abacus auctions Sale: 5
Great Britain and British Commonwealth Victoria
Sale No: 5
Selection on three Hagners with Bell 1d 2d & 9d, 'STAMP - DUTY' Overprints 3d, Naish 3d 4d x3 & 2/- x4, 1897 Charity duo with 'Specimen' Overprint, No 'POSTAGE' 2/-, 'POSTAGE' 5/- plus 'OS' to 9d, Postage Due Blue & Claret 1/- to 5/-, etc, condition rather mixed but many with part- to large-part o.g.
(Qty 70 approx) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 250.00
Sale No: 5
'The Half-Lengths of Victoria 1850-59' black & white photocopies x128 of John Barwis' Large Gold Medal exhibit.
Grade A (Image1)
Estimate AU$50
Opening AU$ 38.00
Sale No: 5
1850-57 Half-Lengths Thomas Ham Third State (White Veils) 1d bright pinky red SG 12a [39], margins in places, minor bends & a small fault above 'T' of 'VICTORIA', large-part o.g., Cat £2750.
Grade C (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sale No: 5
1850-57 Half-Lengths Campbell & Co 1d orange-red SG 23 marginal vertical pair [1/7] from the left of the sheet, margins close to huge, both units with evidence of deterioration of the plate, tiny nick at L/R, Barred Oval '1' cancels of Melbourne, Cat £300+. A handsome multiple.
Grade A/A- (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 170.00
Sale No: 5
1854 Shilling Octagonal Imperf 1/- blue SG 25, margins just clear - at the top - to large with fragments of the adjoining units at left & base, Barred Oval '1' & small-part Melbourne d/s, Cat £48. An unusually large example.
Grade A (Image1)
Estimate AU$40
Opening AU$ 60.00
Sale No: 5
1854 Shilling Octagonal Imperf 1/- blue SG 25 block of 4, cut-square but the design touched at the edges, shallow natural thinnings characteristic of this poor-quality paper, BN '1' of Melbourne, Cat £200++. A very scarce multiple.
Grade B (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 480.00
Sale No: 5
1854-55 Woodblocks 6d orange (shades) SG 32/32b group, eight examples with full margins, Cat £160 minimum.
(Qty 8)Grade A/A- (Image1)
Estimate AU$80
Opening AU$ 60.00
Sale No: 5
1854-55 Woodblocks 6d 'TOO LATE' SG 33, margins good to large, bold BN '1' of Melbourne, Cat £250.
Grade A (Image1)
Estimate AU$80
Opening AU$ 60.00
Sale No: 5
1854-56 Queen-on-Throne Campbell & Fergusson Early Printings 2d brown-purple SG 37a, margins good to large, shallow thinnings, unused, Cat £700.
Grade B (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 1,050.00
Sale No: 5
1856-58 Queen-on-Throne Imperf 1d yellow-green SG 40, margins close to large, minor blemishes, large-part o.g., Cat £300.
Grade A- (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 90.00
Sale No: 5
1856-58 Queen-on-Throne Rouletted 6d bright blue SG 73, apparently unused, Cat £550.
Grade A- (Image1)
Estimate AU$75
Opening AU$ 60.00
Sale No: 5
1856-58 Queen-on-Throne Rouletted 6d bright blue SG 73, a trifle aged, large-part o.g., Cat £550.
Grade B (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sale No: 5
1859 Perf 12 1/- blue SG 81 [4, Retouch above 'R' of 'VICTORIA'], rounded corner at lower-right, bold BN '1'. Ex Geoff Kellow and Michael Silvasich. [Stated only two examples recorded]
Grade B (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sale No: 5
1857-63 Emblems Perf 12 Horizontally Laid Paper 1d green SG 86b, unused, Cat £325.
Grade A (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 320.00
Sale No: 5
1859 Emblems Perf 12 4d rose on Horizontally Laid Paper SG 87, unused, Cat £300.
Grade A (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 850.00
Sale No: 5
1860-66 Beaded Ovals 6d orange SG 93, a couple of short perfs but a larger-than-usual example, very fine BN '1' of Melbourne, Cat £450.
Grade B (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 130.00
Sale No: 5
1860-66 Beaded Ovals 6d grey-black SG 94a, a few trimmed perfs, unused, Cat £450.
Grade B (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 170.00
Sale No: 5
1863-81 Laureates selection on Hagners identified by our vendor but not confirmed by us, including 3d mauve x5 & 10d grey x2, condition variable, STC A$1800+.
(Qty 68) (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sale No: 5
1863-81 Laureates Single-Lined Numeral Watermarks 1d bluish green Perf 13 SG 108c, large-part o.g., Cat £100.
Grade A (Image1)
Estimate AU$60
Opening AU$ 95.00
Sale No: 5
1863-81 Laureates Single-Lined Numeral Watermarks 2d grey Perf 13 SG 109ea with Doubled 'TWO PENCE' Re-Entry, cancelled largely clear of the variety.
Grade A (Image1)
Estimate AU$60
Opening AU$ 46.00
Sale No: 5
1863-81 Laureates Single-Lined Numeral Watermarks 6d blue Perf 12 SG 111, large-part o.g., Cat £140.
Grade A (Image1)
Estimate AU$80
Opening AU$ 210.00
Sale No: 5
1863-81 Laureates Single-Lined Numeral Watermarks 8d orange SG 112, unusually well centred, minor separation fault at L/L caused by a missing perforating pin, unused, Cat £850.
Grade A- (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sale No: 5
1863-81 Laureates Single-Lined Numeral Watermarks 1/- blue/blue Perf 13 SG 113, unusually well centred, minor tonespots, large-part o.g., Cat £300.
Grade B (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 80.00
Sale No: 5
1863-81 Laureates Emergency Printings 2d grey with Watermark '8' SG 117, a couple of short perfs, unused, Cat £300. A scarce stamp.
Grade A- (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 210.00
Sale No: 5
1863-81 Laureates Emergency Printings 3d lilac with Watermark '8', hinge-thin doesn't detract from the very fine appearance, large-part o.g., Cat £275.
Grade C (Image1)
Estimate AU$60
Opening AU$ 46.00
Sale No: 5
1863-81 Laureates Saunders Paper 4d rose SG 121a Perf 12x13, unusually well centred, unused, Cat £250.
Grade A (Image1)
Estimate AU$140
Opening AU$ 110.00
Sale No: 5
1863-81 Laureates Saunders Paper 10d purple-brown/pink Perf 13 SG 123c, large-part o.g., Cat £325.
Grade A (Image1)
Estimate AU$175
Opening AU$ 180.00
Sale No: 5
1867-70 Emergency Printings 6d blue Laureate with 'THREE/PENCE' Watermark SG 165, a little soiled, unused, Cat £500. A much underrated stamp: Geoff Kellow at page 169 states "This is a rare stamp unused".
Grade B (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 250.00
Sale No: 5
1873-87 Bell Perf 12 ½d rosine SG 181b block of 4, large-part o.g., Cat £152++.
Grade A (Image1)
Estimate AU$80
Opening AU$ 100.00
Sale No: 5
1873-87 Bell Perf 12½ 2/- light blue/green SG 190a, large-part o.g., Cat £300.
Grade A (Image1)
Estimate AU$175
Opening AU$ 280.00
Sale No: 5
1873-87 Bell Perf 12½ 2/- light blue/green with the Watermark Sideways SG 190ab, large-part o.g., Cat £300.
Grade A (Image1)
Estimate AU$175
Opening AU$ 210.00
Sale No: 5
1876 Surcharge '8d 8d/EIGHT PENCE' on 9d brown/pink SG 191 with the Surcharge Significantly Misplaced, part-duplex cancel. [We have seen more examples of the 'FIGHT PENCE' error - Cat £600 - than we have of the misplaced overprint]
Grade A (Image1)
Estimate AU$60
Opening AU$ 46.00
Sale No: 5
1884 Stamp Statute Wmk '2' 2/- blue/green SG 216, large-part o.g., Cat £350.
Grade A (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sale No: 5
1884 Stamp Statute 1d with the Watermark Upright SG 220a & '½d/HALF' on 1d SG 234, postal cancels, Cat £230.
(Qty 2)Grade A (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 145.00
Sale No: 5
1884 Stamp Statute 3d mauve as SG 222 but the reprint on Wmk '33' paper & overprinted 'Reprint', no gum.
Grade A (Image1)
Estimate AU$50
Opening AU$ 170.00
Sale No: 5
1884 Stamp Statute 4d rose as SG 222 but the reprint on Wmk '33' paper, creased, large-part o.g., Cat £1500 for the original. Handy spacefiller.
Grade B (Image1)
Estimate AU$50
Opening AU$ 180.00
Sale No: 5
1884 Stamp Statute 4d rose as SG 222 but the reprint on Wmk '33' paper, bogus cancel, undercatalogued at £550 for postally used. Handy spacefiller.
Grade A (Image1)
Estimate AU$50
Opening AU$ 170.00
Sale No: 5
1884 Stamp Statute £5 black & yellow-green with the Watermark Sideways SG 233, apparently unused with virtually full o.g. but a pen cancellation has been removed, Cat £375 fiscally used.
Grade A (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 360.00
Sale No: 5
1884-96 Large Stamp Duty Typographed Wmk '19' £1 red-orange/yellow Perf 12½ SG 260b, well centred, large-part o.g., Cat £1000.
Grade A (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 260.00
Sale No: 5
1884-96 Large Stamp Duty £5 pink to £9 yellow-green/pale green SG 248-252, pen cancellations removed, Cat £950 fiscally used.
(Qty 5)Grade A- (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 440.00
Sale No: 5
1885-95 Naish ½d pink, 4d magenta, 8d pink/pink and 2/- the three listed shades, a few minor gum blemishes, large-part o.g., Cat £290.
(Qty 6)Grade A/A- (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 135.00
Sale No: 5
1885-95 Naish 4d lilac Error of Colour SG 300b, a large example, two shortish perfs at the base, Cat £1700. RPSofV Certificate (2007).
Grade A- (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sale No: 5
1885 'STAMP - DUTY' Overprints 3d to 2/- SG 306-9, unusually fresh with large-part o.g., Cat £440.
(Qty 4)Grade A (Image1)
Estimate AU$260
Opening AU$ 200.00
Sale No: 5
1886-96 Fergusson & Mitchell 1/6d orange SG 323 block of 4, large-part p.g. with the last unit being unmounted, Cat £168++ for mounted singles.
Grade A (Image1)
Estimate AU$80
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sale No: 5
1886-96 Ferguson & Mitchell High Values £5 blue & maroon SG 324, CTO with part-o.g., Cat £200.
Grade A B1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sale No: 5
1886-96 Ferguson & Mitchell High Values £8 mauve & brown-orange SG 327, CTO with large-part o.g., Cat £300. Superb!
Grade A+ B1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sale No: 5
1886-96 Ferguson & Mitchell High Values £9 apple-green & rosine SG 32, CTO with large-part o.g., Cat £325.
Grade A B1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$160
Opening AU$ 140.00
Sale No: 5
1897 Silver Jubilee Charity 1d & 2½d SG 353-4, well centred, full unmounted o.g., Cat £150+ (mounted).
(Qty 2)Grade A A1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sale No: 5
1900 Boer War Charity 1d & 2d SG 374-5, fake cancels, Cat £350.
(Qty 2)Grade A B1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$75
Opening AU$ 60.00
Sale No: 5
1900 No 'POSTAGE' ½d to 5/- SG 376-383, large-part o.g., Cat £250.
(Qty 8)Grade A/A- (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
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