Corinphila Auction 291-297 Day 2

1873/75: Essay for the proposed 6 d. value by William Bell, unadopted, with head plate vignette hand-painted in shades of pink, affixed to card (39 x 45 mm.), the frame hand-painted in shades of red and carmine. Delightful Essay which bears some resemblance to the issued 9 d. adhesive, see Geoff Kellow 'Stamps of Victoria' page 189. Unique.rnProvenance: Collection J.R.W. Purves, RL, Geneva, 27 Nov 1980, lot 2161; Collection Rod Perry, DF, Zurich, 23-25 May 1988, lot 11141; Stanley Gibbons, Melbourne, 13 April 1994, lot 1239; Collection "Besançon", Corinphila sale 221, Zurich, 23 Nov 2017, lot 6446.