'POSTAGE STAMPS OF TASMANIA' presentation sheet for 1891 UPU distribution with 28 stamps mounted in place (apparently missing the 1871 3d Sideface) mostly overprinted 'REPRINT' (all 'No Dot' after) or 'SPECIMEN', the Couriers 1d & 4d printed from defaced plates without overprint, the Postal Fiscals St George & Dragon imperforate (the 3d with 'REPRINT' overprint inverted), the Sidefaces 'd./2½' on 9d blue imperforate & not overprinted, a couple with perforation or other faults, the sheet folded clear of the stamps (heavily so in parts; minor closed edge tears). Ex Dr Owen Ingles.
1853 'Regulations for the Guidance of the Post Office Department under the [Post Office Act, 1853]' original documents of 25.10.1853 & 1.11.1853 (the date the Couriers were issued) addressing the issuing of the new stamps, the method for cancelling same & the requirement to write the office name on the letter "until Stamps are provided with moveable dates", postage rates, list of officers entitled to the franking privilege, various forms, etc, the pages removed from the original binding, the last leaf with a repaired tear otherwise very fine. Important & instructive.
Classics with full margins comprising Courier 4d Plate II with bars cancel of Sydney, Star Wmk 2d, No Wmk 2d, Numerals Wmk 1d & 2d (unused) and 'TASMANIA' 6d x3 colours, also 1899-1900 Pictorials set mint & Platypus 1d 3d & 1/- with part o.g., generally very fine, Cat £2700 approximately.
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1857-67 Double-Lined Numeral Watermarks 4d pale blue SG 36 with the Watermark Inverted horizontal strip of 4, margins just clear to large except at the top of the first unit which is just touched, light bars cancels of Hobart, Cat £104++. A scarce & attractive multiple.
1870-96 Sidefaces ½d orange to 10d black simplified (no 4d blue or 4d yellow) plus an extra 1d with the Queen's Head Obliterated, the 2d is SG 129a, large-part o.g., Cat £300+.
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1870-71 Sidefaces Numeral Watermark 10d black Perf 12 SG 131 strip of 5 from the top of the sheet, the third unit from left with variety White Flaw On 'T' of 'TASMANIA' (position 1/4), large-part Current Number '44' and perforation guideline cross in upper margin, gum slightly discoloured & striped, the first & last units with hinge remainders, the others (including the variety) unmounted, Cat £120+ for mounted. Ex Dr Owen Ingles.
1870-71 Sidefaces Numeral Watermark 10d black Perf 12 SG 131 'SPECIMEN' overprint marginal block of 4 from right of sheet, full unmounted original gum. Ex Dr Owen Ingles.
1871-78 Sidefaces 'TAS'-in-Bars Watermark 1d salmon Perf 12 SG 150 (unlisted shade) marginal block of 10 (2x5) from right-hand side of sheet, minor perf separation above lower-right unit, couple of tiny aging marks in margin only, stamps fine & unmounted, Cat £1400+ for cheapest listed shade mounted. Ex Dr Owen Ingles.
1880-91 Sidefaces 'TAS' Watermark 1d rosine Perf 12 pair the right unit with variety Wedge Flaw SG 164b/bd, hinge remainder & minor adhesion on gum, Cat £340+. This is a late state of the 'Wedge Flaw' with the void area measuring 3½mm at its widest. Ex Dr Owen Ingles.
1892-99 Tablets 'TAS' Watermark 2/6d brown & blue SG 222 block of 4 from lower-right corner of sheet with Plate Number '1' and Jubilee Lines in margins, tiny gum spot on top-left unit otherwise very fine unmounted, Cat £128++ for mounted singles. Ex Dr Owen Ingles.
1899-12 Pictorials mint selection including multiples noted De La Rue ½d block of 22, 1d block of 16, 2d block of 8 & 6d block of 4, Lithographed 2d blocks of 4 x2 and 4d strip of 5, Typographed 2d half-sheet (ex top right unit) with 'JBC' Monogram, Stereotyped 'ONE PENNY' surcharge complete sheet of 60 (missing top margin) with 'JBC' Monogram & 'CA' Monogram and officially repaired including the insertion of a new unit below 'CA', etc, condition variable but mostly very fine, all unmounted. Study opportunity.
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1903 Tablets V/Crown Watermark 1/- rose & green Perf 12½ ACSC T74 (SG 243) block of 4, the upper units lightly hinged, the lower units unmounted, Cat $160+ (£200+) for mounted. Ex Dr Owen Ingles.
1905-11 Pictorials Typographed Crown/A Watermark 2d plum Watermark Sideways Perf 12½ block of 6 (3x2) with Double Perforations ACSC T36b (SG 251) vertically between the central & right-hand units, both rows of perfs extending not quite to base and thus small-part Imperforate Between At Base on the lower two units, couple of uneven perfs, unmounted, Cat $220+ for mounted (unlisted in SG but Cat £228+ for the basic stamps mounted).
1905-11 Pictorials Typographed Crown/A Watermark 2d plum Perf 11 ACSC T37aa (SG 251ba) with Double Perforations at Right between stamp and margin showing guideline cross, couple of uneven perfs, light hinge remainder & reinforced along double perforations at back. The second row of perforations is also Perf 11; not listed in the ACSC. Ex Dr Owen Ingles.
1905-11 Pictorials Typographed Crown/A Watermark 2d dull grey-purple Mixed Perf 12½ and 11 ACSC T38 (SG 251c) perforated 12½ all around and subsequently re-perforated Perf 11 at base creating Irregular Compound Perf 12½x12½x11x12½ with Double Perforations At Base, partial base margin, large-part original gum with hinge remainder & reinforced along double perforations at back, Cat $400 (£42 for compound perf only). The ACSC states "Three mint examples have been seen with single line perf 12.4 all round, with an additional line of perf 11 at left." (our emphasis; this item shows the Perf 11 at base). Ex Dr Owen Ingles.
1906-09 Sidefaces Crown/A Watermark 9d blue Irregular Compound Perf 12½x12½x12½x12 ACSC T71 (SG 256c) with margin at left, hinge remains, Cat $400 (£425). The stamp was originally perforated 12½ at Melbourne on three sides with an imperforate sheet margin; the Perf 12 (exact gauge 11.8) was applied at Hobart between stamp & margin. Ex Dr Owen Ingles.
1906-1909 Tablets Crown/A Watermark 10/- mauve & brown Perf 12½ ACSC T80 (SG 258), hinge remainder & minor marks on gum, Cat $400 (£275). Ex Dr Owen Ingles.
1906-1909 Tablets Crown/A Watermark 10/- mauve & brown Perf 11 ACSC T81 (SG 258a), lightly toned gum with small spot on one perf, hinge remainder, Cat $600 (£475). Ex Dr Owen Ingles.
1911-12 Pictorials Stereotyped Crown/A Watermark 2d bright violet Watermark Sideways Perf 12½ ACSC T41 (SG 259) complete lower pane of 30 (6x5) with full margins including 'CA' Monogram at right and varieties in top row White Flaw In Sea Below Boat (4/31), Large White Flaw Below "2d" At Right (4/32), Large White Flaw In Upper Corner (4/33; retouched) and White Flaw In Lower Right Panel (4/34), some folds along perfs and minor blemishes mostly in margins, couple of lower units with minor bends, unmounted, Cat $705+ for mounted (varieties unlisted in SG but Cat £660+ for basic stamps mounted). A technically fascinating piece.
1911-12 Pictorials Stereotyped Crown/A Watermark 2d bright violet Wmk Sideways Compound Perf 12½x11 ACSC T43 (SG 259c) block of 4 with right-hand margin, light corner bend on L/R unit, pencil annotation in margin on gum, unmounted, Cat $600+ for mounted (£520+). Ex Dr Owen Ingles.
1911-12 Pictorials Stereotyped Crown/A Watermark 'ONE PENNY' surcharge on 2d bright violet Perf 12½ ACSC T23 (SG 260) complete sheet of 60 (6x10) with full margins including 'JBC' Monogram and 'CA' Monogram at right and varieties White Flaw In Sea Below Boat (4/31; retouched), Large White Flaw Below "2d" At Right (4/32; very prominent), Large White Flaw In Upper Corner (4/33; retouched) and White Flaw In Lower Right Panel (4/34), a couple of units with minor tone spots on perfs and a few blemishes, unmounted, Cat $280+ for mounted.
1911-12 Pictorials Stereotyped Crown/A Watermark 'ONE PENNY' surcharge on 2d bright violet Perf 12½ ACSC T23 (SG 260) complete sheet of 60 (6x10) with full margins including 'JBC' Monogram and 'CA' Monogram at right and varieties White Flaw In Sea Below Boat (4/31; retouched), Large White Flaw Below "2d" At Right (4/32; retouched), Large White Flaw In Upper Corner (4/33; retouched) and White Flaw In Lower Right Panel (4/34), minor perf separation mostly in margins, light vertical fold affecting all units in fourth column, unmounted, Cat $280+ for mounted.
1911-12 Pictorials Stereotyped Crown/A Watermark 'ONE PENNY' surcharge on 2d bright violet Perf 11 ACSC T24 (SG 260a) complete sheet of 60 (6x10) with full margins including 'JBC' Monogram and 'CA' Monogram at right and varieties White Flaw In Sea Below Boat (4/31), Large White Flaw Below "2d" At Right (4/32), Large White Flaw In Upper Corner (4/33; retouched) and White Flaw In Lower Right Panel (4/34), some perf separation (apparently officially repaired between 2nd & 3rd row with stamp selvedge) and a few minor blemishes, unmounted, Cat $480+ for mounted. This sheet shows early states of the Weak Top Left Corner varieties on units 4/13 & 4/19; see Lot 603383 below.
1911-12 Pictorials Stereotyped Crown/A Watermark 'ONE PENNY' surcharge on 2d bright violet Perf 11 ACSC T24 (SG 260a) complete sheet of 60 (6x10) with full margins including 'JBC' Monogram and 'CA' Monogram at right and varieties White Flaw In Sea Below Boat (4/31), Large White Flaw Below "2d" At Right (4/32; retouched), Large White Flaw In Upper Corner (4/33; retouched) and White Flaw In Lower Right Panel (4/34) plus unlisted varieties Weak Top Left Corner on units 4/13 & 4/19, officially repaired at base where bottom row has been replaced with the top row from another sheet attached upside-down with stamp selvedge, a couple of units with minor tone spots on perfs and some minor perf separation mostly in margins, unmounted, Cat $480+ for mounted. Another technically fascinating piece showing the lengths to which repairs were undertaken.
1911-12 Pictorials Stereotyped Crown/A Watermark 'ONE PENNY' surcharge on 2d bright violet Watermark Sideways horizontal pair Mixed Perfs 11 and 12½ ACSC T26a (SG 260b) with Double Perfs between the units, small hinge remainder & minor gum adhesions, Cat $400+ (£275+). The vertical row of Perf 11 cutting through the design of the left-hand unit has been officially repaired with a strip of stamp selvedge pasted over the back. A technically fascinating piece. Ex Dr Owen Ingles.
REPRINTS: Sidefaces 'Halfpenny' Surcharge on 1d scarlet on unwatermarked & ungummed paper Perf 11½ overprinted 'REPRINT' marginal strip of 4 from the top-left corner of the sheet with partial Current Number '41' in margin and varieties White Flaws on Second 'A' of 'TASMANIA' (position 1/1) and Large White Flaw Above 'T' of 'TASMANIA' (position 1/4). Prepared for inclusion in the 1901 presentation sets for Federal Parliamentarians. Ex Dr Owen Ingles.
RAILWAY STAMPS: 1919 Garrett Locomotive 3d ultramarine, 4d apple-green, 6d yellow 'LAUNCESTON' (soiled), 9d red with 'CANCELLED/SMITHTON' h/s, 1/- dark blue 'HOBART' and 1/3d magenta, all used; 1953 Overprint on Garrett 4d yellow-green with No Stop after '1935 ' and on Diesel 3d bright blue & 6d yellow, all lightly mounted; and 1965 Surcharges '2/-' on 1/- yellow-green, '6/-' on 1/- violet & '8/-' on 1/- red-violet, each with 'CANCELLED/LAUNCESTON' h/s; 1960 Remainders 1d to 4/-, VLMtd; Elsmore Cat $400+.
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