Sale No: 265
Lot No:2098
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1852: Cover from Barbados to Philadelphia, USA endorsed 'Paid' at upper right struck with superb "♚ / PAID / AT / BARBADOES" in red with manuscript '1s.' paid in red. Reverse with both double arc "Barbadoes" despatch (Nov 11) and "St. Thomas" transit cds in black (Nov 14) and obverse with 'Steamship / 10' for incoming Ship fee. Scarce and attractive Gi = £ 475.rnProvenance: Collection Barclays Bank, Phillips, London, 28 My 1987, lot 350. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Recess by Perkins Bacon 1852/55: (½ d.) yellow-green on blued paper, a used horizontal pair with large margins all round, of lovely delicate colour, lightly cancelled in black. A magnificent multiple and very scarce thus. Cert. RPSL (1970) Gi = £ 1'400. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Recess by Perkins Bacon 1852/55: (½ d.) deep green on blued paper, a used horizontal pair with ample margin at left and large on three sides, neatly cancelled by two strikes of the '10' numeral obliterator of St. Peter Parish in black. Unobtrusive horizontal crease but most attractive and scarce Gi = £ 650. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Recess by Perkins Bacon 1855: (4 d.) brownish-red on blued paper, a used example with large margins all round, neatly cancelled by Bridgetown "1" numeral obliterator in black. Super. Signed A. Diena Gi = £ 275. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Recess by Perkins Bacon 1855/58: (½ d.) yellow-green on white paper, the 1857 printing, used examples (4) with fine appearing single example cancelled "1" obliterator with tiny nick in margin, signed A. Diena; another with three enormous margins and just clear at right lightly cancelled and a rare horizontal pair with margins all round and tiny scissor cut in margin only at base; this last ex Herschman. A rare group Gi = £ 440+. (Image 1) (Image)

Recess by Perkins Bacon 1855/58: (1 d.) pale blue and deep blue, used examples (3), with 1 d. pale blue with large margins cancelled "1", 1 d. blue similarly cancelled in a deeper shade and 1 d. in a very bright blue shade cancelled by "9" numeral obliterator of St. Andrew Parish, this last signed A. Diena. A choice group Gi = £ 190+. (Image 1) (Image)

Sale No: 265
Lot No:2111
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Recess by Perkins Bacon 1858: Die Proof for 6 d. value, engraved in rose on thick card (26 x 30 mm.), without the characteristic marginal dot between 'P' and 'E' of PENCE, final State of the Die, slightest of central stains but exceedingly rare, believed unique.rnProvenance: Collection Hodsell Hurlock, Harmers, London, 16-24 June 1958, lot 126; Collection Joseph Hackmey, DF, Geneva, 16 April 1986, lot 10092; Sotheby's, London, 16-18 Feb 2005, lot 219. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 265
Lot No:2112
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Recess by Perkins Bacon 1858 (Nov 10): 6 d. deep rose-red on slightly yellowish paper, an unused block of four with large margins all round, of lovely rich colour, unused without gum as issued, a splendid and rare multiple Gi = £ 3'000+. rnProvenance: Collection Arthur Hind, Harmers, London, 7-9 May 1934, lot 41; Collection Basil. B. Benwell, Harmers, London, 25 April 1986, lot 2166. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Recess by Perkins Bacon 1858: 1 s. black, a used horizontal pair, large margins all round and portion of adjoining stamp at left, cancelled by "1" bootheels of Bridgetown. Superb Gi = £ 150. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1860: (1 d.) deep blue, pin-perforated 14, a used example of rich colour, well centred and neatly cancelled by "1" numeral obliterator of Bridgetown. Very elusive and scarce so fine Gi = £ 180.rnProvenance: SG, London, 10-11 Sept 1981, lot 110. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1860: (½ d.) yellow-green, pin-perforated 14 x 12½, the famous used example of excellent colour with full perforations on all sides, neatly cancelled by "1" numeral obliterator of Bridgetown. Exceptionally rare: just two examples are recorded. Cert. BPA (1953) Gi = £ 7'500.rnProvenance: Collection Hodsell Hurlock, Harmers, London, 16-24 June 1958, lot 184; Collection Joseph Hackmey, DF, Geneva, 16 April 1986, lot 10126; Harmers, London, 28 May 2008, lot 506. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)

1861. Cancelled Stamps for Rowland Hill's nephew Ormond HillrnOn 18 April 1861 Ormond Hill, the nephew of Rowland Hill, wrote to Joshua Butters Bacon the head of Perkins Bacon and Co.:rn"My dear Sir, Two or three of my friends who are collectors of Postage Stamps have asked me to procure for them specimens of new or uncommon stamps whenever I have it in my power. It occurs to me that perhaps you may be able to give me a few ...”rnHe added on 24 April:rn"... I should be glad to have six stamps of each kind ...”rnOn 15 August J. Upham (for J.B. Bacon) sent the stamps to Pearson Hill with the following letter:rn"Dear Sir, I beg now to send you as promised ... an envelope addressed to Ormond Hill Esq. containing 6 obliterated impressions of each of the stamps named in the list and request you will take two of each for Rowland Hill Esq. and yourself and then seal the package and forward it together with a letter which you will also find addressed to him, to Mr. Ormond Hill.”rnIt turned out that the supply of the Crown Agents‘ property was given without authority.rnOrmond Hill was not asked to return the "specimens", and in fact, all were treated as private property. Nevertheless, the case destroyed Perkins Bacon as future printers for the Crown Agents.rnFrom Peter Jaffe in "Cancelled by Perkins Bacon", published for Spink & Son Ltd by James Bendon Ltd. (1998).rnrnRecess by Perkins Bacon 1861: (1 d.) deep green, clean-cut perf. 14-16, imperforate at right, position 5 in the Peter Jaffe handbook, with large part "CANCELLED" obliterator in black. Like Peter Jaffe we cannot trace the provenance but this stamp was purchased by 'Besançon' in 1981. Superb and extremely rare Gi = £ 12'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)