VICTORIA continued...
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Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 781 |
 O |
 1874-1912 mostly QV issues duplicated collection on annotated pages with lots of shades & perfs not checked by us, many varieties
noted including Sideways Watermarks including 1d rosine SG 357b (not priced by Gibbons) and Double Perfs, some mint and used multiples, 'STAMP DUTY' Overprint in Blue on 1/- (fiscal cancel), 1/6d blue mint & used x3, 3d grey-green plate proof on
ungummed unwatermarked paper (Ex Ronald Harrison and Max Watson), 1901-12 to 5/- x12 including Crown/A 2d Perf 12x11x12x12½ SG 448 (heavy cancel, Cat £650; RPSV Certificate), CTO to 5/- including 1901 1d olive blocks of 8 and 30, punctured 'OS' mint
blocks of 4 to 2/-, etc, also a modest collection of Melbourne datestamps. Ex John Boykett.
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Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 357b] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$2,500
SOLD for AU$4,600.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 782 |
F |
 1873-79 QV Bell Designs V/Crown Watermark '19' 1d green Perf 13 as SG 177a but Compound Perf 13x12½, neat partial Horsham '51'
duplex, unlisted by Gibbons. Geoff Kellow states at page 195 that "Perforation was mostly by comb 13 and 12½ machines, but there was use of the single-line 12 gauge throughout. No example of a compound perforation has been recorded on the 1d". RPSV
Certificate (2024). (Image1)
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Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 177a] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 783 |
H |
 1873-79 QV Bell Designs V/Crown Watermark '19' 1/- indigo/blue with the Watermark Sideways SG 180a, well centred for this issue,
bold Melbourne duplex cancel, Cat £750. Ex Wolfgang Kielmann. RPSV Certificate (2007). (Image1) (Image2)
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Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 180a] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 784 |
F |
 1876 Surcharge '8d 8d/F.IGHTPENCE' in Blue on QV Bell 9d brown/pink SG 191a, Melbourne duplex cancel well clear of the error, Cat
£650. Ex John Boykett. Gary Diffen stated only 13 examples are recorded, one in the Royal Collection. His example sold for £288, and again at our auction of 5.8.2021 for $599 (Sale 245 Lot 635). (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 191a] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$440.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 785 |
F |
 1882-84 QV Bell & Naish Designs V/Crown Watermark '33' 1d green Perf 12½ as SG 208 but Compound Perf 13x12½ block of 4, light
Echuca '40' duplex of SE27/83, minor central perf re-inforcing, a few uneven perfs. Unlisted by Gibbons. Geoff Kellow states at page 196 that "Perforation was almost exclusively by the comb perf 12½ machines. The exception is a small quantity single
line perf 12". RPSV Certificate (2024).
Geoff Kellow does not record the use of any Perf 13 machine after 1880, stating at page 25 that "after 1880 up to Federation the situation was fairly simple - three comb machines gauging 12¼-12½ x 12¼-12¾ for the normal-size stamps, and two single
line machines gauging 12¼-12½ for the large format stamps" (all of which Gibbons list as Perf 12½). However, the paper on which this stamp is printed did not arrive in Melbourne until July 1882, and the horizontal rows here are Perf 13 exactly. (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 208] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 786 |
F |
 1882-84 QV Bell & Naish Designs V/Crown Watermark '33' 2d mauve Mixed Double Perforations at Top creating Irregular Compound Perf
12x12½x12½x12½ SG 211c, on small piece with large-part 'TALBOT - 244' duplex cancel, slightly trimmed at upper-right & corner fault at lower-left prior to affixing, Cat £750. The additional Perf 12 row was applied to correct the Perf 12½ row cutting
the design through 'VICTORIA' at top. This is the stamp illustrated by Geoff Kellow at page 202, where he states it to be the only recorded example. The only other stamp of which we are aware - Irregular Compound Perfs 12x12x12x12½; also Cat £750
since at least 2007 - sold at our auction of 12.5.2007 for $3105 (Sale 128 Lot 575). (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 211c] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 787 |
F |
 1882-84 QV Bell & Naish Designs V/Crown Watermark '33' 2d mauve as SG 211 but with Irregular Compound Perfs 12x12x12x12½,
remarkably well centred for a stamp that has been perforated by two machines, light numeral cancellation, unrecorded by Geoff Kellow and unlisted by Gibbons. Unique: sold at our auction of 12.5.2007 for $3105 (Sale 128 Lot 575) and again at our
auction of 23.9.2011 also for $3105 (Sale 168 Lot 619). Ex Rodney Perry. RPSofV Certificate (1997). Imagine what this item would be worth if it was the only recorded example of a 19th century American or European stamp. (Image1) (Image2)
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Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 211] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 788 |
E |
 1884 QV Stamp Statute Validated for Postage 4d original stamp-size artwork in shades of brown and pencilled perforations, endorsed
"1869" to correct the coin inscription (an amendment that was made on the die), very minor peripheral blemishes hardly detract from this beautiful example of art-in-miniature. The stamps were issued only for fiscal purposes on 26.4.1871. They became
valid for postage from 1.1.1884 and are listed as from that date by Gibbons. Ex JRW Purves and Rodney Perry (1989). Illustrated by Geoff Kellow at Plate 13. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$7,500
SOLD for AU$5,750.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 789 |
E |
 1884 QV Stamp Statute Validated for Postage 10/- stamp-size largely hand-painted composite essay in grey & black with Chinese white
highlights and a photographic print of a hand-drawn Head on an oval field inserted, on thin card (66x96mm), minor blemishes that hardly detract from this beautiful example of art-in-miniature. Ex JRW Purves and Rodney Perry: sold at our auction of
7.12.2012 for $13,225 (Sale 177 Lot 764). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$7,500
SOLD for AU$5,750.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 790 |
E |
 1884 QV Stamp Statute Postal Fiscals £1 stamp-size largely hand-painted composite essay in grey & black with Chinese white
highlights and a photographic print of a hand-drawn Head on a circular field inserted, on thin card (64x63mm), a few minor blemishes that hardly detract from this beautiful example of art-in-miniature. Ex JRW Purves and Rodney Perry. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$7,500
SOLD for AU$5,750.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 791 |
E |
 1884 QV Stamp Statute Validated for Postage £10 stamp-size largely hand-painted composite essay in black blue & yellow with Chinese
white highlights and a printed Head on a lined-oval field inserted and with the artist's name 'W BELL' added at lower-right, on thin card (86x75mm), a small piece inscribed 'POUNDS' in white on a field of tiny 'one pound' repeating, endorsed in
pencil at lower-right "1400 letters" and initialled "TTaB", ink-smudge at lower-left well clear of the essay which is otherwise superb. A magnificent piece. Ex JRW Purves and Rodney Perry. Thomas Turner a'Beckett was Commissioner of Customs.This was
the highest denomination for which William Bell prepared artwork. However, the famous £5 black & yellow-green was the highest denomination actually issued. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$10,000
SOLD for AU$7,500.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 792 |
F |
 1884 QV Stamp Statute Validated for Postage V/Crown 4d rose-carmine with the Watermark Upright (Inverted) SG 222a, postally used
with a Barred Numeral cancellation, Cat £500. Sold at our auction of 28.11.2016 for $975 (Sale 217 Lot 862). RPSofV Certificate (2016). Most used examples have been cleaned and/or have fake cancels. Fun fact: the designer, William Bell, made a
mistake on the original artwork - 'BRITANNIAR' for 'BRITANNIA' - which was repeated on the die and the printed stamps. (Image1) (Image2)
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Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 222a] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$800
SOLD for AU$600.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 793 |
 TO |
 1884-96 Large Stamp Duty Validated for Postage selection comprising 2/6d, 3/- drab x3, 4/-, 5/- mauve (rare), 5/- rosine x3, 6/-
x2, 10/- green, 15/- brown x3, £1 x2, £1/5/-, £1/10/- x2, £2 x2, 45/- x2 and £10 between SG 268 & 292, all CTO with the distinctive 'MELBOURNE' cds of various dates, many with part- to large-part gum, Cat £3175.
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Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 268 & 292] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 794 |
# |
 1884-96 Large Stamp Duty Validated for Postage Litho 6/- apple-green SG 239 with sans-serif 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp (KTM Type 11c;
19x3½mm) Sideways Reading Upwards in Blue, endorsed "4 / 80" at the base, stained at the top, no gum. Ex John Boykett. Unlisted by Kellow Turner & McCredie, who do list this pattern on seven other values from this series, all noted as being recorded
only in the Australia Post Archives. Three of the higher values also have date endorsements, as here. (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 239] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$210.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 795 |
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 1884-96 Oversize Stamp Duty Validated for Postage £6 blue/pink SG 249 with diagonal sans serif Type 20 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, some
characteristic rough perfs, small ink-mark on the face, large-part gum. Kellow Turner & McCredie recorded only two examples. Ex Les Molnar: sold at our auction of 29.6.2012 for $3725 (Sale 174 Lot 398). RPSV Certificate (2012). This is the closest
anyone is likely to get to owning a mint example of any of these high value denominations. (Image1) (Image2)
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Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 249] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$2,500
SOLD for AU$1,900.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 796 |
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 1884-96 Large Stamp Duty Validated for Postage Typographed Perf 12½ 1/- chalky blue/lemon SG 257 with tiny seriffed 'SPECIMEN'
Handstamp (Type 12c; 13x1½mm) Diagonally Reading Upwards, large-part gum. Ex John Boykett. Illustrated by Kellow Turner & McCredie at page 35: three examples recorded in private hands. (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 257] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$270.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 797 |
P |
 1884-96 Large Stamp Duty Validated for Postage Typographed 2/- progressive die proof ('J' & 'L' not entered at upper corners) in
yellow-brown on wove paper with margins large to huge. Superb. Illustrated by Geoff Kellow at page 240, where he records eight similarly unfinished die proofs. A slightly smaller example on greenish paper sold at our auction of 15.8.2014 for $1045
(Sale 193 lot 574). (Image1)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 798 |
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 1884-96 Large Stamp Duty Validated for Postage Typographed Perf 12½ 10/- chocolate/pink SG 261 with italicised sans-serif
'SPECIMEN' Overprint (Type 16) Diagonal Reading Upwards, large-part gum. Ex John Boykett. Kellow Turner & McCredie record only two examples.
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Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 261] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$240.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 799 |
F |
 1884-96 Large Stamp Duty Validated for Postage Typographed Perf 12½ 10/- grey-green SG 272a & £2 blue SG 276a horizontal pair plus
QV Naish 4d tied to linen-backed piece by 'REGISTERED/AP6/98/MELBOURNE' cds, minor blemishes, Cat £560+ for CTO. An unrecognised postally used rarity. Ex Max Watson: sold at our auction of 3.4.2017 for $2315 (Sale 220 Lot 76).
The Gibbons prices for "used" denominations above 5/- are all for CTO stamps from presentation/collectors' sets. Such stamps are regularly encountered. The Two Pounds is the highest such value that has been recorded postally used, and this is the
only multiple. We have recorded only three other postally used examples of SG 276/a. Examples are known to have been used on gold packets out of Jamieson, Gaffneys Creek or Omeo. It must be stressed that not a single genuine postally used example of
the £1/5/-, £1/10/-, 35/-, nor any value above £2 has been recorded. (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 272a] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$1,150.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 800 |
TO |
 1884-96 Large Stamp Duty Validated for Postage Typographed Perf 12½ £10 mauve SG 279 CTO with Melbourne cds cancel, well-centred,
characteristic slightly rough perfs, no gum, Cat £350 for used. (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 279] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
