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Lot# 2111 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 2111 Barbados

    Recess by Perkins Bacon 1858: Die Proof for 6 d. value, engraved in rose on thick card (26 x 30 mm.), without the characteristic marginal dot between 'P' and 'E' of PENCE, final State of the Die, slightest of central stains but exceedingly rare, believed unique.rnProvenance: Collection Hodsell Hurlock, Harmers, London, 16-24 June 1958, lot 126; Collection Joseph Hackmey, DF, Geneva, 16 April 1986, lot 10092; Sotheby's, London, 16-18 Feb 2005, lot 219.
    Starting bid : 1,200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000.00 CHF