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SOUTH AUSTRALIA continued...

South Australia continued...

LotNo.

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1417

1883-99 Bantam Perf 10x11½-12½ ½d red-brown SG 186 complete upper pane of 120 (20x6) Perf 10 horizontally, alternating Perf 10 & Perf 11½-12½ vertically, virtually full o.g. with almost all units being unmounted, Cat £4200++ as mounted singles. A rare & desirable half-sheet that fits on a single page. Ex 'Besancon' (III).

Grade A (Image1)

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Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$650.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1418

1892 two simple hand-drawn stamp-size designs in India ink for a 5d stamp, the first with QV Widow's Weeds portrait (apparently from a Canadian revenue stamp) in brown affixed, on separate pieces each with 'FINIS CORONAT OPUS' heading & affixed to a larger piece (190x131mm) endorsed "No 13", being the entrant number in the colony's Stamp Design Competition. ['Finis Coronat Opus' {= "the end crowns the work"} was the nom-de-plume of Melbourne artist Maximilian Tannenberg who worked for the printers Troedel & Co. He won the competition & was invited to submit a series of finished designs, three of which - all unadopted - sold at our previous auctions for an average of $2635]

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$800

SOLD for AU$600.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1419

1894 Tannenberg Designs 5d imperforate plate proof pairs on gummed unwatermarked paper in brown, red-brown, olive-brown, olive or bright blue, full unmounted o.g. Superb. (5 pairs)

Grade A+ (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

Official Stamps

LotNo.

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1420

OVERPRINTED 'O.S.' THICK TYPE: 1876-85 Perf 11½-12½ 6d Prussian blue as SG O25 but Imperforate, from the left of the sheet with margins close to huge & a fragment of the adjoining unit above, lightly cancelled. Unlisted by Gibbons. Absent from Gary Diffen's collection. Larger than Don Pearce's example with good even margins, believed then to be the only recorded example, that sold for $898. Necessarily offered "as is".

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1421

OVERPRINTED 'O.S.' THIN TYPE NARROW SPACING: 1891-96 Perf 10 2d orange with the Overprint Double Both Inverted SG O55b, a few short perfs at the base, large-part original gum. Unpriced by Gibbons. Absent from Gary Diffen's and Don Pearce's collections. RPSofV Certificate (2023).

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate AU$2,000

SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1422

OVERPRINTED 'O.S.' THIN TYPE NARROW SPACING: 1891-95 Surcharges Perf 10 '2½d' on 4d green with the Overprint Inverted SG O71c, large-part original gum, Cat £2250. Absent from Don Pearce's collection. An example sold at our auction of 25.3.2021 for $2395. RPSofV Certificate (2023).

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate AU$1,400

SOLD for AU$1,050.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

Postal History

LotNo.

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1423

1849 (May) envelope to Scotland with a light but discernable strike of the rare 'POST OFFICE/[crown]/ PORT ADELAIDE' undated double-circle handstamp, rated "6"[d] ship letter paid in red with a very fine almost complete Adelaide 'G.P.O/[crown]/MA*28/49/SOUTH AUSTRALIA' transit cds alongside on face, London '15SE15' transit and Edinburgh 'SEP/16/1849' arrival backstamps, rated a further "8"[d] to pay in black on face, a couple of very minor blemishes.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$290.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1424

1859 cover to GB with 1858-59 First Roulettes 2d red SG 15 three singles tied by poor diamond-numeral cancels of 'KOORINGA/DE16/1859 /=SOUTH-AUSTRALIA=' (largely fine cds on the face), Adelaide transit b/s in blue & 'LONDON-WC/ J10 /FE9/60' arrival b/s in red, a few trivial tonespots. A very scarce franking. Ex Michael Blake: sold at our auction of 7.2.2014 for $349.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$350

SOLD for AU$270.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1425

1870 (July 18) cover to England "Via Marseille" with 4d dull violet SG 54 (Cat £170 x3+ on cover) & 6d Prussian blue SG 57, faults but presentable.

Grade C (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$125

SOLD for AU$95.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1426

1872 complete box lid (380x296mm) to Dorset, endorsed "Parcel only without Letter", on arrival forwarded to "The Shrubbery/Basingstoke", rounded corners & a bit stained at left but not folded. A truly remarkable and impressive survivor. [For years, we have encouraged clients to seriously collect parcel-related mail. This fabulous item should inspire someone to do so]

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1427

1875 double-rate cover to England via "Brindisi" with 6d Prussian blue SG 105 Perf 11½x10 horizontal strip of 3 tied by light Gawler cds of NO6/75, superb GPO transit & very fine 'PETERBOROUGH/DE19/75' arrival b/s, minor discolouration of the blue envelope & repaired flap fault.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$135.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1428

1888 quadruple-rate part-cover (reduced at left to 115x110mm) to Hampshire with Perf 11½-12½ 2/- SG 132 tied by by 'SHIP MAIL ROOM' duplex of SP3/88 with a largely superb strike alongside. Very few 2/- frankings have been recorded. [Harry Lower's long 1877 cover with 2/- solo franking sold for $2070]

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

Datestamps and other Town Markings

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1429

Squared Circle cancels on Shierlaw fronts including 'LYRUP' on 1d Kangaroo and 'CALCA', 'LAMEROO', 'STANSBURY' & 'WOLSELEY' on KGV 1d reds, etc, plus a bundle of modern Northern Territory postmarks on piece, etc, the quality of strikes variable but quite a number are fine to very fine. (55 fronts + pieces) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$160.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

Tasmania

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1430

1858 'TASMANIA' 6d & 1/- imperforate plate proof singles in black on ungummed unwatermarked paper, full margins (the 6d being from the base of the sheet). Sold at our auction of 7.2.2014 for $932. [A similar non-marginal duo sold for $1610 in our sale of 1811.2006] (2)

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$850

SOLD for AU$650.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1431

1880-91 'TAS'-without-Lines Watermark Perf 12 1d pink Imperforate Block of 30 (6x5) from the upper-left corner of the sheet with Plate Number '3', horizontal creases in the margin & across the third row otherwise very fine with full unmounted o.g., Cat £6000++, for fifteen mounted pairs. A spectacular error multiple, surely the largest recorded.

Grade A/B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$3,500

SOLD for AU$2,700.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1432

1892-99 Tablets ½d to £1 SG 216-225, Cat £800. (10)

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate AU$550

SOLD for AU$500.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1433

1899-1900 Engraved Pictorials ½d to 6d SG 229-236 overprinted 'Specimen' horizontally or vertically, large-part o.g. with the 5d & 6d being unmounted, Cat £550+, for mounted. (8)

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$360.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1434

1902-04 Pictorials V/Crown Wmk 2d violet Perf 12½ Imperforate at Right ACSC T30bc (SG 239 variety), roughly separated at right, partly indistinct 'CHUDLEIGH/JY 13/03/TASMANIA' cds, Cat $2000. Ex Gary Diffen. Rare: only two examples recorded. [Illustrated in the ACSC at page 181]

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$950.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1435

1911 Pictorials Stereographed Crown/A Watermark Sideways 2d violet Perf 11x12½ ACSC T47a (SG 259c) corner block of 6 (3x2) from the upper-left corner of the sheet, exceptional freshness with full unmounted o.g., Cat $1200++ (£780++), for mounted singles. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "superb".

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1436

1912 Thin Pre-Gummed Paper 3d brown ACSC T56 (SG 262) block of 28 (6x5, ex the first two units from the last row) from the top of the sheet with margins on three sides, full unmounted o.g., Cat $3360 (£1960++), for mounted singles. An impressive multiple of this scarce & underrated stamp. Ex 'Besancon' (III)

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$850

SOLD for AU$650.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM