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Arthur Gray Part II (#104MG) Closed

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Lot 44THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 2/3 with the King's Nose now Straightened but Otherwise Identical to State 2, with uncleared surrounds in black on thin unsurfaced paper (99x89mm) BW #70(DP)13Aa, Cat $12,500. Superb! RPSofL Certificate (2010). Only three other examples are recorded. [Arthur's other example - slightly larger but with minor toning & wrinkling - sold for $3570. Sir Gawaine Baillie's fine example sold for $10,350] As noted in the ACSC, this proof is quite abnormal. It is stated

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Lot closed - Price Realized:$4,600
Estimate: $6,000

Arthur Gray Part II (#104MG) Closed

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  • THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 2/3 with the King's Nose now Straightened but Otherwise Identical to State 2, with uncleared surrounds in black on thin unsurfaced paper (99x89mm) BW #70(DP)13Aa, Cat $12,500. Superb! RPSofL Certificate (2010). Only thr
  • THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 2/3 with the King's Nose now Straightened but Otherwise Identical to State 2, with uncleared surrounds in black on thin unsurfaced paper (99x89mm) BW #70(DP)13Aa, Cat $12,500. Superb! RPSofL Certificate (2010). Only thr - 2
  • THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 2/3 with the King's Nose now Straightened but Otherwise Identical to State 2, with uncleared surrounds in black on thin unsurfaced paper (99x89mm) BW #70(DP)13Aa, Cat $12,500. Superb! RPSofL Certificate (2010). Only thr - 3
  • THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 2/3 with the King's Nose now Straightened but Otherwise Identical to State 2, with uncleared surrounds in black on thin unsurfaced paper (99x89mm) BW #70(DP)13Aa, Cat $12,500. Superb! RPSofL Certificate (2010). Only thr - 4