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Forgeries continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

201

Sydney Views: Unknown forger 2d blue & 3d yellow-green both featuring a European medieval city (!) and with 'AUSTR' for 'AUST' error irregular blocks of 11 or 10 both on thin wove paper with Spiro-like 'NSW'-in-concentric ovals or deformed bars cancels respectively. Scarce multiples that suggest the format was a miniature sheet of 16 (4x4). (2 blocks)

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$400

Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM

202

Laureates: Range on Hagners with Jeffryes group including 'unused' pairs of the 1d vermilion x3 (one 'used'), 1d brown-red x2 (one 'used' on piece) & 2d slate x3 (one 'used'), 6d 'used' x7 on white or bluish paper, etc, good selection of forged Barred Numeral ancels; also Spiro duplicated group with 3d x11, 6d x6 & 8d orange x3, crude 'REGISTERED' (6d) x12; etc, condition variable. (109) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

Estimate AU$600

Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM

203

Laureates: Panelli/Oneglia group comprising 1d shades x16 including a proof & a couple on Bluish Paper, 2d x4, 3d x8 and 8d x7, dangerous forgeries but they are unwatermarked and many have improbably large margins (those with close margins being quite convincing to the untrained eye), most are very fine. (35)

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$500

Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM

204

Laureates: Forgery by George Kirke Jeffryes 'progressive die proof' in black on thick wove paper (103x159mm) showing the full dimensions of the die, the impression surmounted by Jeffryes' trademark of an arm holding a shepherd's crook (how appropriate!), a few minor damp spots and the paper with even overall aging still an attractive artefact.

Grade C (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$300

Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM

205

Laureates: Forgeries by George Kirke Jeffryes engraved 'die proof' of two horizontal impressions on thin wove paper of the 1d in vermilion x2 (shades, both with Double-Lined Numeral '1' watermark), 1d in brown-red & 2d in slate-grey (with Printer's Guide Marks at the sides), all with huge even margins. A delightful group. (4 items)

Grade A/A+ (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$600

Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM

206

Laureates: 1852 & 1853 genuine entires to London "pMaitland" or "per Pelham" each with Sydney backstamp, both with Jeffryes 1d x3 in different shades of brown-red tied by different fake cancels, both with vertical filing folds the first clear of the stamps, the other with the middle stamp creased to match the fold (a nice touch!). (2)

Grade B/C (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$300

Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM

207

Laureates: Van Dyke 'reprints' including 2d large-part reconstruction of 35/50 positions and a defective sheet of 50 with large-part imprint, 6d blocks of 15 & 20 in different shades, 8d blue blocks of 6 and 20 with the full 'ENGRAVED BY HC JERVIS PITT ST SYDNEY' imprint, and 'used' 8d blue & 8d yellow. (163)

Estimate AU$400

Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM

208

Laureates: Van Dyke 'reprints' complete sheets of 50 (10x5) of the 8d in blue and of the 8d in orange-yellow both with the full 'ENGRAVED BY HC JERVIS PITT ST SYDNEY' imprint, and 6d two complete sheets of 25 (5x5) in different shades of brown, all very fine. (4 sheets)

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$750

Currently Opening at...AU$575.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM

209

Diadems: Group identified as mostly by Spiro Brothers but of a better standard than their Laureates with Imperf 5d x5, 6d in an array of shades x16, 8d x7 and 1/- x18, a handful of perforated values, also an annotated page of modern facsimiles of unfinished die proofs; then back to their usual crude standard with 5/- Coin imperf x20 (including a block of 8) and perf x2; condition variable but generally fine to very fine most of the imperfs with full margins. (94) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7)

Estimate AU$600

Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM

210

Diadems: Imperf 1d block of 16 (4x4) in the issued orange-vermilion shade as SG 107 being a facsimile of Arthur Dutton's Trial Rouletting with printed rouletting obvious between rows three & four, the paper cleverly aged & a few small stains added to give it more than a hint of respectability, Cat £7200++, for singles, if it was genuine. A very dangerous piece of work.

Grade A/B (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [Australia (New South Wales) 107] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate AU$400

Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM

211

Diadems: Panelli/Oneglia group comprising 5d x9 (one 'unused), 6d x4, 8d x5 and 1/- x3 (carelessly in the colour of the Perf 13 1/- SG 170), dangerous forgeries but they are unwatermarked and most have improbably large margins, most are very fine.. (21) (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [Australia (New South Wales) 170] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate AU$400

Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM

212

Centennial: 2d Emu postal forgery by Takuma in an unusually pale shade on unwatermarked paper Perf 11, minor corner crease, light 'GEORGE ST WEST' cds.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$250

Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM

Postal History

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

213

Early group commencing with 1845 usage of Australian Assurance Office lettersheet with a worn strike of the embossed GPO seal with ''[crown]/FREE/FE*4/1845' datestamp & boxed ' 6 /OCLOCK' handstamp, Peter Holcombe Certificate (1996); 1850 with light but legible 'PAID/TARCUTTA' handstamp in red; Laureates frankings comprising two Tarcutta-Albury entires, both very fine; Sydney mourning town letter with 2d & boxed ' 6 /OCLOCK' Too Late handstamp; 1853 to London with unusually large 3d that may not belong; 1855 Prices Current with 2d but no address apparently posted in a band; 1854 to London faked with van Dyke Reprint 6d brown and fanciful BN '1'; and 1858 to GB with poorly cancelled Diadem 6d grey & poor 'IPSWICH/NSW' (?) backstamp; condition variable. (9) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9)

Estimate AU$750

Currently Opening at...AU$575.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM

214

1836 (Oct 10) missionary's part-entire endorsed "Double only" to London with oval 'POST PAID SHIP LT/[crown]/10OC10/1836/SYDNEY' datestamp unusually in black (used for only 6 months), the reverse with very fine boxed 'DEAL/SHIP LETTER' & London shield datestamp of MR31/1837 both in red, the face with large 'G.P.' and 'pizza' handstamp both in red, 'TP/Rate 2d' handstamp crossed-through, rated "4" alongside and "2/4" below, minor blemishes. Very attractive.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Estimate AU$300

Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM

215

1838 entire headed "Sydney" and signed "Thos Gore & Co" with a very fine strike of the 'PAID SHIP LETTER/ [crown]/SE*12/1838/SYDNEY' oval datestamp in red on the face, to "Messrs Wilson Smith & Co/Batavia, Netherlands Indies" endorsed "Per Henry Wellesley", rated "4"[d] at Sydney for India ship letter and "90"[c] on arrival for local delivery, a few folds not affecting the markings, minor water staining & small internal repaired tears. A very scarce destination, especially for pre-stamp mail. From 1830 onwards, the India rate (as compared to the 8d general ship letter rate) applied to all NSW mail, irrespective of whether the item was routed via India or not. In 1837, the Henry Wellesley made the second of her two convict trips from England to Port Jackson. Prior to that, she had been engaged in whaling operations around St Helena. Later, she made cargo voyages between Sydney & Batavia before returning to England in 1840 for repairs. On her return trip to Australia in 1841, she ran aground near Calais and was wrecked. The lengthy mercantile letter states "The Justina experienced some difficulty as to landing her Cargo at the Port and a regulation will come into force on the 1 January 1839 prohibiting all Dutch bottoms from landing Cargoes in any of our Ports of NSWales or VDLand". In 1823 the Dutch, fearful of the rise of the British free port of Singapore, imposed restrictive tariffs on British goods. This was intially settled by a trade agreement in 1824, but when terms of this agreement were challenged in September 1838, Dutch ships were banned from New South Wales ports until the matter was resolved later in 1839. Sydney merchants Thomas Gore & Co were declared insolvent in June 1842.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

Estimate AU$2,000

Currently Opening at...AU$1,500.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM

216

1840 (Feb 11) town cover with very fine strikes of '2' rate handstamp in black & rounded-boxed ' 5/OCLOCK' handstamp in red, a little aged. The time marking indicates posted too late for delivery that afternoon.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$250

Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM

217

1850 (May 25) large piece with 'Shipping Gazette & Sydney General Trade List' banner with rare franking of Sydney Views Plate I (No Clouds) 1d carmine SG 2 (margins just clear to good; Cat £600 x2+ on cover) tied by superb bars cancel of Sydney, unusually fine for a newspaper relic. Ex Dale Forster. Not included in Ben Palmer's Census.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [Australia (New South Wales) 2] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate AU$1,000

Currently Opening at...AU$750.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM

218

1851 undated part-entire to California "per Walter Claxton" with fine 'SAN FRANCISCO/14/FEB/Cal' arrival cds (Valentine's Day) and very fine "clamshell" 'SHIP/ 6 ' handstamp for postage due form the recipient, light ironed-out filing folds. Ex Dale Forster. Trans-Pacific carriage by private ship direct to San Francisco. Terrific letter speaks of ships going to the Philippines & Brazil to acquire cargoes of sugar. Also "...Seamens wages are high at £6 per month. A very large quantity of Gold came in to town by yesterday's escort some 10,000 ounces being double the [previous amount]...nearly the same quantity has been recd at Port Philip...A lump of Gold weighing 27½ lbs was received yesterday..." [Fun fact: 20,000oz of gold has a current value of A$69,500,000! 27½ lbs @ 14oz to the pound = 385oz so the "lump" alone has a current value of A$1,337,500]

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$750

Currently Opening at...AU$575.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM

219

1851 entire headed "Tarcutta Jan 23 1851" & signed "Thomas H Hale [?]" to Albury with superb Sydney Views Plate V (Pearl in Fan) 2d ultramarine SG 36 Pos [17] (Cat £225 x2+ on cover) tied by light BN '48' of 'TARCUTTA' (fine oval backstamp), a few inkspots on the reverse otherwise superb. Ben Palmer Census 1851 No 178.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [Australia (New South Wales) 36] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate AU$500

Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM

220

1852 (April 6) part-entire to Suffolk, endorsement "per St George" crossed-through and "per first vessel via Madras" added in magenta ink, very fine Sydney Views 3d yellow-green (margins good to large) tied by neat bars cancel with large 'PAID SHIP LETTER/[crown]/SYDNEY' cds in red on face slightly over-struck by 'WOODBRIDGE/SP19/185[2]' arrival cds in blue, rated "2/2" at lower-left, light horizontal fold well clear of the stamp. The adhesive paid the Colonial ship letter rate only; the additional charge of 2/2d comprised the British 1/5d, French 5d and Indian 4d rates for a ¼oz letter carried via Marseilles. Absent from Ben Palmer's Census.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$500

Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM