Corinphila Auction 291-297 Day 2

Sideface 1870/71: De La Rue imperforate Plate Proof for the 4 d. value, printed in the issued colour of blue on watermark Crown CC paper, a block of twelve, marginal from lower right corner of the sheet, large part og. Signed in margin at base "A.McDonald 9 April 1870" alongside sheet serial number "43" (one day after the invoice for the Plate). Illustrated in colour on the dust-jacket of "Tasmania Stamps and Postal History" by W. Eugene Tinsley. A rare and spectacular multiple.rnProvenance: Collection Ron Butler RDP., Spink, London, 22 Sept 2004, ex lot 1541.