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VICTORIA continued...

1870-87 De La Rue, Bell & Naish Design continued...

LotNo.

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1041

Charles Naish Designs V/Crown (W33) Watermark 2d mauve Mixed Double Perforations at Top creating Irregular Compound Perf 12x12½x12½x12½ SG 211c, on small piece with large-part 'TALBOT - 244' duplex cancel, slightly trimmed at upper-right & corner fault at lower-left prior to affixing, undercatalogued at £750. The additional Perf 12 row was applied to correct the Perf 12½ row cutting the design through 'VICTORIA' at top. This is the stamp illustrated by Geoff Kellow at page 202, where he states it to be the only recorded example. The only other example of which we are aware - Compound Perfs 12x12x12x12½ - sold at our auction of 12.5.2007 for $3105 (Cat £750, which has not changed in the 17 years since).

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Estimate AU$1,500

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

1884-1900 Postal Fiscals

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1042

Selection on pages including Stamp Statute 1d green * (stained), 4d rose postally used (attractive but with closed tear at base), 10/- brown (cleaned & regummed) & £1 violet with neat 1872 fiscal cds and Stamp Duty Lithographed 3/- purple/blue with Double Perforations at Left (fiscal mss) and Typographed 5/- claret apparently unused (no gum), 10/- brown (cleaned & regummed) & £1 yellow Perf 11 * plus CTO 4/- 6/- 25/- £2 & 45/-, and a range of used including postal cancels (& a few obvious fakes) & fiscal usages, condition generally fine to very fine. (75+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12)

Estimate AU$500

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

1043

1884 Stamp Statute Numeral Wmk 2/- blue/green Perf 13 SG 216, and V/Crown Wmk 1d yellow-green, 6d blue, 1/- blue/blue & 2/- blue/green between SG 220 & 225ba, also '½d/HALF' on 1d yellow-green SG 234, large-part original gum (some redistribution on the 1/- & 2/-), Cat £1375 minimum. Very scarce group. (5)

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Estimate AU$600

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

1044

1884 Stamp Statute V/Crown (W19) Watermark Sideways 1/- blue/blue Perf 13 SG 224, quite well-centred, large-part original gum, Cat £225.

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Estimate AU$200

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

1045

1884 Stamp Statute V/Crown (W19) Watermark Sideways 5/- blue/yellow Perf 13 SG 227, quite well-centred, large-part original gum, Cat £800. [Submitted to the RPSofV for expertising]

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$500

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

1046

1886-96 Large Stamp Duty 15/- handpainted stamp-size essay in claret & China white with lightly pencilled perforations on thin card (77x90mm). Stunning & superb. Ex JRW (Bill) Purves and Rodney Perry: off the market since 1987. Illustrated by Geoff Kellow at page 230, where he states "no die proofs have been recorded".

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$5,000

Currently Opening at...AU$3,800.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

1047

1884-96 Large Stamp Duty 6d ultramarine, 1/- blue/blue, 1/- chalky blue/lemon, 3/- drab & 6/- apple-green (Watermark Upright) between SG 256 & 271a, large-part original gum, also with italicised 'Specimen.' Handstamp but no gum 10/- grey-green, 15/- brown & £1/5/- pink, Cat £1400 minimum plus the Specimens Cat £10,200 for unused. (8)

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Estimate AU$1,500

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

1048

1886-96 Large Stamp Duty V/Crown (W33) Watermark Sideways Typographed 1/6d pink Perf 12½ SG 267, quite well-centred, large-part original gum, Cat £300.

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Estimate AU$150

Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

1049

1886-96 Large Stamp Duty V/Crown (W33) Watermark Sideways Typographed Perf 12½ 10/- dull blue-green SG 272, large-part original gum, Cat £1500. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2017).

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Estimate AU$1,000

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

1050

Ultra-High Values Recess (Engraved) Printings £25 dull green (light cancel with illegible date), £50 bright violet (cds of AU1/97) and £100 aniline crimson (cds of NO13/99) SG 283b, 284 & 285c all with full margins, CTO with virtually full original gum and very lightly mounted, Cat £4600. A wonderful set of great charm and rarity. Ex Nick Holness (sold at our auction of 23.9.2011 for $3495) and 'Dubois' (I), where offered in error as the Typographed Issue SG 289-291, Cat £2250, and sold for SFr2195. Fun facts: These Victorian stamps, printed directly from the dies in perforated sheetlets of one, were issued in 1879, becoming valid for postage from 1.1.1884. They should be recognised as the first issue of miniature sheets in the world, being issued 46 years earlier than Luxembourg's 1923 10fr issue. Note that not a single postally used example of any of these stamps has been recorded. Gibbons prices are for CTO stamps. From 1897, complete sets of defaced current stamps could be purchased from the GPO for £1 (½d to £1) or £5 for a complete set to £100. The purchaser could nominate whether to have the stamps CTO'd or endorsed/handstamped "Specimen". (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$4,000

Currently Opening at...AU$3,000.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

1051

1886-96 Fergusson & Mitchell £5 to £9 SG 324-328, most with well above-average centring, CTO, without gum, Cat £1425. No postally used examples of any of these stamps have been recorded. (5)

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Estimate AU$600

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

1052

1899-1901 V/Crown (W85) Watermark 2/6d yellow SG 370 with Top of Crown Pointing Right, tiny aging mark on gum, very lightly mounted, Cat £700.

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Estimate AU$300

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

1053

1899-1901 V/Crown (W85) Watermark 2/6d yellow SG 370 with Top of Crown Pointing Left, unusually well-centred, very lightly mounted, Cat £700.

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Estimate AU$400

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

1884-1900 Other Issues

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1054

1884-95 'STAMP DUTY' designs extensive collection on display pages by watermarks, papers, printings & perfs with all values represented noted Naish Designs V/Crown Wmk V1 (W19) 1/- blue/yellow * x2 & 2/- olive/green * x2 and Wmk V2 (W33) 2/6d brown-orange unused & yellow * x2, 2d mauve & lilac group singles * x8 & a block of 4 (*/**), 4d magenta * x3, 6d blue * x4, 8d red/pink block of 4 **, 2/- olive/green * x2 & 2/- apple-green block of 6 **, 'STAMP - DUTY' overprints 3d * x2 plus used (with RPSofL Certificate) 4d *, 1/- * x2, unused & used, 1886 Modified Designs Wmk V2 (W33) ½d red block of 15 **, 1d green block of 4 */** with marginal ornament, 2½d red/yellow block of 6 */**, 9d green * x3, 9d red * x2, 1/- brown * x7, 1/6d blue * x2 & 1/6d orange * x2, Wmk V3 (W82) ½d green block of 10 */**, 1/6d orange *, 2/- green * x6 including a Double Strike & 2/6d yellow *, and Wmk V4 (W85) 1d olive block of 15 ** (a few tonespots), 2d violet block of 9 **, 2½d blue block of 4 */** & 9d red block of 4 */**, also 1897 & 1900 Charity issues * (Boer War 2/- used on piece), quite a few other multiples & lots of used with potential postmark interest, generally fine to very fine, Cat £13,000+ minimum. (400+)

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Estimate AU$2,500

Currently Opening at...AU$1,900.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

1055

1884-95 'STAMP DUTY' Designs Double Perforations predominantly used group comprising V/Crown Wmk (V2/W33) 1d brown at top x2 & at base with official repair strips and 2/6d yellow at top unused (no gum), V/Crown Wmk (V3/W82) ½d rose block of 4 * at left between stamps & margin (some perf separation) & 1½d green at left, and V/Crown Wmk (V4/W85) 1d red at top & right & 2d violet at right with official repair strips used, condition fine to very fine except as noted. (8 items)

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Estimate AU$250

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

1056

1884-95 'STAMP DUTY' Designs Watermark varieties used group comprising V/Crown Wmk (V3/W82) 1d brown Watermark Sideways (Crown Pointing Right) SG 332b (Cat £150), Watermark Reversed (rounded corner) & Watermark Reversed (Inverted) vertical pair (both unlisted), 2d violet Watermark Sideways (Crown Pointing Left) SG 334a (Cat £95) and 6d blue Watermark Reversed (unlisted), also V/Crown Wmk (V4/W85) 2d violet Watermark Sideways (Crown Pointing Left) SG 359a (unpriced) & 2d violet Watermark Reversed (Inverted) (unlisted), condition fine to very fine except as noted. A most desirable group, four of which are unlisted in Gibbons. (7 items)

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Estimate AU$250

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

1057

1884-95 'STAMP DUTY' V/Crown (W33) Watermark 2d mauve SG 298a block of 6, the upper two units Die 1 (lightly mounted) & the lower four units Die 1a (unmounted) including two Die 1/1a pairs, light vertical bend affects the three right-hand units, large-part original gum, Cat £390+. A rare setenant multiple, analgous to the famous KGV 1d red Die I-II pairs. Geoff Kellow states at page 256 that "a small crack developed in the die during the striking of the lead moulds. This shows as a fine break in the top frame 1mm from the right corner". The units with the crack are Die 1a, present on only seven positions of Plate 1, but all 120 units of Plate 2. Accordingly, this block must be from a Plate 1 sheet.

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Estimate AU$200

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

1058

1884-95 'STAMP DUTY' V/Crown (W33) Watermark 4d lilac Error of Colour SG 300b, small ink-mark on the front & ironed-out crease at upper-right corner, unused, Cat £14,000. A rare stamp: only nine unused examples - including two pairs - are recorded. Gary Diffen's very fine mint example sold for £9600. [From another vendor]

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Estimate AU$3,000

Currently Opening at...AU$2,300.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

1059

1884-95 'STAMP DUTY' V/Crown (W33) Watermark 4d lilac Error of Colour SG 300b, good colour & well centred, superb duplex cancel largely clear of the Queen's face, Cat £1700. RPSofV Certificate (2001). One of the finest examples we have seen of this elusive stamp. Ex Colonel Harrie Evans; sold at our auction of 4.5.2002 for $896, and again at our auction of 31.8.2019 for $944.

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Estimate AU$800

Currently Opening at...AU$600.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

1060

1884-95 'STAMP DUTY' V/Crown (W33) Watermark 2/- apple-green SG 304, partial Carlton '538' duplex cancel, Cat £90 (for CTO, which is quite common). Geoff Kellow states at page 260 that this colour was withdrawn after only 8 days as it clashed with the Bell 9d apple-green, and "postally used are very rare".

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Estimate AU$400

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