Lot 949
949
Proof "Appendix" sheet (188x275mm.) dated "9th Jany 1911" bearing four ¼d. colour trials in two shades of rosy mauve, in carmine-red and in red, the last marked "Approved, WHM, 11.1.12"; also both ¼d. colours affixed to piece and overprinted "SPECIMEN" (Type D12), both a little soiled; a vertical fold does not affect any trial. Photo
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Proof "Appendix" sheet (188x275mm.) dated "9th Jany 1911" bearing four ¼d. colour trials in two shades of rosy mauve, in carmine-red and in red, the last marked "Approved, WHM, 11.1.12"; also both ¼d. colours affixed to piece and overprinted "SPECIMEN" (Type D12), both a little soiled; a vertical fold does not affect any trial. Photo

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Proof "Appendix" sheet (188x275mm.) dated "9th Jany 1911" bearing four ¼d. colour trials in two shades of rosy mauve, in carmine-red and in red, the last marked "Approved, WHM, 11.1.12"; also both ¼d. colours affixed to piece and overprinted "SPECIMEN" (Type D12), both a little soiled; a vertical fold does not affect any trial. Photo
Provenance
De La Rue archives, 1979
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.