1887 4d Green and Brown Striking Book Pieces

1884 Essay

Oct 30, Nov 2 1884	120 leads of each, “Expl” (Experimental) Wiseman F33a	History: De La Rue Archives; Robson Lowe 16th Dec 1976, lot 1245, realised £160; “Aureum” (Stanley Gibbons Feb 2016, item 284, £3’250); Stanley Gibbons 2019 £2’000; SG Time Auction Nov 2020 lot 376 sold £550+20%
Aug 28 (1885)	200 leads of each, “Expl” (Experimental) Wiseman F33b (originally with piece below)	History: De La Rue Archives; Robson Lowe 16th Dec 1976, lot 1244, realised £170; “Aureum” (Stanley Gibbons Feb 2016, item 281, £3’250); Stanley Gibbons 2019 £2’000
Sep 26 (1885)	20 leads Wiseman F33b (originally with piece above)	History: De La Rue Archives; Robson Lowe 16th Dec 1976, lot 1243, realised £110;
Oct 9, 10 (1885)	2 formes, 200 from each forme Wiseman F33c	History: De La Rue Archives; Robson Lowe 16th Dec 1976, lot 1242, est £150 (unsold); Ex Aureum (Staney Gibbons Feb 2016, item 282, £1’600);

Accepted Design

Mar 25 1886	Duty master plate O1	Ex Aureum £2250
Undated	H3/755, no writing, separated from 2d piece of 3 April 1886 (plate 3/753), presently lost (not offered in the Robson Lowe 16th Dec 1976 sale of the De La Rue Archive), from about 20 April
May 19 (1886)	H4/777	Cavendish sale 641 lot 285 realised £200 plus commission
Jun 2 1886	H5-7
July 7-16 (1886)	Duty master plates O2, O3 (1886), “16” looks like “11” which was a Sunday	Ex Aureum £1250
Nov 22 1886	H8-11
Dec 23 (1886)	H12-14	Ex Aureum £1250
Aug 29 (1887)	Duty master plates O4 and 9d O2
Oct 17 1887	Duty master plates O5 and 9d O3
Dec 4, 11, 16 1889	Repairs (4.12), 35/909 (11.12), 36/910 (16.12), “Dec” has been read as “Oct”	Lady Mairi Bury, Sotheby’s, November 2010, lot 1758, sold £1’080
May 23 (1890)	37/917	Ex Aureum £1150; SG Timed Auction Nov 2020 lot 377 sold £240+20%