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Auction: 25026 - Stamps and Covers of Africa Featuring the 'Protea' Collection of South Africa
Lot: 1318

South Africa
Later Issues
Essays
1d. King's Head design in blue, stamp-sized and mounted on card (88 x 115mm.), lettered 'b' at upper left corner and part of date visible at upper right (corner missing) where it was removed from the De la Rue Correspondence Book (6th Sep..'). Ultimately three of De la Rue's proposals were chosen, but they lost the printing contract to Waterlow and Sons; fine and rare

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Sold for
£2,000

Starting price
£2000