Auction 250 - 256 Day 2

1880: Perkins Bacon Plates of the 5 s. value, a De La Rue imperforate Plate Proof in black in a complete sheet of twenty (5 x 4) with huge margins all round, a superbly clear impression of this iconic stamp, handstamped at upper right "26 MAY 82" in black. Small marginal imperfections of absolutely no importance. Wonderful and of great rarity.rnProvenance: Collection William Glossop, Harmers, London, 14-15 Nov 1955.