Lot 51608 – 1894 DE LA RUE handpainted Essay for 8c postal stationery
Lot 51608 – 1894 DE LA RUE handpainted Essay for 8c postal stationery
Lot 51608 – 1894 DE LA RUE handpainted Essay for 8c postal stationery
Seychelles » Postal Stationery
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
750 – 1’000 GBP
Auction date
Thu 16 Dec 2021 at 14:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1894 De La Rue handpainted essay for 8c postal stationery envelope with embossed vignette of Queen Victoria painted on thin brown rice paper in rose, red and Chinese white, small pencil annotation top right ‘April 9th 1894’, some creasing, a wonderful showpiece. Note: The design was never adopted as in 1895 the tortoise design chosen by General Gordon was used.
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