Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 1

1929/32: Definitive Essays by Perkins Bacon & Co. for the proposed 1 d. and 1½ d. values on card (115 x 63 mm.), the 1 d. in scarlet with Crown and head-plate superimposed on rejected scrolling designs (similar to New Zealand), the second Essay similarly superimposed in pale chestnut, both with values, corner ornaments and legends hand-painted in Chinese white, housed side by side in sunken frames with pencil surrounds in printed Perkins Bacon & Co. Ltd. booklet for presentation. Beautiful and unique.