1879 QV Key Plate Master Die Proof with uncleared value and country tablets, in black on white glazed card, 92x60mm, dated "July 23 1879", "Colonial Key Die" lightly written in pencil. A rare and important De La Rue proof; this first QV Key Plate was used for the stamps of nine colonies, mainly in the West Indies but also including Cyprus and Natal. Photo on Page 136. (Image1)
Opening GBP 1,200.00
Sold...GBP 1,500.00
Closed..Mar-17-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 47
Lot No: 907
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1879 QV Key Plate Master Die Proof with uncleared value and country tablets, in black on white glazed card, 92x60mm, dated "July 23 1879". A rare and important De La Rue proof; this first QV Key Plate was used for the stamps of nine colonies, mainly in the West Indies but also including Cyprus and Natal. Photo on Inside Back Cover. (Image1)
Opening GBP 1,200.00
Sold...GBP 1,200.00
Closed..Mar-17-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 47
Lot No: 908
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1879 QV Key Plate Master Die Proof in black on white glazed card, 92x60mm, dated "July 29 1879" and stamped "AFTER HARDENING", initialled in pencil. A fine and rare De La Rue proof. Photo on Page 136. (Image1)
Opening GBP 1,000.00
Sold...GBP 1,350.00
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Sold For 1350
Sale No: 47
Lot No: 910
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1892 QV "Postage Postage" Key Plate Master Die Proof, die II, in black on glazed card, stamp size, applied to piece cut from the De La Rue day book endorsed "April 25 120 leads" and "June 8th 1900, no charge". A fine proof, this type used for seven colonies including St. Helena, Seychelles, Gambia and Straits Settlements. Photo on Page 136. (Image1)
Opening GBP 400.00
Sold...GBP 9,000.00
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Sold For 9000
Sale No: 47
Lot No: 911
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1901 KEVII "Postage & Revenue" Key Plate Master Die Proof in black on glazed card, reduced to 21x25mm, fine and scarce. This Key Plate was used for the stamps of fourteen colonies including Fiji, Gold Coast, Northern Nigeria, St. Helena and Straits Settlements. Photo on Page 152. (Image1)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 9,000.00
Closed..Mar-17-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 9000
Sale No: 47
Lot No: 912
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1901 Card (139x82mm) headed "DESIGNS FOR STAMPS / FROM / THE UNIVERSAL KEY PLATES" and dated "May 20th, 1901", bearing photographic proofs with blank value/country tablets of KEVII "Postage Postage", "Postage & Revenue" and "Revenue Revenue" Key Plate designs, below which appear the printed explanation "The UNIVERSAL KEY PLATES consist of a "POSTAGE" PLATE, a "POSTAGE AND REVENUE" PLATE, and a "REVENUE" PLATE. The same duty Overprint Plates are available for use with all the three Key Plates. A Colony having a duty Plate can therefore have "POSTAGE", "POSTAGE AND REVENUE" or "REVENUE" stamps from the same Duty Plate". An important item, from the Robson Lowe auction of "The De La Rue Key Plates" (15 Nov. 1979, lot 2129a) where it sold for £750. Photo included on Back Cover. (Image1)
