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Lot# 4592 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 4592 Nyassaland British Central Africa

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    Arms of the Protectorate 1895: De La Rue Die Proof for the vignette, Country legend and "Light in Darkness" engraved in black, large format (34 x 45 mm.) on thin unsurfaced card, dated at base "12.2.95" in ink. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 5184. Rare.rnrnProvenance: British Central Africa / De La Rue Archives, RL, London, 14 April 1976, lot 1017; Collection Bryan de Robeck (Sept, 1983); Collection J.W. Kendrew, Grosvenor, London, 31 Jan 2001, lot 882.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF