CD Ceylon proofs

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De la Rue had to submit the Ceylon frame proof three times before they were approved. The below Proofs of Frame in Black indicates these were the items finally approved ("Appd for Dies/ H / 22/12"). The <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="#a" TITLE="CD Ceylon proofs"><U>lower image</U></A></FONT> shows the approved Colour Proofs. Note the requisition number (#7231) and the date. The date does not imply that the colour proofs were approved on December 28, 1934.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Both images are from the De la Rue Archives.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 592 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="86f904a0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="586" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="446"><div> Picture courtesy of <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.grosvenorauctions.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.grosvenorauctions.com"><U>Grosvenor Auctions</U></A></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="452" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="446"><div> <B>Colour Proofs</B>  <A NAME="a"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 706 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="87090bc0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="700" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 41 ><NOBR><div> Picture obtained from George Muralee</div> <div> Reproduced by kind permission of the <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.bl.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bl.uk/"><U>British Library</U></A></FONT></div> <div> (Shelfmark: RD8773834 - 1935 Silver Jubilee of HM King George V)</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>