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The Arthur Gray Collection (#76MG) Closed

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Lot 43THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 4 die proof with the Emu's feathers & neck re-engraved, in black on highly glazed thin card (125x95mm) with manuscript "4th" at lower-right & endorsed at the top "Die Proof Final State/SB 14 5/14" BW #70DP(14)Aa with an unusual "belt & buckle" Perkins Bacon cachet on the reverse, Cat $15,000. Ex Perkins Bacon Archives: only two examples with endorsements recorded. The initials "SB" are of Seymour Bennett. One can almost hear his sigh of relief as he signed-of

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Estimate: $12,500
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The Arthur Gray Collection (#76MG) Closed

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  • THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 4 die proof with the Emu's feathers & neck re-engraved, in black on highly glazed thin card (125x95mm) with manuscript "4th" at lower-right & endorsed at the top "Die Proof Final State/SB 14 5/14" BW #70DP(14)Aa with an
  • THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 4 die proof with the Emu's feathers & neck re-engraved, in black on highly glazed thin card (125x95mm) with manuscript "4th" at lower-right & endorsed at the top "Die Proof Final State/SB 14 5/14" BW #70DP(14)Aa with an - 2