Lot 51608 – 1894 DE LA RUE handpainted Essay for 8c postal stationery

Seychelles » Postal Stationery

Prix réalisé

Invendu

Estimation

750 – 1’000 GBP

Date de vente

jeu. 16 déc. 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.

Vente aux enchères

Série de ventes aux enchères d’automne 2021

Catalogue

British Empire