Corinphila Auction 291-297 Day 2

Stamp Duty 1884: Stamp Duty, typographed from electrotype by C. Naish, 2 s. 6 d. stamp-sized imperforate progressive Die Proof in dull violet on on pale greenish glazed card, struck prior to the ornamental border in the right upper corners being completed. Rare and very fine.rnProvenance: P.J. Downie, Melbourne, 25 June 1981, lot 178; Collection Rod Perry, DF, Zurich, 16-21 Nov 1987, lot 20425; Collection Richard Stevenson, RL, London, 6 April 2006, lot 1373.