ONE SHILLING: 1/- dark red-brown vertical strip of 3 from the base of the upper pane Imperforate Horizontally SG 148a (ACSC S16bb), large-part o.g., Cat £4000+ ($3500+), for a pair. Only seven pieces have been recorded, most of which have been roughly separated at the base. Michael Blake's pair - illustrated in the ACSC - sold for $4890. The unmounted 'Besancon' (I) strip of 3 sold for SFr3960.
ONE SHILLING: 1/- deep red-brown SG 148 on OHMS cover to "614 Masonic Temple/ Minneapolis, Minn[esota]", 'REGISTERED ADELAIDE/SE9/02/S.A' squared-circle and superb 'R'-in-oval handstamp, London (on the face) & New York (on the reverse) transits and a largely superb strike of the personalised 'MINNEAPOLIS, MINN/REGISTRY DIVISION/OCT 20 1902/WD HALL/ACTING P.M.' arrival backstamp (a remarkable datestamp) in violet, very minor blemishes. The illustration is above Lot 1226.
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 1228
Symbol: **/*
Cat No: 149
ONE SHILLING: 1/- red-brown (aniline) SG 149 (ACSC S16C) marginal block of 20 (5x4) from the left of the sheet, generally well centred, large-part o.g. with all units in the three lower rows being unmounted, Cat £500++ ($800++), for mounted singles. The 'Besancon' (II) block of 16 (4x4) sold for SFr1570.
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 1229
Symbol: *
Cat No: 149 (ACSC S16
ONE SHILLING: 1/- red-brown (aniline) SG 149 (ACSC S16) horizontal pair from the top of the sheet Imperforate at Top, large-part o.g. Ex Ric Slade-Slade. Not listed in the Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue. Gary Diffen recorded only two singles and this pair: his pair sold for £215.
