Description:
THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 4 die proof with the Emu's feathers & neck re-engraved, in carmine-red on highly glazed thin card (125x94mm) with manuscript "4th State" at lower-right BW #70DP(14)Bb with an unusual "belt & buckle" Perkins Bacon cachet on the reverse, Cat $16,000. Ex Perkins Bacon Archives: only three examples with endorsements recorded. [Hugh Morgan's example without endorsements sold for £6600]
Symbol : P
Grade : a
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