SOUTH AUSTRALIA OFFICIAL STAMPS - 'O.S.' Overprints - Thin 'O. S.
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 1505
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Cat No: O80-85
1899-1901 SMALL DESIGNS: ½d to 6d SG O80-85 blocks of 4, all but the 2½d are well centred, a few characteristic bends, most of the lower units are unmounted, Cat £1200++, for mounted singles.
(6 blocks)
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 1507
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Cat No: O80
1899-1901 SMALL DESIGNS: Post Office ½d bright yellow-green SG O80 marginal block of 30 (6x5) from the base of the right-hand pane, the third unit on the last row [Pos 57] with No Stop after 'S ' SG O80b, a few faint tonespots, virtually full o.g. with most units being unmounted, Cat £825++, for mounted singles.
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 1508
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Cat No: O81
1899-1901 SMALL DESIGNS: 1d rosine SG O81 complete sheet of 120 (12x10) with Plate Number '2 at upper-left & upper-right and multiple vertical lines in the left-hand margin from the plate having been reinforced, Value/Sheet Number '1d 621486' in Vermilion at upper-right, several units with Damaged 'O' or 'S', the fourth-last unit [Pos R57] with No Stop after 'S' SG O81c, most units unmounted, Cat £3700++, for mounted singles. A rare survivor.
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 1509
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Cat No: O81
1899-1901 SMALL DESIGNS: 1d rosine SG O81 complete right-hand pane of 60 (6x10) with Plate Number '2 at upper-right and Value/Sheet Number '1d 621189' in Vermilion at upper-right, Significant Displacement of the Overprints resulting in three units with 'O.' Only, several units with 'O. S. O.', several units with 'S. O. S.' and many with 'S. O.', well centred, most units unmounted, Cat £1800++, for normal mounted singles. A remarkable pane. Gary Diffen's similar block of 24 (6x4) sold for £480.
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 1510
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Cat No: O81b
1899-1901 SMALL DESIGNS: 1d rosine with Misplaced Double Overprint SG O81b partial reconstruction of 19 singles from a 'block' of 36, various squared-circle cancels including 'BLINMAN', 'MILANG', 'CHANDADA', 'YARDEA', 'MENINGIE' and 'THURINGA' all of March or April 1900, Cat £10,450 (£550 each). One of the most remarkable lots we have ever offered. Gary Diffen's single sold for £168.
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 1511
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Cat No: O82
1899-1901 SMALL DESIGNS: 2d bright violet, 4d deep violet & 6d deep blue SG O82 84 & 85 blocks of 30 (6x5) without margins, most units are unmounted, Cat £5130++, for mounted singles.
(3 blocks)
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 1512
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Cat No: O84 horizontal
1899-1901 SMALL DESIGNS: 4d deep violet SG O84 horizontal pair (Cat £11 x50+ on cover) tied by 'REGISTERED ADELAIDE/SA' squared-circle with 'CORRESPONDENCE OFFICE/GPO' cds alongside on printed cover for renowned French dealer A Forbin with Paris arrival backstamp, minor blemishes. Very attractive. The foreign letter rate was 2½d x2 + 3d registration. A very scarce franking.
1891 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' PERF 10: 2/6d pale violet SG O86, exceptional centring & freshness, large-part o.g., Cat £8500. Superb! Only one sheet of 60 was issued. The 'Besancon' (II) example - "diagonal crease, one minor age spot, part o.g." - sold for SFr2660. The superb 'Yarramundi' example sold for $11,680.
1891 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' PERF 10: 5/- pale rose-pink SG O87, well centred & very fresh, light horizontal bends, large-part o.g., Cat £9000. Only one sheet of 60 was issued. The very fine 'Besancon' (I) example sold for SFr8470.
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 1515
Symbol: CTO
Cat No: Collection
1891 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' PERF 10: 2/6d pale violet and 5/- pale rose-pink SG O86-87 lower-right corner pairs each with Plate Number '1' and Value/Sheet Numbers '2/6 000055' in Green or '5/- 000050' in Violet, light horizontal bends, CTO with 'GPO ADELAIDE/ T4 / SE15/02/S.A' cds, Cat £28,000++, for normal singles. Only one sheet of 60 was issued. The very fine 'Besancon' (I) 5/- & 'Besancon' (III) 2/6d CTO singles sold for a combined SFr11,855.
These famous pairs are the only recorded multiples and, because only one sheet of each was printed, the only possible Value/Sheet Number examples. Ric Slade-Slade had pairs of both denominations. They passed into the 'Holding' collection but are believed to have later been split into singles.
