Auction 321 - 332 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia, New South Wales, St. Helena, Basutoland The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection - Day 2

1930: De La Rue unadopted Essay for proposed Airmail 2 pi. value printed in violet with Gordon statue and biplane, mounted for presntation in thick brown card (100 x 112 mm.) with "A" at top with inked "SURFACE" at top deleted in pencil and dated "1.7.30" at base. Reverse with oval "Thos. De La Rue & Co. Ltd. 110 Bunhill Row EC" violet cachet and manuscript notation "This arrangement of wording". Not illustrated in the "De La Rue Collection". Splendid and of great rarity.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 21 Sept 1994, lot 1827.