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Auction: 15041 - The "Sentosa" Collection of Straits Settlements, Malayan States, Labuan, North Borneo and Sarawak sale during the International Exhibition
Lot: 236

Straits Settlements
1885 Rejected 3c. Essay
Handpainted in magenta and Chinese white, executed on card 70x82mm.) dated "oct 27/85" and with De La Rue label (39x22mm.) in magenta affixed below and marked "for colour". An exhibition showpiece. Photo

provenance:
De La Rue archives, November 1976

Sold for
SG$12,000