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Lot Description |
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| 40351 |
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 1867/83: 5 s. indigo-blue & red on glazed paper, Die II, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, an
unused example with varieties: "Double Line of Perforations at Top" and "Short second "I" in SHILLINGS", fine appearance, part og. The short second "I" variety occurred once per sheet - just 275 sheets were printed - therefore a very scarce, possibly
unique stamp unused. Cert. RPSV (2012) Gi = £ 800 as normal / variety unpriced.rnrnProvenance: Rod Perry, Melbourne, 6 April 1995, lot 585.rn Collection Les Molnar, Prestige, 29 June 2012, lot 343. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 40352 |
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 1877/79: 8 d. lilac-brown on pink paper, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, a used example with
variety "Watermark Sideways" and double row of vertical perforations at left, lightly cancelled in black. Scarce and fine Gi = unlisted. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF120.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 40353 |
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 1880: 8 d. red-brown on pink glazed paper, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, a used example from
the November 1880 printing, very fine with neat barred "2" obliterator of Geelong. A much under-catalogued and very scarce stamp. Cert. Perry (2009) Gi = £ 500.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 5 Sept 2009, lot 430. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF1,400.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 40354 |
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 1867/70: Laureated 1 d. green, Emergency printing on Saunders paper, wmk. Six Pence, perf.
13, a used horizontal strip of four, cancelled "481" barred numeral obliterators of Walhalla, a gold mining town. Scarce Gi = £ 320+.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 20 Jan 2007, lot 457. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF320.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 40355 |
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 1870/73: 2 d. pale lilac, Laureated 1867/81 3 d.yellow-orange and 6 d. blue, used on 1872
cover to Aigre, France tied by "Beechworth / 9" duplexes in black (Jan 31). Red 'P.D.' in red below and French entry marking on front and Aigre arrival (March 18). Carried on the "Nubia" to Galle, "Delhi" to Suez and "Candia" from Alexandria to
Brindisi. Lissted in the Ben Palmer census on page 89. A most attractive three colour franking.rnrnProvenance: Christie's, London, 7 Feb 1989, lot 644.rn Christie's, London, 22-23 Jan 1990, lot 1090.rn
Collection Trevor Davis, DF, Geneva, 10-17 May 2003, lot 52914.rn (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 40356 |
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 1873/74: Essay by William Bell for the 1 d. value on card (54 x 75 mm.), with Queen's head
and vignette in grey and as issued, the frame hand-painted in deep and pale violet, with figures of value at sides (removed from issued stamp) and corners with issue date '1874' and pencil annotation to place figures '7' and '4' in the alternate
corners. Three pinholes away from the design, a remarkable and beautiful Essay.rnrnProvenance: Collection J. R. W. Purves, RL, Zurich, 27 Nov 1980, lot 2158.rn Collection Rod Perry, DF, Zurich, 16-21 Nov 1987, lot 20414.rn
Collection Richard Stevenson, Spink, London, 6 April 2006, lot 1325.rn Collection "Besançon", Corinphila sale 229, Zurich, 28-29 Nov 2018, lot 3598. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF1,100.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 40357 |
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 1873/87: 2 d. lailac-mauve, Die I, a used example on 1876 entire letter to Barnsdale,
Gippsland, with interesting contents from the Penal Settlement at Pentridge, tied by Melbourne duplex (Aug 25), with Barnsdale arrival cds (Aug 29) on reverse. The entire is a two page letter with printed five line heading "Prisoners may write a
letter on arrival to their friends, and one other every three months..." and is addressed to the Superintendant of Police in Barnsdale: "Having written...concerning the property that was taken from me on my arrest...I was arrested on 24th January
1871 and received a sentence of 10 years" and the letter is then internally docketed and annotated witth the replies of the Police and stating that the prisoner's propery was sold for £7 8s. 2d. A most interesting entire. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF150.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 40358 |
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 1873/87: Bantam ½ d. rose-red (2), Bell 1880/84 1 d. green in a block of eight (4 x 2), 2 d.
brown (6, including a block of four), perf. 12½, used on obverse and reverse of 1882 registered cover to Vienna, Austria endorsed "per S.S. Liguria via Naples", tied by "1" obliterators and by oval "REGISTERED / MELBOURNE" datestamp (Feb 22). Reverse
with Naples transit (March 30) and Vienna arrival. Listed in the Ben Palmer census on pagee 37. A most attractive and scarce cover.rnrnProvenance: London & Brighton, London, 18 Sept 1981, lot 125.rn Collection Guy Linfield,
Millenium, Melbourne, 11 Oct 2006, lot 303.rn Prestige, Melbourne, 29 March 2008, lot 483. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF380.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 40359 |
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 1874: Bell Die Proof for the 2 s. design, unfinished design with lower right corner value
tablet blank, imperforate in purple-black and affixed to card (58 x 53 mm.), with manuscript below "Apprd. by PMS 21/10/74 M" in ink. It is interesting that the Postmaster General approved the design in 1874 and the stamp itself was not issued until
June or July 1881. Illustrated in "The Stamps of Victoria" by Geoff Kellow RDP on page 199. A splendid and unique Proof. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF2,500.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 40360 |
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 1877/79: 8 d. red-brown on pink, wmk. '10' on Saunders paper, perf. 12, an unused example of
fine centering and rich colour, part og. A very fine example of a most elusive stamp Gi = £ 400. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF420.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 40361 |
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 1878 (March 5): 1 d. yellow-green on yellow, Emergency printing on coloured paper, wmk. V
over Crown, perf. 13, an unused example of superb centering, marginal from base of sheet, large part og. Scarce and particularly fine Gi = £ 170.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 25 June 2005, lot 793. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF75.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 40362 |
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 1880/84: Naish 2 d. sepia, wmk. V over Crown, perf 13 x 12½, a used example, well centred
and cancelled by Melbourne duplex (March 4, 1882) in black. Superb. Cert. RPSV (2016) Gi = unlisted and unpriced.rnrnProvenance: Mossgreen, Melbourne, 28-29 Nov 2016, lot 860.rn (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF250.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 40363 |
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 1882/84: Naish 1 d. yellow-green, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, an unused block of twelve (6
x 2), corner marginal from the upper left corner of the sheet, of fine fresh colour, large part mostly unmounted og. A delightful multiple Gi = £ 1'020+.rnrnProvenance: Collection Richard Stevenson, Spink, London, 5-6 April 2005, lot 1362.rn
Prestige, Melbourne, 19 Oct 2007, lot 610. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF360.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 40364 |
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 1882/84: Naish 2 d. mauve, wmk. V over Crown, mixed perf. 12 x 12 x 12 x 12½, a used example
lightly cancelled in black. A rare and elusive stamp with no recorded unused examples. A much under-catalogued variety. Cert. RPSV (1997) Gi = £ 750.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 12 May 2007, lot 575.rn Prestige,
Melbourne 23 Sept 2011. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 40365 |
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 Stamp Statute 1884 (Jan 1): Stamp Statute 3 d. mauve, wmk. V over Crown sideways, perf. 13,
an unused example of fine colour and centering, large part og. Just 4'552 stamps issued. Rare. Cert. RPSV (2011) Gi = £ 2'000.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 23 Sept 2011.rnrn (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF1,000.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 40366 |
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 Stamp Statute 1884 (Jan 1): 10 s. purple-brown on pink paper, wmk. V over Crown sideways,
perf. 12, an unused example of excellent rich colour, diagonal crease not affecting the appearance, well centred for this stamp, large part og. An extremely rare stamp. Cert. RPSV (2012) Gi = £ 3'250.rnrnProvenance: Collection Lese Molnar,
Prestige, Melbourne, 29 June 2012, lot 374. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF2,400.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 40367 |
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 Stamp Duty 1884: Stamp Duty, Essay for the 15 s. value designed by Charles Jackson and
Ludwig Lang, hand-painted on thick card (75 x 95 mm.) in reddish purple, pale reddish purple, black and Chinese white, with hand-drawn surround and perforations in pencil. The design similar to that adopted for the issued 1 d. value. Illustrated in
"The Stamps of Victoria" by Geoff Kellow RDP on page 227. Superb and of great beauty.rnrnProvenance: Collection J.R.W. Purves, RL, Geneva, 27 Nov 1980, lot 2255.rn Collection Rod Perry, DF, Zurich, 4-11 Dec 1988, lot 31168.rn
Collection "Besan?on", Corinphila sale 221, Zurich, 23 Nov 2017, lot 6450. (Image
1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF850.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 40368 |
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 Stamp Duty 1884: Stamp Duty £ 6 blue on pink, wmk. V over Crown upright, perf. 13,
lithographed on glazed paper, an unused example of good colour, overprinted "SPECIMEN" diagonally reading up (Type 20) in black, trivial blunting of perfs. at base, large part og. Extremely rare with just two examples recorded. Cert. RPSV
(2012).rnrnProvenance: Collection Les Molnar, Prestige, Melbourne, 29 June 2012, lot 396. (Image
1) (Image 2)
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| 40369 |
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 Stamp Duty 1884/96: Stamp Duty, typographed from electrotypes 2 s. imperforate progressive
Die Proof in yellow-brown on wove paper, struck prior to the letters "J" and "L" being inserted in the upper corners. Eight examples recorded in three different colour combinations - four of this type. Rare and very fine.rnrnProvenance: Rod Perry,
Melbourne, 3 April 1998, ex lot 1024.rn Collection Francis Kiddle, Leski, Melbourne, 9 May 2005, lot 480.rn Collection Richard Stevenson, RL, London, 6 April 2006, lot 1373. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 40370 |
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 1891: Postal Fiscal 1 d. ochre, perf 12, used on cover to Melbourne tied by "Ballarat / 5"
duplex (Nov 5), the reverse of the envelope sealed by two pieces of marginal selvedge handstamped by framed "RECEIVED OPEN AT / BALLARAT" in black with Melbourne (Nov 6) arrival cds alongside. Rare.rnrnProvenance: Collection Hugh Freeman, Prestige,
Melbourne, 23 Sept 2011, lot 790. (Image 1)
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