Corinphila Auction 291-297 Day 2

1914: Perkins Bacon Die Proof for the 1 d. value printed in bright red on thin glazed card paper, cut-down (35 x 39 mm. approx), State showing hairline running from second "A" of AUSTRALIA through the vignette, the "A" of POSTAGE and second "N" of PENNY, fresh and very fine, extremely rare, the sole example in this shade recorded BW 70(DP)12c = $ 8'000.rnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 2 Sept 2006, lot 156.