1868-74 Truncated Star 3d greenish grey SG 66 half-sheet of 60 (12x5) with margins at left & right, diagonal sans-serif 'SPECIMEN' in violet, large-part o.g. with some aging/toning but unmounted. Ex Bill McCredie. An impressive piece.

Grade B/C (Image1)

Estimate AU$360

1880 Lithographed High Values 10/- imperforate plate proof pair in reddish brown on ungummed watermarked paper, light 'SPECIMEN' handstamp in violet Reading Downwards. Ex Bill McCredie.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1882 Lined Background 1d pale x2 - both with the central units being 'jumbos' - & deep shades SG 166-7 blocks of 6 with sans-serif 'SPECIMEN' Diagonal Reading Upwards, a couple of minor blemishes, large-part o.g. (Qty 3 blocks)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1882-95 Large Chalons Thin Paper £1 with sans-serif 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp in blue & Thick Paper 2/- with same h/s in violet scarce blocks of 4 with large-part o.g.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1882-95 Large Chalons 2/6d x2 (one with the Overprint Inverted; Ex Bill McCredie), 5/-, 10/- & £1 all with small sans-serif overprint in black or red (the 10/- & £1), large-part o.g. Rare.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1897-1908 Figures in Four Corners 1d to 2/- between SG 231 & 254 - ex 3d - plus Widow's Weeds ½d all with small sans-serif 'SPECIMEN.' Overprint in Black or in Red, full (brown) o.g. & mostly unmounted. (Qty 9)

Grade A-/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

1897-1908 Figures in Four Corners ½d, 2½d carmine-pink, 3d, 4d yellow-orange x2, 6d & 2/- plus Zigzag Roulette 1d all with 'ULTRAMAR' Handstamp in Blue, two affixed to small pieces from the archival page, minor aging. Ex Goa Postal Archives. (Qty 8)

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$360

1897-1908 Figures in Four Corners ½d, 2½d carmine-pink, 3d, 4d yellow-orange, 5d, 6d & 2/- plus Zigzag Roulette 1d all with 'ULTRAMAR' Handstamp in Blue, five affixed to a piece from the archival page, minor aging. Ex Bill McCredie & Bernie Manning: sold for $1456. Ex Goa Postal Archives. (Qty 8)

Grade A-/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

'CANCELLED' HANDSTAMP: Selection with Small Chalons 3d 6d & 1/- lilac, Large Chalons 2/- (faults), 2/6d, 5/-, 10/-, £1 with H/S in Black (Inverted) & in Red and £1 with H/S in Black (diagonal) & in Red, Sidefaces ½d, 1d x3 different, 2½d rose-pink & 3d, and 1892 Stamp Duty 1/- 2/- 2/6d 5/- £1 & £5, a few also CTO with ¼-circle, some blemishes, some with part- to large-part o.g. A very scarce group. Mostly Ex Bill McCredie. (Qty 20)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$700

REPRINTS: Small Chalons all-different selection comprising 1d x2, 2d x2, 3d x2, 6d x2 & 1/- grey plus 1d (one unit thinned) & 1/- grey Dry Print blocks of 4, all with ¼-circle cancels, large-part o.g. Ex Bill McCredie. (Qty 17)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

REPRINTS: Small Chalons 3d brown block of 32 (8x4) with eight complete strikes of the 8mm ¼-circle cancel, large-part o.g. with many units being unmounted. An exceptional block. Ex Bill McCredie.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$240

Three exhibit pages with various De La Rue & other small types overprinted 'SPECIMEN' x17 including ½d brown pair with Tete-Beche Overprints, or 'REPRINT' x11 including 1d green with Overprint in Red, generally very fine. (Qty 28)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$240

1887-99 Small Format Issues comprising 1893 DLR 3d 4d & 6d reprints with 12½x2mm Overprint, Surcharges '2½d.' on 4d & '5D.' on 6d both with 18½x2½mm Overprint, 2½d violet-blue, 2½d deep blue & 5d purple-brown, Crown/SA ½d Post Office, 1d rose-pink & 2d violet all with 15x2mm Overprint, a few minor blemishes, large-part o.g.; and DLR Perf 10 3d olive & 6d blue SG 183a & 185a with 12½x2mm Overprint vertical strips of 3, full unmounted o.g., Cat £240++ (for mounted singles). (Qty 17)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$240

CANCELLED-TO-ORDER (CTO): 1911 ½d to 5d plus Thick 'POSTAGE' (mixed watermarks) 3d to £1, 'GPO ADELAIDE/ 12 / MR23/11/S.A' cds, Cat £520. Ex Keith Harrison: sold at the Prestige auction of 2.8.2013 for $670. This was the last such set issued in South Australia [Absent from Bill McCredie's collection, although he did have five values to 1/- in blocks of 4] (Qty 16)

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

REPRINTS: 1891 reprints of obsolete stamps blocks of 4 comprising Imperf 1d dark green & 6d blue/blued, Rouletted 1/- yellow (the watermark striking through the face), and Perf 11½-12½ '3-PENCE' in Red on 4d, 4d, 6d, 1/- brown & 2/- (with Pre-Printing Paper Fold), mostly without gum. Rare multiples. [Bill McCredie had only several pairs plus strips of 3 of the Imperf 1d & 2d] (Qty 8 blocks)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

REPRINTS: 1891 reprints of obsolete stamps Imperf 6d grey-blue marginal strip of 6 from the right of the sheet, margins good to huge, apparently ungummed (?). Another rare multiple.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

REPRINTS: 1891 reprints of obsolete stamps De La Rue multiples overprinted 'SPECIMEN' comprising ½d brown strip of 4, strips of 5 of 1d 2d 3d x2 (one vertical), 4d & 6d x2 (different shades), and gutter pairs of the 1d & 2d, characteristic rough perfs otherwise superb with full unmounted streaky o.g. Another very scarce group. [Bill McCredie's only multiples were blocks of 8, with toning & no gum, that sold for $582] (Qty 9 items)

Grade A/A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

REPRINTS: 1891 reprints of obsolete stamps 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ 15/- brownish yellow (**) & £5 grey with 12½x2mm 'SPECIMEN' Overprint each with the Value Misplaced into the Design, large-part streaky o.g. Very scarce varieties.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

REPRINTS: c.1950s posthumous die proof of the Perkins Bacon 2/- struck from the worn die on wove paper (70x92mm).

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$240

Sideface 9d blue, Tablet '1½d' on 5d & V/Crown 1/- each also with 'ULTRAMAR' h/s in blue, affixed to two small pieces from an archival collection. Ex Portuguese Colonies. (Qty 3)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1870-96 Sidefaces multiples comprising Wmk '10' 10d two blocks of 4, Wmk 'TAS' 3d Current Number '47' block of 4, Pelure Paper with No Wmk ½d imperf block of 4 (ungummed) & perf strip of 4 with Major Pre-Overprinting Paper Folds, and DLR 8d Current Number '11' pair & block of 6 (a couple of faults), virtually full o.g. with most units being unmounted. (Qty 7 items)

Grade A/A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$460

1870-71 Sidefaces Single-Lined Numeral Watermarks Perf 11½ 10d black marginal example from the left of the sheet with Double Overprint, large-part o.g.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1899-1900 De La Rue Pictorials ½d to 6d SG 229-236, large-part o.g., plus 1902-04 V/Crown ½d 1d & 2d SG 237 240 & 239, no gum, Cat £920. (Qty 11)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

UPU RECEIVING AUTHORITIES: 1902-04 Melbourne Printings ½d (defective) 1d & 2d Pictorials + Sideface 9d & Tablet 1/- all with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint & tied to an archival page by the large 'POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES/ COLLECTION/DE BERNE/ MADAGASCAR' cachet in rosine & officially certified at L/R. [The conventional wisdom is that three copies of each stamp were sent to each postal administration. In this instance, Madagascar appears to have been sent four sets. Bill McCredie's similar page with the other three sets plus '1½d.' on 5d x4 sold for $2097] (Image1)

Estimate AU$300