Auction 309-320 - Great Britain 1840–1841 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

1872, 1d. black, South Kensington Exhibition Proof lettered ND, imperforate, on thick white card, four even margins all around, uniform toning, but quite attractive and scarce. Gi. DP36 = £2,000.rnrnOn occasion of this exhibition, Perkins, Bacon printed proofs from Die II, Plate 27, in black. This sheet was afterwards retained by the printers, and sold upon the firm`s dissolution in 1935.