Lot 241
1884 2s6d-£5 De La Rue.

The Phillips Collection of Great Britain | Part III | S24001
Auction: 4 April 2024 at 12:00 BST
£1,800
Description
1884 2s6d - £5 De La Rue fourth scheme. Fine set of five high values in the form of lithographed essays cut down and affixed to squared archival paper to illustrate the forthcoming stamps. A similar set produced for the Inland Revenue is stored in the British Postal Museum Archive (BPMA) and is illustrated on Pg.233 of “The £5 Orange” by Dr John Horsey. Scarce and unusual.

