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Auction: 1028 - The "Wilkin" Collection of British West Africa Postal History and British Africa Stamps from the Vestey Collection
Lot: 1526

Sierra Leone 1932 Issue Essays 1d. De La Rue unaccepted photographic essays for small and large format "rice" design, each affixed to card (43x61mm.) with the small format marked "c" and the large format "d", both marked "duplicate" and dated "6.6.31". Photo Estimate £ 800-1,000 Note: De La Rue´s tender for this issue was rejected. J.A.C. Harrison were awarded the contract to print the 1/2d. to 1/- Rice Field design whilst Bradbury, Wilkinson were asked to print the 2/- to £1 Palms and Cola Tree values

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