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Lot# 3725 - Auction 284 - 290

  • Lot# : 3725 Jamaica

    1929/32: Definitive Essays by Perkins Bacon & Co. for the proposed 1 d. and 1½ d. values on card (115 x 63 mm.), the 1 d. in scarlet with Crown and head-plate superimposed on rejected scrolling designs (similar to New Zealand), the second Essay similarly superimposed in pale chestnut, both with values, corner ornaments and legends hand-painted in Chinese white, housed side by side in sunken frames with pencil surrounds in printed Perkins Bacon & Co. Ltd. booklet for presentation. Beautiful and unique.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF