SOUTH AUSTRALIA continued...
1856-58 Perkins Bacon Adelaide Printing continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1041 |
F |
 SIX PENCE: 6d slate-blue SG 10, an unusually large example with margins good to very large, light parcel-roller cancel of the GPO, Cat
£200. Superb: the finest example we have encountered, superior to Harry Lower's large example - graded 'A' - that sold for $1630. This is a perennially underrated stamp, yet it is priced by Gibbons at only £20 more than the much more often-seen
London Printing 6d deep blue SG 3. Our experience suggests that the ratio between surviving examples of SG 3 & SG 10 is at least 10:1.
Grade A+ (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1042 |
O |
 SIX PENCE: 6d slate-blue SG 10 horizontal strip of 3, margins just clear - at upper-right - to large, ironed-out horizontal crease
from where the stamps were folded over the edge of the envelope, light indistinct cancels, grossly undercatalogued at £600+, for singles. Ex Colonel Harry Napier. The largest recorded multiple.
Grade (A/A-) (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,250
SOLD for AU$1,300.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1043 |
 |
 SIX PENCE: 6d slate-blue SG 10, margins just touched - at lower-right - to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit at left, a
little aged, solo franking on cover paying the shipletter rate to England with light circle-in-bars cancel & 'PAID/MR4/1858/=ADELAIDE SA=' cds in blue, London arrival cds of MY12/58 in red, peripheral soiling on the envelope. A very scarce franking.
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1044 |
|
 SIX PENCE: 6d slate-blue SG 10 two overlapping singles on mourning cover to Scotland "overland/via Marseilles", small circle-in-bars
cancels of the GPO and 'PAID/JU17/1859/ =ADELAIDE-SA=' cds in blue, unframed 'PAISLEY/AU6/1859' arrival backstamp, minor opening-tear across the flap. A very scarce franking. Harry Lower's pair on 1858 entire to Great Britain sold for $3030.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$725.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1045 |
P |
 ONE SHILLING: 1/- imperforate plate proof/colour trial in dull rose-pink on ungummed Large Star Watermark paper, horizontal pair from
the left of the sheet with 'P' of 'POSTAGE' from the sheet watermark in the margin & vertical marginal watermark lines across the first unit, the second unit bisected leaving about 75% of the design, light ironed-out diagonal crease & the partial
unit with a small stain. Ex AE Fryar, where it was stated to be "the only recorded proof on this watermark".
We have ascribed this proof to the Adelaide Printings for the following reasons: 1) all the known London proofs are on unwatermarked paper; 2) the London Shillings were officially destroyed so a new printing, in a new colour, was required for this
denomination; and 3) the quality of the impressions is consistent with having been made subsequent to the violet printing in London. In 1905, reprinted plate proofs in five different colours were produced on ribbed card. Peter Jaffé had a single in
"rose-carmine" (that sold for $1105) & Harry Lower had an example in "deep yellow-green", that sold for $1280. The fact they were reprints, significantly enhances the status of the watermarked proof offered here, which is still the only recorded
example and, we believe, the only known proof in this design produced in Adelaide.
Grade (A)/D (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1046 |
F |
 ONE SHILLING: 1/- red-orange SG 11, margins just touched - at upper-left - to large, two fine strikes of the circle-in-bars cancel of
the GPO, grossly undercatalogued at £750. There is a major discrepancy between the catalogue values for SG 11, which is rare, and SG 12 (Cat £500), which is not. Michael Blake's very fine example sold for $1280.
Our experience suggests the ratio between 'orange' or, more correctly 'yellow-orange' shades and the 'red-orange' is in the region of at least 50:1. Except for examples on three covers, SG 11 was absent from most of the auction catalogues we have
consulted, which supports our contention that SG 11 is greatly under-appreciated and undervalued. In all, we identified a mere twelve other examples, including Maurice Burrus' exceptional strip of 3, the current wherebouts of which is unknown. At
least two of the singles, both Ex AE Fryar, are defective. Interestingly, research by Don Pearce has shown that there was only one 1/- printing, that became increasingly darker during the run. He says the 'red-orange' stamps were printed last but
ended up on top of the pile of sheets and were therefore issued first.
Grade A-1 (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$1,150.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1047 |
F |
 ONE SHILLING: 1/- yellow-orange SG 12 horizontal strip of 5, remarkably with virtually full margins, folded between the third & fourth
units, a few tiny & almost insignificant imperfections at the base, fine strikes of the 'PAID/OC11/1858/=ADELAIDE SA=' cds in blue, Cat £2500+ for singles. A very rare multiple, stated by Don Pearce to be "the second-largest imperforate 1/- item
known". The very fine 'Besancon' (III) strip of 3 sold for SFr3385.
Grade A/B (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,500
SOLD for AU$2,900.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1048 |
|
 ONE SHILLING: 1/- yellow-orange SG 12 with 2½ margins tied to small envelope to Shropshire by the 'PAID/JY8/1858/ADELAIDE SA=' cds in
blue & another strike alongside, 'SHREWSBURY/ SP10/1858' transit b/s & 'WEM' arrival cds of 'SP 1' (an error for 'SP 11') on the face, overall soiling. Not the prettiest, but a very scarce franking. Harry Lower's similar 1858 cover, to Scotland, the
1/- with three close margins & a fault at lower-right, sold for $5125.
Wem is an ancient settlement, touted by its own local newspaper as "one of the finest medieval-planned castle towns in England".
Grade C (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$1,150.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
1858-59 First Rouletted Issue
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1049 |
F |
 TWO PENCE: 2d red SG 15 block of 4 with Dry Printing affecting both right-hand units, rouletting in places & otherwise cut from the
sheet to preserve the design, 'PAID' cds of JY22/1861 in blue, Cat £92+++. A very scarce & desirable multiple.
Grade A/A- (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$2,300.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1050 |
F |
 TWO PENCE: 2d pale red Printed on Both Sides SG 15a with the original impression on the 'reverse' being unusually strong & orientated
upright relative to the 'face', rouletting significantly misplaced so cut from the sheet to largely preserve the design, a few split roulettes, GPO cds of 1860, undercatalogued at £950. A rare & desirable error. RPSofL Certificate (1973) states
"defective" which we consider to be unnecessarily harsh.
Rouletting of these issues was effected with hand-held wheels & the accuracy of the process was only as good as the clerk's hand-eye coordination. Stamps with roulettes clear of the design on all side are rarely encountered. Many stamps were
separated along roulettes that passed through the designs, resulting in 'deformed' impressions, or were cut from the sheets using scissors on one or more sides in an effort to retain most if not all of the design. This is not so much a 'defect' as a
consequence of haphazard workmanship.
It was standard practice for sheets of stamps that were underinked, printed at an angle, or with otherwise unacceptable impressions, to be turned-over and printed on the other side. In this instance, the reason for the re-printing is not obvious: the
impression on the 'reverse' is well-defined & correctly orientated. Gary Diffen's example exhibited the same characteristics: he stated that there were only three examples, all used, in private hands, plus two others in the Royal Collection. We
support the comment there that this stamp is easily confused with the similar error in the Second Roulettes (SG 24ab).
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1051 |
F |
 TWO PENCE: 2d pale red Printed on Both Sides SG 15a horizontal strip of 3 with the original impression on the 'reverse' on a slight
angle & inverted releative to the 'face', full rouletting, very fine 'PAID/FE23/1861/ 5 /=ADELAIDE SA=' cds in blue, Cat £2850++, for singles. Superb. Ex AE Fryar and Julian Beresford. Gary Diffen's block of 6 - corner fault at lower-right - sold for
£5040. Remarkably, both items are cancelled on the same day and are almost certainly from the same sheet, but they are not contiguous.
The price at the Fryar sale, in 1955, was £100, which was a fearsome sum at the time. In fact, only one other item in that auction sold for more: the 4d ultramarine with Surcharge Omitted SG 68c (now Cat £55,000), that made £160. [See Lot 1143]
Grade A+ (Image1)
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Estimate AU$5,000
SOLD for AU$5,000.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1052 |
|
 TWO PENCE: 2d red SG 15, an unusually large example with rouletting clear of the design on three sides & just into the design at the
base, tied to outer to "North Rhine" by very fine 'PAID/MY23/1859/ 6 /=ADELAIDE SA=' cds in blue, very fine 'TOO-LATE' handstamp & largely superb 'ANGASTON' arrival b/s of the next day. More 'character' than the similarly-franked 'Besancon' (III)
local letter that sold for €181. [The addressee, Joseph Keynes, arrived in the Colony in 1839. In 1841 he established Keyneton Estate which, 180 years-on, remains in the family. After initial failure, he became a prominent landholder & breeder of
merino sheep. Keyneton and North Rhine, later the site of a copper mine, are in the Eden Valley Wine Region]
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$650.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1053 |
 |
 SIX PENCE: 6d slate-blue SG 17 with full rouletting, large-part o.g., Cat £1500+, for unused. Superb. A significantly underrated
stamp, and superior to Harry Lower's single that sold for $1570.
We cannot be certain, but it appears that this single originally adjoined the next lot at right.
Grade A+ (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$1,300.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1054 |
|
 SIX PENCE: 6d slate-blue SG 17 horizontal strip of 3 with full rouletting, the first unit with a separation fault at upper-left, the
third unit with two ironed-vertical creases, large-part o.g., Cat £4500++ for unused singles. An extremely rare multiple.
Grade A/B (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$6,000
SOLD for AU$5,250.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1055 |
G/F |
 SIX PENCE: 6d slate-blue SG 17 block of 6 (2x3) with full rouletting, a couple of insignificant blemishes otherwise superb,
circle-in-bars cancels of the GPO, Cat £450++, for singles. An extremely rare & desirable multiple. Ex Colonel Harry Napier.
Grade A/A+ (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$1,700.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1056 |
|
 SIX PENCE: 6d slate-blue SG 17 with full rouletting tied to cover to Hampshire "p overland mail" by circle-in-bars cancel in blue with
matching 'PAID/MY17/1859/ 6 /=ADELAIDE SA=' cds below, superb 'SOUTHAMPTON/AU6/1859/=PACKET-LETTER=' arrival cds on the face, minor blemishes. A scarce franking.
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$480.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1057 |
# |
 ONE SHILLING: 1/- yellow-orange SG 18, rouletted at sides and otherwise cut from the sheet to preserve the design, unused, Cat £2250.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$10,500.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1058 |
F |
 ONE SHILLING: 1/- yellow-orange SG 18 block of 6 (3x2) from the right of the sheet with vertical marginal watermark line at right,
full rouletting largely clear of the designs, neat 'PAID/SP25/1860/ 5 /=ADELAIDE SA=' cds in blue, Cat £330++, for singles. A superb and gorgeous multiple. Superior quality and appearance to Harry Lower's and Michael Blake's blocks of 4 that sold for
$2300 & $2560 respectively, and to the 'Chartwell' block of 8 (4x2) that sold for £2640.
Grade A+ (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$3,500
SOLD for AU$3,200.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1059 |
O |
 ONE SHILLING: 1/- yellow-orange Printed on Both Sides SG 18a with the original image on the 'reverse' inverted in relation to the
'face', a few split roulettes into the design at right, a little aged, Cat £2500. Gary Diffen has advised us that this is the only example he has recorded.
Grade B (Image1)
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
| 1060 |
F |
 ONE SHILLING: 1/- yellow-orange Printed on Both Sides SG 18a with the misplaced impression on the 'reverse' - portions of four units -
orientated upright relative to the 'face', small separation fault at left, Cat £2500. At least the equal of Gary Diffen's example, that sold for £1320.
Grade A- (Image1)
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Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$1,150.00
Closing..Nov-08, 06:00 PM |
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