Corinphila Auction 291-297 Day 2

Recess by Perkins Bacon 1855: Perkins Bacon 1 d. dark green, wmk. Large Star, imperforate, a used horizontal pair, large margins on three sides and showing portion of adjoining stamp at base, margin at right almost imperceptibly touched, wrinkled, on 1856 cover to Port Lincoln (Capt. Bishop correspondence) cancelled by Adelaide obliterators in black with double arc "PAID / ADELAIDE S.A." in red (May 30). A fine and very rare cover - just 25, possibly 26, covers are recorded (ref. Don Pearce) with the South Australia #1. Cert. RPSV (2014).rnProvenance: Collection Michael Blake, Prestige, Melbourne, 7 Feb 2014, lot 1026.