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Lot# 40596 - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 40596 Australia

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    1930: Essay for proposed 3 d. value "In The Blue Mountains", hand-painted in shades of pale and deep blue with fancy frame, POSTAGE and 3d. picked out in Chinese white on thick card (228 x 184 mm.). Superb Essay by R. A. Harrison, designer of the Parliament House, 3 d. Airmail and Sydney Harbour Bridge issues amongst others. Sold with a copy of "The Harrisons of Waterlow" by Robson Lowe with this Essay illustrated in the monograph.rnrnProvenance: R. A. Harrison estate, RL Australia, 26 Feb 1970, lot 154.rn                     Premier, Melbourne, 20 July 2002, lot 650.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF