Orange River Colony Revenue 1900 De La Rue Handpainted 3/- Essay

CHF 3'250.00
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Description

  • REVENUES: 1900 3/- Stamp Duty:
  • Magnificent HANDPAINTED ESSAY finely executed in pen, red colourwash and Chinese white;
  • on buff tracing paper 68x91mm marked and dated "L" & "Nov 28th 1900".
  • The essay mounted on buff paper.
  • Wonderful archival piece, superb, most attractive.
  • Ex De La Rue archives.
  • This essay comes from a period that showcased some of De La Rue's finest artwork. Painstakingly handpainted essays using combinations of colour washes, Chinese white and very fine penwork.
  • This Design L was proposed by De La Rue for use for the Embossed Revenues.