not be changed" and values to imperforate 1 s. bright green; left hand column with 1883/85 typographed values (all six are 3 d. value, five perf. 12) arranged to show the colour alterations with 1 d. carmine showing a pencil tick and 2 d. grey imperforate. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on pages 6537-6538. A remarkable and important sheet.rnProvenance: RL, Melbourne, 5 Aug 1976, lot 164; RL, Melbourne, 31 March 1977, lot 458; Collection Lord Vestey, Spink, London, 19 May 2015, lot 463.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 8,500 CHF