CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1

1902/05: De La Rue stamp-size Die Proof for the 3 s. value, imperforate in black on glazed white card, the working Die Proof and believed to be the sole completed Die Proof known for the 3 s. Keyplate.rnNote: Stated in the John Rose catalogue to be the sole recorded completed Die Proof of the Edward VII Keyplate issues, however the Robson Lowe lot contained further values (5 d., 7½ d., 10 d., 1 s. 6 d., 2 s., 2 s. 6 d.) on brown card pieces, dated and defaced with red diagonal ink lines: the date of the 3 s. value being "March 23 1905".rnProvenance: RL, London, 24 Nov 1976, ex lot 67; Collection Leonard F. Weldhen, Bonhams, 11 Oct 2002, lot 1396; Collection John Rose, 23 May 2011, lot 270.rn