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New South Wales continued...

LotNo.

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

101

REVENUES: Useful range including First Design perf 4d 6d 8d 1/- 2/- & 4/-, Tall Stamps to £1 missing only the 12/6d, KEVII to 6/- plus 'SWINE/DUTY' 10/- & £1, later small type to 30/-, Railways including Bicolour 9d & 3/- plus 'O S' 1d & 1/-, Telegraphs mint 1d 2d & 6d with large-part original gum (Cat £775), etc, some characteristic problems but generally fine to very fine. (95) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9)

Estimate AU$500

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

102

TELEGRAPH STAMPS: 1871 1d to 8/- SG T1-8 complete, charactertistic variable centring, generally very fine with part- to large-part o.g., Cat £6300. Rare, and a key issue of British Empire Telegraph Stamps: available for only one month, before being withdrawn when it was realised that there was no legislative authority for the stamps! One of the finest sets we have seen, and of superior quality to Guy Hutson's set that sold in 2013 for £3000. (8)

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

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Estimate AU$4,000

Currently Opening at...AU$3,000.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM

103

TELEGRAPH STAMPS: 1871 1d to 8/- SG T1-8, hinge remainders otherwise very fine to superb, Cat £6000+. The finest mint set we have seen: superior to Guy Hutson's set that sold for £3000. (8)

Grade A-/A+ (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Estimate AU$4,000

Currently Opening at...AU$3,000.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM

Essays & Proofs

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

104

REJECTED DESIGNS FOR THE FIRST STAMP ISSUE: John Carmichael's engraved 1d design based on Great Britain's 'Penny Black' die proofs in scarlet, black or deep blue on wove paper, each with large margins and very fine. Except for the Queen's portrait, the design is closely related to Carmichael's accepted design for the Sydney View 2d, including the vertically-lined background. Of course, corner lettering was not used for the issued stamps. Ex Sir Miles Rivett-Carnac (scarlet; apparently his proof slightly reduced to remove peripheral marks), 'Carrington' (in black), and Sir Gawaine Baillie (in blue). (3)

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$1,000

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

105

REJECTED DESIGNS FOR THE FIRST STAMP ISSUE: John Carmichael's engraved designs for proposed 6d Crown and 1/- Lion & Crown denominations, proofs reduced to a bit larger than stamp-size each with large even margins comprising the 6d in scarlet and in blue and the 1/- in black and in scarlet. (4)

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$500

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

106

REJECTED DESIGNS FOR THE FIRST STAMP ISSUE: John Carmichael's engraved designs for proposed 6d Crown and 1/- Lion & Crown setenant proofs in black on wove paper with huge margins, a trifle soiled.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$500

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

107

REJECTED DESIGNS FOR THE FIRST STAMP ISSUE: John Carmichael's engraved designs for proposed 6d Crown and 1/- Lion & Crown setenant proofs in blue on wove paper with huge margins.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$600

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

108

REJECTED DESIGNS FOR THE FIRST STAMP ISSUE: Robert Clayton's 1d design based on Great Britain's 'Penny Black' lithographed proofs in blue, scarlet or blue & scarlet all on stout wove paper, reduced to stamp-size, aged on the reverse. The originals - illustrated by Alfred Basset-Hull on Plate I - were sold by Alfred van Dyck to Thomas Tapling, but not before he had made several sets of facsimiles. Sir Gawaine Baillie's similar set, affixed to a non-contemporary piece of paper endorsed "4", sold in 2005 for $2795. The Baillie catalogue noted one other set, in George Ginger's collection, but we can't locate it in the Ginger catalogue: this may be the set referred to. (3)

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$1,500

Currently Opening at...AU$1,150.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM

109

REJECTED DESIGNS FOR THE FIRST STAMP ISSUE: Thomas Ham's 2d design based on Great Britain's 'Tuppence Blue' lithographed proofs of two intermediate states and of the finished design all in vermilion on a piece of highly surfaced card (reduced to 100x30mm), minor blemishes & a little soiled at upper-left. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie: sold in 2005 for $2560. The originals - illustrated by Alfred Basset-Hull on Plate I - were sold by Alfred van Dyck to Thomas Tapling, but not before he had made several sets of facsimiles.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$1,500

Currently Opening at...AU$1,150.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM

110

REJECTED DESIGNS FOR THE FIRST STAMP ISSUE: Thomas Ham's 2d design based on Great Britain's 'Tuppence Blue' lithographed proofs of two intermediate states and of the finished design all in vermilion on a piece of highly surfaced card (100x72mm), endorsed below "1d" and "This red can be a little darker/TH", hinge remnants on the reverse otherwise superb. Endorsed in pencil on the reverse "Mann Col/3£". Ex 'Besancon' (III). [The originals - that in blue illustrated by Alfred Basset-Hull on Plate I - were sold by Alfred van Dyck to Thomas Tapling, but not before he had made several sets of facsimiles. The endorsements were probably made by van Dyck]

Grade A+ (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$2,500

Currently Opening at...AU$1,900.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM

111

REJECTED DESIGNS FOR THE FIRST STAMP ISSUE: Thomas Ham's 2d design based on Great Britain's 'Tuppence Blue' lithographed proofs of two intermediate states and of the finished design all in deep blue on a piece of highly surfaced card (100x72mm), endorsed below "3d" and "This blue would be brighter/TH", hinge remnants on the reverse otherwise superb. Endorsed in pencil on the reverse "Mann/3£". Ex 'Besancon' (III). [The originals - that in blue illustrated by Alfred Basset-Hull on Plate I - were sold by Alfred van Dyck to Thomas Tapling, but not before he had made several sets of facsimiles. The endorsements were probably made by van Dyck]

Grade A+ (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$2,500

Currently Opening at...AU$1,900.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM

112

SYDNEY VIEWS: Robert Clayton's 1d plate proof single in orange-red on wove paper, margins close to large, minor adhesion on the reverse. BPA Certificate (2015). The superb 'Besancon' (I) example sold for SFr1585.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$600

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

113

SYDNEY VIEWS: Robert Clayton's 1d plate proof in orange-red on pelure paper horizontal strip of 3 [Pos 13-15], good even margins except where just touched at lower-right and with a nick just clear of the base of the central unit, faint and inconsequential soiling on the reverse. Rare. Ex 'Manwood', where it was stated that the central unit has a tiny thin spot, which we cannot discern. Sold at our auction of 15.8.2014 for $2900. Believed to be one of only two strips of three & the equal-largest surviving multiple. At least the equal of Ric Slade-Slade's strip that sold at our auction of 4.3.2006 for $3910.

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$2,500

Currently Opening at...AU$1,900.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM

114

SYDNEY VIEWS: Robert Clayton's 1d plate proof single in dull carmine on wove paper, margins just clear - at lower-right - to good. Close to the issued colour of SG 8. Very scarce.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$750

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

115

SYDNEY VIEWS: Robert Clayton's 3d design lithographed proof in vermilion & blue on stout wove paper, close even margins, aged on the reverse. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie: sold in 2005 for $1280. The original (also with a 1d in vermilion), illustrated by Alfred Basset-Hull on Plate I, was sold by Alfred van Dyck to Thomas Tapling, but not before he had made several sets of facsimiles. The Baillie catalogue also included a facsimile of the piece sold to Tapling, which bears the extraordinary note "The form and colors [sic] are approved..." If proceeded with, the 3d would have been the world's first bicoloured stamp.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$1,000

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

116

SYDNEY VIEWS: 1d plate proof horizontal pair in black on thin card, good even margins. Superb. RPSofV Certificate states "it is a posthumous reproduction".

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

Estimate AU$100

Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM

117

SYDNEY VIEWS: 3d plate proof single in myrtle-green on thin card, margins close to good, apparently contemporary notation on the reverse signed "PO Secretary". The 'Dubois' (I) example sold for SFr2440. It was stated there "Probably just one, possibly two sheets of twenty-five were printed". The next lot is in a slightly different shade

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$1,500

Currently Opening at...AU$1,150.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM

118

SYDNEY VIEWS: 3d plate proof single in myrtle-green on thin card, margins good to large. Superb. Ex Marcel Burrus and 'Manwood'. RPSofL Certificate (2016). The 'Dubois' (I) example sold for SFr2440. It was stated there "Probably just one, possibly two sheets of twenty-five were printed". The previous lot is in a slightly different shade.

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

Estimate AU$2,000

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

119

E/P

QUEEN-ON-THRONE: Perkins Bacon group comprising 2d plate proof single in black, reprinted unfinished die proofs with blank tablets in vermilion, in violet, in deep green & in black on Wove Paper and in green on Thin Card, similar with ornaments in the tablets in carmine on Thin Card and in green on Thick Card, each with margins large to enormous, also Bromides with 'NEW SOUTH WALES' inscription at 1½-times stamp-size x3 apparently from the printers' day-book; and 'VICTORIA' 6d plate proof pair in black; a couple with very minor blemishes that hardly detract. In his book on Victoria, Geoff Kellow states at page 101 "it seems that a remarkable error occurred ... with the wrong Colony's name being engraved originally". The NSW version was never issued. The die had to be re-worked to shorten the upper tablet for insertion of 'VICTORIA'. See also Lot 923. (11 items)

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

Estimate AU$1,000

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

120

LAUREATES: 2d imperforate plate proof horizontal pair in pale dull rose on wove paper, margins good to large except where a little shaved at the top, minor faint soiling. Believed to be the only recorded examples. Ex Guy Hutson: estimated at £1000 but unsold.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$750

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