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Lot# 20552 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 20552 Australia

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    1913: Perkins Bacon Die Proof for the 1 d. value printed in deep red-violet on thin creamy-white wove unwatermarked paper (118 x 97 mm.) with cleared surrounds, State 2 of the completed design with King's head on horizontally lined background, fresh and very fine without endorsements. A rare and marvellous Proof for the connoisseur; an example endorsed "Second State" is housed in the collection of His Majesty King Charles III, this being the sole example in private hands. Unique BW 70(DP)12Aa = $ 16'000.rnProvenance: Collection Tony Finlayson, Harmers, London, 2 March 1995, lot 10; Collection Arthur Gray, Mossgreen, Melbourne, 30 Oct 2015, lot 36.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 13,000 CHF