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Lot# 30495 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 30495 Western Australia

    1898/1907: De La Rue 1 s. olive-green wmk. W Crown A, an Imperforate block of four from the Imprimatur sheet, corner marginal from lower left of sheet showing Plate Number "1" in margin; trivial marginal corner crease, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" on page 6549 (as a sheet of 120). A rare and most appealing multiple.rnrnProvenance: RL, Melbourne, 5 Aug 1976, lot 183 (as a sheet of 120).rn                     Collection Peter Basterfield, Cavendish, Derby, 9 March 2001, lot 363 (as a block of four).rn                     Premier, Melbourne, 26 Jan 2002, lot 1049.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 350 CHF