2 1/2d Purple on Blue Die Proofs

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Description Image Qty Known to Me Last Market Price
Date: 5 Mar 86
Inscribed: Before Hardening		 4
Date: 17 Mar 86
Inscribed: After Hardening
Date: 17 Mar 86
Inscribed: After Striking
Note: Plate 3		 1
Date: 22 Mar 86 1
Date: No Date
Note: Annotated in red m/s “Damaged in the neck”. Also reported as “Broken in neck” – possibly two die proofs
Date: 5 Apr 1900
Inscribed: Before Rehardening with “re” inserted in ms		 3
Date: 11 Apr 1900
Inscribed: After Rehardening with “re” inserted in ms		 1
Date: 21 Apr 1900
Inscribed: In manuscript “After striking April 21 1900”
Initialled “G.F.S”.
Date: 13 May 1900
Inscribed: In manuscript “After striking May 13”
Initialled “G.F.S”.