Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 1

Recess by Perkins Bacon 1851/55: Perkins Bacon (1 d.) brick-red on blued paper, an unused horizontal strip of four with close to large margins all round, tiny scissor cut in margin between third and fourth stamps and second with apparently pre-printing fold, all neatly cancelled by "2" numeral obliterators of San Fernando. An attractive and scarce strip Gi = £ 300+.rnProvenance: Collection Hodsell Hurlock, Harmers, London, 16-24 June 1958, lot 790.