Cape of Good Hope 1871 5/- Working Die Proof, Rare

CHF 1'100.00
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Description

  • 1871-76 DIE PROOF for 5/- (SG 31)
  • in black on glazed card dated April 1871 and marked BEFORE HARDENING.
  • Heat discoloration around perimeter of card (which seems to affect all surviving 5/- proofs - the De La Rue works were destroyed by fire in 1940).
  • Endorsed "A punch of this exists with blank duty tablet" in red manuscript with a red line through the value tablet.
  • A unique working proof,
  • particularly elusive for the high value.
  • Rare. Ex De La Rue archives.