Lot 246
1884 Before and after the 1884 Stamp Committee. Essay printed and hand illustrated

The Phillips Collection of Great Britain | Part III | S24001
Auction: 4 April 2024 at 12:00 BST
£1,020
Description
1884 Before and after the 1884 Stamp Committee. Printed and hand illustrated essays in lilac and green for the 2d, 2½d, 3d, 6d, 9d & 1s values similar to an essay in the R.M. Phillips Collection from Del La Rue to T.A. Colls (Government Chief Chemist) with the proposed red and black borders mentioned by J.S. Purcell . A most unusual proof believed to be unique in private hands.

