Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

Recess by De La Rue from Perkins Bacon Plates 1863 (Dec 16): 1 d. lake, no wmk., perf. 13, an unused block of twenty-four (positions 161-166/221-226), with position 182 (the second stamp in the second horizontal row) showing the "Double Tail" variety with traces of the re-entry on WESTERN in position 183 adjacent; of fine vibrant colour, large part og. Gi = £ 1'920+.