1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 10 2/6d to £20 set with Type 2 18½mm 'SPECIMEN' ovpts, all Wmk sideways except £3 (Wmk upright), odd blemish (£5 slight thinning at top), mostly part to large-part gum, 2/6d has small part green sheet number at bottom right. Generally finer & fresher than McCredie's set which sold for $2,500+ in 2011. (13) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,600
Opening AU$ 1,900.00
Sold...AU$ 1,900.00
Closed..Jun-23-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 1900
Sale No: 87
Lot No: 867
Symbol: *
1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ 2/6d to £20 P10 set of 13 all ovpted with the rare 17½mm 'SPECIMEN' ovpt, Wmk sideways except 2/6d (upright), the £1 to £15 values partially adhered to separate pieces, each value Rated R3 by Walker. Absent from both the APO Archival & Williams sales, it is believed that less than ten complete sets exist. [A set offered in our December 2014 sale realised $7,450.] (13) (Image1)
Estimate AU$3,500
Opening AU$ 4,200.00
Sold...AU$ 4,200.00
Closed..Jun-23-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 4200
Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings
Sale No: 87
Lot No: 868
Symbol: U
Cat No: Collection
1855 Onwards Simplified Collection on well spaced annotated pages in 2 albums mainly used, quite a bit of duplication and for more common issues massive duplication, particularly on the later issues, some emphasis on numeral cancellations in the annotation. Wide range of most issues, incl Long Toms to 2/6d, range of stationery cut-outs, a few revenues incl 1/- Cattle, later issues with flaws noted, pmk potential (1,000s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$260
Opening AU$ 200.00
Sold...AU$ 800.00
Closed..Jun-23-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 800
Datestamps
Sale No: 87
Lot No: 878
Symbol: s
Cat No: Collection
1890s-1930s Selection: of state type and early commonwealth type on mainly SA stamps, usual problem with part strikes on small stamps. Odd useful type but nothing rare noted. (c.120) (Image1)
Estimate AU$60
Opening AU$ 60.00
Sold...AU$ 60.00
Closed..Jun-23-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 60
Sale No: 87
Lot No: 879
Symbol: s
Cat No: Collection
1910s Onward Selection: of all different cancels. Odd useful type but nothing rare noted. (c.450) (Image1)
Estimate AU$60
Opening AU$ 46.00
Sold...AU$ 46.00
Closed..Jun-23-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 46
Sale No: 87
Lot No: 881
Symbol: s
Carrieton: mss "Carrieton/19/1/25" on 1½d red KGV. [Extremely Rare - one other date of 21/7/25 recorded.] Renamed from Yanyarrie Whim PO c.-/4/1880; CMA 29/10/1993.(Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 160.00
Closed..Jun-23-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 87
Lot No: 882
Symbol: s
Laura: mss "Laura/Dec 20/1873" on 2d orange. [Extremely Rare - one other date, in another hand, of 24/6/1873 recorded.] PO 9/9/1872.(Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Jun-23-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 87
Lot No: 883
Symbol: c
Yalpara: mss "Received from/Yalpara/24/11/07/[initials]" on 1d & 2d x2 on registered Shierlaw front, mss "No2" on face. [Extremely Rare - not recorded in handbook.] PO 1/12/1880; RO 14/3/1908; closed 30/4/1917.(Image1)
1936 Modern Types: with C6 (c.1700) with subtypes incl Brunette Downs (NT), Coolcha, Goondooloo, Hope Forest, Marama, Mount Dampier, Radium Hill, Rose Park, Tooligie Hill, Yilki, C8 Welland, C9a x11. Plus 10 covers and a registration bag label. 1.5kg (c.1,700) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 420.00
Sold...AU$ 420.00
Closed..Jun-23-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 87
Lot No: 877
Symbol:
1936-43 M Types: with M4a blue SA Cen & 7th Aus Phil Exhtn, M4b x8 all Adelaide, M10 x50 incl Bramfield, Charra, Helmsdale, Kapinnie, Bar Gap, Point Pearce, Woodville Gardens, M12b Anpex (60) (Image1)
Sale No: 87
Lot No: 888
Symbol: c
Cat No: Collection
Railway P.O.: framed 'RAILWAY P.O./4/AU15/83' (No SA at base) backstamp on cover from Redruth (R) to England. [Not Recorded by either Presgrave or the SA Study Group.] (Image1)