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Perkins, Bacon - the Company and its Work

C. G. Harman, RDP, FRPSL President

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Appendix B

The Perkins Bacon Stamp Printing Contracts & the use by other printers of the Perkins Bacon plates
Start Date Country Type of Contract Contract Termination End Date
1840 May Great Britain Direct Contract Last printing by PB 1879 late
1847 Nov Pacific Steam Navigation Co. Direct Contract One issue only  
1848 Nov Mauritius Crown Colonies Contract Plates to De La Rue 1862 Jan
1848 Nov Trinidad Crown Colonies Contract Plates to De La Rue 1862 Jan
1851 Jul New Brunswick Direct Contract Plates sent to Colony 1851 Jul
1851 Jul Nova Scotia Direct Contract Plates sent to Colony 1851 Jul
1852 Jan Barbados Direct Contract Plates to De La Rue 1874 Nov
1852 Dec Chile Direct Contract Plates to Country 1860 Aug
1853 Apr Cape of Good Hope Crown Colonies Contract Plates to De La Rue 1862 Jan
1853 Aug Western Australia Crown Colonies Contract Plates to De La Rue 1862 Jan
1854 Mar South Australia Direct Contract Plates sent to Colony 1854 Mar
1854 Apr Victoria Direct Contract Plates sent to Colony 1854 Mar
1854 Sep New Zealand Direct Contract Plates sent to Colony 1854 Sep
1854 Dec Tasmania Direct Contract Plates sent to Colony 1854 Dec
1855 Jan New South Wales Direct Contract Plates sent to Colony 1855 Jan
1855 Jul Ceylon Crown Colonies Contract Plates to De La Rue 1862 Jan
1855 Sep St. Helena Crown Colonies Contract Plates to De La Rue 1862 Jan
1856 Sep Newfoundland Direct Contract Last printing by PB 1861 Nov
1858 Oct Ionian Islands Direct Contract One issue only  
1859 Mar Natal Crown Colonies Contract Plates to De La Rue 1862 Jan
1859 May Bahamas Crown Colonies Contract Plates to De La Rue 1862 Jan
1860 Jun Queensland Direct Contract Plates sent to Colony 1861 Jun
1860 Nov St. Lucia Crown Colonies Contract Plates to De La Rue 1862 Jan
1861 Mar St. Vincent Direct Contract Plates to De La Rue 1882 Feb
1861 Apr Grenada Direct Contract Last printing by PB 1881 Apr
1862 Jun Antigua Crown Colonies Contract Plates to De La Rue 1871 Nov
1865 Nov Liannos Post Direct Contract One issue only  
1866 Dec Turks Islands Direct Contract Plates to De La Rue 1881 Mar
Overprinted De La Rue printings of Antigua from Perkins Bacon plates
  Montserrat Crown Colonies Contract   1876 Sep
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