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abacus auctions Sale: 243

Great Britain and British Commonwealth
South Australia
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 531
Symbol: *#O
Cat No: Collection

image Attractive collection from a French source with a few Imperfs including London Printings 6d x2 (one is superb!) & Adelaide Printings 1/- orange, nice range of Rouletted & Perforated Perkins Bacon designs including '3-PENCE' in Red on 4d dull ultramarine x2 and in Black on 4d x6 including a Prussian blue SG 93a, V/Crown Wmk 4d, 'TEN PENCE' on 9d yellow in Blue x3 & in Black x2 and an apparently imperforate 1/- brown, multiples including 6d ultramarine strip of 4 & 1/- brown block of 4, Thin 'POSTAGE' 5/-, a few mint to 2/-, etc, plus 'O. S.' Overprints including Type 1 1d green Perf 10 & Perf 11½-12½, 4d with Misplaced 'S. O.' Overprint, a few unused/mint to 2/-; Type 2 mint & used selection to 2/- including 1/- mint block of 4; Type 3 including mint ½d & 2d both with the Overprint Inverted, etc; generally a very fresh & fine to very fine lot. (Qty 300+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,500

Opening AU$ 1,900.00
Sold...AU$ 3,400.00


Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 3400

Sale No: 243
Lot No: 532
Symbol: O

image Range on Imperial pages with a selection of early issues, Long Toms to 15/- (CTO), some 'OS' Overprints, condition rather mixed, STC £2100. (Qty 120 approx) (Image1)

Estimate AU$850

Opening AU$ 650.00
Sold...AU$ 725.00


Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 725

Sale No: 243
Lot No: 533
Symbol: *#O
Cat No: Collection

image Collection on Scott leaves with a large but probably repaired 1d green SG 1, a very fine 6d slate-blue with full margins, Roulettes group including an apparently unused 4d, '3-PENCE' in Red on 4d, 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' 15/- to £20 (faded) with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, Thin 'POSTAGE' £1 CTO, Thick 'POSTAGE' 2/6d to £1 mint, 'O.S.' selection to 2/- x3, etc, condition of the early issues is variable, Cat £3000+ which doesn't include the Specimen Overprints. (Qty 220 approx) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,900.00


Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1900

Sale No: 243
Lot No: 534
Symbol: O

image 1855-1900 Perkins Bacon issues mostly used selection including London Printings 1d green (2 margins; cut-into at top & left; apparently unused), 2d orange single with '58' numeral cancel (4 margins; oversized with parts of adjoining stamps) & pair (4 margins; tight at U/L) and 6d blue x2 (one with full margins), Adelaide Printings 2d x8 including 'blood' reds, range of Rouletted issues, 'TEN PENCE' blue & black overprints on 9d and 1/- orange, then Perforated issues including '3 PENCE' in red on 4d and in black x4, 9d * x2, 'TEN PENCE' on 9d x4 (two blue; two black), etc, condition variable but those mentioned generally fine to very fine. (Qty 85 items) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 700.00


Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 700

Sale No: 243
Lot No: 535
Symbol: V/F
Cat No: 1

image 1855 London Printings Large Star Wmk 1d dark green SG 1 horizontal pair, large to clear margins all around, fine used with light void circle in bars cancel, Cat £1,000+. This pair clearly shows that the dies were not arranged neatly in even rows on the plate (the left-hand unit including a fragment of the top of the stamp below), which results in multiples with full margins being very difficult to find.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

Opening AU$ 600.00
Sold...AU$ 725.00


Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 725

Sale No: 243
Lot No: 536
Symbol: #
Cat No: 3

image 1855 London Printings 6d dark blue SG 3, margins close to good, minor soiling, unused, Cat £5500. RPSofV Certificate (2013). A very scarce stamp unused. [The very fine Marcel Burrus, 'Besancon' example sold for €7865]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,500

Opening AU$ 2,000.00
Sold...AU$ 2,600.00


Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 2600

Sale No: 243
Lot No: 537
Symbol: G
Cat No: 3

image 1855 London Printings 6d deep blue SG 3 horizontal strip of 3, margins good to large with fragments of five adjoining units, dumb cancels of the GPO, Cat £510+. An exceptional multiple. Caffaz Perilo Filatelico Certificate (1993) states "...e perfetta" (= "it is perfect").

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 625.00


Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 625

Sale No: 243
Lot No: 538
Symbol: #
Cat No: 37

image 1860-69 Second Roulettes 'TEN PENCE' in Black on 9d yellow SG 37, unused, Cat £4000. A very fine example of this rare stamp. RPSofV Certificate (2020)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,500

Opening AU$ 1,900.00
Sold...AU$ 1,900.00


Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1900

Sale No: 243
Lot No: 539
Symbol: *
Cat No: 91

image 1870-71 Perf 10 '3-PENCE' in Red on 4d dull ultramarine SG 91, large-part o.g., Cat £1600. Rarely seen this fine.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00


Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1150

Sale No: 243
Lot No: 540
Symbol: **/*/

image 1868-1910 De La Rue issues on exhibit pages including Plate Proofs 2d carmine (crease) & 2d green imperf singles plus 1d green perforated pane of 60 & block of 30 with Control Number '2', Colour Trials with 2d green pair, 'SPECIMEN' overprints x9 from 1902 Parliamentarian presentation sets, then specialised by denomination including watermarks, perforations, papers, shades, etc, noted ½d Bantam pair with Double Perforations used plus multiples **/*, 1d Die Proof in black (cut-down), ½d GPO block of 18 ** with Control Number '1' & block of 42 ** in a striking 'apple-green' shade with interpanneau gutter plus 'OS' Overprint Inverted single unused, 1d blue-green Crown/SA (Wide) Wmk compound perfs x2, 'HALF/PENNY' surcharges with annoted flaws x9, 1d red block of 6 ** with Control Number '2' and Cracked Electro used, 2d orange Crown/SA (Wide) Wmk Perf 11½-12½xRoulette & Perf 10xRoulette x4, Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½xRoulette, V/Crown Wmk x4, Crown/SA (Narrow) Wmk Brick Red * x2 & Blood Red * and 1880 Plate Proof single with Control Number '2' **, 2d violet corner block of 4 */** with Control Number '3', '2½d' on 4d surcharge Perf 11½-12½ * & used, Perf 15 block of 4 */**; and 'OS' overprints with Broken 'O' and '2½' Closer Together both used, 2½d violet Perf 15 block of 4 */**, '5d' on 6d surcharge block of 4 ** with Plate Number '1' (hinge remainder in margin) and 'OS' overprint No Stop After 'S' used, 5d purple Perf 15 block of 4 */**, etc; substantial catalogue value, also a few covers & postcards noted 1904 registered from Oodlawirra & 1913 usage of 1d red on cover from Melbourne, condition a little variable but mostly fine to very fine. (Qty 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 2,400.00


Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 2400

Sale No: 243
Lot No: 541
Symbol: F
Cat No: 167bb

image 1876-1904 De La Rue Narrow Crown/SA Perf 10 1d green with Double Print SG 167bb, quite well centred for this issue, tonespot that shows through the face, undercatalogued at £400. BPA Certificate (1993) as the then SG 169var, plus a letter from the editor of the Gibbons catalogues confirming that this stamp would be listed from the 1994 edition. [Far more attractive than the only other recorded example, which is poorly centred]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 575.00


Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 575

Sale No: 243
Lot No: 542
Symbol: F
Cat No: 168

image 1876-1904 De La Rue Crown SA (Narrow) Watermark 2d orange-red Perf 10 as SG 168 but Mixed Perforations with additional row of Perf 11½ at top, light squared circle cancel, a few uneven perfs. Unlisted in Gibbons and absent from the Gary Diffen sale of 29.4.2020. The stamp was originally Perf 10 all around with the top perforations cutting through the design at the Queen's crown creating a 'dwarf' stamp; the additional row of Perf 11½ was applied to 'rescue' the stamp's original size, but was misplaced upwards to include a part of the stamp above; it is quite remarkable that the stamp was separated in such a way as to retain both lines of perforations, and likely that others from the same row were not so lucky as to survive intact.

Grade A- D2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00


Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 380

Sale No: 243
Lot No: 543
Symbol: P

image 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' 5/- plate proof in rose-pink on ungummed unwatermarked pink paper Perf 11½-12½ with an extra line of horizontal perfs above the value tablet (sensibly reinforced), 'FIVE/SHILLINGS' Printed Four Times. Ex Ed Williams: sold at the Premier auction of 26.1.2002 for $623. RPSofV Certificate (2001). (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00


Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 460

Sale No: 243
Lot No: 544
Symbol: *
Cat No: 201

image 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ 50/- dull red as SG 201 with 'FIFTY/SHILLINGS' Printed Twice with 12½mm 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, short perfs at left, large-part o.g. Ex Ed Williams: sold at the Premier auction of 26.1.2002 for $475. RPSofV Certificate (2001).

Grade A- B2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 625.00


Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 625

Sale No: 243
Lot No: 545
Symbol: E

image 1892 (c.) 5d stamp-size original artwork in India ink & Chinese white on thin card (31x36mm) endorsed "Finis Coronat Opus" at the base. A beautiful & superb essay. ['Finis Coronat Opus' {= "the end crowns the work"} was the nom-de-plume of Melbourne artist Maximilian Tannenberg who worked for the printers Troedel & Co. Another of his designs was adopted for the issued stamp. The matching 2½d essay sold at our auction of 30.8.2020 for $3833]

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 3,400.00


Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 3400

Sale No: 243
Lot No: 546
Symbol: *
Cat No: 272a

image 1902-04 Thin 'POSTAGE' 8d ultramarine with 'EIGNT PENCE' ACSC S26c (SG 272a) being the first unit in a horizontal pair, lightly mounted, Cat $2000+ (£2500). BPA Certificate (1980). [Gary Diffen's mint example in a block of 4 sold for £1680]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,800

Opening AU$ 1,350.00
Sold...AU$ 1,800.00


Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1800

Sale No: 243
Lot No: 547
Symbol: *
Cat No: S19c

image 1902-04 Thin 'POSTAGE' Perf 12 3d olive with 'POSTAGE' & 'THREE PENCE' Grossly Misplaced resulting in Blank Tablets BW #S19c, a little aged, lightly mounted, Cat $750. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2015). [Michael Blake's very fine example sold at our auction of 30.6.2016 for $992]

Grade A- B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 550.00


Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 550

Sale No: 243
Lot No: 548
Symbol: *
Cat No: 288a

image 1904-11 Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/SA 1/- brown vertical pair Imperforate Between ACSC S54bb (SG 288a), lightly mounted, Cat $2000 (£2750). [The ACSC states seven such pairs have been identified, of which this must be one of the finest]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00


Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1150

Sale No: 243
Lot No: 549
Symbol: **

image 1905-12 Crown/A 1d carmine L/R corner block of 8 (4x2) with 'CA' Monogram, very well centred, unmounted, Cat $180++ for mounted.

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

Opening AU$ 270.00
Sold...AU$ 270.00


Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 270

Sale No: 243
Lot No: 550
Symbol: *
Cat No: 302a

image 1906-12 Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/A 9d brown-lake vertical pair Imperforate Between ACSC S52ba (SG 302a), lightly mounted, Cat $2000 (£2250). Ex William Frazer and Gary Diffen: sold for £1440. [The ACSC states ten such pairs have been identified, including in two blocks of 4 & a block of 8]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,200

Opening AU$ 1,700.00
Sold...AU$ 1,700.00


Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1700

Sale No: 243
Lot No: 551
Symbol: F
Cat No: O24a

image 'O.S.' OVERPRINTS: 1876-85 4d deep mauve with the Overprint Inverted SG O24a, 'QUORN/SE30/89/SA' squared-circle, Cat £850. RPSofV Certificate (2008). [Gary Diffen recorded only five examples, despite which his two lightly cancelled stamps sold for only £348 & £336 respectively. They should be worth at least ten times as much]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00


Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 552
Symbol: *
Cat No: Collection

image 'O.S' OVERPRINTS: 1891-95 Surcharges '2½d.' on 4d green with the 'O.S.' Overprint Inverted SG O71c, large-part o.g., undercatalogued at £600. A great rarity. [This stamp was found by us in an old-time collection from America. The alignment of the overprint is almost exactly the same as on Gary Diffen's stamp. Our subject is far more attractive than the Diffen example which has rough perfs, and which was stated to be "the only example recorded". It sold for a modest £720. Our estimate is conservative.]

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 2,000.00


Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 2000
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