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| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 40151 |
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 1910: 9 d. brown & blue, wmk. Crown over double lined A, inscription Type B, perforation 11
all round, an unused example, marginal from base of sheet, fresh and fine, large part og. An immensely rare stamp. Cert. RPSL (2002) Gi = £ 5'000.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 20 Nov 2004, lot 755.rn (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF5,500.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 40152 |
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 Charity Issue 1900: Imperforate Plate Proof for the 2 d. (1 s.) value, in issued colour of
violet, on unwatermarked ungummed wove paper. Very rare.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 5 Dec 2009, lot 404. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF400.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 40153 |
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 1911 (May): ½ d. deep green, 1 d. vermilion, 2 d. blue, 3 d. bistre-brown, 4 d. grey-black,
5 d. dull brown and 6 d. yellow-green; all compound perf. 13 x 11 x 13 x 12½, matching corner or marginal blocks of thirty (10 x 3), of fresh vibrant colours, some minor splitting, large part og., mostly unmounted og. Rare in large multiples Gi =
£ 5'295. (Image 1)
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| 40154 |
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 High Values 1907/12: Lithographed 2 s. 6 d. vermilion, 5 s. deep rose and 10 s.
blackish-brown, wmk. Crown over A sideways, perf. 12½, 13; unused horizontal pairs with the 2 s. 6 d. corner marginal from top left and used examples (3) in differing shades, 5 s. marginal at left, with a used example and £ 1 green used (2) in
differing shades (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 40155 |
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 Sideface 1911: 1 d. vermilion, wmk. Crown over A, compound perf. 10½ to 12½, a used example
neatly cancelled by "WOODFORD / QUEENSLAND" cds (July 6, 1911). A very rare stamp with the compound perf. from a converted perforation machine formerly used for Railway Stamps - found used in just nine different towns. Cert. RPSV (2012) Gi = £
750.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 17 Feb 2012, lot 557.rn (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF550.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 40156 |
 |
 Official 1885: Stampless printed cover of "Australian Association for the Advancement of
Science" mailed to Norwood, South Australia signed "A.C. Gregory, President", struck with "SOUTH BRISBANE / QUEENSLAND" cds (Jan 8). Reverse with "TPO / A / QUEENSLAND" datestamp, Adelaide transits and Norwood arrival. Listed in the Ben Palmer census
on page 127. Minor imperfections but rare: Sir Augustus Charles Gregory (1819-1905) was an explorer, Surveyor General of Queensland, politician and member of the Legislative Assembly, philanthropist and Masonic Grand Master.rnrnProvenance: Abacus,
Melbourne, 7 April 2019, lot 57. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 40157 |
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 Official 1907/12: Lithographed 2 s. 6 d. reddish-orange and 5 s. rose, wmk. Crown over A,
perf. 12½, 13; unused examples, perforated "OS", the 5 s. rose perforated "OS" inverted and reversed, fresh and fine, large part og. Rare.rnrnProvenance: Estate of W.G. Gibson, Commonwealth Postmaster General 1923-1929.rn
Collection Bernie Manning, Prestige, Melbourne, 13 June 2009, lot 1097.rn rn (Image
1) (Image 2)
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| 40158 |
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 Postal Stationery1897/1908: 2½ d. purple on blue (2) and 5 d. purple-brown, used on
McCorquodale 3 d. red registration envelope (H&G C1) to Akron, Ohio, USA tied by "Registered / Brisbane" cds's in blue with marginal Brisbane registration label and framed "A.R." in blue - this being extremely rare with just two such examples
recorded. Reverse with San Francisco transit and Akron arrival (Dec 13, 1911) and two "International Exchange Hobby Club" coloured and perforated labels.. A fine and scarce cover.rnrnProvenance: Abacus, Melbourne, 7 April 2019, lot 229. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 40159 |
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 Postal Stationery 1899: 1½ d. black illustrated postal stationery card (H&G 11), a used
example addressed to Tsintau Fort, China with Hong Kong transit cds (April 14), SHANGHAI Dollar Chop (April 18) and German P.O. "Tsintau / China" arrival (April 24). Readdressed on arrival to Darmstadt with arrival cds (June 10). A fine card to a
scarce destination with all markings on obverse.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 12 May 2007, lot 96. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 40160 |
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 British New Guinea 1900: 1½ d. black illustrated postal stationery card (H&G 11), with
Bullock Ploughing illustration, used to Java tied by barred "BNG" obliterator in blue with "DARU / B.N.G." cds alongside (Nov 10, 1900) also in blue. Fine "THURSDAY ISLAND / QUEENSLAND" transit cds (Nov 13) in black and Soekaboem squared circle of
arrival (Jan 11, 1901). Rare and very fine with just three Queensland postal stationery cards recorded used in British New Guinea.rnrnProvenance: Collection Roger Lee, Premier, Melbourne, 9 Nov 2002, lot 248. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF4,400.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 40161 |
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 Postal Stationery 1910: 1 d. scarlet postal stationery card, Cumming imprint, showing
illustration on reverse "Brisbane River, Showing Shipping at South Brisbane Wharves", used to Warwick with arrival (Oct 24, 1910). (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 40162 |
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 Postal Fiscal 1866/68: 1 d. blue, wmk. Large Q and Crown, perf. 13, an unused block of four
of fine centering and colour, large part og. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF180.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 40163 |
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 Postal Fiscal 1866/68: 20 s. rose, wmk. Large Q and Crown, perf. 13, an unused example,
typical erratic perfs., a stamp of great scarcity Gi = £ 1'800. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 40164 |
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 Postal Fiscals 1871/72: Lithographed 1 d. mauve, wmk. Large Crown and Q, perf. 12-13, an
unused corner marginal block of thirty-five from lower left of sheet, of fine colour, large part or unmounted og. A rare large multiple.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 18 Nov 2006, lot 500. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 40165 |
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 Sideface 1890/94: 2 d. blue, a single example used on 1894 printed cover for "Australasian
Association for the Advancement of Science" to Port Chalmers, New Zealand tied by "215" barred numeral obliterator with "South Brisbane" despatch cds adjacent (Oct 20). Struck with two line "Saved from the wreck of the / WAIRARAPA" in violet.
Reverse with Sydney, Auckland and Port Chalmers datestamps. A scarce Wreck cover - in foggy conditions the "Wairarapa" crashed into the rocks at the base of a 200 metre high cliffs of Great Barrier Island. The ship tilted to one side and only two
lifeboats were successfully launched and 50 people rescued. The rest, some 120 passengers and 65 crew, remained on board being battered by huge waves. A further 50 people were rescued on the following day, taking refuge in the rocks and rescued by
Maori's, however there was a total of 155 fatalities. Just weeks before the tragedy, the "Wairarapa" had broken the speed record for a cross-Tasman crossing from Sydney to Auckland.rnrnProvenaance: Collection Alan Griffiths, Spink, London, 24 Oct
2012. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF500.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
Samoa Brit. Besetz.
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 419 |
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 New Zealand occupation, Stamps of German Samoa surcharged 1914 (3 Sept): 2½ d. on 20 pf.
ultramarine, a used horizontal pair with the variety 'Surcharge inverted' applied over both stamps, of excellent colour and superb perforation, a fresh and fine multiple cancelled by indistinct Apia datestamp. A very rare variety. Cert. Scheller
(2022) Gi = £ 1'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)
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SOLD for CHF340.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 420 |
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 New Zealand occupation, Stamps of German Samoa surcharged 1914 (3 Sept): 2 s. on 2 m. blue,
an unused example of excellent colour and good perforation, just one blunted tooth, unmounted og. A very rare adhesive, of which only 126 examples were printed. Signed A. Diena; cert. Scheller (2018) Gi = £ 3'500. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF1,300.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 421 |
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 New Zealand occupation, Stamps of German Samoa surcharged, unofficial issues 1914 (Sept): 4
d. on 30 pf. orange on buff, showing variety "3 d. instead of 4 d." (Gibbs 6a), an unused example of excellent colour and perfect perforation, unmounted og. An extremely rare adhesive, of which only ten examples were printed. Certs. PF (1962),
Scheller (2018).rnNote: Following the official overprints of the German Samoa adhesives, private individuals could bring in their own adhesives to the printing shop of the Samoanische Zeitung and let them get surcharged. Some denominations exist only
as unofficial overprints. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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| 422 |
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 New Zealand occupation, Stamps of German Samoa surcharged, unofficial issues 1914 (Sept): 5
d. on 40 pf. black & carmine, showing variety "3 d. instead of 5 d." (Gibbs 7A) and "comma after I", a used example of excellent colour and perfect perforation, cancelled by indistinct APIA cds. An extremely rare adhesive, a unique variety
combination. Signed Hoffmann-Giesecke & Bühler; cert. Scheller (2018). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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| 423 |
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 New Zealand occupation, Stamps of German Samoa surcharged, unofficial issues 1914 (Sept): 3
s. on 3 m. violet-black, showing variety "2 s. instead of 3 s." (Gibbs 13b), a used example of excellent colour, perfect perforation, and very good centering, cancelled by APIA cds. Only two examples were printed, one unused, this one used. Certs. PF
(1983), Scheller (2018).rnProvenance: Collection Marquess of Bute, RL sale (April 1959). (Image 1)
(Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)
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