1858/60: Great Britain 1856 6 d. lilac, a used example of fine colour, struck with fine Kingstown "A10" obliterator in black, slight wrinkle but scarce Gi = £ 325. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1861. Cancelled Stamps for Rowland Hill's nephew Ormond Hill.rnOn 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 Perkins Bacon 1861: 6 d. deep yellow-green, an Imperforate example from the block of six printed, good to large margins all round, with large part "CANCELLED" at top and at base in black, position 3 in the Peter Jaffê handbook, with only three of the six stamps so far recorded, this adjoining the example being housed in the collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Very rare Gi = £ 9'500.rnProvenance: Collection W.W. Forsyth, Harmers, 21 March 1978; Harmers, London, May 1994, lot 1467; Collection Dr. Conrad Latto, Spink, London, May 1995, lot 2134. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:3923
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1862 (Sept): 6 d. deep green, no wmk., rough perf. 14-16, a used vertical strip of four used on 1863 cover to London endorsed 'pr. Str.', tied by eight strikes of the Kingstown "A10" obliterator in black. Reverse with 'St. Vincent' despatch cds (Feb 24) and front showing 'London / Paid' arrival cds (March 17) with manuscript docketing of same at upper left. File fold where cover refolded at left for display, a charming and rare franking.rnProvenance: Collection L.J. Gilbert-Lodge, Harmer Rooke, London, 10-11 May 1962, lot 41. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:3925
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1861: 1 d. rose-red, perf. 14 to 16 in a horizontal strip of four, 1862 4 d. deep green in a horizontal pair, used on 1865 cover to the Duke of Polignac in Paris, France cancelled by four strikes of the Kingstown "A10" obliterator in black with 'Saint Vincent' datestamp in black (July 8) below. Manuscript credit mark '1/3d.' below in red crayon and 'London/ Paid' cds of transit (July 29) with circular PD in red. Calais transit also on obverse with Paris arrival on reverse. Minor wrinkles but a splendid, rare and famous cover. Cert. BPA (2020).rnProvenance: Collection Dale-Lichtenstein, Harmers, New York, 19 Sept 1990, lot 385. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:3927
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Recess by Perkins Bacon 1861/66: Perkins Bacon Die Proofs (4) in black on India paper and applied to thick cards (4), with 1 d., 4 d., 6 d. and 1 s. all in deep shades, the 6 d. with cleaned lower left corner. Fresh and very fine, a rare group.rnProvenance: 6 d. value, collection J.L. 'Bobbie' Messenger, RL, London, 11 Jan 1983, lot 25. (Image 1) (Image)

1862/68: 4 d. deep blue, no wmk., perf. 11-12½, a used horizontal pair, corner marginal from lower right corner of the sheet, well cancelled by vertical "A10" obliterator in black. Superb Gi = £ 220.rnrn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:3932
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1862/68: 6 d. deep green, no wmk., perf. 11-12½, an unused block of four, of superb rich colour, fresh and very fine but more tiny corner crease, typical slight wrinkles on large part og. A very rare and particularly scarce stamp in a multiple Gi = £ 900+.rnProvenance: Collection W.W. Forsyth, Harmers, London, 21 March 1978. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)