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THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 1 with a Solid Field behind the King's Head with cleared surrounds, in black on highly glazed thin card (95x126mm) BW #70(DP)11Bb with 'PERKINS BACON & CO LTD/PROOF/...' cachet on the reverse, Cat $12,500. Superb! Ex Perkins Bacon Archives: only five in this format exist.
Most of the Perkins Bacon die proofs have the firm's cachet on the reverse &/or are signed/initialled. Those not so-marked never left the custody of Perkins Bacon.
Symbol : P
Grade : a+
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