Lot 353 Australia - Western Australia SG#36 6d Purple Brown , 1861 Perkins Bacon Engraved Swans Issue, A FOG Single, Intermediate Perf 14-16, Swan Wmk Sideways
A FOG single of the 6d purple brown from the 1861 Perkins Bacon Engraved Swans Issue, intermediate perf 14-16, swan wmk sideways.
The intermediate perf shows some unpunched holes & some paper left behind, where the clean cut perf has completely clearly punched holes. The appearance of the left margin identified this as intermediate.
Gibbons values this at £1100, so we estimate it at $550. The stamp offered here grades 66 as follows:
