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| 101 |
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 Long Stamps - Thin Postage 1902/04: Thin Postage 1 s. brown, wmk. Crown SA, perf. 11½-12½,
an unused horizontal pair, sheet corner marginal at base with Plate number "1" in right margin, showing variety "POSTAGE and Value in Red-Brown", minor bend in margin, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Most attractive and very rare Gi = £ 2'800+ (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF600.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 102 |
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 Long Stamps - Thick Postage 1902/04: 6 d. blue-green, wmk. Crown / narrow SA, perf. 12, a
used 'single' misperforated example perforated "SA", showing variety "Imperforate between Horizontally", cancelled by squared circle datestamp in black. The variety unused on the normal issue is catalogued at £ 5'000 in Stanley Gibbons. Rare and
most unusual, only on sheet liable to have existed. Cert. Ceremuga (2023). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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| 103 |
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 Long Stamps - Thick Postage 1906/12: 9 d. brown-lake, wmk. Crown over A, perf. 12½, an
unused verticall pair, variety "Imperforate between Horizontally", of fine fresh colour, hinge remnant at top only, otherwise large part og. This error was first reported in the "Australian Philatelist" in July 1907 but was not listed by Stanley
Gibbons until 1925. Just seven pairs and four blocks are recorded. Rare Gi = £ 2'500 (Image
1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF600.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 104 |
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 Official 1874/77: 6 d. Prussian blue, wmk. Large Star, perf. 11½ x 12½, overprinted small
'O.S.', an unused block of four, well centred for the issue, of strong rich colour, dried small part og.. An extremely rare multiple Gi = £ 1'100+ (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF150.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 105 |
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 Official 1876/85: 1 s. red-brown, wmk. Broad Star, perf. 11½-12½, overprinted small 'O.S.',
an unused example of good centering and colour, variety "Overprint "O.S." Inverted", fresh and very fine with large part og. Very few unused examples have been recorded and significantly rarer than the used examples of this variety - a tad
undercatalogued by SG. Rare. Cert. Ceremuga (2018) Gi = £ 1'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF250.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 106 |
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 Official 1891: 2½ d. in brown on 4 d. green, wmk. Crown SA, perf. 10, the famous used
vertical pair, upper stamp with small "O.S.", lower stamp with variety "Overprint "O.S." Omitted", lightly cancelled in black. Exceptional, just two pairs known. Cert. Ceremuga (2017) Gi = £ 4'500.rnProvenance: Probably Reverend Mursell, with
his inked notes of purchase on hinge. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF2,600.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 107 |
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 Official 1891/96: 4 d. violet, wmk. Crown SA, perf. 13, an unused example, overprinted
second "O.S.", variety "Double "O.S." Overprint" at top, fresh colour and fine, tiny central thin and slight gum wrinkle on large part og. Rare. Cert. Ceremuga (2023) Gi = £ 1'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF300.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 108 |
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 Collections 1855/1901: A mostly unused collection on leaves, with a range of printings,
shades, and perforation varieties, many scarce items noting 1855 London printings with 2d. rose-carmine (2), 1856-8 Adelaide printings with 2d. blood red, range of rouletted including various 1d. shades (5), 1861 rouletted 1d. bright yellow-green
(2), 1864 2d. vermilion singles (2) and horizontal pair, scarce 6d. dull ultramarine (2) and dull blue,1865 1d. pale sale green horizontal pair, 1866 9d. TEN PENCE overprint, 1867-70 1d. bright yellow green with exceptional fresh colour, 1868 1d.
bright green,1869 1d. deep yellow green, 1870/1 6d. indigo with unusual vertically misplaced perforations, 1870/3 9d. TEN PENCE overprint, 1876-1900 selection including useful range of shades and perforations, unusual 6d. Prussian blue and 6d.
bright blue (used), each with partially doubled impression, "8 PENCE" on 9d. vertically misperforated error resulting in double overprint (used), scarce 1/- chocolate horizontal pair, 1886-96 "Long" Stamps with 15/- brownish yellow and 50/- dull
pink (used), later 1906-12 printing with 9d. deep lake pair with inverted watermark, 1901-2 including selection of colour trials, 2/- crimson multiples including two blocks of four and block of six, 2/- pale orange-red horizontal pair, wide
representation of O.S. overprints including 1891/6 2d. multiples, 1897/1901 1d. rosine with double overprint variety, 2½d. indigo pair with "O.S." inverted (used), 5d. brown purple unmounted margin pair, others showing range of shades, over two
hundred items included, twenty eight with accompanying Ceremuga certificates, some faults as expected, and the odd used examples, a valuable holding with many scarce and desirable stamps, worthy of careful examination. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21)
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SOLD for CHF20,000.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 184 |
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 1856/58: Adelaide printing, 2 d. red, wmk. Large Star, imperforate, a used horizontal strip
of five, large margins on most but shaved on fifth stamp at right and small scissor cut at top of fourth stamp, of fine fresh colour, all cancelled by "25" numeral obliterator of Gawler. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 185 |
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 1860: 2 d. pale red. rouletted 8½, a used example on 1861 cover to North Adelaide endorsed
"Prepaid", cancelled in ink manuscript with despatch notation at left "P.O. Pt. Macdonnell, 21 March 1861" in manuscript. Reverse with faint transit and "GPO / SOUTH AUSTRALIA" arrival cds (March 28) in black. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 186 |
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 1894: Tannenberg Essay for proposed 2½ d. value, with Queens's head in oval and cockatoo at
right, stamp size and hand-painted on thick card (32 x 36 mm.) in pencil, black, grey and inscriptions picked out in Chinese white. "Finis Coronat Opus" nom-de-plume of designer (almost certainly M. Tannenberg given the similarity to the accepted
designs). Exquisite and unique. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF550.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 187 |
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 Departmental stamps, 1868: Overprinted "P." (Police) in black on 6 d. ultramarine perf. 12 x
rouletted, Butler RRR, a fresh, lightly cancelled example, clean back and above average centering. In addition a copy perf. 10 all round of similar quality in a deeper shade, Butler RR. (Image 1)
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Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 188 |
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 Departmental stamps, 1869/74: Overprinted "P." (Police) in black on 2 d. orange. A group of
17 used stamps with varieties perf. 10 (6), perf. 11½ x 10 (6 incl. two pairs), rouletted (2), perf. 10 x rouletted, perf. 12 x rouletted plus one other. One stamp with watermark reversed, one with reversed & inverted, generally fine, many with
legible datestamps. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF300.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 189 |
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 Departmental Stamps 1870: Overprinted "P.O." (Post Office) in black on 4 d. dull purple,
perf. 11½, a fine used example cancelled at the GPO / Adelaide (1 Sept 1870) on First Day of Issue, variety "Printed Both Sides" - just three examples, all with the same centering are recorded showing this second impression on reverse. Minor corner
bend mentioned for full accuracy but a fine and very scarce stamp Gi = £ 300++.rnProvenance: Collection Gary Diffen, Spink, London, 29 April 2020, lot 366. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 5034 |
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 1855: Recess by Perkins Bacon, 1 d. dark green, wmk. large star, imperforate, a horizontal
pair used on 1856 cover from Adelaide to Magill, tied by oval grill obliterators in black, with "PAID / ADELAIDE SA" datestamp alongside in red (June 4), cut into at base and top right side of second stamp otherwise good to large margins, with
"Magill / South Australia" datestamp in black (June 5) and displaying well on reverse. Some minor soiling and imperfections to cover, but a very rare example of the first issue on cover - just 32 covers are recorded. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF500.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM |
| 5035 |
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 1855: Recess by Perkins Bacon, 2 d. rose-carmine, wmk. large star, imperforate, horizontal
strip of three, used on 1855 cover to London, dated 20 October 1855, four good to large margins all round, very fresh and vibrant printing and shade, cover endorsed "Per Champion of the Sea", the adhesives tied by grid roller obliterator in black
and part "PAID" circular in red dated 26 January 1856, with "Australia / Packet" alongside dated 25 January 1856, content is dated 18th October 1855, very fine multiple and an early usage of this first issue. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF800.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM |
| 5036 |
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 1855: Recess by Perkins Bacon, 6 d. deep blue, wmk. large star, imperforate, used on cover,
from Adelaide to Scotland, dated 18 October 1856, with ample to good margins especially wide on the left side, very fresh vivid colour, endorsed "Per Lemuella to Calcutta and Overland" cancelled by oval grill cancel in black and tied by portion of a
"PAID / HO / 14 FE 14/ 1857" in red, the Adelaide paid alongside, with split rate "d3" accountancy marking in red, to reverse a Sterling transit datestamp 15 February 1857, horizontal filing crease and small tear, well clear of adhesive, a fine and
interesting cover. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF300.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM |
| 40166 |
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 1844 (July 11): Entire letter from Adelaide rated '6d.' prepaid in red and '5d.' in black
manuscript for amount due upon arrival, struck on reverse with oval framed "? / GENERAL POST OFFICE / ADELAIDE / S.A." datestamp (July 11) in black. Interesting content concerning selling 1'300 sheep at 5/6d. per head and "I have just received a
letter from Robert (Leake) where he says he has settled at a place called Lake Leake, he has had an attack by the Blacks twice losing 50 of the sheep, shooting one black and wounding another...several copper mines found also lead mines...". A fine
entire.rnrnNote: The entire was written by Robert Leake, son of John Leake (1780-1865), who arrived with his family in Van Diemen's Land in May 1823 on the 'Andromeda'. A successful banker and farmer, he was later a member of the Legistlative Council
and his house at Rosedale was restyled by James Blackburn into a stately Italian villa.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 4 March 2006, lot 644. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 40167 |
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 1849: Cover from Mt. Barker to the Land Office, Adelaide endorsed "Paid, Urgent" with
manuscript "Pd. 4" in red; oval framed "POST OFFICE / MT. BARKER" with date in manuscript "24 May 49" in black. "G.P.O. / "? / SOUTH AUSTRALIA" datestamp of arrival (May 25) in black with part "? / PAID" in red at right. A very scarce and fine
cover.rnrnProvenance: Rod Perry, Melbourne, 27 Sept 1984, lot 741.rn Prestige, Melbourne, 12 May 2007, lot 318. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 40168 |
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 Recess by Perkins Bacon 1855: Perkins Bacon 1 d. dark green, wmk. Large Star, imperforate, a
used horizontal strip of three with good to huge margins all round and showing portions of three adjoining stamps, cancelled by Adelaide obliterator in black. A delightful and choice multiple Gi = £ 1'500+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF1,200.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
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