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Auction: 6022 - Barbados - The Peter Jaffé Collection
Lot: 120

x The "cancelled" Obliterator In August 1861 the printer, Perkins, Bacon & Co., provided six examples of each stamp in their possession to Ormond Hill (eldest son of Sir Rowland Hill) for members of his family. These fascinating stamps and the story behind their appearance, have been fully described by Peter Jaffé in his book "cancelled by Perkins Bacon. 1861-70 no watermark, rough perf 14 to 16, 6d. rose-red neatly cancelled by two part strikes of "cancelled" obliterator, good colour; perfs virtually cut off at foot. Extremely rare, one of three recorded examples. S.G. 29, £6500. Photo Estimate £ 3,000-4,000Note: This stamp is from position 2 in the horizontal block of six. provenance: Hodsell Hurlock, June 1958 Robson Lowe auction, June 1977 Dr. Conrad Latto, May 1995

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