Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 1

1901: De La Rue photographic bromide Essay for the completed design of the 5 s. value, imperforate on large display card, dated at top "Sept 13th 01" and marked below "Dupl.", above "Border" (to be in deep blue) and "Head" in green, unadopted in these colours, this proposal being illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 2081. The letter of approval for this design was also signed for the issue for Dominica and Montserrat. Rare.rnProvenance: Collection Frederick Mayer, Spink, London, 21 Oct 2004, lot 2258.rn