CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 4

Recess by De La Rue from Perkins Bacon plates 1882/85: 4 d. carmine, wmk. Crown CA sideways, perf. 14, an unused example, part og. (signed Brun), 4 d. carmine, variety "Watermark Crown to Right of CA" with part og., and 4 d. carmine variety "Watermark Upright and Reversed", with two thin spots on part og. This last a rare and elusive stamp, listed but unpriced by Stanley Gibbons Gi = £ 380+unpriced.