Lot# 2301 - Auction 222-226

1855: Perkins Bacon 1 s. pale yellow-green, imperforate on blued paper, wmk. Large Star, a magnificent horizontal pair with ample to huge margins all round and portion of adjoining stamps at top and at left, neatly cancelled by central '10' obliterator of Wellington in black. An outstandingly rare multiple in consummate quality and impecable provenance for the specialist. Cert. BPA (1993) Gi = £ 11'000+.rnrnProvenance: Philip Ferrary de la Renotière, Sale III (1922);  Dr. Mario Tomasini; Maurice Burrus (July 1963); Major Henry Dumas (2000); Joseph Hackmey (2009).