AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KING GEORGE V ISSUES, DIE PROOFS

Lot 99		Estimate: $15,000 Realised Price : $11,500 1d Perkins, Bacon and Co. State 2 cut-down Die Proof (110x55mm) in Black - 'Head on lined background. The King's nose has been improved and the hair is lightened'. Printed on thin glazed card with Perkins, Bacon cachet on reverse, endorsed 'State 2 at top right and 'First State' at lower right', BW 70DP(12)Aa variant. Previously unrecorded
Lot 100		Estimate: $10,000 1d Perkins, Bacon and Co. State 2 Die Proof (125x95mm) in Black - 'Head on lined background. The King's nose has been improved and the hair is lightened'. Printed on thin glazed card without endorsements, slight vertical crease at right, BW 70DP(12)Ac. Cat AU$15000. Four recorded
Lot 101		Estimate: $12,500 1d Perkins, Bacon and Co. State 3 Die Proof (125x95mm) in Black - 'King's nose is straight, and the lined background is slightly modified’. Unmasked, printed on thin white wove paper without endorsements, slight toning and creasing, BW 70DP(13)Aa. Cat AU$17500. Four recorded
Lot 102		Estimate: $10,000 Realised Price : $8,000 1d Perkins, Bacon and Co. State 4 cut-down Die Proof (45x52mm) in Black - 'Approved die. Shading added to wattles, emu's neck and feathers re-engraved’. Printed on thick white glazed card, BW 70DP(14)Ad. Cat AU$12500. One recorded cut-down