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Auction: 22015 - The 'Libra' Collection - Featuring King George V Issues
Lot: 684

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

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.

provenance
De La Rue archives
Vestey, December 2010

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Sold for
£850

Starting price
£800