CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1

1872/74: De La Rue Master Die Proof without Duty Plate, printed in lilac-mauve (issued colour of the 1 d. value), stamp size and imperforate on white glazed paper adhered to card, overprinted SPECIMEN in black (Samuel Type D9). This Proof was used in the De La Rue Exhibition display of 1872 and thus is not illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP. Unique.