SOUTH AUSTRALIA

**1855 Perkins Bacon London Printing - Proofs**
LotNo.	Symbol	Lot Description	Estimate in AU$'s
1001	P	ONE PENNY: 1d imperforate plate proof in close to the issued colour, marginal pair from the left of the sheet on ungummed unwatermarked paper, margins close to huge. Harry Lower's pair sold for $1437. Grade A (Image1) (Image2)	Estimate AU$750 SOLD for AU$575.00 Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM
1002	P	ONE PENNY: 1d imperforate plate proof in close to the issued colour, block of 4 on ungummed unwatermarked paper, margins just shaved - at left - to large with fragments of both adjoining units at right, a couple of ironed-out creases do not affect the fine facial appearance. Probably the equal-largest recorded multiple. Pencilled notation on the reverse states "JLea/£5/Nov 1930". Michael Blake's block of 4 with ironed-out crease sold for $2445. (Image1) (Image2)	Estimate AU$1,500 SOLD for AU$1,250.00 Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM
1003	P	TWO PENCE: 2d posthumous uncleared die proof of the defaced die in black on wove paper (66x82mm). A beautiful proof & exceptional exhibit item. Several impressions were taken in 1931. This die was rejected because of the "Knitting Needle" flaw through the Queen's Brow. Harry Lower’s & Michael Blake's similar proofs sold for $3220 & $3375 respectively. Grade A (Image1) (Image2)	Estimate AU$2,500 SOLD for AU$1,900.00 Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM
1004	P	TWO PENCE: 2d Plate 2 imperforate plate proof in dull carmine-lake, vertical strip of 3 on ungummed unwatermarked paper, margins close to good. [Harry Lower's marginal pair sold for $1320 & Michael Blake's marginal strip of 5 sold for $2910] Grade A (Image1) (Image2)	Estimate AU$1,400 SOLD for AU$1,050.00 Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM
1005	P	TWO PENCE: 2d Plate 2 imperforate plate proof in black, marginal block of 36 (6x6) from the upper-left corner of the sheet on ungummed unwatermarked paper being [Pos 1-6/61-66], margins good to enormous, two units comprising a vertical pair [R2/4 over R3/4] both with evidence of the whole designs having been burnished off the plate & re-entered, another unit [R4/3] with Defective First 'E' in 'PENCE', ironed-out heavy horizontal crease across the fifth row with some minor splitting, minor overall soiling. Ex Ron Butler: sold for £1840. Technically, a highly significant multiple that is also probably the largest surviving piece from the sheet of 240. Peter Jaffé's similar plate proof block of 36 of the 6d in blue - minor faults - sold for $5520. Perkins Bacon's workmanship is distinguished by exceptional engraving but haphazard plate-making. This block demonstrates their rather chaotic technique, with numerous units out of alignment with their neighbours. This is the principal reason why imperforate stamps with full margins are very elusive. Grade A-/C (Image1) (Image2)	Estimate AU$2,500 SOLD for AU$1,900.00 Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM
1006	P	SIX PENCE: 6d imperforate plate proof in close to the issued colour, marginal block of 6 (3x2) from the left of the sheet on ungummed unwatermarked paper, margins close to very large. Superb. Although the Jaffé and Blake blocks were larger, they had a few problems. Harry Lower's superb block of 9 sold for $930. Grade A+ (Image1) (Image2)	Estimate AU$400 SOLD for AU$300.00 Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM

**1855 Perkins Bacon London Printing - Issued Stamps**
LotNo.	Symbol	Lot Description	Estimate in AU$'s
1007	#	ONE PENNY: 1d dark green SG 1, close even margins, unused, Cat £12,000. Unused, this is a notoriously difficult stamp in fine to very fine condition. Most examples of which we are aware have faults, or have been repaired or cleaned. The Sir Gawaine Baillie and Maurice Burrus/'Besancon' (I) mint examples both with margins close to good sold for $11,500 & €15,000 respectively. However, during expertising, the 'Besancon' stamp was found to have a trivial thin & redistributed gum. It was re-offered in 'Besancon' (III) & sold for €5325. Grade A (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 1] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate AU$5,000 SOLD for AU$7,250.00 Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM
1008		ONE PENNY: 1d dark green SG 1 marginal horizontal pair from the left of the sheet, margins just clear - at lower-left - to massive, a little aged with a few blemishes & the right-hand unit with an ironed-out vertical crease at left, large-part o.g., Cat £24,000++ (for unused singles without gum). A rare multiple, especially for retaining the original gum. We know of only one other unused multiple, also a pair, in private hands. Grade B/(B) (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 1] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate AU$7,500 SOLD for AU$5,750.00 Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM
1009	F	ONE PENNY: 1d dark green SG 1 marginal example from the top of the sheet, margins just clear - at lower-right - to huge with a fragment of the adjoining unit at left, light '1' cancel of Port Adelaide, Cat £500. An unusually fine example. Grade A (Image1) Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 1] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate AU$300 SOLD for AU$300.00 Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM
1010	V/G	ONE PENNY: 1d dark green SG 1 horizontal pair, margins close to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit at left, '1' cancels of Port Adelaide, Cat £1000+. An unusually fine pair. Ex Louise Boyd Dale/Alfred Lichtenstein. Grade A/A+ (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 1] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate AU$750 SOLD for AU$800.00 Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM
1011	G/F	ONE PENNY: 1d dark green SG 1 horizontal strip of 3, the third unit a little cut-into at upper-right otherwise superb with margins close to large & a fragment of the adjoining unit at left, numeral '71' cancels of Goolwa, Cat £1500+ for singles. The superb 'Besancon' (III) strip of 3 sold for €1935. Grade A+/B (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 1] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate AU$1,000 SOLD for AU$1,050.00 Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM
1012		ONE PENNY: 1d dark green SG 1 horizontal pair, very fine with margins close to large with ragged fragments of three adjoining units at left & base, minor scissor-cut at the base clear of the design, on front only to the Advocate-General, legible '51' cancels (inverted) & 'MOUNT-BARKER/MR11/ 1856/SOUTH-AUSTRALIA' cds at lower-left. A very fine multiple and a very scarce franking. Ex Henry Frenkle. The addressee, Richard Davies Hanson, was an early proponent of a 'free' colony in South Australia. After quite a colourful career as a lawyer including a controversial stint in New Zealand, Hanson arrived in Adelaide in 1846 & established a legal practice. In 1851, he was appointed Acting Advocate-General. He was the prime drafter of the Colony's Constitution and, in June 1856, became Attorney-General. He was Chief Minister from 30.9.1857 until 9.5.1860. The next year he was appointed Chief Justice, a position he held until his death in 1876 at his home 'Woodhouse Manor' at Mount Lofty. Grade A (Image1) Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 1] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate AU$2,000 SOLD for AU$1,700.00 Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM
1013		ONE PENNY: 1d dark green SG 1 horizontal pair, very fine with margins just clear - at upper-left - to large, tied to cover to "Mt Remarkable" by bold circle-in-bars cancels and fine 'PAID/MR13/1856/ 5 / =ADELAIDE SA=' cds in red alongside, ironed-out vertical fold & the flap removed, Cat £3000+ on cover. Ex Rev James Mursell and Colonel Harry Napier: illustrated on the back cover of the Napier catalogue. Most of the major collections, including Griffiths, Butler, Jaffé and 'Besancon' have lacked an SG 1 cover. Don Pearce says "this cover is definitely one of the best". It is more attractive than Michael Blake's very fine cover - the stamps heavily cancelled - that sold for $4890. The two 'Chartwell' covers - both with the stamps "touched in places" - sold for £2280 & £2160 respectively. The post office at Mount Remarkable, 40km SE of Orroroo, opened in 1854, and was renamed Melrose 8.1.1857. It is the oldest town in the Flinders Ranges and was the site of minor copper-mining ventures. The addressee was Henry Robert Bacon, one of the pioneer settlers in the district. Grade B (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate AU$5,000 SOLD for AU$6,500.00 Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM
1014		TWO PENCE: 2d rose-carmine SG 2 horizontal pair, margins just touching - at lower-left of the second unit - to good, part o.g., Cat £1700+. Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 2] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate AU$1,500 SOLD for AU$1,150.00 Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM
1015		TWO PENCE: 2d rose-carmine SG 2 horizontal pair [R4/2-3] the right-hand unit with Defective First 'E' in 'PENCE', margins just clear - at right - to good, large-part o.g., Cat £1700++. Superb. [See also Lots 1005 and 1018] Grade A+ (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 2] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate AU$2,000 SOLD for AU$1,500.00 Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM
1016	F	TWO PENCE: 2d rose-carmine SG 2 horizontal pair from the base of the sheet, margins good to huge, '1' cancels of Port Adelaide, Cat £180+. Magnificent & superb. Grade A+ (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 2] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate AU$300 SOLD for AU$400.00 Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM
1017	F	TWO PENCE: 2d rose-carmine SG 2 horizontal strip of 5, virtually full margins except where just touched at upper-left, the fourth unit with a minor stain otherwise very fine, light '25' cancels of Gawler, Cat £450+. Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 2] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate AU$300 SOLD for AU$340.00 Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM
1018	F/G	TWO PENCE: 2d rose-carmine SG 2 horizontal strip of 5, the third unit with Defective First 'E' in 'PENCE', margins clear to large, indistinct numeral cancels & small-part 'GAW[LER]' cds, Cat £450++. Superb. [See also Lots 1005 & 1015] Grade A+ (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 2] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate AU$500 SOLD for AU$440.00 Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM
1019	TO	TWO PENCE: 2d rose-carmine SG 2, margins close to good, two superb part-strikes of the Perkins Bacon 'CANCELLED' handstamp, Cat £12,000. This is Position 3 from the original block of 6: see 'CANCELLED by Perkins Bacon' by Peter Jaffé at page 64, where Position 3 is not recorded. Six similarly defaced stamps from many Colonies were gifted by Perkins Bacon to Rowland Hill's nephew Ormonde Hill, an egregious error of judgment that saw Perkins Bacon lose their stamp-printing contracts. Peter Jaffé's two examples - Positions 2 & 5 - sold for $14,950 & $19,805 respectively. The 'Besancon' (I) example - Position 1 - sold for €8400. According to our records, with the exception of the Trinidad 6d & 1/-, this appears to be the only other Ormonde Hill 'CANCELLED' stamp of the 75 known for which all six positions are now recorded. Grade A (Image1) (Image2) Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 2] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate AU$12,500 SOLD for AU$9,500.00 Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM
1020		TWO PENCE: 2d rose-carmine SG 2, margins just touching - at lower-right - to good, on front-only to the Commissioner of Police endorsed "Tender for Hay & Corn", with very fine '55' cancel & largely-superb 'STRATHALBYN/DE12/1855/=SOUTH-AUSTRALIA=' cds in blue, superb 'TOO-LATE' handstamp. The addressee, Peter Egerton Warburton, was a notable explorer & the first man to lead an expedition across the Great Sandy Desert. He was Commissioner of Police from 8.12.1853 until early-1867, when he was dismissed for unspecified reasons. Grade A (Image1) Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 2] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate AU$250 SOLD for AU$300.00 Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM