1863-81 Laureates continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 981 |
F |
 De La Rue Paper Single-Lined Numerals Watermark 1d pale green Perf 12 as SG 108 but with No Watermark except Partial 'Cross' at
Lower-Right, large-part Barred Numeral '239' of Dunolly, a couple of slightly uneven perfs & a tiny light mark at upper-right. Geoff Kellow states at pages 21-22 that "the single-lined numeral paper had quite wide left and right margins which were
blank apart from a watermark 'cross' placed centrally ... this is the explanation for the no watermark varieties ... copies with the 'cross' watermark, which should occur ten times less frequently, are rare".
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 982 |
 |
 De La Rue Paper Single-Lined Numerals Watermark 2d violet Compound Perf 12½x12 SG 109ab, large-part (disturbed) original gum, Cat
£750. The compound perforation is derived from partly-perforated sheets completed with the Ferres machine: see Lot 977 above. Les Molnar's similar unused example sold at our auction of 29.6.2012 for $690. [Submitted to the RPSofV for expertising]
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 109ab] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 983 |
# |
 De La Rue Paper Single-Lined Numerals Watermark 2d violet Perf 12½ SG 109ac, tiny mark on reverse does not detract from the fine
facial appearance, unused, unpriced by Gibbons unused or used. RPSofV Certificate (2024). This perforation stems from the Ferres machine: see Lot 977 above. Geoff Kellow states at pages 154-155 that on the 2d value, this machine "is found used to
perforate whole sheets in both directions, as well as to complete sheets part-perf 12. Both varieties are rare".
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 109ac] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 984 |
F |
 De La Rue Paper Single-Lined Numerals Watermark 2d dull violet Perf 13x12 SG 109da, wide margin at right, Cat £13+. Gibbons
amalgamate Perf 13x12 and Perf 12x13 in the one entry. However, Perf 12x13 stamps are relatively common (the basis for the catalogue pricing), whereas Geoff Kellow states at page 155 that "Perf 13x12 also occurs, but is very rare". RPSofV Certificate
(2024).
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 109da] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 985 |
F |
 De La Rue Paper Single-Lined Numerals Watermark 4d dull rose Perf 12 SG 110 with 'VICTORIA' Omitted at Top, neat partial duplex '3'
cancel of Castlemaine well clear of the void area. Unlisted by Gibbons. RPSofL Certificate (1963). Ex JRW Purves, Rodney Perry and Gary Diffen: sold for £840; sold at our auction of 5.8.2021 for $1590. A very fine example of this extraordinary error,
caused by degrading of the 'make-ready' during printing & noted by Geoff Kellow at page 162 as being "constant until a new make-ready was prepared which, in view of its rarity, must have been quite quickly". Only three examples recorded.
Grade A (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 110] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$1,500
Currently Opening at...AU$1,150.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 986 |
F |
 De La Rue Paper Single-Lined Numerals Watermark 4d dull rose-pink Compound Perf 12½x12 SG 110cb, quite well-centred, Melbourne
duplex of 'MY-26/64', unpriced by Gibbons unused or used. RPSofV Certificate (2024). Such compound perforations are derived from partly-perforated sheets completed with the Ferres machine: see Lot 977 above. Geoff Kellow states at page 163 that "such
stamps are naturally of some rarity". We have no explanation for the apparent use of this machine on a stamp dated four months before its supposed implementation, other than to comment that the date may be incorrect (which would be a highly unusual
occurrence for cancels used at the GPO).
Grade A (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 987 |
F |
 De La Rue Paper Single-Lined Numerals Watermark 4d dull rose-pink Compound Perf as SG 110cb but Perf 12x12½, quite well-centred,
light duplex cancel, tiny corner crease at lower-right, unpriced by Gibbons unused or used. This stamp is derived from partly-perforated Perf 12 sheets completed with the Ferres machine: see Lot 977 above. [Submitted to the RPSofV for expertising]
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 988 |
F |
 De La Rue Paper Single-Lined Numerals Watermark 4d dull rose Compound Perf 12½x12 as SG 110cb but an unlisted shade, very large
stamp, overlapping strikes of Melbourne duplex of 'SE24/64', unpriced by Gibbons unused or used. RPSofV Certificate (2024). This stamp is derived from partly-perforated Perf 12 sheets completed with the Ferres machine: see Lot 977 above.
Grade A (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 989 |
G |
 De La Rue Paper Single-Lined Numerals Watermark 4d dull rose Compound Perf as SG 110cb but Perf 12x12½ in an unlisted shade, light
numeral cancel, unpriced by Gibbons unused or used. RPSofV Certificate (2024). This stamp is derived from partly-perforated Perf 12 sheets completed with the Ferres machine: see Lot 977 above.
Grade A (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 990 |
 |
 De La Rue Paper Single-Lined Numerals Watermark 4d rose-red Perf 13 SG 110e (or possibly Saunders Paper SG 121) vertical strip of 5
from the right-hand side of the sheet with wide right-hand margin and almost-complete marginal inscription 'Hundred and Twenty Stamps in each Sheet [Va]lue Two Po[unds]', tied to 1865 envelope from Snowy Creek (poor markings) to Switzerland,
Melbourne backstamp of DC16/65, French 'POSS ANG V SUEZ/A MARSEILLE F' mailboat sorter & 'PD' both in red on the face, the stamps are damaged from being affixed at/over the edge of the envelope. Not recorded in Ben Palmer's Census. Plus two fine
single 4d stamps with 'One Hundred and ...' from a different setting of the marginal inscription. Despite its condition, the cover is a very important item.
Geoff Kellow states at page 111 that Robinson included these marginal inscriptions on his plates from December 1858, and that there were different settings (including in capital letters on the 4d Beaded Oval). He adds "stamps showing part of the
imprint are rare". In the Laureates, marginal inscriptions are found on 2d and 4d values only, and were discontinued in late-1864. Note: all examples illustrated by Geoff Kellow - and the 'pair' included here - have the word 'One' preceeding
'Hundred', but this is omitted from the inscription on the strip.
(cover + 2 stamps)Grade C (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 121)] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 991 |
G |
 De La Rue Paper Single-Lined Numerals Watermark 10d grey Watermark '8' SG 113 with Major Retouch of the Right-Hand Frame at Top
(Producing a Solid Block of Colour), Melbourne duplex clear of the variety, Cat £150+ for normal. Geoff Kellow states at page 174 that "One unit from the top row of the sheet [of 120] showed the Greek border at upper right in solid colour in the
printing in grey and early printings in brown on pink ... later printings show the area re-engraved".
Grade A (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 992 |
F |
 De La Rue Paper Single-Lined Numerals Watermark 1/- pale blue/blue as SG 113 but Irregular Compound Perf 13x13x13x12½, perfs just
cutting into the design at top & right, light Melbourne duplex, two small hinge thins do not affect the fine facial appearance. Unlisted by Gibbons and unrecorded by Geoff Kellow. The irregular perforation is in the same gauge as the Ferres machine
borrowed from the Government Printing Office in late-Sept/early-Oct 1864 (see Lot 977 above), but this is known used only on 1d 2d & 4d values from that period. The first printing of this stamp did not occur until early 1865. [Submitted to the RPSofV
for expertising]
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 993 |
F |
 Perkins Bacon Paper Double-Lined Numerals Watermark Emergency Printings on Tasmanian Paper 4d deep rose as SG 114 but Irregular
Compound Perf 12x12½x12x12, a huge stamp with Castlemaine '3' duplex. Unlisted by Gibbons and not recorded by Geoff Kellow, who states at page 164 that this issue exists "perf 12 only". The only likely explanation is that this item is derived from a
partly-perforated sheet completed with the Ferres machine, borrowed from the Government Printing Office in late-Sep/early-Oct 1864, but apparently also used earlier: see Lot 977 above. [Submitted to the RPSofV for expertising]
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 114] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 994 |
F |
 TH Saunders Paper Single-Lined Numerals Watermark 10d dull purple/pink as SG 123 but Irregular Compound Perf 13x12½x13x13, the line
of irregular perfs well into the design at right resulting in an unusually narrow stamp,a few trimmed perfs at the top, small-part duplex. Unlisted by Gibbons and unrecorded by Geoff Kellow. The irregular perforation is in the same gauge as the
Ferres machine: see Lot 977 above. The first printing of this stamp did not occur until early 1866. [Submitted to the RPSofV for expertising]
Grade B (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 995 |
|
 TH Saunders Paper Single-Lined Numerals Watermark Emergency Printing on Numeral '6' Watermark 1d bright yellow-green SG 126,
mis-perforated and cut from the sheet at the top to preserve the design, large-part original gum, Cat £325.
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 996 |
F |
 V/Crown (W19) Watermark Perf 13 1d yellow-green as SG 131b but Irregular Compound Perf 13x12x13 x13, superb Melbourne duplex.
Unlisted by Gibbons and unrecorded by Geoff Kellow. [Submitted to the RPSofV for expertising]
Grade A (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 997 |
F |
 V/Crown (W19) Watermark Perf 13 1d yellow-green as SG 131b but Compound Perf 12x13, superb Melbourne duplex. Unlisted by Gibbons
and unrecorded by Geoff Kellow. [Submitted to the RPSofV for expertising]
Grade A (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 998 |
G |
 V/Crown (W19) Watermark Perf 13 2d lilac as SG 132b but Compound Perf 12½x13, light indistinct Barred Numeral cancel. Unlisted by
Gibbons and unrecorded by Geoff Kellow. The irregular perforation is in the same gauge as the Ferres machine borrowed from the Government Printing Office in late-Sept/early-Oct 1864, but this is recorded used only for the 1d 2d & 4d values from that
period. The first printing on this paper did not occur until 1867. [Submitted to the RPSofV for expertising]
Grade A (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 999 |
F |
 V/Crown (W19) Watermark Perf 13 8d red-brown/pink as SG 137c but Compound Perf 12½x13, light duplex cancel Unlisted by Gibbons.
Geoff Kellow states at page 25 that two single-line Perf 12½ machines were introduced from 1879 onwards, and at page 173 that this issue "occurs perf 13, 12½ and 12", but does not mention compound perforations.
Grade A (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 1000 |
F |
 V/Crown (W19) Watermark Perf 13 8d red-brown/pink with the Watermark Sideways SG 137d, quite well-centred, a couple of short perfs,
neat duplex '78' of St Kilda, Cat £400.
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
