Lot no. 21125

2014 – Walton, Frank: The De La Rue Collection, six volumes with colour illustrations of every items from the De La Rue corporate collection of postage stamp Artwork with Essays/Specimen, covering besides G.B. a huge range of countries from ‘A’ as ‘Aden’ to ‘Z’ as Zululand, In total 4,100 pages and 3,548 colour pages, all volumes hardbound in blue cloth with white title imprint on spine, dust jacket, like new. Additional blue cloth covered wood slipcase. Only 126 copies were printed and sold by the RPSL 2014 for 495 £ immediately. 2023 this set of six volumes achieved an almost unbelievable price at a Cavendish auction on 8 February 2023 (lot 416: £8,500 + 20%). Subsequent bids were lower, but still reached £2,000. Estimate: 1,000 Euro

@ Grosvenor #159, 6.6.2024, lot 114: 2.000 GBP

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