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£4 with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before hardening", fine. Photo £400-500
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£4 with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), unmarked, fine. Photo £350-450
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£5 with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before striking" and dated "30/6/22" in pencil, fine. Photo £400-500
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£10 with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before striking" and dated "6/7/22" in pencil, fine. Photo £500-600
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£20 with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), unmarked, fine. Photo £500-600
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£50 with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before striking" and dated "6/7/22" in pencil, fine. Photo £600-800
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£75 with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), unmarked, fine. Photo £600-800
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£100 with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before hardening", fine. Photo £600-800
| De La Rue Die Proofs from the Record Books | |
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Head only, stamp-size in black on glazed card affixed to piece marked "April 26th, 240.6.2 Leads" and further dated "22.6.22" in red ink, 1s., 2s., 3s., 5s., 10s., £1, £5, £10, £25 and £50 frames with blank vignette on large piece and 7s.50c. similar proof on piece, all stamp-size in black on glazed card, dated between 16 May and 7 July and giving details of leads taken, the former additionally dated "10.7.22" in red ink, fine. Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
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1c. in grey-black and orange, stamp-size on thick card, fine. Photo £250-300
Provenance: Stuart Rossiter, June 1983
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12c. stamp-size in grey-black on thick card, marked "1st pull" on reverse, fine. Photo £250-300
Provenance: Stuart Rossiter, June 1983
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75c. stamp-size in grey-black on thick card, fine. Photo £250-300
Provenance: Stuart Rossiter, June 1983
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£25 stamp-size in black on thick card, fine. Photo £400-500
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1s. imperforate sheet of six (3x2) on thick gummed paper, marginal tears and the lower left stamp with some creases, otherwise fine. Very rare. Photo £4,000-5,000
Provenance: Stuart Rossiter, June 1983
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1s. complete imperforate sheet of six (3x2) in reddish purple and orange-yellow on thick paper, some very slight creasing otherwise fine. Very rare and most attractive. Photo £5,000-6,000
Provenance: Stuart Rossiter, June 1983
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1c., nine examples affixed to sheet of paper (137x300mm.; split in two to fit album pages) headed "Appendix A", dated "19th May 1922, Kenya" and marked "All SF", all in issued colours except one with suggested value alongside each and marked "Approved by Colonial Office except for 75c", signed by H. Stanfield and dated "2/6"; the 75c. in dull yellow crossed through. Photo £1,500-1,800
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
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1c. in bistre-yellow on small piece, fine. Photo £150-180
Note: The suggested colour for the 75c. value, submitted on the Appendix sheet dated 19th May 1922, was rejected on 2nd June. Further submissions were made, of which this is one.
Provenance: De La Rue archive, July 1976
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1s. in brown, the colour of the 2s.50c, on gummed watermarked paper, fine. Photo £400-500
Provenance: Stuart Rossiter, June 1983
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1s. in orange-yellow, the colour of the issued 7s.50c., with part gum on watermarked paper, fine. Photo £400-500
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1s. in green and purple, the colours of the issued £2, on gummed watermarked paper, fine. Photo £500-600
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1s. in purple and yellow, the colours of the issued £3, on gummed watermarked paper, fine. Photo £500-600
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1s. in black and magenta, the colours of the issued £4, on gummed watermarked paper, fine. Photo £500-600
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1s. in black and blue affixed to small piece (57x40mm.) with manuscript "£5" alongside, fine. Photo £500-600
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
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1s. in black and green affixed to small piece (57x40mm.) with manuscript "£10" alongside, fine. Photo £500-600
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
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1s. in red and green, the colours of the issued £20, on gummed watermarked paper, fine. Photo £600-800
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1s. in black and red affixed to small piece (57x40mm.) with manuscript "£25" alongside, fine. Photo £600-800
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
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1s. in black and brown affixed to piece (57x40mm.) with manuscript "£50" alongside, fine. Photo £700-900
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
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1s. in purple and grey, the colours of the issued £75, on gummed watermarked paper, fine. Photo £700-900
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1s. in red and black, the colours of the issued £100, on gummed watermarked paper, one shortish perf at right otherwise fine. Photo £800-1,000
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1s. in green and magenta on gummed watermarked paper, one pulled perf at top left otherwise fine. Photo £300-400
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1s. in blue and magenta on gummed watermarked paper, fine. Photo £350-400
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1s. in purple and grey on gummed watermarked paper, fine. Photo £350-450
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1c. to £100 in strips of three (high values vertical) each overprinted "specimen" and affixed to six pieces, each cancelled by "postes et telégraphes/madagascar/
collection/de/berne" large circular cachet in red, the bottom stamps in the £10 and $100 strips with a few lightly discoloured perfs at foot otherwise fine. A magnificent and colourful lot. A superb exhibition centrepiece. S.G. 76s-105s, £36,000+. Photo £12,000-15,000
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1s. to £100 less the £2, £3 and £5 as usual, each handstamped "specimen" (Types K3 or K4) in violet, all a fraction gum toned as normal, the £75 with thinspot, otherwise fine and of fresh appearance. Most attractive and very rare. (27). Photo £4,000-5,000
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1s. to £1 set of twenty overprinted "specimen", fine mint. S.G. 76s-95s, £750 £200-250
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£2 green and purple overprinted "specimen", fine mint. S.G. 96s, £275. Photo £80-100
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£3 purple and yellow overprinted "specimen", fine mint. S.G. 97s, £325. Photo £100-120
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£4 black and magenta overprinted "specimen", fine mint. S.G. 98s, £425. Photo £120-150
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£5 black and blue overprinted "specimen", slightly gum toned otherwise fine mint.
S.G. 99s, £475. Photo £100-120
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£10 black and green overprinted "specimen", slightly gum toned otherwise fine mint. S.G. 100s, £700. Photo £150-180
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£20 red and green overprinted "specimen", fine mint. S.G. 101s, £1100. Photo £300-400
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£25 black and red overprinted "specimen", fine mint. S.G. 102s, £1200. Photo £300-400
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£50 black and brown overprinted "specimen", fine mint. S.G. 103s, £1500. Photo £400-500
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£75 purple and grey overprinted "specimen", slight gum thinning at top due to hinge removal though of fresh and fine appearance. S.G. 104s, £3000. Photo £700-900
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£100 red and black overprinted "specimen", fine mint. S.G. 105s, £3250. Photo £1,000-1,200
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1c. to 75c., two of each value (one 10c. green with small thin) with additional 1c., 5c. dull violet and 50c. shades, and 1s. to £1 with additional 3s., 10s. (slightly gum toned) and £1 shades, fine mint. S.G. 76-95, £860 £250-300
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1s., 2s., 3s. brownish grey and 7s.50c., each in a top right corner pair with plate number showing sheet numbers "5265", "2317", "0401" and "091" respectively, fine mint.
S.G. 87, 88, 90, 93; £300+ £100-120
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£2 green and purple, fresh and fine mint. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 96, £1000. Photo £300-400
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£3 purple and yellow, fresh and fine mint. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 97, £1600. Photo £500-600
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£4 black and magenta, fresh and fine mint. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 98, £2750. Photo £800-1,000
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