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30291

Sideface 1878: 1 d. rose-carmine, perf. 14, a used example on hand-illustrated envelope with large baby leaping from a steaming pan, the stamp surrounded by a book, addressed to F.A. Packer at the House of Assembly, tied by "Hobart / Tasmania" duplex (21 Sept 1882) in black with arrival of same day on reverse. The addressee F.A. Packer was the great uncle of Sir Frank Packer of Consolidated Press and great, great uncle of Kerry Packer. A charming and scarce cover.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 4 March 2006, lot 691.rnrn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF340.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30292

Sideface 1878: 2 d. pale green, perf. 14, a used example on 1886 cover to Scottsdale, diagonally bisected to pay the 1 d. rate, tied by neat "ELLESMERE / TAS." cds (July 24) in black. Unauthorised provisional local usage. Ellesmere was renamed Scottsdale on 3 Sept 1893. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF180.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30293

Sideface 1880/91: 3 d. red-brown, wmk. TAS, an unused horizontal pair, marginal from left of sheet with serial number "47" in margin, variety "Imperforate". Sone gum loss, part og. Scarce Gi = £ 550.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 14 April 2005, lot 164. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF260.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30294

Sideface 1880/91: 3 d. red-brown, wmk. TAS, perf. 12, two unused blocks of six (3 x 2), one marginal from right of sheet, the other from top right corner with Plate Number "5" in margin, fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30295

1885: De La Rue Essay for proposed 2 s. 6 d. value to replace the 'St. George & Dragon' Fiscal high values, entirely hand-drawn and painted in pencil and shades of violet ink, perforations in pencil, highlighted with Chinese white on brown tracing paper (40 x 45 mm.). The Essay endorsed "A" at top left. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 6245. Beautiful and unique.rnrnProvenance: Robson Lowe, Melbourne, 5 Aug 1976, ex lot 102; Stanley Gibbons, Melbourne, 13 April 1994, lot 1187; Collection "Besançon", Corinphila sale 221, 23 Nov 2017, lot 6341.rn (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF1,400.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30296

1885: De La Rue Essay for proposed 10 s. value to replace the 'St. George & Dragon' Fiscal high values, entirely hand-drawn and painted in pencil and shades of green ink, highlighted with Chinese white on brown tracing paper (37 x 43 mm.) with perforaations in pencil. The Essay endorsed "M" at top left. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 6245. Beautiful and unique.rnrnProvenance: Robson Lowe, Melbourne, 5 Aug 1976, ex lot 102; Stanley Gibbons, Melbourne, 13 April 1994, lot 1203; Collection "Besançon", Corinphila sale 221, 23 Nov 2017, lot 6344.rn (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF1,800.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30297

1886: De La Rue Essay for proposed 10 s. value on thick card (73 x 92 mm.), beautifully handpainted in pale and dark green and picked out in Chinese white, perforations added in pencil, lettered "H" at lower right and dated "JAN 6th 86" at top in manuscript.rnIllustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP page 6247. Superb and exceptional.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 22 Nov 2004. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF1,800.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30298

Sideface 1889 (Jan 1): 'Halfpenny' on 1 d. carmine, a used example showing variety "al in Half printed sideways", lightly cancedlled in black leaving the variety clear. A very rare stamp so fine Gi = £ 2'000.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 8 May 2013, lot 1577. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30299

Sideface 1891: ½ d. orange, wmk. TAS, an unused horizontal pair, marginal from left of sheet, variety "Imperforate", fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 325.rn (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF140.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30300

Sideface 1891: ½ d. orange, wmk. TAS, an unused block of six, variety "Imperforate", marginal at base with part of TASMANIA watermark, fresh and fine, large part og. with lower strip unmounted og. Scarce Gi = £ 975+.rnrnProvenance: Collection W. Frazer, Spink, London, 18 Sept 2003, lot 551. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF420.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30301

1891 (June 18): De La Rue Appendix sheet for proposed Keyplate issue rejected in favour of the 1892 bicoloured issue, with 6 d. Imperforate Colour Trials in dull lilac (8) and in dull green (4) all with various coloured Duty Plates and country löegend "TASMANIA" hand-painted in Chinese white with proposed values annotated in manuscript alongside. Manuscript at base "The 1 d. and 2 d. duties are included in the above colour scheme, although we believe that it is proposed at present to produce the stamps from the existing plates....we would proposed purple for the 1 d. and green for the 2 d.". Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 6249. A unique and splendid sheet.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 20 Jan 2004.rnrn (Image 1)

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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30302

1891/99: De La Rue bicoloured defintives, wmk. TAS, perf. 14, the unused set of ten values, fresh and very fine with the £ 1 with interpanneau margin, large part og. Scarce and attractive set Gi = £ 800.rnProvenance: Collection W. Frazer, Spink, London, 18 Sept 2003, lot 553. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30303

1891: De La Rue Master Die Proof for the 2½ d. value, completed design printed in black on glazed white card, dated "25 SEP 91" in blue at top left and struck with "AFTER / HARDENING" at right. Superb and scarce.rnrnProvenance: Stanley Gibbons, Melbourne, 13 April 1994, lot 1210. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF300.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30304

1891 (June 18): De La Rue Keyplate Essay, 6 d. value imperforate in dull purple & blue unwatermarked gummed paper, "TASMANIA" at top hand-painted in Chinese white. This Essay taken from the Appendix sheet - see "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP page 6249 for the other known example. Rare and most attractive.rnrnProvenance: Collection Ron Butler RDP, Spink, London, 22 Sept 2004, lot 1560. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF750.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30305

1891/99: De La Rue 10 s. mauve & brown,wmk. TAS, perf. 14, a used horizontal strip of four cancelled at Queenstown (6 Dec 1900) in black. A scarce and attractive multiple Gi = £ 480+. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30306

Pictorial Issue 1899/1900: De La Rue Plate Proofs (8), each Imperforate and engraved in black on thick card paper, cut down with fine to very large margins (6 d.). Rare and most attractive set.rnProvenance: Collection "Besancon", Corinphila sale 221, Zurich, 23 Nov 2017, lot 6350. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF3,200.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30307

Pictorial Issue 1899: De La Rue Imperforate Plate Proof for 1 d. value, printed in carmine on ungummed watermarked TAS paper, corner marginal from left of sheet, slight unobtrusive corner bend but rare and most attractive.rnrn (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF300.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30308

Pictorial Issue 1899/1900: De La Rue Colour Trials (2), 4 d. value engraved in deep vermilion and another in brown, each Imperforate on soft wove paper. Ex the De La Rue Appendix sheet and illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 6279. Fresh, fine and scarce.rnrnProvenance: Brown example: Robson Lowe, Melbourne, 5 Aug 1976, ex lot 131; Brown example: Prestige, Melbourne, 22 Feb 2013, lot 1325; Vermilion example: Robson Lowe, Melbourne, 5 Aug 1976, ex lot 126; Together: Collection W. Frazer, Spink, London, 18 Sept 2003, lot 556. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF500.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30309

Pictorial Issue 1902/04: Lithographed 1 d. carmine-red, wmk. V over Crown sideways, perf. 12½, a used example showing variety "Vertical White Flaw on Mount Wellington", neatly cancelled in Launceston leaving the variety clear (Jan 20, 1903).rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 17 Oct 2008, lot 368. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30310

Sideface 1903: 9 d. ultramarine, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, an unused example in this rare shade, fresh and very fine, large part og. Rare Gi = £ 425. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM