Lot# 30083 - Auction 309-320
Auction 309-320
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Lot# : 30083 New South Wales
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Diamond Jubilee 1897: Diamond Jubilee Stamp Design competition, Essay for proposed 1 d. value hand-painted on thick card (84 x 91 mm.), with some similarities to issued design with Lion on Shield and Crown above, painted in pink, crimson and Chinese white and legend in latin "Sic Fortis Etruria Crevit" (thus strong Etruria prospered) the early motto of New South Wales. A remarkable and extremely beautiful Essay.rnrnProvenance: Collection G.J. Hutson, Spink, London, 19 Feb 2013, lot 688.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 1,500 CHF -
