SOUTH AUSTRALIA continued...
1882-99 De La Rue New Denominations - Issued Stamps continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1301 |
 |
 1893-94 PERF 15: 'Bantam' ½d red-brown horizontal strip of 4 Imperforate Between the Central Units SG 188b, some perf irregularities
characteristic of this issue, large-part o.g., Cat £1500+. Superb. Gary Diffen recorded four such strips, of which one is in the Royal Collection.
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Estimate AU$1,250
SOLD for AU$950.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1302 |
/ |
 1893-94 PERF 15: 'Bantam' ½d red-brown horizontal pair Imperforate Between Vertically Corrected with Perf 12½ SG 188c block of 4,
large-part o.g. with the lower-pair being unmounted, Cat £700+, for two unmounted pairs. Superb.
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$500.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1303 |
F |
 1893-94 PERF 15: 'Bantam' ½d red-brown horizontal pair Imperforate Between Vertically Corrected with Perf 12½ SG 188c,
'[STRATHA]LBYN/SE26/97/SA' squared-circle cancel, undercatalogued at £90.
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1304 |
F |
 1893-94 PERF 15: 'Bantam' ½d red-brown horizontal pair Imperforate Between the Two Pairs Corrected with Perf 12½ SG 188c horizontal
strip of 4, light 'SOUTHERN RAILWAY/OC1/97/SA' squared-circle cancels, undercatalogued at £180+, for two pairs.
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Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$950.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1305 |
 |
 1893-94 PERF 15: 'Bantam' ½d red-brown single and horizontal strip of 10 on cover to New York "Via Frisco", 'REGISTERED
ADELAIDE/MY6/96/SA' cancels & 'R'-in-oval h/s, 'San Francisco, Cal/JUN 4 1896/ F.D. /REGISTERED' transit backstamp. A very scarce franking, paying the 2½d letter rate + 3d registration.
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1306 |
|
 1895-99 PERF 13: 'Bantam' ½d red-brown horizontal pair Imperforate Between SG 191a block of 4 with the vertical perfs at right
misplaced into the designs, large-part o.g., Cat £3500+, for two used pairs. Rare. Gary Diffen had an unused pair, stated to be one of only two recorded, which was unsold with an estimate of £1000-£1200. The error was unpriced by Gibbons at the time;
it has since been priced but for used only (presumably in error).
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Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$1,300.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
1886-96 De La Rue 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' - Essays and Proofs
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1307 |
E |
 THE ORIGINAL ARTWORK: Original handpainted stamp-size essay in shades of violet with Chinese white highlights and blank value tablet,
plus sketches for 'TWO SHILLINGS/AND SIX PENCE' in Blue and 'FIVE/SHILLINGS' in Red, on tracing paper (58x73mm), endorsed "Approved/14.7.85" and signed "CTodd/ PMG", repaired tear at the top impinges on the design but is barely visible from the face.
Unique. A beautiful and important essay. Illustrated in 'The De La Rue Collection' at page 6044, and by Ed Williams at page 5.
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Estimate AU$4,000
SOLD for AU$3,000.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1308 |
P |
 DIE PROOFS: Master die proof with blank value tablet in black on highly-surfaced card (92x60mm), handstamped '12OCT85' and
'BEFORE/HARDENING'. Superb. Ex Julian Beresford (?; not illustrated there) and Ric Slade-Slade. Ed Williams at page 5 states that four examples have been recorded, and only one 'AFTER/HARDENING' (which has been reduced in size). Ed Williams' example
reduced to stamp-size and creased sold for $1585. A full-size example sold at a Sydney auction in 2003 for $3110.
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Estimate AU$2,500
SOLD for AU$1,900.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1309 |
P |
 DIE PROOFS: Master die proof with blank value tablet in black on highly-surfaced card (92x60mm), handstamped '16OCT94' in blue, light
soiling and minor rubbing clear of the impression. Unique. Recorded by Ed Williams at page 5: "This was taken [sic] by de la Rue during an inspection, cleaning and waxing of dies held in the custody of the Agent-General for South Australia"
Grade B (Image1)
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Estimate AU$1,250
SOLD for AU$1,300.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1310 |
P |
 DIE PROOFS: Die proofs for the duty plates 'TWO SHILLINGS/AND SIX PENCE' and 'FIVE/SHILLINGS' both in black on highly-surfaced card
(90x59mm, slightly trimmed otherwise very fine, or 90x60mm and superb), both handstamped '16OCT94' in blue. The 5/- is Ex Ric Slade-Slade. Recorded by Ed Williams at page 5 with reference to the previous lot: "Th[ese were] taken [sic] by de la Rue
during an inspection, cleaning and waxing of dies held in the custody of the Agent-General for South Australia". It is implied but not specifically stated that these were the only examples produced.
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Estimate AU$800
SOLD for AU$600.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1311 |
P |
 PLATE PROOFS: Imperforate undenominated plate proof in lilac lower-left corner block of 10 (5x2) on gummed unwatermarked paper with
Plate Number '1' at lower-left, virtually full o.g. with most units being unmounted. Superb. Jeff Harris' lower-right block of 8 (4x2) sold for $830. Ed Williams states only two sheets (120 units) were printed. This block is illustrated by him at
page 6.
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Estimate AU$1,250
SOLD for AU$950.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1312 |
P |
 PLATE PROOFS: 2/6d imperforate in lilac with the value in bright blue, lower-left corner block of 4 on gummed unwatermarked paper with
Plate Number '1', virtually full o.g. with the lower units being unmounted. Superb. Ex Ric Slade-Slade as a block of 6 (3x2). Ed Williams at page 7 states only one sheet of 60 units was printed. Michael Blake's upper-left corner block of 12 (6x2)
sold for $2975.
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1313 |
P |
 PLATE PROOFS: 5/- imperforate in lilac with the value in red, marginal block of 4 on gummed unwatermarked paper from the base of the
sheet, virtually full o.g. with the lower units being unmounted. Superb. Ex Ric Slade-Slade. Ed Williams at page 7 states only one sheet of 60 units was printed. Michael Blake's lower-left corner block of 8 (4x2) with plate number '1' sold for $2480.
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Estimate AU$800
SOLD for AU$625.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1314 |
P |
 PLATE PROOFS: Perf 14 in lilac with 'TWO SHILLINGS/AND SIXPENCE' in bright blue or 'FIVE/SHILLINGS' in red upper-right corner blocks
of 4 each with Plate Number '1' on gummed unwatermarked paper, virtually full o.g. with the lower units being unmounted. Superb. Ed Williams at page 7 states only one sheet of 60 units was printed. Ed Williams had only singles. Absent from Michael
Blake's collection.
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(Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1315 |
P |
 PLATE PROOFS - PRINTED IN ADELAIDE: 5/- in carmine-pink on ungummed pink laid paper with the Value Printed Five Times (Three Times in
the Tablet, and Twice Inverted at the Top), Perf 11½-12½ on three sides & imperforate at right. Almost certainly a trial by the printer, who had not previously used the keyplate process, to correctly align the duty plate. Ed Williams at page 8 "About
ten copies are known to the writer, including one pair and a strip of 3". Jeff Harris' example sold for $875. An example imperf on both sides sold at our auction of 14.8.2004 for $1415.
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1316 |
P |
 PLATE PROOFS - PRINTED IN ADELAIDE: 5/- in carmine-pink on ungummed pink laid paper with the Value Printed Four Times (Three Times in
the Tablet, and Once Inverted at the Top), Perf 11½-12½ at top and base & imperforate at the sides with an Additional Horizontal Line of Perforations below the 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Tablet, minor blemishes. Ed Williams' similar example but with the
additional perforations above the value tablet sold for $622.
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
1886-96 De La Rue 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' - Perf 10
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1317 |
|
 TWO SHILLINGS & SIXPENCE: 2/6d lilac & pale lilac and 5/- pink SG 195 & 196 horizontal pairs, large-part o.g., Cat £880++, for mounted
singles. Superb.
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(Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$500.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1318 |
|
 TWO SHILLINGS & SIXPENCE: 2/6d pale lilac SG 195 plus Perf 10 2d orange irregular strip of 3 & 6d blue x2 on linen-lined cover to
England "Via Brindisi", 'SHIP MAIL ROOM/ 5 /NO3/90/SA' duplex cancels, London arrival backstamp of 5DE90 in red, ironed-out central vertical fold just impinges on the 2/6d at lower-right. A rare & highly desirable 4/- franking, paying the 6d per ½oz
rate x8. Illustrated by Ed Williams at page 51, where he states that this cover and a parcel label with the 5/- - see Lot 1338 - are the only recorded 'entires' with Postage & Revenue Long Stamps. Michael Blake's large-part linen parcel tag (no
address) with £1 x2 & £2 pair sold for $5950.
The addressees, Burgoyne Burbidges Cyriax & Farries, were manufacturers and wholesalers of drugs & other chemicals for the pharmaceutical industry.
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Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$2,700.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1319 |
|
 TEN SHILLINGS: 10/- dull blue-green SG 197 marginal example from the left of the sheet with Plate Number '1' and Value/Sheet Number
'½d 04504' in Blue, blind perfs at lower-right, small thin at the base of the margin, Cat £325++. Ex Jeff Harris: sold for $1280.
South Australia was the only Australian Colony that was supplied with stamp paper bearing both a sheet number and the denomination for which the paper was intended. The surviving inscriptional pieces provide an interesting field of study, especially
where paper intended for one denomination was used for another: see Ed Williams Chapter 5 at pages 19-26. For the Perf 10 10/-, there were two printings, each of 3000 stamps (50 sheets). Williams records no surviving value/sheet number pieces for the
first printing: this stamp proves the use of Halfpenny paper. The second printing was on 2/6d paper.
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Estimate AU$800
SOLD for AU$2,500.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1320 |
TO |
 FIFTEEN SHILLINGS: 15/- brown-orange SG 198, CTO with Melbourne cds with the date slugs removed, Cat £375.
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
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