218 218 P. THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 2 die proof with a field of horizontal lines behind the King’s head, in black on highly glazed thin card (125x75mm) with no endorsements on the face BW #70(DP)12Ac, ‘PERKINS BACON & CO LTD/PROOF/...’ cachet on the reverse. Cat $12,500. Six examples recorded. Ex Perkins Bacon Archives. Provenance: The Arthur Gray Collection, October 2015, Lot 33.������������������������������������������������������$7,500–10,000 219 219 P. THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 2 die proof with a field of horizontal lines behind the King’s head, in bright red on highly glazed thin card (125x94mm) with no endorsements on the face but endorsed in pencil on reverse “2nd state of die proof” possibly in a later hand. BW #70(DP)12Bb, Cat $15,000. Only 4 known! Ex Perkins Bacon Archives. Provenance: The Arthur Gray Collection, October 2015, Lot 35.����������������������������������������������������� $8,000–10,000 30