1885-88 Small Dragon Issues Proofs and Essays The Perkins Bacon Essays 5ca. imperforate proof in bistre on stout paper without watermark, with large margins, fine. There are two printing marks in the side panels which have been crossed through in pencil, in fact these marks are a characteristic of the Small Dragon printings, The lower right corner is curved and shows a break, similar to a later state of cliché 2. There are some faint pencil notes on the reverse, apparently by Peter Holcombe. A highly important proof believed to be unique. provenance: Beckeman Collection, May 1998 literature: The Small Dragons, Michael Ho, 2016 (illustrated fig 2-4) This example, along with the three values in black, were originally part of the Perkins, Bacon archives. They were acquired by Charles Nissen & Co. in the 1970's and later passed to Stanley Gibbons when they purchased the Nissen stock.
1885-88 Small Dragon Issues Proofs and Essays The Perkins Bacon Essays 5ca. imperforate proof in bistre on stout paper without watermark, with large margins, fine. There are two printing marks in the side panels which have been crossed through in pencil, in fact these marks are a characteristic of the Small Dragon printings, The lower right corner is curved and shows a break, similar to a later state of cliché 2. There are some faint pencil notes on the reverse, apparently by Peter Holcombe. A highly important proof believed to be unique. provenance: Beckeman Collection, May 1998 literature: The Small Dragons, Michael Ho, 2016 (illustrated fig 2-4) This example, along with the three values in black, were originally part of the Perkins, Bacon archives. They were acquired by Charles Nissen & Co. in the 1970's and later passed to Stanley Gibbons when they purchased the Nissen stock.
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