Great Britain and British Commonwealth South Australia
Sale No: 246
Lot No: 479
Symbol: #*O
Cat No: Collection
Neatly presented collection on album pages with unused including Second Roulettes 1d x2, 2d, 6d x4, 9d, 'TEN PENCE' in Blue on 9d orange-red & 1/- brown, 1867-70 Perf 11½-12½xRoulette 1d & 6d, 1870-73 Perf 11½-12½ & 10 1d, 1876-1900 Broad Star Perf 11½-12½ '3-PENCE' on 4d, '8 PENCE' on 9d & 1/- and Perf 11½-12½ & 10 6d & 2/-, Large Crown/SA 9d, 1/- x4 & 2/- x2, etc, many with part- to large-part o.g.; and used including Imperfs 1d (?), 2d x5, 6d x2 & 1/- orange, First Roulettes 1d 2d x2 & 6d, Second Roulettes including 1d x3, 4d, 'TEN PENCE' on 9d x4 & 1/- yellow, others to 2/-, De La Rue including Perf 11½-12½xRoulette 2d SG 165 pair (with RPSofL Certificate), ½d brown block of 4 x2, etc; condition variable but generally fine to very fine, Cat £10,000+.
(Qty 250+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$3,000
Opening AU$ 2,300.00
Sold...AU$ 4,000.00
Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 4000
Sale No: 246
Lot No: 480
Symbol: #?/O
Selection of Classics on Hagners with Imperfs including an apparently unused but probably repaired 1d yellow-green (Cat £9000 for very fine), very fine 2d pair & a few others, some attractive Roulettes & Perforated to 2/- x4, condition variable.
(Qty 56) (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 575.00
Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 575
Sale No: 246
Lot No: 481
Symbol: *O
Range of mostly mint 'Long Toms' with Thin 'POSTAGE' 2/6d 5/- & £1, Thick 'POSTAGE' 2/6d & 10/-, Crown/A 2/6d x2 & 5/- x2, etc, fine to very fine, Cat £1400+.
(Qty 48) (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 500.00
Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 246
Lot No: 482
Symbol: PS
Mostly Postal Cards including 1897 uprated with Bantam ½d to Germany, with printed advices for Royal Society of SA, British & Foreign Bible Society and c.1904 for Public Service Superannuation Fund, 1893 'O.S.' with superb 'MOONTA' arrival squared-circle, scenic issue 'WOOL CARTING' unused, etc, mostly fine to very fine.
(Qty 20) (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 246
Lot No: 483
Symbol: #
Cat No: 2
1855 London Printings 2d rose-carmine SG 2, good even margins, part-o.g., Cat £800. [Unused examples are scarcer than the catalogue value would indicate. Michael Blake's very similar example sold at our auction of 7.2.2014 for $1865]
Sale No: 246
Lot No: 486
Symbol: *#
Cat No: Collection
1860-69 Second Roulettes all-different shades comprising 1d (*), 2d x2 (one *), 4d, 6d (*), 9d (*), 'TEN PENCE' in Blue on 9d x2 (one *), 1/- yellow (an under-sized stamp, with guarantee h/s), 1/- brown (*), & 2/- (*, small separation at U/L), a very fine unused group, all marked (*) have large-part o.g., Cat £5000+. A colourful 'set'.
(Qty 11)
Sale No: 246
Lot No: 487
Symbol: *
Cat No: 19 block of 4
1860-69 Second Roulettes 1d bright yellow-green SG 19 block of 4, (natural?) paper-creasing at the base, large-part o.g., Cat £600+. [A similar very fine block of 4 sold at our auction of 5.8.2021 for $1675]
1860-69 Second Roulettes 'TEN PENCE' in Blue on 9d yellow SG 36 Overprint Sub-Type V (straight 'TEN'), cut from the sheet to preserve the design, large-part o.g., Cat £800.
1870-71 Perf 10 '3-PENCE' on 4d bright ultramarine SG 93 marginal example from the left of the sheet Imperf at Left SG 93var, unused, Cat £375+. [Gary Diffen's mint example - with perfs trimmed at the top - stated to be "the only unused example recorded" - sold for £384]
Sale No: 246
Lot No: 492
Symbol: *
Cat No: Collection
1876-1900 Broad Star Perf 11½-12½ '8 PENCE' on 9d dull pale brown vertical pair Imperforate Between SG 120a, characteristic rough perfs, a couple of minor bends, large-part o.g., Cat £9500. Unique! Ex Gary Diffen: sold for £5400. RPSofV Certificate (2001). [It was stated in the Diffen catalogue "...it is interesting to note that this is the only major error not to feature in any of the great collections of South Australia". This pair was discovered in 1916 & listed by Gibbons from 1917. It is truly remarkable that no other example has been located in more than 100 years]
Sale No: 246
Lot No: 494
Symbol: G
Cat No: Collection
1876-1900 Broad Star Irregular Compound Perf 10 & 11½-12½ 2/- carmine P10x11½x11½x11½ horizontal pair Imperf Between SG 145a, light ironed-out vertical fold probably to aid separation, untidy GPO dupex cancels, Cat £6500. Ex Rev James Mursell (1964), and Gary Diffen: sold for £3600. [Gary Diffen identified four examples, one of which is in the Royal Collection, and one of which has not been seen since it was last sold in 1943. NB: Gibbons list the error as in the 'rose-carmine' shade, which is clearly a mistake, that was repeated in the Diffen catalogue]
1868 De La Rue 2d imperforate colour trial/plate proof blocks of 4 on ungummed Crown/SA paper in reddish pink, claret, brown-red, orange-yellow, orange (close to the issued colour), blue-green & deep blue, full margins close in a few places, very fine & colourful.
(Qty 7 blocks)
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 to 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]
1886-1912 Long Types with 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 10 unused 15/- & used 2/6d & 10/-, Perf 11½-12½ unused 2/6d 10/- & £1, mint 5/-, used 2/6d to 10/- plus fake cancels on £2 £5 silver & £5 brown, Thin 'POSTAGE' mint set, Thick 'POSTAGE' mint set plus a few extra shades to 10/- & used to 10/-, 1906-12 Crown/A mint to 5/- plus shades to 2/6d & used to 2/6d x2, generally of very fine appearance but there are some gum-side issues, Cat £5000+ (not including the fakes).
(Qty 114) (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,000
Opening AU$ 1,500.00
Sold...AU$ 1,900.00
Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 1900
Sale No: 246
Lot No: 498
Symbol: G
Cat No: 202
1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 10 £3 sage-green SG 202, indistinct 'REGISTERED/...' squared-circle, Cat £800+ for CTO. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2015). [Gibbons' "used" prices are for CTO stamps from presentation sets. Postally used examples of the higher values are much scarcer. A very fine postally used £3 sold at our auction of 25-26.2.2016 for $1426]
1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ £20 claret SG 208a, characteristic irregular perfs & a couple of pulled perfs at the top, CTO with the Melbourne cds with no inscription at the base, Cat £2750 for CTO (no genuine postally used examples exist).
1892 (c.) 5d stamp-size original hand-painted 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. Similar 2½d & 5d designs sold at our auction of 30.8.2020 & 25.3.2021 for $3833 & $4073 respectively]
Sale No: 246
Lot No: 501
Symbol: G
Cat No: 269 var.
1902-04 Long Toms Thin 'POSTAGE' 4d red-orange with 'POSTAGE' & Value Misplaced Downwards ACSC S20c (SG 269 variety), a little soiled, Adelaide cds, Cat $3000. Sold at our auction of 14.4.2005 for $1380. [JRW Purves recorded two used examples] The illustration is above Lot 498.
1906-12 Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/A Watermark 9d brown-lake marginal vertical pair from the base of the sheet Imperforate Between & at Base ACSC S52b (SG 302a), the upper unit with a horizontal crease through the words of value, hinge remainders, Cat $2000 (£2500).
The ACSC notes that there are two versions of this error, from an upper pane with a row of perforations below the base between the panes, and from a lower pane showing the marginal line at base; this example is from the lower pane, of which the ACSC states "A block and a pair have been recorded". The ACSC catalogue price is from the 'Kangaroos & The Early Federal Period' edition (2004); the Gibbons price at that time was £550. Sold at our auction of 19.5.2005 for $1380. Gary Diffen's example - from the upper pane - sold for £1560. The illustration is above Lot 500.
Sale No: 246
Lot No: 503
Symbol: #*PS
Cat No: Collection
REPRINTS: Collection with Imperfs to 1/- violet, Roulettes to 2/- x2 including DLR 2d with Double Overprint & Perfs to 2/- x3 including 4d x2 different shades with Double Perfs Vertically or Horizontally, great array of shades with only minor duplication, a few with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, some minor toning/stains, many with large-part o.g., also 1d green Wrapper with 'SPECIMEN' in Red.
(Qty 81)
OVERPRINTED 'O.S.': Wide 'O. S.' 1891 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' 2/6d pale violet SG O86, very well centred, unusually fine with none of the characteristic wrinkling/creasing, tiny ink-mark on the reverse otherwise superb!, large-part o.g., Cat £8500. RPSofL Certificate (1979). [Only one sheet of 60 was prepared. This stamp is of superior quality & appearance to the example sold at our auction of 5.8.2021 for $11,680]
