Lot 696
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cover 1892 (27 May) handpainted essay submitted by De La Rue for a new State postcard, the design similar to a Receipt 1a. and executed in red-brown and cream with details picked out in Chinese white, the whole on stout card (140x88mm.) dated "MAY 27. 92" at lower right corner. Highly attractive and unique. Photo
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cover 1892 (27 May) handpainted essay submitted by De La Rue for a new State postcard, the design similar to a Receipt 1a. and executed in red-brown and cream with details picked out in Chinese white, the whole on stout card (140x88mm.) dated "MAY 27. 92" at lower right corner. Highly attractive and unique. Photo

Details
cover 1892 (27 May) handpainted essay submitted by De La Rue for a new State postcard, the design similar to a Receipt 1a. and executed in red-brown and cream with details picked out in Chinese white, the whole on stout card (140x88mm.) dated "MAY 27. 92" at lower right corner. Highly attractive and unique. Photo
Provenance
T.D. Eames, 1996
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Further details
Note: This handpainted essay was produced in response to the State's request for De La Rue to prepare designs for new stamps postal stationery. The text has been copied, inaccurately, from the then current State postcard