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SOUTH AUSTRALIA continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 841 |
H |
 1868 Emergency Issue on Crown/SA Watermark Paper 'TEN PENCE' in Blue on 9d yellow SG 78a with the Watermark Reversed & Misplaced
(with 'S' of the sheet-watermartk below), untidy numeral cancel, Cat £2000. Ex 'Dubois' (Part I): sold for SFr605 (possibly because it was described as having a "horizontal ironed crease", that is actually the heavily impressed horizontal watermark
line). Harry Lower's, Michael Blake's and Don Pearce's examples sold for $2990 $2445 & $2275 respectively.
A rare stamp that is seriously underrated, in part because it is listed by Gibbons under the Large Star Watermark issue. Often characterised as an 'error', in the catalogue for the John Griffiths' sale, it was noted that this was a trial printing on
the paper to be used for the new De La Rue 2d SG 152, issued in August 1868. We consider that it was either a trial printing or an emergency printing perhaps inadvertently on the new paper, and expect that all examples have the watermark reversed.
Don Pearce believes that only two sheets were printed, a total of only 480 stamps. Gary Diffen has recorded about 40 examples, some of which are defective or 'dwarf' stamps. No unused examples have been recorded. (Image1) (Image2)
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Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 78a with] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$1,500
Currently Opening at...AU$1,150.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 842 |
 / |
 1901-02 Large Crown/SA 1/- dark reddish brown vertical strip of 3 Imperforate Horizontally SG 148a, the upper unit with a minor
hinge remainder, the lower pair is unmounted, Cat £4000+ for a mounted pair. Ex 'Dubois' (Part I): sold for SFr1815. (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 148a] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$2,200
Currently Opening at...AU$1,700.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 843 |
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 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ 2/6d to £20 with both £5 all with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, characteristic rough perfs &
large-part streaky gum, hinge remainders. The official reprints made specifically to be overprinted 'SPECIMEN'.
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 844 |
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 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ £10 bronze SG 206a, a very fresh example from the original printing with strong metallic
sheen, lightly mounted, lightly signed "AD" (= Alberto Diena) on the reverse, Cat £9000. An extremely rare stamp: most examples offered are cleaned fiscals, or reprints with patchy gum & the 'SPECIMEN' Overprint removed. Ex 'Dubois' (Part I): sold
for SFr2420. BPA Certificate (2002) (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$6,000
Currently Opening at...AU$4,600.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 845 |
 TO |
 1902-04 Thin 'POSTAGE' Tall Stamps 8d ultramarine with 'EIGNT' for 'EIGHT' ACSC S26c (SG 272a), CTO with partial 'GPO ADELAIDE/SA'
cds, Cat $4500 (£3500). Ex 'Dubois' (Part I): sold for SFr1585. The Henry Harvey/Michael Blake CTO example sold for $2355. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,000
Currently Opening at...AU$1,500.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 846 |
|
 1904-11 De La Rue Tall Stamps with Thick 'POSTAGE' Perf 12 £1 blue ACSC S73 (SG 292) corner block of 4 from the upper-right of the
sheet, unusually well-centred, very fresh & lightly mounted (a hinge remainder in the upper margin just impinges on the upper units that are otherwise unmounted) Cat $2400+ (£1600+) for singles. Ex 'Dubois' (Part 4): sold for SFr605. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$800
Currently Opening at...AU$600.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 847 |
/ |
 1905-12 Crown/A Small Stamps 2d deep violet block of 8 (4x2) with the lower row Imperf on Three Sides ACSC S9b (SG 295aa), the
lower-left unit damaged from having been manually separated & the next unit impacted by a closed tear also from partial manual separation, a couple of minor bends, the right-hand block of 4 very fine with the lower units being unmounted, Cat $6000+
for four vertical pairs (£7000+ for two horizontal pairs). Ex 'Dubois' (Part 4): sold for SFr3415. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$4,000
Currently Opening at...AU$3,000.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 848 |
G |
 1906-12 Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/A Tall Stamps 3d olive Perf 11 ACSC S37 (SG 298e) horizontal pair, light 'COWELL/MR11/10/S-A'
squared-circle cancels as usual, Cat $3000+ (£1700+) for singles. Ex 'Dubois' (Part 4): sold for SFr427. Don Pearce's better-cancelled pair sold for $1795 (Sale 249 Lot 1411). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
Currently Opening at...AU$750.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 849 |
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 1906-12 Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/A Tall Stamps 3d olive Perf 11 Misperforated above the Value Tablet & Corrected with an Additional
Line of Perf 11 (with smaller holes, from a different machine) ACSC S37b (SG 298e var) horizontal pair from the base of the sheet, thin band of toning & hinge remainder, Cat $5000+ (£2400+ for normal stamps) for singles. Ex 'Dubois' (Part 1): sold
for SFr1035. This is the pair illustrated in the ACSC 'Federal Period 1901-12' at page 131. Absent from Don Pearce's formidable collection.
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Estimate AU$1,500
Currently Opening at...AU$1,150.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 850 |
|
 1906-12 Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/A Tall Stamps 6d blue-green SG 300 marginal example from the base of the sheet Imperf at Base ACSC
S42b, very fresh, small hinge remainder, Cat $2000. Ex Gary Diffen - sold for £384 - and 'Dubois' (Part IV): sold for SFr427. The ACSC states that only a mint single & pair and two used singles are recorded. However, Gary Diffen identified 12 mint
examples in all - some with faults - and only one used stamp, roughly separated at the base. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$650
Currently Opening at...AU$500.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 851 |
|
 1906-12 Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/A Tall Stamps 1/- brown horizontal pair Imperf Between ACSC S59b (SG 303a), faint suntanning on the
gum, lightly mounted, Cat $4500 (£4250). Gary Diffen's superb marginal pair sold in 2020 for £2685. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,000
Currently Opening at...AU$1,500.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
Official Stamps - Departmental Overprints
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 852 |
O |
 Selection of Red Overprints including 'C.O.' on 1/-, 'C.P.' on 4d, 'C.S.' on 1/-, 'H.A.' on 6d & 1/-, 'P.O.' on 1/-, 'R.B. on 2d,
'S.G.' on 6d, etc, also Blue Overprint 'S.M.' on De La Rue Rouletted 2d, some minor imperfections & separation faults but most are fine to very fine, Cat £2675. An unusual opportunity.
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Estimate AU$1,500
Currently Opening at...AU$1,150.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 853 |
#O |
 Quintet comprising Blue 'A.O.' on Crown/SA Rouletted 2d SG DO32 (apparently unused but with central ink-stain) and 'G.P.' on
Perkins Bacon Rouletted 1d yellow-green DO231 (fine); and Black on Crown/SA Rouletted 2d 'O.A.' DO384 and 'S.G.' DO506 (both defective) and Perf 10 'D.B.' DO186 (trimmed perfs); Cat £1970.
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
Official Stamps
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 854 |
|
 1891-1902 Thin 'O.S.' Narrow Setting Wmk Large Crown/SA 1/- deep red-brown SG O36 block of 10 (5x2) SG O74 block of 6 (3x2), a bit
fragile with reinforcing of the perfs, Cat £1100+ for mounted singles. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 855 |
|
 1893-95 Thin 'O.S.' Narrow Setting 4d lilac with 'O.S.' Double One Diagonal SG O66a horizontal pair, hinge remainder, Cat £1200+
for singles. A striking error. Don Pearce's similar pair - lightly mounted - sold for $1255 (Sale 249 Lot 1490). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$750
Currently Opening at...AU$575.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 856 |
/ |
 1897-1901 Thin 'O.S.' Narrow Setting Perf 15 5d purple SG O74 block of 6 (3x2), a bit fragile, lightly mounted & the lower units
are unmounted, Cat £780+ for mounted singles. (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) O74] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
Postal History
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 857 |
PSE |
 Group including 1849 from London with 'G.P.O/[crown]/SOUTH AUSTRALIA' cds (2-digit year) in black and 1850 local outer with strike
in blue (4-digit year), 1860 & 1862 local letters with Second Roulettes 2d (one an Imperial Fire Office folded circular), 1875 to GB with 6d blue, 1878 to Staffordshire with '8 PENCE' on 9d, 1896 OPSO envelope with 1d 'OS' overprint, 1897 Wrapper 1d
with superb 'PT DARWIN/SA' squared circle, 1901 'PARCEL POST' label on hessian wrapping to Scotland with 'PORT PIRIE' cds, 1902 to GB with ½d GPO & 2½d blue x2 and curved 'REGISTERED' handstamp, 1912 Reply Card 1d red reply portion used as postcard
to GB, etc, also unused stationery including Scenic Postal Cards 'ON THE MURRAY' (Paddle Steamer) & 'PRINCE ALFRED COLLEGE' both very fine and Zieher-type SA stamps postcard unused, condition a little variable but many are fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 858 |
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 POSTAL STATIONERY - CARDS: 1909 Scenic Issue 1d HG 8 (Adelaide Printing with Stop after 'AUSTRALIA.') 'HILL RIVER/PRIZE MERINO RAM'
in black-brown, very fine unused. A scarcer view: an example with a couple of bumped corners sold at our auction of 31.8.2019 for $708 (Sale 237 Lot 375). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 859 |
PSE |
 POSTAL STATIONERY - WRAPPERS: 1911 (circa) 'COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA' ½d emerald as HG E9 but on Unsurfaced Stock, to NSW with
Adelaide cds of MR14/12. Very scarce. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 860 |
S= |
 POSTMARKS: Modest 'M' to 'Y' collection with numerous fine to very fine strikes and a large number of closed offices noted. A good
start.
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
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