RARITIES SALE, AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, KING GEORGE V, PROOFS
Lot 88
Estimate: $6,000
Realised Price : $5,500
Perkins, Bacon & Co. State 1 Die Proof - \\\'Head on solid background\\\' (95x125mm) in black on thin white glazed card, no endorsements, BW 70DP(11)Bb, [Six recorded]
Lot 89
Estimate: $6,000
Realised Price : $5,500
State 2 Die Proof - \\\'Head on lined background. The King\\\'s nose has been improved and the hair is lightened\\\' (125x95mm) on thin white glazed card, no endorsements, BW 70DP(12)Ac. [Four recorded]
Lot 90
Estimate: $6,500
Realised Price : $6,000
State 3 Die Proof - \\\'King\\\'s nose is straight, and the lined background is slightly modified\\\' (104x94mm) on thin white glazed card, no endorsements, BW 70DP(12)Ad. [Three recorded]
Lot 91
Estimate: $6,500
Realised Price : $6,000
State 4 Die Proof - \\\'Approved die, shading added to wattles, emu\\\'s neck and feathers and re-engraved\\\' (125x94mm) on thin white glazed card, BW 70DP(14)Ac. [Three recorded]
Lot 92
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $500
Plate Proofs of 1d in Black, Carmine-Rose (marginal) and Mauve, BW 70PP(2)A,C&E. The set simplified!!!