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December 8 & 9, 2025 | 123
50452
DCE P
1854-59, Perkins Bacon archive sheet of 20 proof examples of the Garter 6d value, all showing waxed
corners to avoid re-usage, arranged on the sheet in 4 vertical rows of 5 each in four different colours,
except the 1st horizontal row all other 4 rows showing treatment with different chemicals to see if
obliterations could be removed, each of the chemical treated proofs with manuscript ‘Fisher’. The
Royal Post office (and Rowland Hill) were nearly obsessed with the idea of possible Postal Fraud (which
included removal of ink and postmarks). Being a British Commonwealth rarity this proof sheet would
serve as an important addition to a specialised NSW exhibit collection resp. Commonwealth collection.
Note: similar NSW Perkins proof sheets (of usually 5 proofs each) fetched in recent auctions over the
last years always around 3000-4000 GBP/€/CHF
Provenance: E. R. Slade Slade, Harmers of London, 3-4th April, 1979
7’000 - 9’000