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Lot# 40523 - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 40523 Australia

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    1913: Perkins Bacon Die Proof for the 1 d. value printed in green on glazed white card (94 x 125 mm.) with cleared surrounds, State 1 of the completed design with King's head on solid background, fresh and very fine without endorsements. A rare and marvellous Proof for the connoisseur; two known with one housed in the Australia Post Archival Collection, this being the only example in private hands. Unique BW 70(DP)11Eb = $ 15'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection Tony Finlayson, Harmers, London, 2 March 1995, lot 8.rn                     Collection Arthur Gray, Mossgreen, Melbourne, 30 Oct 2015, lot 30.
    Starting bid : 10,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 21,000 CHF