Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 1

Postal Stationery 1894: De La Rue Die Proof for the 30 c. postal stationery envelope (H&G B3), printed in deep brown on thick buff paper (54 x 53 mm.), completed design, initialled and dated "23.11.94" in red ink at right. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 5633. Rare.rnrnProvenance: Collection Lt. Col. J.R. Danson, Robson Lowe, London, 9 Nov 1976, lot 409; Collection Jeffrey Weiss, Harmers, London, 15 Dec 2004, lot 431.rnrn