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LotNo.

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

3258

1904-11 Thick 'POSTAGE' 10d brown-orange corner pair from the upper-right of the sheet Imperforate Between S53b (SG 287a) with Value/Sheet Number '10d 000874' in Vermilion, the right-hand margin detached & rejoined, ink notation in the side-margin, Cat $2500+ (£3500+), for a pair with the Sheet Number. Ex Friedrich Krichauff, 'Hamilton' and Ex Dr Don Pearce. Gary Diffen states that eight pairs and a block of 4 have been recorded, "although, unusually, this error is rarely offered at auction". His pair sold for £1920.

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Estimate AU$2,000

SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3259

1904-11 Thick 'POSTAGE' 1/- brown marginal block of 4 from the left of the sheet comprising two vertical pairs Imperforate Between Horizontally S54ba (SG 288a), ink notation in the margin, very lightly mounted, Cat $4000+ (£6000+), for two pairs. Superb. Ex Friedrich Krichauff and Dr Don Pearce. Gary Diffen recorded eight pairs in private hands & stated "one is damaged and most exhibit slight imperfections". His pair sold for £1440. Ric Slade-Slade had a block of 4 but it has probably been split into pairs, and is included as such in Gary Diffen's census.

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Estimate AU$3,000

SOLD for AU$2,300.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3260

1906-12 Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/A Double Perforation Errors comprising 3d at right with 'YORKETOWN' cds, 8d at right with 'PARCEL POST...' cds, 8d at base with boxed 'LATE FEE' handstamp (toned perfs), 1/- at right with Adelaide cds, and 2/6d at right - unlisted in the ACSC - with 'RUNDLE STREET' squared-circle (remarkably for a used item with Official Repair still in place), Cat $950, plus the unlisted 2/6d. Ex Dr Don Pearce. (5)

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3261

1906-12 Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/A 3d pale olive-green SG 298 marginal horizontal pair from the base of the upper pane Imperforate between the Stamps & the Gutter, Adelaide cds of MR23/07. Unlisted in the ACSC. Ex William Frazer, being the left-hand pair from his rejoined strip of 4, being the only recorded examples, and Dr Don Pearce. [In the Frazer sale, the strip was incorrectly listed as being from the Crown/SA issue]

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Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3262

1906-12 Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/A Perf 12 6d blue-green SG 300 marginal horizontal pair from the base of the sheet Imperforate between the Stamps & the Margin ACSC S43b, faint horizontal bend, lightly mounted, Cat $2000+, for singles. Ex Dr Don Pearce. Gary Diffen recorded four mint singles, four pairs & a strip of 4, several of which have faults. His single - "hinge remnants and tiny thin" - sold for £385. Jeff Harris' two singles sold for $670 and $725 respectively.

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Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3263

1906-12 Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/A Perf 12½ 6d blue-green vertical pair Imperforate Between ACSC S44b (SG 300ab), repaired tear affects both units, Cat $2000 (£3750). Ex Dr Don Pearce. Gary Diffen records ten pairs and a block of 4.

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Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3264

1906-12 Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/A 9d deep dull rose with an Additional Row of Horizontal Perfs Misplaced above the Value Tablet and Rectified with Another Line of Perf 12 in the correct position at the base ACSC S52var (SG 302var), hinge remainders. Rare: unrecorded in the ACSC, and absent from Gary Diffen's collection. Ex Dr Don Pearce.

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3265

1906-12 Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/A 9d dull lake block of 4 Imperforate Between Horizontally S52ba (SG 302a), minor gum disturbance, Cat $4000+ (£5000+), for two pairs. Ex Dr Don Pearce. The ACSC states that two pairs, two blocks of 4 & a block of 8 (4x2) have been recorded. We have recorded the following results, all for pairs: Ron Butler for £1080; our auction of 24.5.2008 for $2210; Jeff Harris for $2095; and Gary Diffen for £1440.

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Estimate AU$3,000

SOLD for AU$2,300.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3266

1906-12 Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/A 9d dull lake marginal block of 4 from the base of the sheet Imperforate Between Horizontally and at the Base S52b (SG 302a var), a couple of light bends, Cat $4000+ (£5000+), for two pairs. Ex Dr Don Pearce. Gary Diffen's similar pair from the upper pane - imperf between & above the gutter - sold for £1560. The ACSC entry combines the two variants. From the upper pane, two pairs have been recorded; from the lower pane, this block contains the only recorded examples.

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Estimate AU$3,000

SOLD for AU$2,300.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3267

1906-12 Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/A 1/- brown horizontal pair Imperforate Between ACSC S55b (SG 303a) block of 6 comprising three pairs of the error with margins at top & base, ink notation in the upper margin, the first and second pairs are unmounted, Cat $9000+ (£12,750+), for three mounted pairs. Superb. One of the great error pieces of the early Federal Period, comprising as it does three of the seven recorded pairs in private hands, with another in the Royal Collection. Ex Friedrich Krichauff and Dr Don Pearce.

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Estimate AU$7,500

SOLD for AU$5,750.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

Official Stamps

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

3268

THICK 'O.S.' OVERPRINT: 1874-76 Perf 11½-12½x10 1d deep green as SG O2 from the left of the sheet Imperforate at Left, minor separation fault at upper-left, 'GPO ADELAIDE/FE13/74/S-A' cds, Cat £475+. A rare error. Ex Dr Don Pearce.

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Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$550.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3269

THICK 'O.S.' OVERPRINT: 1876-85 Broad Star Perf 11½-12½ 6d bright blue SG O18 lower-left corner block of 36 (6x6) comprising the last row of the overprinting forme plus the complete overprinting forme of 30 (6x5), several different Damaged 'O's, '6d.' printed in the margin at the lower-left corner, horizontal crease across the second row, iron-spots affecting four units (and evident from the face) & light gum blemishes, some minor perf separation/reinforcing, large-part original gum with many units being unmounted, Cat £5760+, for mounted singles. A remarkable piece, being one of the largest surviving multiples with Type 1 'O.S.' Overprints. Ex Rodney Perry auction of 6.12.1979 and Dr Don Pearce. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate AU$3,000

SOLD for AU$2,300.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3270

THICK 'O.S.' OVERPRINT: 1876-85 Broad Star Perf 11½-12½ 1/- red-brown with 'O.S.' Inverted SG O27a, GPO duplex, Cat £500. Gary Diffen recorded 10 used examples: his stamp sold for £288. Ex Dr Don Pearce.

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3271

THIN 'O.S.' NARROW SPACING OVERPRINT: 1891-1902 Crown/SA Perf 11½-12½ 1/- red-brown from the worn plate with Double 'O.S.' SG O33a, lightly cancelled, Cat £1200. There are actually portions of three overprints. Ex Dr Don Pearce. Gary Diffen recorded only four examples: his stamp was sold for £240.

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3272

THIN 'O.S.' NARROW SPACING OVERPRINT: 1891 De La Rue Perf 10 1d dull blue-green SG O54 block of 25, well centred, endorsed in indelible pencil on the reverse of three stamps "Recd/Sept 14/93", some minor perf separation/reinforcing but most units are unmounted, Cat £1875+, for mounted singles. Ex Dr Don Pearce.

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3273

THIN 'O.S.' NARROW SPACING OVERPRINT: 1894 De La Rue Perf 15 1d dull blue-green with the Overprint Double SG O56a with the two impressions almost coincident, light duplex cancel. Listed by Gibbons but unpriced mint or used. Ex Dr Don Pearce. Absent from Gary Diffen's collection, and believed to be the only recorded example.

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Estimate AU$350

SOLD for AU$270.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3274

G/F

THIN 'O.S.' WIDE SPACING OVERPRINT: 1899-1901 1d rosine with Misplaced Double Overprint SG O81b partial reconstruction of 19 singles from a 'block' of 36, various squared-circle cancels including 'BLINMAN', 'MILANG', 'CHANDADA', 'YARDEA', 'MENINGIE' and 'THURINGA' all of March or April 1900, Cat £10,450 (£550 each). Ex Dr Don Pearce. Gary Diffen's single sold for £168.

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Estimate AU$3,000

SOLD for AU$2,300.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3275

THIN 'O.S.' WIDE SPACING OVERPRINT: 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' 2/6d pale violet and 5/- pale rose-pink SG O86-87 lower-right corner pairs each with Plate Number '1' and Value/Sheet Numbers '2/6 000055' in Green or '5/- 000050' in Violet, light horizontal bends, CTO with 'GPO ADELAIDE/ T4 / SE15/02/S.A' cds, Cat £28,000+, for normal singles. Ex Dr Don Pearce. For each, only one sheet of 60 was issued. The very fine 'Besancon' (I) 5/- & 'Besancon' (III) 2/6d CTO singles sold for a combined SFr11,855. On the small stamps, the space between 'O' & 'S' is 17mm. On the 2/6d and 5/- the space is 21mm. These famous pairs are the only recorded multiples and, because only one sheet of each was printed, the only possible Value/Sheet Number examples. Ric Slade-Slade had pairs of both denominations. They passed into the 'Holding' collection but are believed to have later been split into singles. These pairs are among the most important of all De La Rue Keyplate issues.

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Estimate AU$25,000

SOLD for AU$24,000.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3276

THIN 'O.S.' WIDE SPACING OVERPRINT: 5/- pale rose-pink SG O87, unusually well centred, characteristic light horizontal bend & light diagonal crease at lower-left, very fresh with large-part original gum, Cat £9500. Only one sheet of 60 was issued. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2008). The very fine 'Besancon' (I) example sold for SFr8470. Dr Don Pearce's example with minor bends sold at our auction of 9.11.2022 for $6350.

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Estimate AU$4,500

SOLD for AU$3,800.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3277

PUNCTURED 'SA': 1902-04 Thin 'POSTAGE' 1/- brown marginal vertical strip from the upper-right corner of the sheet with complete Error of Watermark 'SUOTH' ACSC S30a, Plate Number '1' and Value/Sheet Number '1d 689887' in Vermilion, mounted in the margins but the stamps are unmounted, Cat $1500 for the watermark error plus a premium for the sheet number. Ex Dr Don Pearce. The ACSC states that only two examples of the 'SUOTH' error have been recorded on the 1/-. [Most examples of the 'SUOTH' errors are missing the 'H' because they are corner pairs or blocks of 4 only]

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Estimate AU$350

SOLD for AU$800.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM