SOUTH AUSTRALIA continued...
1876-1900 Broad Star Watermark - Compound Perforations continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1221 |
 / |
 SIX PENCE: 6d bright ultramarine SG 141 with regular compound perf 10x11½-12½ block of 4 with the central horizontal perfs misplaced &
rectified with an additional Line of Perf 11½ thereby creating two irregular compound perf 11½-12½x11½-12½x10x11½-12½ units at the base, very fresh with large-part o.g. and the lower units are unmounted, Cat £600+++, for normal singles. An important
and unlisted Mixed Perforations variant.
Only one other block of 4 and three pairs have been recorded, apparently all from the same sheet. Gary Diffen's similar block of 4 - all units mounted - sold for £1920.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$3,000
SOLD for AU$2,700.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1222 |
 |
 ONE SHILLING: 1/- red-brown SG 142 with regular compound perf 10x11½-12½ on cover with printed 'Via Brindisi' at upper-left & on the
flap 'FRANCIS CLARK & SONS/ADELAIDE' (affected by minor opening fault), to Somerset with 'SHIP MAIL ROOM/ S3 /JA31/85/ADELAIDE - S AUSTRALIA' duplex & superb 'BATH/MR9/85' arrival b/s. [The dates are definitely correct, making this the Earliest
Recorded Usage for the 1/- by nine days]
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 142] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1223 |
G |
 TWO SHILLINGS: 2/- deep carmine horizontal pair Imperforate Between SG 144a, untidy 'SHIP MAIL ROOM' duplex, Cat £6500. Only four
pairs have been recorded, one of which is in the Royal Collection. RPSofL Certificate (1958). The 'Besancon' (I)/Gary Diffen example - minor creasing - sold for £3600. [Gibbons state that the error is from the 'rose-carmine' printing, SG 145a. This
is not correct: it is clear from the 'Besancon' and Diffen illustrations, and of the William Frazer pair, that all these items are printed in deep carmine]
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$5,000
SOLD for AU$6,000.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1224 |
|
 TWO SHILLINGS: 2/- dull carmine SG 144 with regular compound perf 10x11½-12½ irregular block of 7 (4x2, without the first unit) plus
Perf 10x11½ 6d bright blue SG 140, on large-part linen-lined cover-front to London "p Liguria", 'SHIP MAIL ROOM' duplex of AU11/83 & a small back flap attached with 'PLYMOUTH/SP19/SHIP-LETTER' transit b/s (no year slug), ironed-out vertical fold &
minor blemishes. 2/- frankings are very scarce. This remarkable 14/6d franking is one of the highest Perkins Bacon frankings recorded. Several other similar items from this correspondence - with rates as high as 17/6d - have survived, but most have
significant defects.
Grade C (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 144 with] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
1901-1902 Crown/SA Watermark
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1225 |
|
 9d claret SG 146 block of 6 (3x2), 1/- red-brown SG 148 block of 4 & 2/- carmine SG 151 block of 6 (3x2), all well centred, large-part
o.g., Cat £400+, for singles.
(3 blocks)Grade A (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 146] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$260.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1226 |
|
 ONE SHILLING: 1/- dark red-brown vertical strip of 3 from the base of the upper pane Imperforate Horizontally SG 148a (ACSC S16bb),
large-part o.g., Cat £4000+ ($3500+), for a pair. Only seven pieces have been recorded, most of which have been roughly separated at the base. Michael Blake's pair - illustrated in the ACSC - sold for $4890. The unmounted 'Besancon' (I) strip of 3
sold for SFr3960.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$4,000
SOLD for AU$3,000.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1227 |
|
 ONE SHILLING: 1/- deep red-brown SG 148 on OHMS cover to "614 Masonic Temple/ Minneapolis, Minn[esota]", 'REGISTERED
ADELAIDE/SE9/02/S.A' squared-circle and superb 'R'-in-oval handstamp, London (on the face) & New York (on the reverse) transits and a largely superb strike of the personalised 'MINNEAPOLIS, MINN/REGISTRY DIVISION/OCT 20 1902/WD HALL/ACTING P.M.'
arrival backstamp (a remarkable datestamp) in violet, very minor blemishes. The illustration is above Lot 1226.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$420.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1228 |
/ |
 ONE SHILLING: 1/- red-brown (aniline) SG 149 (ACSC S16C) marginal block of 20 (5x4) from the left of the sheet, generally well
centred, large-part o.g. with all units in the three lower rows being unmounted, Cat £500++ ($800++), for mounted singles. The 'Besancon' (II) block of 16 (4x4) sold for SFr1570.
Grade A/A+ (Image1)
(Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 149] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$1,150.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1229 |
|
 ONE SHILLING: 1/- red-brown (aniline) SG 149 (ACSC S16) horizontal pair from the top of the sheet Imperforate at Top, large-part o.g.
Ex Ric Slade-Slade. Not listed in the Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue. Gary Diffen recorded only two singles and this pair: his pair sold for £215.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 149 (ACSC S16] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$550.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
1868-76 Small De La Rue Issues - Proofs
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1230 |
E |
 HAND-PAINTED ESSAYS: Original Hand-Painted Essay for the adopted design, the frame in green Ink with Chinese white highlights with a
printed vignette in green affixed, stamp-size on a slightly larger piece of stout card (28x31mm), endorsed "24 JUN 74" at upper-right, a few tiny black specks on the face otherwise superb. A unique and delightful example of 'art-in-miniature'. Ex
Henry Frenkle. Illustrated on the printers' record-page in 'The De La Rue Collection' edited by Frank Walton, at page 6039, where it was annotated "Approved".
Grade A (Image1)
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Estimate AU$2,500
SOLD for AU$4,000.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1231 |
P |
 DIE PROOFS: 1d in black on highly-surfaced card (93x60mm) handstamped 'July 24 187("4")' at upper-left & 'BEFORE HARDENING' at
upper-right. Superb. Probably Ex Ron Butler: sold for £288. Peter Jaffé's similar example sold for $560.
Grade A+ (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$700.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1232 |
P |
 DIE PROOFS: 1d in black on highly surfaced card, reduced to stamp-size & affixed to a small piece (58x53mm) from the printers'
day-book, endorsed "Dec 16/240 leads" in black & "2nd plate/Jan 14 97" in rosine with a defacing line in the same ink across the proof.
Grade A (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$525.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1233 |
P |
 DIE PROOFS: 2d in black on highly surfaced card, reduced to a little larger than stamp-size & recessed into a larger piece of
unsurfaced card (92x60mm) behind a clear mica 'window', handstamped 'Feb 24 1868' at upper-left. Superb. The 'Besancon' (II) standard die proof with 'AFTER STRIKING' handstamp sold for SFr435.
Grade A+ (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1234 |
P |
 DIE PROOFS: 2d in black on highly-surfaced card reduced to a little larger than stamp-size & affixed to a small piece (57x54mm) from
the printers' day book , endorsed in black "Sept 29/240 leads" & in rosine "Oct 22nd 1897/Repeat plate/No 3", small surface marks on the die proof.
Grade A- (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1235 |
P |
 PLATE PROOFS: 1d colour trial blocks of 12 (6x2) on gummed unwatermarked paper imperforate or perforated in yellow-green or blue-green
(close to the approved colour), full unmounted o.g.
(4 blocks)Grade A/A+ (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1236 |
P |
 PLATE PROOFS: 1d imperforate colour trial on gummed unwatermarked paper in blue-green (close to the approved colour) corner block of
36 (6x6) from the lower-left of the sheet, full unmounted o.g. Superb.
Grade A+ (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1237 |
P |
 PLATE PROOFS: 1d perforated colour trial on gummed unwatermarked paper in blue-green (close to the approved colour) complete pane of
60 (6x10) from the right of the sheet, a couple of minor blemishes in the margin at lower-right otherwise superb, full unmounted o.g.
Grade A/A+ (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$800
SOLD for AU$600.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1238 |
P |
 PLATE PROOFS: 1d Plate 2 imperforate in black on thin card, corner block of 30 (6x5) from the lower-right of the sheet with margins on
three sides & Plate Number '2' at lower-right, handstamped '12JAN97' adjacent & initialled "HM", a little soiled in the lower margin otherwise superb.
Grade A/A+ (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1239 |
P |
 PLATE PROOFS: 2d imperforate in black on ungummed unwatermarked thick wove paper block of 36 (6x6) from the top of the right-hand pane
with margins on three sides. Superb. [Note that the original plate had no plate numbers in the margins]
Grade A+ (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$440.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1240 |
P |
 PLATE PROOFS: 2d imperforate in black on ungummed unwatermarked thick highly-surfaced wove paper block of 48 (6x8) from the top of the
right-hand pane with margins on three sides. Superb. [Note that the original plate had no plate numbers in the margins]
Grade A+ (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$650
SOLD for AU$550.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
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