Lot 41247 – 1881 (Aug) Issue die proofs on an album page

1881 (Aug) Issue die proofs on an album page, incl. duty frame proofs of the 1c, 2c and 4c in black, composite die proof og the 1c, 2c and 4c without shading behind the lion, cut-down die proofs in black of the completed design of the 1c, 2c and 4c with an extra 1c showing a further line in the background, plus the 2c and 4c in blue, finally a composite die proof in brown of the three values with ms annotation above, a rare set showing the various stages of design, cert. Holcombe (1993)