Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 3

Recess by Perkins Bacon 1860: Chalon 1 d. carmine-rose, wmk. Large Star, clean cut perf. 14½-15½, an unused example of fine colour and good perfs., large part og. and very rare thus. Corner gum bend not affecting appearance and slight possibly natural paper flaw on the Queen's neck mentioned for accuracy, An exceptional example. Ex Rod Perry. Signed Herbert Bloch. Cert. RPSV (1978) Gi = £ 3'000.