1887 4d Green and Brown Die Proofs

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Unaccepted Head Background

Unaccepted Duty Frame (Die 1a)

Accepted Duty Frame (Die 1b)

Head Die

Marginal Rules

Unique pair of sunken die proofs, the head plate proof endorsed “DIVISION LEAD OF THE OUTER LINE” with marginal line in black set wide and the duty plate proof with marginal line in red set close and endorsed “THE RED TO BE MADE UP BY CUTTING THE EDGE ON THE DIVISION LEADS OF THE INNER LINE DOWN TO THE SAME PLANE AS THE LINE” with an additional 4d as issued alongside with marginal line added in brown ink. Both dated “August 19th 87” and initialled “WWD” (Warren William De La Rue)

Description	Image	Quantity and Provenance
Date: Undated		1) Ex Chartwell (Spink Oct 2011 lot 952 realised £280 plus commission)

Description	Image	Quantity and Provenance
Date: 21 Jan 86 Inscribed: After Hardening
Date: 17 Feb 86 Inscribed: Before Hardening		1) Ex “Verus” (SG £2’500, later reduced to £1’800) 2) 3)
Date: 17 Mar 86 Inscribed: Before Hardening
Date: 17 Feb 86 Inscribed: After Hardening
Date: 18 Feb 86 Inscribed: After Hardening
Date: 17 Mar 86 Composite proof of the unadopted design for duty plate with speckled background, cut to stamp size and mounted on buff card (50 x 42mm) with head plate cut to size and hinged in place. Endorsed in red manuscript on reverse “4d Die Chgd 17 Mar 86”		1) Ex Shaida (Phillips Dec 1989 lot 126); ex “Aureum” (SG £1’750)
Date: 20 Mar 86		Ex Weiss; ex David Willmer

Date: 16 Feb 86 Inscribed: Before Hardening		1) Ex Chartwell (Spink Oct 2011 lot 9533 realised £550 plus commission); SG 2019 £1’000 2) Ex Aureum; ex David Willmer
Date: 18 Mar 86 Inscribed: After Hardening
Date: 20 Mar 86
Date: 6 Sep 87 Inscribed: After Striking Initialled “C.S”.
Date: 28 Nov 89 Inscribed: After Striking Initialled “G.F.S”.		1) Ex “Aureum” (Stanley Gibbons Feb 2016 £1’600); ex David Willmer