Lot 282
Zanzibar 1935 50s dhow revenue die proof in brown-orange

Revenue & Telegraph Stamps of the World | S25005
Auction: 29 July 2025 at 14:00 BST
£1,440
Description
Revenue. 1935 (26 Oct) 50s ‘Dhow’, imperforate proof (3-4mm margins) in brown-orange on thin surfaced wove, Script wmk, affixed to piece (108 x 75mm) from the De La Rue archives and endorsed “This value was never issued” and marked “Approved” in pencil, superb and unique in this form.
Footnote
Ex Spink 8 Jul 2004 (lot 689) and illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection", vol. 6, p.6672

