Lot 50416 – 1951 Unissued Health handpainted essays and stamps from the De La Rue archives

1951 Unissued Health 1a maroon, 4a orange-brown and 1R blue handpainted essays, each on card with ms “31.1.51” and the 1a and 4a with “H.C. (High Commissioner) has approved”, plus the 1a and 4a in plate no. marginal blocks of four and 1R in plate no. marginal strip of four, a unique group, ex De La Rue archives (illustrated on pg.4164 in “The De La Rue Collection” by Frank Walton)