Lot# 2081 - Auction 321-332
Auction 321-332
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Lot# : 2081 St. Helena
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1889 (Nov): De La Rue Essay for proposed issue on card (37 x 63 mm.) headed "Design" at top in manuscript ink and tracing paper Essay for the proposed 1½ d. value showing an individually designed frame with "ST. HELENA" in deep blue at top and Duty Plate below hand-painted in the same colour; frame-work scrolls all hand-painted in Chinese white. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 5446. Illustrated in "St. Helena" by Edward Hibbert on page 54. Unique and wonderful.Starting bid : 1,200 CHFHammer price : 2,400 CHF -
