Corinphila Auction 291-297 Day 2

1914: Perkins Bacon Die Proof for the 1 d. value, printed in black on glazed white card (125 x 82 mm.), State 2 with lined background to the head-plate, hair lightened and nose altered although unfinished. Exceptionally fine and fresh, handstamped on reverse with circular Perkins Bacon / Southwark "PROOF" cachet in black and pencil manuscript 'old'. Extremely rare with just 2 recorded examples, one of which is housed in the Australia Post Archival Collection. Unique in private hands BW 70(DP)12Ab = $ 15'000.