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Lot# 434 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 434 Victoria

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    1879: Essay for Stamp Statute 3 d. design, entirely hand-painted on card (80 x 102 mm.) in orange on background of Chinese white with perforation surround in pencil. very close to the issued design although issued in mauve. Signed off at lower right and dated "29.7.79" in ink. Illustrated and discussed in "The Stamps of Victoria" by Geoff Kellow RDP on page 215. No other Essays exist, an exceptional piece of artistry by James Turner and entirely unique.rnrnProvenance: Collection J..R.W. Purves, RL, Geneva, 27 Nov 1980, lot 2220.
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold