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Auction: 7015 - Important Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 1120

Victoria 1856 Perkins, Bacon die proof of the Queen on Throne vignette before being reduced to stamp-size, in black and countersunk on thin card (53x65mm.), signed "Humphrys". A magnificent example of the engraver´s work Estimate £ 7,000-8,000 Note: This is the only die proof we recall seeing signed by the engraver. The design would appear to have been based on a watercolour drawing by Edward Henry Corbould

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£6,500