1868-76 Small De La Rue Issues continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 441 |
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 1882-99 New Denominations Perf 11½-12½ 'Bantam' ½d red-brown SG 187 marginal block of 36 (9x4) from the base of the upper pane,
generally well centred, characteristic rough perfs, virtually full original gum with most units being unmounted, Cat £1620+, for mounted singles. Don Pearce's Perf 10 SG 182 block of 60, Cat £1140+, sold for $1465.
Grade A (Image1)
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Estimate AU$750
Currently Opening at...AU$575.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 442 |
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 1882-99 New Denominations Perf 15 'Bantam' ½d deep brown SG 188a block of 84 (14x6), characteristic irregular perfs, some minor
perf separation/reinforcing otherwise virtually full original gum with most units unmounted, Cat £1000+, for mounted singles.
Grade A/A- (Image1)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 443 |
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 1882-99 New Denominations Perf 15 'Bantam' ½d brown pair Imperf Between SG 188b, characteristic irregular perfs, gum-toning, Cat
£1500. Don Pearce's error in a strip of 4 sold for $1160.
Grade B (Image1)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 444 |
F |
 1882-99 New Denominations Perf 15 'Bantam' ½d deep brown pair as SG 188a but Perf 11½-12½ at the Top, Naracoorte squared-circle of
OC2/94. Rare and unlisted by Gibbons: absent from Don Pearce's Collection and the only examples known to us.
Grade A (Image1)
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Estimate AU$1,000
Currently Opening at...AU$750.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 445 |
F |
 1882-99 New Denominations Perf 15x11½ 'Bantam' ½d brown pair but Double Perf 15 Between, irregular perfs at the sides, light 'MT
GAMBIER/SE--/93/S-A' squared-circle. An extraordinary Irregular Compound Perf variety that is unlisted by Gibbons, absent from Don Pearce's Collection and the only examples known to us.
Grade A (Image1)
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Estimate AU$1,000
Currently Opening at...AU$750.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 446 |
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 1891-93 Surcharges selection on exhibit pages with '2½d.' in Brown on 4d blue-green including Perf 10 block of 35 (7x5) with
Value/Sheet Number '½d 11021' in Blue and '2' & '½' Closer x2, Compound Perfs aged block of 6 with Value/Sheet Number '4d 001669' in Vermilion and faded block of 6 from the lower-right of the sheet with the last two units being Perf 11½-12½ SG 232,
Thick 'O.S.' Perf 10 mint & used and Thin 'O.S.' mint x2, No Stop after 'S ' in used pair & Fraction Closer in used strip of 6 (a very scarce multiple); and '5D.' in Red on 6d light brown scarce used block of 4, No Stop after 'D ' mint (thinned) &
used; Thin 'O.S.' Perf 10 marginal block of 9 (aged), used two scarce pairs, No Stop after 'S ' x2 and one with Badly Damaged 'O'; and 'SPECIMEN' Overprints 18½x2½mm Perf 10 strips of 3 & rare Perf 11½-12½x10 single and 12½x2½mm reprint vertical
strips of 5 (the 2½d including Closer Fraction); and a few others, generally very fine, Cat £3000+, for singles plus the Specimen Overprints.
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Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 232] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$1,250
Currently Opening at...AU$950.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 447 |
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 1891-93 Surcharges '2½d.' in Brown on Perf 10 4d blue-green complete right-hand pane of 60 with Plate Number '1' at lower-right and
with '2' & '½' Closer SG 229bb - Pos [7] on the overprint forme of 30 (6x5) - at [R2/1] & [R7/1], light vertical crease affects the fourth column, minor blemishes and perf separation/reinforcing in the margins only otherwise with full unmounted
original gum, Cat £600+, for mounted singles.
Grade A/B (Image1)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 448 |
F |
 1891-93 Surcharges '2½d.' in Brown on Perf 10 4d pale blue-green with Fraction Bar Omitted SG 229a being the upper-left unit in a
block of 4, a few characteristic irregular perfs, GPO duplex of SE28/92 cancels clear of the variety, a very scarce multiple even without the variety and possibly unique thus, the variety being grossly undercatalogued at £80. Absent from Gary
Diffen's and Don Pearce's collections.
Grade A/A- (Image1)
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Estimate AU$750
Currently Opening at...AU$575.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 449 |
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 1891-93 Surcharges '2½d.' in Brown on Perf 10 4d blue-green SG 229 marginal block of 6 (3x2) with Value/Sheet Number '½d 11028' in
Blue and upper-left corner block of 8 (4x2) with Value/Sheet Number '2½d 000752' in Black (thinned in the margin only at upper-left), well centred, characteristic minor bends, full unmounted original gum, Cat £130+, for mounted singles. [There was no
regular 2½d denomination until the Tannenberg 2½d was issued in 1894, but paper with that value was apparently received during the printing of this provisional (first issued on 1.1.1891). This block is believed to be the only recorded '2½d...'
Value/Sheet Number piece]
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 450 |
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 1891-93 Surcharges '5D.' in Red on Perf 10 6d light brown SG 230 complete right-hand pane of 60 (6x10) with Plate Number '1' at
lower-right, a few characteristic minor wrinkles, virtually full original gum with most units being unmounted, Cat £1200++, for mounted singles. The equal-largest recorded multiple.
Grade A/A- (Image1)
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Estimate AU$800
Currently Opening at...AU$600.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 451 |
F |
 1891-93 Surcharges '2½d.' in Brown on Perf 11½-12½ 4d blue-green as SG 232 but with '2' & '½' Closer Together, some short perfs,
light cancellation. Ex Tony Presgrave. Gibbons list this variety on Perf 10 & Perf 15 stamps only (as SG 229bb & SG 233b respectively). Absent from Gary Diffen's and Don Pearce's collections, and the only example known to us. RPSofL Certificate
(2001).
Grade A (Image1)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 452 |
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 1891-93 Surcharges '2½d.' in Brown on Perf 15 4d blue-green SG 233 complete right-hand pane of 60 with Plate Number '1' at
upper-right and with '2' & '½' Closer SG 229bb - Pos [7] on the overprint forme of 30 (6x5) - at [R2/1] & [R7/1], generally well centred, some perf separation/rejoining mostly in the margins, large-part original gum with most units being unmounted,
Cat £3740+, for mounted singles. A rare & very desirable half-sheet, that is stated to be the largest recorded Perf 15 multiple.
Grade A (Image1)
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Estimate AU$2,000
Currently Opening at...AU$1,500.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 453 |
F |
 1891-93 Surcharges '2½d.' in Brown on 4d blue-green unlisted Perf 10x15, some short perfs, light 'RED HILL' squared-circle
cancellation. Absent from Don Pearce's collection, and the only example known to us. RPSofV Certificate (2008). Sold at our auction of 17.10.2008 for $1865.
Grade B (Image1)
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Estimate AU$1,500
Currently Opening at...AU$1,150.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 454 |
P |
 1894-1906 Tannenberg Designs selection on exhibit pages with mostly imperf colour trials comprising 2½d pairs in various colours
x10 and 5d blocks of 4 x3, block of 6 and blocks of 12 x3, plate proof blocks of 4 in black on thin card, Perf 15 2½d x2 & 5d x3, Perf 13 2½d violet-blue block of 9 and strip of 3 with Value/Sheet Number '2½d 006906' in Black, 2½d dark blue blocks of
4 with Value/Sheet Number '2½d 010...' (partial) or '2½d 123156' both in black, and 5d corner block of 12 (3x4) and pair with partial Value/Sheet Number '5d 0016...' in Black, 'O.S.' Overprint Thin Type Narrow Spacing 2½d violet-blue mint & No Stop
after 'S ' used x2, 5d Perf 15 x2 (one damaged) & Perf 13 block of 4, Wide Spacing 2½d dark blue x3 plus used Overprint Inverted x2 and No Stop after 'S '; etc, very fine, Cat £2750+ plus the many proofs.
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Estimate AU$1,800
Currently Opening at...AU$1,350.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 455 |
P |
 1894-1906 Tannenberg Designs 2½d die proof in black on highly-surfaced card (92x60mm) handstamped '24JAN93' in blue at upper-left &
'AFTER/STRIKING' at upper-right, very minor surface rubbing otherwise superb. Absent from Don Pearce's collection. His similar 'AFTER/HARDENING' die proof sold for $560.
Grade A (Image1)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 456 |
P |
 1894-1906 Tannenberg Designs 5d die proof in black on highly-surfaced card (92x60mm) handstamped '20JAN93' in blue at upper-left &
'BEFORE/HARDENING' at upper-right, a trifle aged. Absent from Don Pearce's collection. His similar 'AFTER/HARDENING' die proof sold for $1035.
Grade A- (Image1)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 457 |
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 1894-1906 Tannenberg Designs Single-Line Perf 12 5d brown-purple, well centred, hinge remnants. Unlisted in the ACSC and Gibbons.
RPSofV Certificate (2007). Absent from all the major collections. NB: the 5d SG 240 is Comb Perf 12x11½. The Line Perf 12 machine was introduced in 1903 to perforate the Tall Stamps SG 280-283. This is believed to be the only Perf 12 stamp recorded
in the smaller designs.
Grade A- (Image1)
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Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 240] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$1,000
Currently Opening at...AU$750.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 458 |
P |
 1899-1905 Post Office ½d die proof in black on highly-surfaced card (92x61mm) handstamped '8NOV98' in blue at upper-left &
'AFTER/STRIKING' at upper-right. Superb (not even hinged on the reverse). Absent from Don Pearce's collection: his die proof in blue-green sold for $1585.
Grade A+ (Image1)
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Estimate AU$600
Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 459 |
/P |
 1899-1905 Post Office selection on exhibit pages with plate proof blocks of 6 in black, blue-green & deep blue-green, various
shades in blocks of 4 x3 (one with Value/Sheet Number '½d 023604' in Blue), block of 8 (2x4), block of 12 (3x4) and block of 48 (6x8) with Plate Number '1', most units unmounted; plus Thin 'O.S.' Overprint Wide Setting including with the Overprint
Inverted and 'No Stop after 'S ' used x3 (one in a pair); Cat £1100+, for singles, plus the proofs.
(93 + proofs)Grade A (Image1)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
