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1897-1908 Figures in Four Corners ½d die proof similar to the approved design but with the figures in the four corners at a 45 degree angle in blue-green on thin wove paper with part papermaker's watermark '...D
STA...', endorsed in pencil "Not appd 1898", small piece of adhesive tape at the top from where the proof was attached to the printer's record book. Ex Colonel Harrie Evans: sold for $4300. [Bernie Manning's similar die proof of the
approved design - minor blemishes; also Ex Colonel Evans - sold for $5126]
Grade A (Image1)
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