Lot 80186 – 1899 La Bourdonnais paste-up essay for 18c value w
Lot 80186 – 1899 La Bourdonnais paste-up essay for 18c value w
Lot 80186 – 1899 La Bourdonnais paste-up essay for 18c value w
Mauritius » Later Issues
Price realised
1’500 GBP
Estimate
800 – 1’200 GBP
Auction date
jeu. 7 déc. 2017 à 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1899 La Bourdonnais paste-up essay for 18c value with head superimposed on frame with value repeated thrice, this design later modified for the final issue, dated March 28th 99, also Printers’ sample of the issued design as a Die Proof on thin wove with engraved SPECIMEN in reverse above.
Provenance: Essay ex De La Rue archives 1976, Die Proof ex Dale-Lichtenstein 1969, Marcus Samuel Catalogue ref: 136
Catalogue
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