Lot 1763
Sierra Leone 1912-22 DLR stamp sized die proofs of the duty plates from day book, SG 112var/122var ‡





Description
1912-22 DLR stamp sized die proofs of the duty plates: ½d, 1½d, 2d, 2½d, 4d, 5d, 6d affixed to piece marked “Jan 4/12 leads each”, the ½d-5d sharing “Plates increased to 120 Set” in red ink, ½d on piece marked “Jan 30th/120+6”, 1d on piece endorsed “April 1st/240 leads”, 3d on piece annotated “April 6th/120+2 leads” and dated in red “16.6.22”, and 7d, 9d, and 10d on piece marked “Feb 6/12 leads each” and endorsed with diagonal red line which crosses all three and marked in red ink “Charged 24th Sep 1912”. A very important and unique group from the DLR day book. For SG 112/122.
Footnote
Ex Robson Lowe 24/11/1976, Lot 390.





