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Lot# 3533 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 3533 Great Britain

    Rainbow Trials 1840: 1 d. deep blue, a horizontal strip of four from the specially prepared Proof sheet of twelve designs with voided corners (State 3), large sheet margins and top margin showing manuscript inscription "K New Colour Nov. 20" annotated by Joshua Bacon of Perkins Bacon & Co. Rare, historic and most attractive.rnProvenance: Robson Lowe, London, 13 Sept. 1966, lot 436.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF