Essays & Proofs continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 121 |
P |
 LAUREATES: 6d imperforate plate proof single in choclate-brown on thin card, superb impression, margins close to good except where
just cut-into at upper-right, shallow thinning that is of no significance. Rare: only six examples recorded. Sold at our auction of 12.6.2010 for $465. Guy Hutson's very similar example sold for £480.
Grade B (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 122 |
P |
 LAUREATES: 8d imperforate plate proof single [Pos 3] in deep blue on thin card, superb impression, margins close to good except
where just shaved at the base, tiny nick in the margin at lower-left. Ex Guy Hutson: sold for £420. The Hutson catalogue stated "..It was recorded in the earliest days of philately..." and notes that a block of 9 & three singles are
institutionalised, with around 9 or 10 singles in private hands.
Grade B (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 123 |
P |
 LAUREATES: 8d imperforate plate proof single [Pos 12] in deep blue on thin card, superb impression, margins just clear - at the
base - to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit at right, ironed-out vertical crease that is barely noticeable from the face.
Grade (B) (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 124 |
P |
 DIADEMS: Progressive die proof of the Queen's Head only superb impression in black on India paper (73x117mm) showing the full
dimensions of the die, affixed to thin card of the same size, very fine. Ex RB Yardley, George Ginger, Guy Hutson (private transaction), 'Manwood' (together with the next two lots; sold in 1995 for US$6325) and 'Alvarado': estimated at £4000 but
unsold. RPSofL Certificate (2013) states this is the final state with the inner-background lines strengthened. Only three examples recorded, of which one is in the Royal Collection and the other is somewhat smaller than this.
Grade A (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
|
Estimate AU$4,000
SOLD for AU$4,600.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 125 |
P |
 DIADEMS: Progressive die proof for the 6d with Blank Tablets superb impression in black on India paper (70x80mm) showing the full
dimensions of the die, affixed to thin card of the same size, one tonespot at the top outside the outer dimensions of the die otherwise very fine. Ex RB Yardley, George Ginger, Guy Hutson (private transaction), 'Manwood' (together with Lots 124 &
126; sold in 1995 for US$6325) and 'Alvarado': estimated at £5000 but unsold. RPSofL Certificate (2013). Only three examples recorded, of which one is in the Royal Collection.
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
|
Estimate AU$5,000
SOLD for AU$8,500.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 126 |
P |
 DIADEMS: Progressive die proof for the 1/- of the Head & Outer Decorations superb impression in black on India paper (67x92mm)
showing the full dimensions of the die, affixed to thin card of the same size, some faint soiling well clear of the design otherwise very fine. Ex RB Yardley, George Ginger, Guy Hutson (private transaction), 'Manwood' (together with the two previous
lots; sold in 1995 for US$6325) and 'Alvarado': estimated at £5000 but unsold. Ex RPSofL ertificate (2013). Only two examples recorded, of which the other is in the Royal Collection.
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
|
Estimate AU$5,000
SOLD for AU$8,000.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 127 |
P |
 DIADEMS: 1d die proof in black on India paper mounted on card (50x51mm), very minor blemishes mostly clear of the design. Rare. A
superb example of the engraver's art.
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$4,000
SOLD for AU$3,000.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 128 |
P |
 DIADEMS: 1d plate proof in black on ungummed unwatermarked wove paper, marginal horizontal strip of 4 from the top of the sheet,
margins just touched - at upper-left - to enormous, characteristic deckled edge at the top, minor burnishing marks between the units. Sir Gawaine Baillie's block of 4 (one unit shaved at right) sold for $640.
Grade A (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 129 |
P |
 DIADEMS: 1d plate proof in black on ungummed unwatermarked wove paper, marginal block of 6 (3x2) from the base of the sheet,
margins just shaved - at upper-left - to enormous, some minor burnishing marks between the units and at the base. Sir Gawaine Baillie's block of 4 (one unit shaved at right) sold for $640.
Grade A/A- (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$800
SOLD for AU$600.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 130 |
P |
 DIADEMS: 1d plate proof in vermilion on ungummed unwatermarked blue paper, margins good to large.
Grade A (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 131 |
P |
 DIADEMS: 1d plate proof in vermilion on ungummed unwatermarked blue paper, horizontal pair, margins close to good.
Grade A (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 132 |
P |
 DIADEMS: 1d plate proof in vermilion on ungummed unwatermarked white paper, margins just clear to good. A rare proof, being the
only example known to us without the usual bluing of the paper. Sold at our auction of 2.10.2010 for $372.
Grade A (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$260.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 133 |
 |
 DIADEMS: 1d vermilion on gummed paper with Double-Lined '1' Watermark as SG 107 horizontal pair with Private Rouletting on all
sides & between, very minor oxidisation, large-part original gum, Cat £900++, for imperf singles. On 3.11.1856, local resident James Dutton wrote to the Postmaster-General enclosing a block of One Penny stamps that he had personally rouletted and
requesting the Post Office to consider adopting his "advancement". This pair is from the famous block of 24 (6x4) from the George Ginger collection. It is superior to the 'Besancon' (III) pair that sold for SFr244.
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (New South Wales) 107] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 134 |
|
 DIADEMS: 1d vermilion on gummed paper with Double-Lined '1' Watermark as SG 107 block of 4 with Private Rouletting on all sides &
between, very minor oxidisation, large-part original gum, Cat £1800++, for imperf singles. This block is from the famous block of 24 (6x4) from the George Ginger collection. See also the previous and next lots.
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (New South Wales) 107] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$1,150.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 135 |
D |
 DIADEMS: The original letter headed "Etherington Cottages/Forbes Street, Wooloomooloo/Nov 3rd 56" and signed "James Dutton"
submitting for "Inspection and approval" the privately rouletted 1d block referred to in the previous two lots, the reverse with a lengthy notation signed "14 Nov 1856/WH Christie PMG" in which he states "...referred to the Inspector of Stamps...who
informed me that he had already sent to England for the necessary machinery for perforating stamps...Mr Dutton's proposal was objectionable as he...would perforate the stamps at his own Residence...[the stamps] to be returned", a piece of the fourth
page has been torn-off but well clear of Dutton's epistle & the PMG's note. A fascinating historical document.
Grade B (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
|
Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 136 |
P |
 DIADEMS: 1d colour trial in chocolate-brown on ungummed unwatermarked blued wove paper block of 6 (3x2) with obvious bluing from
behind, margins close to large, unusually fine & fresh for this proof. Ex 'Carrington': sold for $560. The 'Besancon' (III) block of 8 - "minor bends" - sold for SFr855.
This proof is believed to have been printed in London by Perkins Bacon: see article by Arthur Basset Hull ('London Philatelist' October 1943).
Grade A (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$480.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 137 |
P |
 DIADEMS: 1d colour trial in chocolate-brown on ungummed unwatermarked blued wove paper corner block of 12 (4x3) from the
lower-right corner of the sheet, strong bluing from behind creating so-called 'Ivory Heads' on all units, margins close to huge, the upper-right unit with a 10mm closed tear, minor soiling on the reverse which is characteristic of most pieces from
this sheet. Sir Miles Rivett-Carnac's corner block of 20 - "some creases & tears mainly in the selvedge" - sold for £2640.
Grade A/B (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$1,150.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 138 |
P |
 DIADEMS: 2d die proof in black on thin card reduced to a bit larger than stamp-size, faint tonespots at the base, minor stain on
the reverse. Listed by Arthur Basset Hull at page 217 as being on "stout white wove paper".
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 139 |
P |
 DIADEMS: 2d die proof in black on thin card (36x38mm), a couple of faint tonespots otherwise superb. Listed by Arthur Basset Hull
at page 217 as being on "stout white wove paper".
Grade A (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$2,800.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
| 140 |
P |
 DIADEMS: 2d plate proof in black on ungummed unwatermarked wove paper block of 4 [Pos 65-66/77-78] with Re-Entry on the lower-left
unit, margins just clear to good.
Grade A (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..May-20, 08:00 PM |
