SOUTH AUSTRALIA 1871 Emergency Issue on Victorian V/Crown Paper
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 1194
Symbol: #
Cat No: 111
4d dull purple SG 111, well centred, two pinholes, unused, Cat £5500. Only two other unused examples have been recorded, one of which - Ex Maurice Burrus & John Boker - is a 'dwarf' stamp. The William Frazer/Michael Blake example sold for $8445.
4d dull purple SG 111 with the Watermark Reversed, GPO cds of OC7/71, Cat £325+. Rare. At least the equal of Harry Lower's normal stamp that sold for $465. Because the 'V' is asymmetrical, it is clear that the watermark is reversed; see the next lot for the normal watermark.
4d dull purple SG 111 horizontal strip of 3 from the left of the sheet, the first unit Imperf at Left and with the only evidence of a watermark being one vertical marginal watermark line, a few reinforced perforations, GPO cds of MY29/72, Cat £975++, for normal singles. The equal-largest recorded multiple, greatly enhanced by the imperf and watermark varieties. Ex Colonel Harry Napier and John Griffiths where it was stated that the left-hand unit has been "severed and rejoined", a conclusion that we do not support.
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 1198
Symbol: F
Cat No: Collection
4d dull purple Printed on Both Sides SG 111a with the Watermark Reversed, the original impressions misplaced on the 'reverse' & upright relative to the 'face', very fine GPO cds of MY22/72, Cat £4500. Only two other examples have been recorded in private hands, with another in the Royal Collection. Ex Peter Jaffé: sold for $6035. Far more attractive than Gary Diffen's example that sold for £2400. The 'Besancon' (I) example sold for SFr3840.
