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VICTORIA continued...

1852-58 Queen-on-Throne continued...

LotNo.

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

921

Perkins Bacon Printings 6d blue as SG 73 but Perf 12 on three sides & Imperf at the Base well clear of the design, untidy but light cancel. Unlisted by Gibbons and believed to be the only recorded example. Ex Rodney Perry; Guido Craveri; Les Molnar (sold at our auction of 29.6.2012 for $1980); and 'Dubois' (I): sold for SFr732. Illustrated at page 104 by Geoff Kellow who states: "Examples have been reported Perf 12 and Perf 12xRouletted." He also states that "Their status is uncertain, and these may be bogus". However, the issued stamp was rouletted and there is no evidence of rouletting on this example. In addition, the perfs match other Perf 12 stamps from the SG 74 to 82 issue. Our conclusion is that, as with other contemporary issues, imperforate remainders of the Queen-on-Throne 6d - perhaps only one sheet - were perforated by Robinson in early-1859. It should be listed by Gibbons between SG 80 & 81.

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Estimate AU$1,250

Currently Opening at...AU$950.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

922

Perkins Bacon Printings 6d bright blue as SG 73 but Imperforate with large even margins, light but indistinct Barred Numeral cancel, tiny nick in the top margin only does not detract. A great rarity. Geoff Kellow refers at page 103 only to the release in England in the late-19th century of imperforate remainders of the 1d & 6d. Of the latter he states "because the whole stock of 6d's received in Victoria were rouletted prior to issue ... [these] represent an imperforate variety. Five copies only are known - two pairs (one in the Tapling Collection ...) and a single in the Royal Collection". Although not explicitly stated, these are presumably all unused, as was the example sold at our auction of 1.3.2020 for $3540. [The illustration is above Lot 921] It is highly improbable that the London remainders are the source of this example. Our conclusion is that this stamp is from a locally issued part-imperf or wholly imperf sheet. Accordingly, this item is the only known example of an imperforate 6d issued and used in Victoria. [Submitted to the RPSofV for expertising]

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Estimate AU$2,000

Currently Opening at...AU$1,500.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

923

Perkins Bacon Printings Reprinted Die Proofs 1d in carmine & 6d in bright violet on Wove Paper, each with large margins. Superb & gorgeous. BPA Certificate (1993). Geoff Kellow at page 103 states that these were printed by De La Rue for the 1872 South Kensington Exhibition and "about four copies of each are known". Sold at our auction of 31.8.2019 for $4248. (2) [The illustration is above Lot 921]

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Estimate AU$3,500

Currently Opening at...AU$2,700.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

1854-64 Shilling Octagonals

LotNo.

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

924

1/- blue selection on annotated pages comprising Imperforate SG 25/25a x10 including a vertical pair, a single with right sheet margin & a huge single with fragments of three adjoining units (all cut-square, most are full-margin examples albeit with framelines trimmed), Rouletted blue SG 54 & greenish blue SG 54a, and Perforated SG 81 x12 including mint x2 and a mis-perforated used single believeded to be from the top of the abnormal block of four added to the right of the stone, plus Jeffryes forgeries x2, a few with minor faults but the condition is generally fine to very fine, Cat £2000+. (26) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

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Estimate AU$500

Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

925

Imperforate 1/- blue SG 25 extraordinary block of 24 Types [17-24/25-32/33-40] from the base of the sheet, huge to humungous margins except at the top where six units are just touched to shaved, Position [36] with 'VIGTORIA' Flaw, some bends & creasing including horizontally across the upper row, 10mm vertical tear into the fourth unit & a minor closed tear in the margin at right, a few small central stains, remarkably all units with full unmounted original gum, Cat £31,200++, for 24 unused singles. Only a few unused singles are known. This is the only recorded unused block and also the largest recorded multiple of this unusual Classic issue. A famous block and one of the most important items of Victorian and Australian Colonies philately: illustrated by Geoff Kellow at page 85 where he states: "Mint blocks were unknown until 1981 when the remarkable discovery occurred in Adelaide of a block of 24". RPSofL Certificate (2019). This is the seond-largest block of the Victorian imperforate issues, exceeded only by the famous block of 29 of the Penny Half-Lengths. However, this block has a far higher face value: 24/- (£1/4/-) as against a mere 29d = 2/5d for the penny block. It also provides stark visual evidence why even singles with full margins are as scarce as the proverbial hen's teeth. [From another vendor]

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Estimate AU$60,000

Currently Opening at...AU$45,000.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

926

Imperforate 1/- indigo SG 25b, cut-square with margins just into the outer framelines in places and clear of the design clear on all sides, just a hint of a tiny central thin, light Barred Oval '1' cancel of Melbourne, grossly undercatalogued at £200. Geoff Kellow states at page 85 that this shade "is rare imperforate".

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Estimate AU$400

Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

927

Rouletted 7-9 at the GPO Melbourne 1/- blue SG 54, huge stamp with fragments of the adjoining units on all sides, neat Barred Numeral '1' cancel of Melbourne, under-catalogued at £250. Magnificant. Geoff Kellow states at pages 84-86 that prior to perforating being introduced in February 1859, "956,000 1/- stamps had been issued. This total would have included the small number of rouletted stamps ... the total is of the order of 15,000 to 20,000". Comprising at most 2% of the issue, rouletted stamps are 50-times scarcer than the imperforates (priced at £50 used).

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Estimate AU$300

Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

1854-64 Woodblocks

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Lot Description

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928

Annotated pages with a mostly used range comprising Imperforate 6d orange x13 in a range of shades (all but one with full margins) plus 2/- deep blue-green (colour changling?) with margins good to large, Rouletted 6d orange x4 and a 2/- green cut from the sheet to preserve the design (small thin), Experimental Separations 6d orange Serpentine Roulette x2 (one with separation faults; the other trimmed), Serrated (partly trimmed) & Compound Serpentine x Serrated (shallow thin), and Perforated 2/- green x6, then Saunders Wmk Emergency Printing 6d black x4 (two with parts of the upper marginal inscription inside the perfs) and 2/- blue/green mint x2 (both with large-part original gum) and used x36, a few with minor faults but the condition is generally fine to very fine, Cat £4750+ minimum. (70)

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Estimate AU$1,000

Currently Opening at...AU$750.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

929

Imperforate 6d dull orange SG 32a, margins large to very large with a chunk of the adjoining unit below, tiny unobtrusive natural paper inclusion above 'P' of 'PENCE', unused, Cat £700. Rarely available in this quality, or size.

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Estimate AU$600

Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

930

Imperforate 6d 'TOO LATE' lilac & green SG 33, good even margins with neat Barred Oval '2' cancel of Geelong, plus a larger example with a small stain and another with close margins & minor aging, also 1/- 'REGISTERED' rose-pink & blue SG 34 Die I (with small 'VR' below upper inscription) margins good to large with Barred Oval '2' cancel of Geelong and Die II (without 'VR') good even margins with light but discernable Barred Numeral '51' of Horsham (rated RR), very fine except as noted, Cat £1200+. Geoff Kellow states at page 98 that "Die II stamps are 3-4 times scarcer than Die I stamps". Given the two completely different dies, Die II examples deserve separate catalogue listings & pricing to reflect their scarcity. (5)

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Estimate AU$500

Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

931

Imperforate 2/- dull bluish green/yellow SG 35, four large even margins, light partial Barred Numeral '1' of Melbourne leaving much of the desing clear, Cat £250. Superb.

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Estimate AU$250

Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

932

Perforated 12 by Robinson 6d dull orange, well centred, superb Barred Numeral '1' of Melbourne. Gibbons do not list the 6d amongst the stamps perforated by Robinson in early 1859, and Geoff Kellow does not mention this stamp being perforated, stating that "the 6d Woodblock supply was exhausted in August 1858", six months prior to the introduction of perforating. Submitted to the RPSofV for expertising.

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Estimate AU$500

Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

933

Rouletted by Calvert 6d dull orange Irregular Compound Separations Serpentine 10-10½ at Top x Serrated 18-19 Three Sides SG 61 on small piece, neat Barred Numeral '3' of Castlemaine, Cat £750. Stanley Gibbons guarantee handstamp in violet on the reverse. Geoff Kellow states at page 92 that "Calvert ... used the serpentine rouletter ... to divide the sheets of 100 into upper and lower groups of 50" - stamps with the serpentine roulettes at top invariably stemming from the top row of the pane - and estimates that only around 7000 of the 160,000 stamps used for separation experiments were so treated. [The illustration is above Lot 930]

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Estimate AU$500

Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

934

De La Rue Paper Single-Lined Numerals Watermark 2/- greenish blue/green as SG 129c but with unlisted Irregular Compound Perf 13x12x13x13, also with Two Additional Compartment Lines at Left and with Right Frame Dented beside 'P' of 'STAMP', light partial Barred Numeral cancel, small hinge thin does not detract from the fine facial appearance. Not recorded by Geoff Kellow. This may be an instance of an additional line of perforations added to correct a perforating error (see also the next lot). [Submitted to the RPSofV for expertising]

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Estimate AU$400

Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

935

TH Saunders Paper Single-Lined Numerals Watermark 2/- deep greenish blue/green as SG 130c but with Mixed Double Perforations at the Base creating an unlisted Irregular Compound Perf 12½x12½x12x12½, light duplex cancel. Not recorded by Geoff Kellow, who explains at page 25 that Perf 12 "comprises the two 11½-12 single line machines ... the gauge is usually above 11½, but never over 12" and that Perf 12½ "comprises the two single-line machines gauging 12¼-12½ ... the gauge is nearly always 12¼". The original Perf 12¼ row at base has been re-perforated with a Perf 12 row immediately above. RPSofV Certificate (2024).

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Estimate AU$400

Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

1857-63 Emblems

LotNo.

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

936

Collection on annotated pages including Calvert Printings Large Star Wmk Imperforate 1d unused x5 plus a used strip of 3 and 4d used pairs x5, No Wmk Imperforate 1d strip of 3 & pair and 2d pairs used x2, Part-Rouletted 2d x5 & 4d x3 and Rouletted 1d used single & pair, then Robinson Printings Rouletted 2d brown-lilac unused & used pair and Perforated 1d unused x2, lots of annotated shades & varieties including 1d Cracked Electro, 1d Thin Surfaced Paper (RPSofL Certificate 1946), 2d No Watermark, 4d Void Corner (closed tear), etc, a few others with minor faults but the condition is generally fine to very fine, Cat £7000+ (minimum). (170+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23)

Estimate AU$1,500

Currently Opening at...AU$1,150.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

937

Imperforate plate proofs on unwatermarked paper 4d vermilion single, no gum, plus 4d dull red horizontal pair Printed on Both Sides with partial impressions of four units on the reverse, large-part original (?) gum slightly aged. Geoff Kellow states at page 112 that these were "pulled by Calvert when making ready (preparing the plate for printing)". (2 items)

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Estimate AU$200

Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

938

Samuel Calvert Printings Large Star Watermark Imperforate Large Star Wmk 1d bright yellow-green SG 41 horizontal strip of 4, good even margins, BN '58' (rated RR) of Lexton, signed in pencil by "GBolaffi", Cat £120+, for singles. A scarce & superb multiple, that is larger & therefore superior to Ken Barelli's strip of 4 that sold for $349.

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Estimate AU$400

Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

939

Samuel Calvert Printings Large Star Watermark Imperforate 1d yellow-green SG 41 Inter-Panneau strip of 4 on piece, margins just clear at sides to huge, light but identifiable Barred Numeral '58' cancels of Lexton, a couple of tiny marks in the margins otherwise very fine, Cat £120+, for singles.

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Estimate AU$500

Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

940

Samuel Calvert Printings Large Star Watermark Imperforate 1d yellow-green SG 41 horizontal strip of 6, margins just shaved to good, BN '57' of Kyneton, Cat £180+, for singles. An attractive strip, stated to be the equal-largest recorded multiple. Ex Don Davies, sold for £540. Ken Barelli's very fine strip of 6 sold at our auction of 2.5.2014 for $3030.

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Estimate AU$1,000

Currently Opening at...AU$750.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM