Sale No: 274
Lot No:7056
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1857/59: Ceylon 1 d. deep turquoise-blue, a used example of lovely colour with just touched to huge margins all round and showing portion of adjoining stamp at right, on 1858 cover from Colombo to Marseille tied by barred obliterator in black, paying the compulsory 1 d. Colonial fee part of the 8 d rate to France. Reverse with "Colombo / Steamer Letter" datestamp (May 12) in black. Circular "PAYS. ETR. V. SUEZ / MARESEILLE" in red (June 11) and charged '8' décimes due in manuscript on arrival. A cover of the most delightful appearance. Cert. RPSL (2002).rnrnProvenance: Collection Lawrence Shenfield, Harmers, New York, 17 March 1975.rn                     Collection 'Serendib' (Quintus Fernando), Harmer-Schau, Riverside, 8 Feb 2002.rn                     Collection Joseph Hackmey FRPSL., Spink Shreves, New York, 18 Feb 2009, lot 88. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)

Recess by Perkins Bacon on blued paper 1857 (April 1): 6 d. purple-brown on blued paper, wmk. Star, imperforate, a used horizontal strip of three in a rich shade, good to large margins all round, neatly cancelled by grid obliterators in black. An exceptional multiple, the largest recorded strip known is two rejoined strips of three (ex Hackmey, sale 1, lot 20). Exceptional and of great rarity. Cert. RPSL (1956).rnrnProvenance: Collection J.H.G. Galbraith, Stanley Gibbons by Private Treaty, London, 1989. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)

Recess by Perkins Bacon on white paper 1857: 1 d. deep turquoise-blue, wmk. Star, imperforate on white paper, a used example with large margins on three sides and just shaved at lower left, with vertical marginal watermark line at left, variety "Double Impression", lightly cancelled in black. An exceptional and extremely unusual stamp.rnrnProvenance: Collection Baron Anthony de Worms, Harmers, London, 20-23 June 1938. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Recess by Perkins Bacon 1857 (Aug 24): 2 d. green, wmk. Star, imperforate, a used example with large margins all round and portion of adjoining stamp at right, in a  deep vividly intense shade probably from a very early impression, lightly cancelled in black. Choice and most unusual Gi = £ 65. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 274
Lot No:9012
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Recess by Perkins Bacon 1857 (Aug 24): 2 d. green, wmk. Star, imperforate, the spectacular unused block of thirty-four and a single example (position 36), from the top of the sheet and showing the full sheet corner margins, of fabulous fresh colour witth a yelllowish tinge, generally large margins all round, slight scissor cut affects position 23 at base, of no significance, with this multiple demonstrating the misalignment between the stamps exceptionally well; one or two wrinkles on large part or unmounted og. The largest recorded multiple of this stamp (the Boucher, Burrus, 'Serendib', Hackmey block was of sixteen subjects, the Agabeg block was of twelve); this item never offered on the open market in the last 35 years; a truly fabulous Exhibition piece.rnrnProvenance: Collection Baron Anthony de Worms, Harmers, London, 20-23 June 1938, lot 106.rn                   Purchased privately November 1986.rn  (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Recess by Perkins Bacon 1857 (Aug 24): 2 d. green, wmk. Star, imperforate, a used horizontal pair with good margins all round, left hand stamp showing substantial re-entries in CEYLON, lightly cancelled in black. First stamp with vertical crease not affecting the appearance of a most attractive pair Gi = £ 130+.rnrnProvenancxe: Collection J.H.G. Galbraith. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 274
Lot No:9016
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Recess by Perkins Bacon 1857 (Aug 24): 2 d. yellowish-green, wmk. Star, imperforate, an unused example, corner marginal from top left of sheet, ample to large margins all round, typical light wrinkles on large part og. A most attractive stamp Gi = £ 500.rnrnProvenance: Collection D.C. Gray.rn                   Collection Lars Amundsen, Stanley Gibbons, 6-8 Dec 1967, lot 173. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 274
Lot No:9017
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Recess by Perkins Bacon 1858/59: Die Proof for the 4 d. value in black on thin India paper affixed to card (25 x 31 mm.), fresh and very fine and extremely rare.rnrnProvenance: Collection R.C. Agabeg, Harmers, London, 20 May 1982, lot 2047.rn                   Spink, London, 8 Nov 2006, lot 1215. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 274
Lot No:9019
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Recess by Perkins Bacon 1858/59: Plate Proof for the 4 d. value in deep black, imperforate on slightly rough wove paper, a block of twelve (4 x 3) with enormous margins all round, fresh and very fine. Slight ironed wrinkles not detracting from the appearance of a most attractive and rare multiple: the largest recorded.rnrnProvenance: Collection Baron Anthony de Worms, Harmers, London, 20-23 June 1938. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 274
Lot No:9022
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Recess by Perkins Bacon 1857/59: 5 d. chestnut, wmk. Star, imperforate, an unused vertical pair with clear to large margins all round and showing sheet margin at top, of delightful rich colour, fresh and fine but for one or two insignificant tone spots on large part og. A magnificent multiple, unused pairs being the largest recorded, this vertical pair believed unique Gi = £ 3'200+.rnrnProvenance: Collection Alfred H. Caspary, Harmers, New York, 24-26 Feb 1958, lot 370. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)