Great Britain and British Commonwealth New South Wales
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 717
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection
Attractively presented collection of Middle Period issues with lots of shades, perfs & inverted watermarks, a few better stamps including 5/- Map x2 & 5/- Coin Re-Issue x3 (one CTO), some 'OS' Overprints to 5/- Map & a few Postage Dues, generally fine. (Image1)
Estimate AU$125
Opening AU$ 95.00
Sold...AU$ 95.00
Closed..Feb-28-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 95
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 718
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection
1850-51 Sydney Views balance of collection with ONE PENNY with Clouds x7 including a pair, TWO PENCE Plate I with Vertical Background x3, Plate II with Horizontal Background x8 (one with No Whip), Plate III x2, Plate IV x9 including one on Laid Paper with No Whip, and Plate V x4 including a pair; and THREE PENCE x4; condition rather mixed but most are presentable to attractive, high catalogue value; also an apparently unused group comprising 1d x3 & 2d x3 all with RPSofV Certificates stating they have been cleaned, & with various faults. Ex 'CREVIT'.
1850-51 Sydney Views 1d carmine Plate I (No Clouds) on Soft Yellowish Paper SG 2, margins close to good, light bars cancel of Sydney largely clear of the central design, Georg Buhler guarantee handstamp, Cat £550.
1850-51 Sydney Views 1d rose-red Plate I (No Clouds) on Soft Yellowish Paper SG 3, clear even margins, light very fine Barred Numeral '35' (rated SS) of Goulburn, a couple of minor aging marks, Cat £550.
1850-51 Sydney Views 1d dull carmine Plate II (Clouds) on White to Yellowish Paper with Unshaded Hill SG 8b, margins good to large, light bars cancel of Sydney largely clear of the variety, Cat £950.
1850-51 Sydney Views 1d crimson-lake Plate II (Clouds) on Hard Greyish or Bluish Paper SG 9 with Significant & Obvious Doubling of the Design, margins close to large, light indistinct cancel largely clear of the central vignette, Cat £400+. Superb! RPSofL Certificate (2021) states "Smudged print" and "Memo: not a double print". We agree that it is not a double print, in the sense that the paper has not been set to the stone twice. However, the printing is not 'smudged', which would imply a lateral movement as if a thumb had redistributed the ink. Rather, the doubling is quite regular, in the nature of a kiss print.
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 725
Symbol: G/F
Cat No: 16b(faint
1850-51 Sydney Views TWO PENCE group comprising Plate I Intermediate Impression SG 16b(faint cancel, possibly cleaned) and Worn Impression SG 18; Plate II Early Impression SG 23 [22] and Worn Impression with No Whip SG 25e [8], Ex George Ginger; Plate III SG 29 x2; Plate IV SG 32 [16] and Laid Paper SG 34 [11], Ex George Ginger; and Plate V SG 37 [24], tiny thin; generally very fine & all with full margins, seven with fine to very fine Barred Numerals '2', '23', '64', '66', '82', '84' or '92', Cat £2500. (9)
1850-51 Sydney Views 2d Plate II (Horizontally Lined Background) Early & Intermediate Impressions, and Plate IV (Dot in the Centre of Each Corner Star) x3 (one a lovely bright ultramarine), all with full margins but close in places, Cat £1100+. (5)
1850-51 Sydney Views 2d indigo Plate II (Horizontally Lined Background & Dated Bale) SG 21, good even margins with outer framelines at the sides, light cancel leaving most of the design visible, Cat £375.
1850-51 Sydney Views 2d grey-blue Plate II (Horizontally Lined Background) Intermediate Impression SG 23, wide even margins with almost-complete outer framelines, light Sydney bars cancel, Cat £325. Although classified as an Early Impression by Gibbons - who do not list an intermediate state - there is clear wear, evident especially on the 'VIT' of 'CREVIT', which is partially missing.
1850-51 Sydney Views 2d Prussian blue Plate II (Horizontally Lined Background) Worn Impression with Inner Circle Intersecting Fan SG 26c, good to wide margins with outer framelines at left & base, light clear Barred Numeral '14' ('4' reversed; rated RRR) of Orange, Cat £450. Georg Buhler h/s and endorsed 'III' on reverse, but it is clearly from Plate II.
1850-51 Sydney Views 2d grey-blue Plate II (Horizontally Lined Background & Dated Bale) SG 23, margins close to good with outer frameline at left, very fine BN '9' (Reversed) of Bathurst, Cat £325.
1850-51 Sydney Views 2d ultramarine Plate IV (Double-Lined Bale & Dots in the Stars) Vertically-Lined Paper SG 34 with part of the Papermaker's Watermark, margins just touching - at lower-right - to large, indistinct BN cancel, Cat £275+.
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 732
Symbol: A+
Cat No: 43ef [18]
1850-51 Sydney Views 3d yellow-green Laid Paper with No Whip SG 43ef [18], unusually large even margins, untidy bars cancel of Sydney just clear of the variety, Cat £900. Superb. (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 625.00
Sold...AU$ 675.00
Closed..Feb-28-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 675
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 733
Symbol: G
Cat No: 44
1851-55 Laureates 1d deep carmine Thick Yellowish Paper SG 44 vertical pair, the upper unit with No Leaves Right of 'SOUTH' SG 44a, margins just clear - at upper-left - to good, bold but very fine bars cancels of Sydney just intrude on the variety, Cat £875+. Superb! [The impressions were laid-down on the plate with very narrow spaces between them. Singles with full margins are extremely elusive, and a full-margined multiple is a rarity]
1851-55 Laureates 3d yellow-green Bluish to Grey Wove Paper SG 67, good colour, margins just touched - at lower-left - to good, tiny imperfections, unused, Cat £5000. A rare stamp. Stated to have been removed from the famous block of 38 ex Sir Daniel Cooper, Judge Frederick Philbrick, Baron Philippe de la Renotiere Ferrary, Alfred Caspary, John Boker & 'Dubois'.
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 736
Symbol: P
Cat No: Collection
1854-59 Large Diadems imperforate 6d 'rainbow' trial plate proof in dull carmine with the lower-right corner 'waxed-off' on thin card, large even margins. Superb and rare this fine. Far superior to any of the 11 examples in the 'Alvarado' Collection or the 10 singles in Guy Hutson's Collection, virtually all of which had no margins or close margins in places only.
1860-72 Diadems Double-Lined Numeral Watermark Perf 13 1d dull red as SG 155 but a marginal example Imperforate at Right between stamp and margin, grossly misplaced perfs with a chunk of the adjoining unit above, tied to piece by very fine Sydney 'JA 6/1863' duplex cancel. Ex Gary Diffen. In the preceeding Perf 12 issue it was normal for the marginal stamps to remain unperforated on one side (or on two sides for corner units); our vendor states that the Perf 13 sheets were fully perforated and that this item represents the only known example of such an error for the 1d.
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 739
Symbol: *
Cat No: 180a var.
1861-88 Coin 5/- reddish purple with Irregular Compound Perfs 12x10x12x12 SG 180a var, well centred, large-part o.g., Cat £450+, for regular compound perf 12x10. [While this is clearly not a case of Mixed Perfs, we query if this is the stamp listed as such as SG 180b??]
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 745
Symbol: **/*
Cat No: 300a
1899 Chalk-Surfaced Paper 1d Arms rose-carmine block of 4 comprising two pairs with the right-hand units Imperf on Three Sides SG 300a, minor characteristic gum-bends, the lower pair very lightly mounted, the upper pair is unmounted, Cat £2400++, for two mounted pairs.
1899 Chalk-Surfaced Paper Crown/NSW (W40) Watermark 1d Arms Die II carmine-red Imperforate horizontal pair SG 301a together with a normally-perforated Arms 1d red on small piece sent to the UK, Sydney 'MR 4/02' duplex cancel and small-part arrival cds, Cat £350 for the pair. Ex John Bell & Gary Diffen. Rare: only three used pairs are recorded.
1899 Chalk-Surfaced Paper Crown/NSW (W40) Watermark 1/- Kangaroo Imperforate block of 4 SG 312a, margins good to large, minor characteristic gum-bends, Cat £1400+, for two pairs.
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 748
Symbol: **/*
Cat No: 314 var.
1902-08 Crown/NSW (W65) Watermark 1d Arms Die II carmine Imperforate at Left ACSC N9b (SG 314 variety) vertical strip of 10 with the entire 'DIAMOND JUBILEE POSTAGE STAMP - PRICE: 1d per Label. ...' imprint and margins at top & base (with partial Monogram), two horizontal folds along the fifth & seventh perf lines, the top unit with a tiny hinge remainder (also in lower margin), the others units all unmounted, a little light aging in the margin, Cat $5000+ for ten mounted singles. Ex Guy Hutson & Gary Diffen. Rare: this item and an unused strip of 3 are the only examples known in private hands.
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 749
Symbol: **
Cat No: 314 var.
1902-08 Crown/NSW (W65) Watermark 1d Arms Die II carmine as ACSC N9b (SG 314 variety) but Imperforate at Right vertical strip of 10 in a block of 30 (3x10) from the right of the sheet with the entire 'DIAMOND JUBILEE POSTAGE STAMP - PRICE: 1d per Label. ...' imprint and margins at top (with '1901' in red and the complete sheet number '297168' in black) & base, horizontal fold along the middle perf line, a few hinge remainders in the margins only, the stamps all unmounted, light overall gum aging. Unlisted in the ACSC, which lists only an Imperforate at Left variety ACSC N9b (Cat $5000+, for ten mounted singles) [see previous Lot]. Ex Gary Diffen. Rare: the only examples recorded.
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 750
Symbol: *
Cat No: 320 var.
1902-08 Crown/NSW Watermark 6d orange-buff Perf 12x11½ horizontal pair with Double Perforations Vertically, the additional row of Perf 11 resulting in Mixed Perforations 12½x11x12½x11½ ACSC N38 (SG 320 variety), light evenly-aged gum, small hinge remainder re-inforcing the central perfs. Unpriced in the ACSC, which states that "The only recorded examples ... are in the HL White collection in the Mitchell Library, Sydney, which has a comb perf block of 4 with additional line perf 11 down the centre". Absent from Gary Diffen's Australian Colonies Errors and the only other example recorded by him.
1903-08 Diadems Crown/NSW Watermark 3d bright yellow-green SG 327 block of 6 (3x2) including two horizontal pairs Imperforate Between SG 327ba, some perf separation & rejoining of the two normal units, Cat £9000+, for two pairs. Ex Gary Diffen: sold for £2760. Unlisted in the ACSC: Gary Diffen has recorded one pair & one other block of 6. An important Federal Period error.
1903-08 Diadems Crown/NSW Watermark 3d bright yellow-green Perf 12x11 Imperforate at Left SG 327c marginal single from the left of the sheet, advanced wear of the plate, tonespot in the margin. Ex Gary Diffen: sold for £288. Unlisted in the ACSC. Stated to be the only recorded example of this error.
1903-08 Diadems Crown/NSW Watermark 5d bottle-green with surface-tinting marginal Imperforate Pair from the top of the sheet ACSC N33b (SG 329d), margins close to huge, lightly mounted on the upper unit only, Cat $350 (£475).
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 755
Symbol: #
Cat No: 349 var.
1905-10 Small Crown/A 2/6d Lyrebird horizontal pair from the right of the sheet Imperforate at Right BW #N58b (SG 349var), no gum, Cat $2500+. Rare. Ex John Bell (Goulburn): sold at our auction of 8.5.2013 for $1500. [An unmounted corner example sold for $2800 at our auction of 24.1.2004. At that time this error was uncatalogued. This is the pair now illustrated in the ACSC, where it is stated that all ten examples are accounted for, but that includes a vertical strip of 6 in an institution, leaving only four pairs in private hands]
'OS' OVERPRINTS: 1880 Single-Lined Numerals Watermark 10d lilac Wmk '10' Perf 11x10 SG O18ab block of 4, well centred, a few short perfs, large-part o.g., Cat £1700+, for singles.
'OS' OVERPRINTS: 1880 Single-Lined Numerals Watermark 10d lilac Wmk '10' Perf 10 SG O18ac, two examples on different shades, one stated to be Double Overprint One Albino (but the second impresion is unclear), one with minor blemishes on the face, large-part o.g., Cat £850, as normals.
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 760
Symbol: */**
Cat No: O18aca
'OS' OVERPRINTS: 1880 Single-Lined Numerals Watermark 10d lilac Wmk '10' Perf 10 with Overprint Double One Albino SG O18aca block of 4, a few slightly uneven perfs, a couple of light gum bends affecting the right-hand units, lightly mounted across the upper units, the lower units unmounted, Cat £1900+ for mounted singles. Ex Guy Hutson & Gary Diffen. RPSV Certificate (2013).
'OS' OVERPRINTS: 1882-85 Wmk '40' Perf 10 3d yellow-green SG O22 marginal block of 4 from the right of the sheet Imperf at Right, additionally with Sheetmaker's Watermark at Right & No Trace of the Crown/NSW Wmk on the Error Units, large-part o.g. Ex Gary Diffen: sold for £252.
'OS' OVERPRINTS: 1887-90 'POSTAGE' in Blue on 10/- Perf 10 as SG O37b but the official reprint with seriffed 'OS' and small 'Specimen' Overprint, characteritic rough perfs, CTO with the scarce 'GPO'-in-concentric-ovals (fragments of the 'PO' just evident), full unmounted o.g. [Only 50 printed]
'OS' OVERPRINTS: 1890-91 Centennial Perf 10 5/- dull purple SG O49 (unlisted shade) marginal singles Imperf at Right or Imperf at Base, numeral '18' or '122' cancels, Cat £340+, as normal singles. Ex Gary Diffen: sold for £216. (2)
CINDERELLAS: Central District Ambulance Service 1950s-60s contribution stamps in black or red on various papers with a variety of separations & other annotated sub-types, pen-cancelled, generally very fine. Not previously seen by us. See the illustration above Lot 762.
RAILWAY STAMPS: Mint selection from 1891-1907 No Wmk 1d, 3d green, 3d blue, 6d red, 6d orange & 9d orange & green (very fresh but a couple with minor hinge remainders/gum thins), then 1966-74 Decimals range from 1c to $10x3 with various stations including 30c 40c 50c & $1 inscribed 'VICTORIA' for Riverina usage, also a range of used including 1929 NSW/R Wmk 3/- 'JOHN'S RIVER' & 3/- 'SYDNEY' x2 one with 'LATE FEE' cancel and 'OS' Overprints including 5d, 9d, 2/-, 3/- & 5/-, condition of the used a little variable, the mint generally fine to very fine. (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 420.00
Sold...AU$ 420.00
Closed..Feb-28-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 766
Symbol: */**
SPECIMENS: Selection with diagonal sans-serif overprint on 1d 2d 3d x2 4d 5d 6d x3 8d x2 1/- x3 & 5/- Coin, Perf 10 20/- Governors, 'POSTAGE' 10/-, 1891 Surcharges blocks of 4 (**), ½d blue-green, 2½d indigo & 6d orange, plus 'REPRINT' on 8d Diadem, 5/- Coin & 'POSTAGE' 5/-, fine to very fine & most with part- to large-part o.g.
