SOUTH AUSTRALIA continued...
1886-96 De La Rue 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' - Perf 10 continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1321 |
 |
 SPECIMEN OVERPRINTS: 2/6d violet to £20 dull red-violet SG 195-208 complete set all with 12½mm-Long Overprint, the £2 creased
otherwise very fine to superb with large-part o.g., Cat £1500. These stamps are from the original 1886 printings. Most stamps with the 12½mm Overprint are on Perf 11½-12½ stamps specifically reprinted for overprinting thus, what Ed Williams referred
to as "special printings": see Lots 1329 to 1331.
The excellent reference 'UPU Specimen Stamps 1878-1961' by James Bendon unfortunately gives the impression that all stamps sent from Adelaide to the Universal Postal Union were 'reprints'. This is not the case: all Perf 10 'SPECIMEN' stamps were from
the original printings.
In 1889, 291 sets of overprinted Perf 10 stamps were prepared specifically for distribution to members of the Universal Postal Union. These bore the 12½mm-Long Overprint. Small numbers of sets with 15mm- 17mm- or 18½mm-Long Overprints were prepared
later, also from the original printings.
(13)Grade A/A+ (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$800.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1322 |
|
 MANUSCRIPT "SPECIMEN": £4 lemon-yellow, £10 copper, £15 silver and £20 dull red-violet plus Perf 11½-12½ Small Holes £5 grey, each
with manuscript "Specimen", the £10 & £15 with strong metallic sheen, large-part o.g. Rare and very fine to superb. Ed Williams at page 34 states "In a few Perf 10 sets with 18½mm 'SPECIMEN', the £4 to £20 exist with handwritten Specimen...". This is
thus a complete 'set' of the substituted denominations, and is the set illustrated by Williams at page 35. Bill McCredie's similar set sold for $5125. Another set sold in Austria in 2020, and only one other set is known to us. Peter Jaffé had the £4
£15 & £20 with the "Specimen" removed and fake cancellations applied.
The status of these stamps is somewhat different from those with 'SPECIMEN' Overprints. They were prepared on an ad hoc basis from sheets from the original printings. Because they were not overprinted, they can be considered as mint stamps, or as
close to mint stamps as one is likely to encounter. The only unendorsed mint Perf 10 High Values are the unique set Ex Baron Ferrari de la Renotiere. The five denominations are priced by Gibbons as follows: Perf 10 £4 @ £13,000; £10 @ £12,000; £15 @
£40,000; and £20 @ £48,000; and Perf 11½-12½ £5 grey @ £11,000 for a total of £104,000. The 'Besancon' (II) Perf 11½-12½ £15 mint - Cat £38,000 - sold for SFr36,300. (5)
Grade A/A+ (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$10,000
SOLD for AU$10,000.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
1886-96 De La Rue 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' - Perf 11½-12½ (Small Holes)
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1323 |
|
 2/6d deep mauve & 5/- bright pink (with Plate Number '1') horizontal pairs plus 10/- deep blue-green & £1 blue singles SG 195a 196a
197a & 199a, large-part o.g., Cat £1230+, for singles.
(6)Grade A/A+ (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1324 |
 TO |
 THREE POUNDS: £3 olive-green SG 202a, CTO with Adelaide cds, Cat £750. The Adelaide CTO stamps are much scarcer than those cancelled
at Melbourne.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1325 |
TO |
 FOUR POUNDS: £4 lemon-yellow SG 203a, CTO with Melbourne cds with the dateslugs removed, Cat £1400. Michael Blake's similar example
sold for $1365.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1326 |
TO |
 TEN POUNDS: £10 copper-brown SG 206a, CTO with Melbourne cds with the dateslugs removed, Cat £1400. Michael Blake's superb unmounted
example sold for $2355.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,400
SOLD for AU$1,050.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1327 |
TO |
 FIFTEEN POUNDS: £15 silver SG 207a, CTO with Melbourne cds with the dateslugs removed, large-part o.g., Cat £2500. Superb. An example
sold at our auction of 14.8.2004 for $2490. Michael Blake's superb unmounted example sold for $2725.
Grade A+ (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$2,000.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1328 |
TO |
 TWENTY POUNDS: £20 claret SG 208a, CTO with Adelaide cds, Cat £2750.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$2,100.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1329 |
|
 SPECIMEN OVERPRINTS: 2/6d bright violet to £20 claret SG 195a-208a complete set with 12½mm-Long Overprint (the £5 brown with 15mm-Long
Overprint, as always), an unusually fine set with little of the mottled gum characteristic of what Ed Williams referred to as "special printings", large-part o.g. Very fine to superb, and probably the finest set we have seen.
(14)Grade A/A+ (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$600.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1330 |
|
 SPECIMEN OVERPRINTS: 2/6d bright violet to £20 claret SG 195a-208a complete set with 12½mm-Long Overprint (the £5 brown with 15mm-Long
Overprint, as always), lightly tacked to printed presentation page on thick laid paper (270x340mm) headed 'SPECIMEN/SOUTH AUSTRALIAN REVENUE STAMPS/WITH THE DATE OF ISSUE', the stamps are unusually fine and fresh, the sheet folded for single-page
display with some concealed separation along the folds that has been repaired with archival tape.
Grade A (Image1)
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$800.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1331 |
 |
 SPECIMEN OVERPRINTS: 2/6d bright violet to £20 claret SG 195a-208a complete set with 12½mm-Long Overprint horizontal strips of 4, the
£4 £10 £15 & £20 from the top of the sheets, the £10 & £15 with brilliant metallic sheen, separation faults affecting the 50/- & £3 strips and light crease across the £15 strip, otherwise very fine to superb with full unmounted o.g. Peter Jaffé's
similar strips of 4 sold for $4895.
(13 strips)Grade B/A+ (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$4,000
SOLD for AU$7,250.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
1886-96 De La Rue 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' - Perf 11½-12½ (Large Holes)
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1332 |
TO |
 2/6d violet to £1 blue SG 195a-199a, CTO with Adelaide cds of MR29/01, large-part o.g., Cat £585. The only denominations prepared in
this fashion.
(5)Grade A/A+ (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$480.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1333 |
|
 TWO SHILLINGS & SIXPENCE: 2/6d bright violet SG 195a upper-left corner pair with Plate Number '1' and Value/Sheet Number '2/6 000469'
in Green, large-part o.g. with both units being unmounted, Cat £220++, for mounted singles. Superb. The only recorded '2/6' value/sheet number piece: see Ed Williams at page 24 & illustrated by him at page 15. [The sheet number proves it is from the
first printing; the Gibbons listing suggests this shade is from a later printing]
Grade A+ (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$1,600.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1334 |
|
 TWO SHILLINGS & SIXPENCE: 2/6d dull violet SG 195a lower-left corner pair with Plate Number '1' and Value/Sheet Number '1d 595003' in
Vermilion, a few separated/reinforced perfs at left, large-part o.g., Cat £220++, for normal singles. The only recorded '1d' value/sheet number piece: see Ed Williams at page 24. [This is from the third printing; the Gibbons listing suggests this
shade is from an earlier printing]
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$1,700.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1335 |
|
 TWO SHILLINGS & SIXPENCE: 2/6d violet SG 195a plus 3d SG 192a on cover to Germany with 'REGD ADELAIDE/25MA09/STH AUSTRALIA' cds & very
early usage of provisional registration label with manuscript "Adelaide", central fold small fault at the base & minor blemishes. Rare albeit philatelic franking, unusually for registered mail with no backstamps. [Ed Williams at page 27 states that
from 24.10.1902 Postage & Revenue stamps were "demonetised only for fiscal use. They were not demonetised for postal use..."]
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$270.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1336 |
|
 FIVE SHILLINGS: 5/- bright rose-pink SG 196 marginal single from the left of the sheet with an Extra Line of Perforations below the
'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Tablet and with an official repair behind, large-part o.g., Cat £130++, for a normal stamp.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$170.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1337 |
|
 FIVE SHILLINGS: 5/- dull pink SG 196b upper-left corner pair with Plate Number '1' and Value/Sheet Number '5/- 000398' in Violet,
large-part o.g., Cat £240++, for normal singles. Ed Williams at page 24 states that only three value/sheet number pieces have been recorded. His lower-left corner pair sold for $960.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$2,000.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1338 |
|
 FIVE SHILLINGS: 5/- pink SG 196a plus De La Rue 3d olive x3 & 6d blue x2 on complete black/white 'PARCEL POST' label affixed to a
slightly larger piece from the parcel, 'PARCEL PO ADELAIDE/SE22/95/S.A' cancels, rate of "6/9" confirmed at upper-right, light soiling & minor wrinkles across the stamps still fine for such items. An extremely rare and probably unique franking. Ed
Williams recorded only three 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' covers: this item, illustrated by him at page 52; a full cover to England (our Lot 1318); and a large parcel piece without address (Ex Michael Blake: sold for $5950 at our auction of 29.6.2016).
Ed Williams states that "In 1896, this would have sent a 6lb [pounds] parcel to eleven destinations; an 8lb parcel to three destinations; or a 9lb parcel to two destinations".
Grade B (Image1)
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Estimate AU$4,000
SOLD for AU$3,600.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1339 |
|
 TEN SHILLINGS: 10/- deep dull green SG 197a with Double Perforations at the Base, toned perfs at the top, large-part o.g., Cat £250+.
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1340 |
|
 TEN SHILLINGS: 10/- deep dull green SG 197a upper-left corner pair with Plate Number '1' and Value/Sheet Number '5/- 000465' in
Violet, large-part o.g., Cat £500++, for normal singles. Ed Williams at page 24 states that only two value/sheet number pieces have been recorded.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$2,400.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
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