RED OVERPRINT: 'D.R.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk 2d bright vermilion SG DO191, rouletting on all sides, sadly faded & thinned, very fine GPO cds of 'JU30/68', Cat £1250. Rated RRRR; unrecorded unused. Ex 'Colonel Napier (I) and Ron Butler. RPSL Certificate (1965). The very fine 'Tamiami' and Don Pearce examples sold for $1195 (Sale 236 Lot 588) and $2155 (Sale 247 Lot 247) respectively. Absent from 'Besancon'. [Date range 6.6.1868 to 11.7.1868 only] (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 650.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 263
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO192
RED OVERPRINT: 'D.R.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk 6d dull ultramarine SG DO192, rouletting at left & base but cut from the sheet on all sides to preserve the design, fine GPO cds of '[J?]Y24/68', Cat £850. Rated RRRR; unrecorded unused. Ex Brown, Ernest Lye and Colonel Napier (III). RPSL Certificate (1965). The superb 'Tamiami' and Don Pearce examples sold for $1495 (Sale 236 Lot 589) and $1375 (Sale 247 Lot 248) respectively. Absent from 'Besancon'. [Date range 3.7.1868 to 31.7.1868 only] (Image1)
