Lot 65
1882 25ct, 1r and 10r Die Proofs in the...
The Taprobana Collection of Ceylon Telegraphs | 5921
Auction: 6 October 2020 at 01:00 BST
£1,600
Description
1882 25ct, 1r and 10r Die Proofs in the revised designs with values at top and base, in black on glazed card, cut to slightly larger than stamp-size and mounted in recessed card 108 x 88mm. Unique in this form, ex De La Rue archives. For SG T12, 15, 19
The 1881 designs of the 25ct, 1r and 10r had the value expressed in the centre of the stamp. Given that the intended use of the stamp was that it should be centrally divided, and that the value once the stamp was divided would often not be readily visible, it was rapidly decided that the designs be altered to incorporate values at the top and base of the stamps
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