VICTORIA continued...
Postal History continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 981 |
PSE |
 1899 (April 20) usage of '1½d' on QV 2d Postal Card with 'The Bank of Australasia' roneod message on the reverse, to Cuba with
Melbourne cds cancel, New York machine transit & 'HAVANA,CUBA/29 MAY/ 99/REC'D' American-pattern arrival backstamps, a few very minor blemishes. A very scarce destination. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 982 |
 |
 1901 (June 27) advertising envelope for Francis Longmore Importer of Rare Drugs (Melbourne), locally used with Reading 1d olive
(demonetised from 1.7.1901) tied by 'YARRAM YARRAM - 336' duplex, the reverse with additional promotions for 'Blood & Liver Pills for Indigestion' and 'Everton Cough Remedy', minor blemishes. See also Lots 840, 861, 862 & 975. Illustrated in
'Philately from Australia' (March 2025). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$250.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 983 |
PSE |
 1902 (July 2) 'One Penny' Surcharge (Misplaced Downwards) on QV 2d Letter Card to the "Colonial Editor London" with short
competition entry message, originally mailed without added franking & 'ARARAT/VICTORIA - 93' duplex, QV Bantam ½d green & 1d pink added & tied by a second strike of the duplex over the top of the previous strike of the canceller, minor blemishes. The
rate was 2½d UPU foreign letter; the 1d letter rate was not extended to Great Britain until 1.5.1911, having earlier been reduced to 2d per ½oz from 1.4.1905. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 984 |
PSE |
 1902 (Aug 13) usage of QV Federation 1d grey-green Postal Card with 'Commonwealth' Coat of Arms on the reverse, to "Smyrna, Asia
Minor" with Bantam ½d green tied by Melbourne 'VICTORIA' machine cancel, 'SUEZ/9 IX 02' transit and very fine 'BRITISH POST OFFICE/SP15/02/SMYRNA' arrival both on the face, a few blemishes. The ancient Greek city of Smyrna is now subsumed within the
Turkish city of Izmir on the Anatolian coast of the Aegean Sea. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$260.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 985 |
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 1904 (March 16) usage of Frederick Tate & Co 'Parcels Express to any address in Great Britain' advertising envelope also promoting
baggage services, customs, shipping & forwarding, and storage, to Germany with Tannenberg 2½d blue tied by Melbourne double-ring cds, a few minor blemishes. Most attractive. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$200.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 986 |
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 1912 envelope to Hawthorn with 1d pink tied by a very fine strike of the extremely rare experimental continuous-machine cancel with
rectangular Australian Flag and 'MELBOURNE/24DEC12/***' datehead (Christmas Eve), flap removed otherwise superb. Ex JRW Purves, Rodney Perry and Hugh Freeman. A world-class rarity of machine cancellations, used for only two or three days, and being
the only recorded example on cover. Even small-part strikes on single stamps are rare. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1801 |
# O |
 Single volume collection with presentable Penny Blacks x4, 1854 Lithos 4d unused & used x3 and 1/- used x2, Hillman 6d with Huge
Transfer Flaw (cut-to-shape), condition rather mixed, then an attractive array of later Swans including 1861 to 1/-, Crown/CC Perf 12½ 1/- used block of 5, 'ONE PENNY' on 2d x8, Crown/CA Perf 14 4d carmine mint pair, 1884 '½' on 1d Thin Bar in mint
pair with normal, 1885 '1d.' on 3d mint block of 4 & Flat Top to '1' both shades used, 1888 New Colours 1d mint marginal block of 9, later issues mint & used to £1 plus some CTO to 10/- and 'OS' punctures used to 5/-, Postal Fiscals postally used to
1/-, Telegraphs 6d mint, a page of Commissariat Punctures including 4d carmine block of 4, Revenues including Watelow 6d imperf trade sample, Coolgardie Cycle Express Camels set with large-part sandy gum and Bicycle 1/- & 2/6d mint blocks of 4, etc,
generally fine to very fine. Ex John Boykett.
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Estimate AU$3,500
SOLD for AU$8,000.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1802 |
 / |
 Swans multiples selection mostly blocks of 4 comprising 1885-93 Crown CA Wmk Sideways ½d green **, 2d grey **, 4d chestnut **, 5d
olive */**, 6d violet ** & 1/- olive-green (no gum), 1895 'Half-penny' on 3d block of 12 **, 1898-1907 W[crown]A Wmk 2½d **, 1902-11 V/Crown Wmk Sideways Perf 12½x12 1d pink (Wmk Upright Inverted) */**, 8d apple-green block of 12 *, 9d orange (no
gum), 10d red (no gum), 1905-12 Crown/Double-Lined A Wmk Sideways Perf 12½x12 ½d green block of 6 */**, 1d pink */**, 2d yellow */**, 4d brown **, 5d pale greenish-yellow */**, 8d apple-green */**, 9d orange (Wmk Upright Inverted; one unit with small
pinhole) */**, 10d rose-orange */** and Perf 11 1d pink block of 6 **, 1d pink (Wmk Upright) **, 2d yellow *, 5d pale olive-bistre ** & 5d olive-green **, generally fine to very fine, Cat £3800+ for mounted.
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Estimate AU$800
SOLD for AU$1,700.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1803 |
P |
 1854 Swans Penny Black Perkins Bacon London Printings 1d imperforate plate proof block of 4 in black on ungummed unwatermarked
paper from the base of the sheet with margins good to huge, a shallow thin affects the lower units otherwise very fine and attractive. Of superior appearance to Dr Cecil Walkley's non-marginal block of 4 that sold for $2095 (Sale 115 Lot 201). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,750
SOLD for AU$1,350.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1804 |
# |
 1854 Swans Penny Black Perkins Bacon London Printings Imperf 1d black SG 1 an enormous single with good to huge margins and parts
of adjoining units at right & left, and a fragment of another unit at the top, unused, Cat £1700. Stunning. Sold at our auction of 1.9.2007 for $2795 (Sale 130 Lot 835). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1805 |
F |
 1854 Swan Penny Black Perkins Bacon London Printings Imperf 1d black SG 1, an unusually large example with margins good to huge & a
chunk of the adjoining unit at left, neat void-grid cancel, Cat £350. Superb. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1806 |
F |
 1854-55 Swans Lithographs 4d pale blue SG 3, margins close to large, largely very fine 15-bar Numeral '14' of Toodyay, Cat £200.
RPSV Certificate (2006). (Image1)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$160.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1807 |
# |
 1854-55 Swans Lithographs Imperforate 4d blue SG 3a large-part sheet of 100 (10x10) comprising Positions [51-60/231-240] being Row
3 [11-20] to Row 12 [11-20], including the following catalogued varieties: 'T' of 'POSTAGE' Shaved to a Point at the Foot SG 3d [Row7/15] and [R7/20]; Tilted Border & Evil Eye on 'F' of 'FOUR' SG 3i [Row 7/14] and [R7/19]; 'ESTERN' Squeezed-Down &
'U' of 'FOUR' Squeezed-Up SG 3k [R3/17]; Small 'S' in 'POSTAGE' SG 3L [R4/17]; 'N' of 'PENCE' Tilted to Right with Thin First Downstroke SG 3n [R6/16]; "Splashing Swan" (Water above 'ENC' of 'PENCE' Damaged) SG 3o [R6/20], affected by a closed tear
that was not mentioned in the Vestey catalogue; 'F' of 'FOUR' Slanting to Left SG 3p [R7/17]; Squeezed-Down 'WESTERN' in Tiny Letters SG 3q [R8/17]; 'P' of 'PENCE' with Small Head SG 3r [R9/15]; Squeezed-Down 'RALIA' SG 3s [R9/16]; 'PE' of 'PENCE'
Close Together SG 3t [R10/15]; Narrow 'N' of 'PENCE' SG 3u [R10/16]; 'POS7AGE' SG 3v [R11/15]; Thin Right Downstroke of 'A' of 'POSTAGE' SG 3w [R11/16]; and No Line above 'GE' of 'POSTAGE' & Line below 'FOU' of 'FOUR' SG 3y [R8/11]. In addition,
there are two other major varieties - why are they not given a catalogue listing? - Swan with White Eye [R8/15] and 'WESLERN' ('T' & 'E' Joined) [R12/18]; one right-hand unit with a repaired tear into the design and a few very minor imperfections
that are quite inconsequential, unused, Cat £90,000++ (as singles). Ex H Horsley (1912), PR England (1926), David Bernhard (1928), SA Brown (1946), Lord Samuel Vestey (2015) and Trevor Hiscock: sold for $128,100 (Sale 215 Lot 119). Only 12
Gibbons-listed varieties are noted in the Vestey catalogue: Lord Vestey did not note the presence of the two Tilted Border units, and the Line below 'FOU' was noted only as a substituted transfer and not also as SG 3y.
This impressive large-part sheet is, without any doubt, one of the Crown Jewels of Australian philately, and one of the most stimulating and technically exciting philatelic items from anywhere in the world. In addition to the presence of so many
major varieties, it is evidence of the laborious nature of laying-down the individual transfers on the printing stone, resulting in inevitable uneven spacing between the clichés, most notable on the last four columns of the last four rows where the
horizontal laying-down has become significantly out of alignment. Further, two of the four positions previously occupied by the Inverted Frame are present. These are [R8/11], the Line below 'FOU' of 'FOUR' and [R8/16] with Bulging Frame above 'AG' &
Close above 'E' of 'POSTAGE'. For a detailed examination of the varieties, and the relationships between them - which are impossible to observe from single stamps - we refer you to Brian Pope's fascinating study 'The 4d Lithograph 1857-1864'
(1984). (Image1)
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Estimate AU$100,000
SOLD for AU$75,000.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1808 |
# |
 1854-55 Swans Lithographs Imperforate 4d blue with Squat 'EN' of 'PENCE' SG 3m [R6/4], margins close to good, light ironed-out
vertical crease, unused, Cat £3250. Ex Trevor Hiscock: sold for $2195 (Sale 215 Lot 114). RPSofV Certificate (2016). (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1809 |
# |
 1854-55 Swans Lithographs Imperforate 4d deep dull blue SG 3b, margins close to good, Cat £3250. Superb. Ex Dr Cecil Walkley: sold
for $2560 (Sale 115 Lot 217). It is noteworthy that Dr Walkley had only one unused example of this shade, compared with three of the more highly regarded 'slate-blue'. This supports our contention that the 'deep dull blue' is the scarcer shade. It
should also be noted that 'deep dull blue' was the shade of the First Printing, so it should be listed by Gibbons as SG 3. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,750
SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1810 |
# |
 1854-55 Swans Lithographs Imperforate 4d slate-blue SG 3c, good even margins, unused, Cat £4000. Superb. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$2,600.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1811 |
# |
 1854-55 Swans Lithographs Imperforate 4d slate-blue SG 3c, an unusually large example with margins good to large, unused, Cat
£4000. RPSV Certificate (1984). Superb. Ex Dr Cecil Walkley: sold at our auction of 14.4.2005 for $3495 (Sale 115 Lot 219). RPSV Certificate (1984). The Lord Vestey/Trevor Hiscock example sold for $3660 (Sale 215 Lot 105). They are the two finest
'slate-blues' we have offered. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,500
SOLD for AU$2,200.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1812 |
# |
 1854-55 Swans Lithographs Imperforate 1/- deep red-brown SG 4a, margins just touched at right to large, unused, Cat £2000. RPSV
Certificate (2005). (Image1)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1813 |
F |
 1854-55 Swans Lithographs Imperforate 1/- deep red-brown SG 4a, margins good to just touched at top & slightly trimmed at right,
light neat void-grid cancellation, Cat £1100. RPSV Certificate (2006). A lovely deep shade. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1814 |
F |
 1854-55 Swans Lithographs Imperforate 1/- grey-brown SG 4b, margins close to large at right, very fine 15-bar Numeral '8' of
Fremantle, Cat £400. RPSV Certificate (2007). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$270.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
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