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Auction: 6022 - Barbados - The Peter Jaffé Collection
Lot: 121

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 part strike of "cancelled" obliterator, good colour and with perforations or traces thereof on all sides. Extremely rare, one of three recorded examples. S.G. 29, £6500. Photo Estimate £ 3,000-4,000Note : This stamp is from position 6 in the horizontal block of six. provenance: J. Charlton Henry, April 1961 Dale-Lichtenstein, September 1990

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