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Lot# 4789 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 4789 Brit. Somaliland

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    1902: De La Rue Die Proofs for the large head plate high values with Head Plate only signed off in manuscript ink "GW" (16 Dec 1902), and Frame Only Proofs (4) for the 1 r., 2 r., 3 r. and 5 r. values, all printed in black on glazed white card, handstamped "AFTER / HARDENING" and dated between 12 December 1902 and 13 July 1903 in blue. Exceptional and rare group.rnProvenance: Collection John Inglefield-Watson, Spink, London, 3 Oct 2007, ex lot 1554.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF