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Lot Description |
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| 20620 |
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 Airmail 1929: Die Proof for the 3 d. green airmail, engraved in issued colour, inset of
thick white card (161 x 130 mm.), fresh and very fine. Rare - just 11 examples can exist, however only 5 of these Proofs have so far surfaced, one of which (ex R. T. P. Chapman) is housed in the Australia Post Archival Collection. Rare BW134DP(2) = $
12'500.rnProvenance: Harmers Australia, Sydney, 1-2 Dec 1977, lot 246; Collection James B. Williamson, Sotheby's, London, 18 Sept 1981, lot 373; Collection Lord Vestey, Spink,. London, 16 Oct 2014, lot 191. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF4,600.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 20621 |
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 Airmail 1929: 3 d. green Airmail, no wmk., perf. 11, an unused example showing "Long Wing to
Plane" flaw clearly (ex Booklet panes), well centred, fine unmounted og. Gi = £ 350 / BW 136d = $ 1'250. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF480.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 20622 |
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 Airmail 1929: 3 d. green Airmail, no wmk., perf. 11, a used example showing "Long Wing to
Plane" flaw clearly (ex Booklet panes), well centred, the cds leaving the variety clear Gi = £ 200 / BW 136d = $ 450. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF300.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 20623 |
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 Airmail 1929: 3 d. green Airmail, no wmk., perf. 11, a used example showing "Long Wing to
Plane" flaw on 1931 cover to Launceston with Sideface 1 d. green (2), the variety lightly cancelled leavingn the variety clear, scarce BW 136d = $ 450+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF550.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 20624 |
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 1930: Essay for proposed 2 s. value "HMS Endeavour", hand-painted in shades of pale and deep
green without frame, POSTAGE and 2s. and AUSTRALIA in bottle green and the Sails picked out in Chinese white on thick card (228 x 184 mm.). Superb Essay by R. A. Harrison, designer of the Parliament House, 3 d. Airmail and Sydney Harbour Bridge
issues amongst others. Sold with a copy of "The Harrisons of Waterlow" by Robson Lowe with this Essay illustrated on the cover of the monograph.rnProvenance: R. A. Harrison estate, RL Australia, 26 Feb 1970, lot 156; Harmers, London, 2 March 1995,
lot 4; Collection Sir Gawaine Baillie, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 13-15 July 2005, lot 590; Prestige, Melbourne, 26 Nov 2005, lot 190. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF3,000.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 20625 |
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 1930: "Murray River / Sturt Centenary", photographic Die Proof on glossy surfaced
photographic paper (35 x 38 mm.) for 3 d. value, an incomplete late state with eyes and lines on face lacking definition, reverse with part oval "Commonwealth Bank of Australia / Note / Printing Branch" cachet in violet initialled "JA" (John Ash).
Unique. Cert. RPS of Victoria (1994).rnProvenance: Status, Sydney, 21 Feb 1990, lot 627; Collection Mrs J. Lederer; Premier, Melbourne, 26 Jan 2002, lot 135. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF750.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 20626 |
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 1930: "Murray River / Sturt Centenary", photographic Die Proof inset into thick sunken card
frame for 3 d. value (82 x 90 mm.), an incomplete state with no shading behind AUSTRALIA, reverse with manuscript date "16/1/30" and oval "Commonwealth Bank of Australia / Note / Printing Branch" cachet in violet and rice paper protective cover.
Unique. Cert. RPS of Victoria (1994).rnProvenance: Status, Sydney, 21 Feb 1990, lot 627; Collection Mrs J. Lederer; Premier, Melbourne, 26 Jan 2002, lot 134. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF1,600.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 20627 |
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 Lord Howe Island 1930: Sturt 1½ d. scarlet with manuscript overprint "2d. / Paid / LH" in
ink, marginal example from left of sheet, fresh and fine, large part og.rnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 5 Dec 2003, lot 245. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF480.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 20628 |
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 Lord Howe Island 1930: Sturt 1½ d. scarlet with manuscript overprint "2d. / Paid / LH" in
ink, tied to 1930 cover to RMS Makambo at Sydney by "Lord Howe Island / NSW" cds in black (Sept 15). In period and scarce thus, file fold well away from adhesive, scarce Gi = £ 750.rnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 5 Dec 2003, lot 246. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF600.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 20629 |
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 Lord Howe Island 1930: Airmail 3 d. green and Sturt 1½ d. scarlet with manuscript overprint
"2d. / Paid / LH" in ink, tied to 1931 First Flight cover to Neutral Bay by "Lord Howe Island / NSW" cds in black (June 6), the Lord Howe priovisional left uncancelled as per regulations. Three line cachet signed by the pilot "CARRIED BY AIR / FIRST
FLIGHT Lord Howe Island TO / AUSTRALIA Francis Chichester PILOT / No. 123" below; autgraphed letter (May 28, 1947) from Sir Francis Chichester confirming the genuine status of the cover. Scarce Muller #75.rnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 27 Aug
2005, lot 266. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF1,000.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 20630 |
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 Watermark Multiple Crown C of A 1931/36: Sideface 1½ d. red-brown, Multiple Crown C of A,
perf. 13½ x 12½, an unused block of four from Plate 1, marginal from top of sheet, variety "Imperforate at Top", of rich colour and extremely fine but for minimal wrinkle on each pair, mounted in margin only, stamps unmounted og. A wonderful multiple
for the connoisseur: just eleven example of this variety are recorded by Brusden White BW 94(1)b = $ 25'000.rnProvenance: Rod Perry, Melbourne, 26 Oct 1978, lot 149; Premier, Melbourne, 25 Jan 2003, lot 135. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF8,500.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 20631 |
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 Multiple Crown C of A Watermark 1931/36: 1 s. 4 d. greenish-blue, wmk Multiple Crown over A,
perf. 13½ x 12½, an unused block of twelve (6 x 2), marginal at top, position 1L1 showing "Defective frame and Cross", position 1L3 showing "Flattened Cross of Crown", position 1L11 with "Flawed Shading behind Emu", fresh colour, large part og. with
eleven stamps unmounted og. BW 131Ad"f"g = $ 4'000+. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF700.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 20632 |
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C of A Watermark 1932/35: Kangaroo 5 s. grey & yellow and 10 s. grey & pink, both Die II, C of A wmk., perf. 12, unused examples of fine centering and colour, the 5 s. unmounted og., the 10 s. fine large part og. Gi = £ 630.
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SOLD for CHF160.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 20633 |
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 C of A Watermark 1932/35: Kangaroo 10 s. grey & pink, Die II, C of A wmk., perf. 12, an
unused example, marginal from right of sheet, well centred and of fine colour, unmounted og. Gi = £ 450 / BW 50A = $ 2'750. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF300.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 20634 |
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 C of A Watermark 1932/35: Kangaroo 10 s. grey & pink, Die II, C of A wmk., perf. 12, an
unused complete forme of 30 subjects (6 x 5) overprinted "SPECIMEN" (Type D) in black, from Left Pane, positions 31-36 / 55-60 and showing varieties L41 "Coloured Flaw on Spencer's Gulf", L43 "Broken Coast near Sydney and flaw in "I" of AUSTRALIA,
L49 "Rounded Coastline in Bight, L50 "Hooked Tail on Kangaroo, L55 Broken Nose of Kangaroo and L60 "Very short Spencer's Gulf"; superbly fresh and fine, a beautiful multiple, corner stamps large part og., 26 stamps unmounted og. BW 50xg = $
10'000.rnProvenance: Stanley Gibbons Australia, Melbourne, 5 April 1997, lot 442; Collection Kevin Nelson, Premier, Melbourne, 4 May 2002, lot 2399. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF3,600.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 20635 |
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 C of A Watermark 1932/35: Kangaroo £ 2 grey-black & rose-crimson, Die II, C of A wmk.,
perf. 12, an unused horizontal pair from base of sheet divided by interpanneau margin, showing "JOHN ASH" imprint (N over A), position R55 showing "Open Mouthed Kangaroo" flaw, superbly fresh and fine, unmounted og. Gi = £ 8'500+ / BW 58za = $
25'000.rnProvenance: Collection Kevin Nelson, Premier, Melbourne, 4 May 2002, lot 2408. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF5,500.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 20636 |
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 1932: Lyrebird 1 s. green, no wmk. perf. 11, an unused corner marginal block of nine from
top left of sheet, two stamp affected by corner bends but displays well and most attractive, slight age spot on unmounted og. Gi = £ 400+ / BW 145 = $ 1'125. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 20637 |
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 Sydney Harbour Bridge 1932 (March 14): Sydney Harbour Bridge 2 d. scarlet, engraved, blocks
of four (3), all sheet marginal, with one from left of sheet showing "One Plate Dot", a block marginal from right of sheet showing "Two Plate Dots" and a further block from right of sheet showing "Three Plate Dots", scarce and very fine, the Plate
dots were frequently trimmed off, all large part og. A rare group BW 146z+146zb+146zc = $ 1'300. (Image
1)
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SOLD for CHF250.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 20638 |
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 Sydney Harbour Bridge 1932: Sydney Harbour Bridge set of four values (both 2 d. types) used
on 1932 registered cover to Hobart tied by "SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE S..E. PYLON" datestamp (March 21, one week after issue), with scarce S.E. PYLON registration label at lower left. Hobart arrival (March 23) on reverse of a fine and very scarce cover.
(Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 20639 |
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 1934: Centenary of Victoria, Die Proof for the 2 d. value engraved in deep carmine on glazed
white surfaced wove paper (112 x 79 mm.) showing the negative '585B' as etched on the plate by hand at right and embossed at left; endorsed and dated at lower right "24 FM 30/4/34" in ink by the designed Frank Manley. Two pin holes at upper left
where the Proof was clipped before sending for approval. The reverse with manuscript "Approved but please check heights of flag staffs, they look proportionately too high. HB 4/5/34" (Sir Harry Brown). The Die, however appears to have remained
unchanged. Illustrated in Brusden White on page 5/40. Unique - a truly magnificent Proof in the foremost quality BW 151DP(1) = $ 20'000.rnProvenance: From the estate of John Ash; Harmers, London, 3-4 Oct 1978, lot 600; Collection James B. Williamson,
Sotheb's, London, 18 Sept 1981, lot 474; Collection Lord Vestey, Spink, 16 Oct 2014, lot 205; Collection Arthur Gray, Mossgreen, Melbourne, 30 Oct 2015, lot 477.rn (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF12,000.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
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