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

1899: De La Rue piece from the top of "Appendix B" sheet dated at top "Sept 4, 1899 / Seychelles" and requisition number below, showing five 3 c. Imperforate Colour Trials: in black & carmine, violet, maroon & ultramarine, yellow & red, olive-green & black. A rare and most attractive piece, the 3 c. value was never issued. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 5638. Rare and particularly attractive.rnrnProvenance: Collection Lt. Col. J.R. Danson, Robson Lowe, London, 9 Nov 1976, lot 348; Collection Cdr. Malcolm Burnett, Robson Lowe, 26 April 1978, lot 1065; Collection Dr. Gordon Latto, Phillips, London, 28 Oct 1993, lot 274.