Lot# 5049 - Auction 227-233

Recess by Henri Gillet from Perkins Bacon Plates 1854 (April): 5 c. Burnt Siena, wmk. pos. 4, a used example with huge margins all round for this issue, in a dark shade - darker than the normal burnt sienna but lighter than the chocolate - neatly cancelled in black. Cert. BPA (1992) Gi. 10 = £ 450/Scott = $ 300.rnProvenance: Collection Jean Dupont, Balasse, May 1981, lot 182; Collection Gerhard Blank, RL, Dec 1991, lot 987.rn