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Auction: 26024 - The 'Mulberry' Collection of Great Britain King Edward VII Issues
Lot: 2150

Great Britain
King Edward VII
1902-10 De La Rue
Six Pence
Colour Trials
In grey-black, a horizontal strip of five on chalk-surfaced, unwatermarked and ungummed paper with "Laboratory Ink: -/3 parts Black 6/1 part No.1 Blue" recipe printed in the margin at right and showing green rule along the perforated edge at foot, the remaining sides imperforate; creases in margin, fine and very rare.

provenance:
Chartwell, Spink 6 Dec. 2011, Lot 179

Notes: This proof was produced from the selvedge of a British Colonial ½d. stamp on chalky paper.

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Estimate
£1,500 to £2,000

Starting price
£1100