Lot 10296 – REVENUES: 1882 De La Rue Essay: hand-drawn design (without value) inscribed “St VINCENT REVENUE” at top

Stamp of St. Vincent REVENUES: 1882 De La Rue Essay: hand-drawn design (without value) inscribed "St VINCENT REVENUE" at top

Lot 10296 – REVENUES: 1882 De La Rue Essay: hand-drawn design (without value) inscribed “St VINCENT REVENUE” at top

St. Vincent
Price realised
1’800 GBP
Estimate
1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Auction date
Tue 30 Jun 2020 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
REVENUES: 1882 De La Rue Essay: hand-drawn design (without value) similar to that of Trinidad 1883 issue inscribed “St VINCENT REVENUE” at top, on tracing paper (90x115mm.) in mauve with details picked out in Chinese white, showing seventeen value tablets from 1d. to £10 hand drawn in red (1d. to 6d.), in green (1/- to 10/-) and in mauve (£1 to £10), the tracing paper dated “19 oct 82”, an outstanding showpiece and a delightful piece of artist´s work

Provenance: De La Rue archives, December 1976, Peter Jaffé, March 2006
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