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)