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Lot# 2119 - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 2119 St. Helena

    1919: "War Tax" overprints, three Proofs on separate cards, two unadopted, all reading "WAR TAX / 1 d." or "1 d. / WAR TAX", all in black with one (Gibbons Type 21) annotated "Approved WHM 3/2/19" in black ink, two with slight thins, oe with diagonal crease, presumably due to removal from DLR collection, neither affecting the fine appearance. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 5459. Unique.rnProvenance: Collection John Ayre / 'Jamestown', Harmers, London, 8 March 1989, lot 1366.rn 
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF