WESTERN AUSTRALIA continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1835 |
P |
 1860-64 Swans Printed in the Colony from Perkins Bacon Plates 6d die proof in black on India paper (50x45mm) affixed to a slightly
larger piece of thin card (52x48mm). Superb. Ex Lord Samuel Vestey: sold in 2015 for £4800. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$8,500
SOLD for AU$6,500.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1836 |
P |
 1860-64 Swans Printed in the Colony from Perkins Bacon Plates 6d die proof in black on India paper (45x47mm) affixed to a slightly
larger piece of thin card (52x50mm). Superb. Ex Lord Samuel Vestey: sold in 2015 for £6000. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$8,500
SOLD for AU$6,500.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1837 |
F |
 1860-64 Swans Printed in the Colony from Perkins Bacon Plates Imperforate 6d sage-green SG 28, unusually fine with margins large to
close at lower-left, light 15-Bar Numeral '18' cancel of Bunbury, Cat £450. (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Western Australia) 28] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1838 |
P |
 1861 Swans Printed by Perkins Bacon in London 4d imperforate colour trial block of 6 (3x2) in deep carmine on ungummed
unwatermarked paper, good even margins. Superb. Sold at our auction of 11.7.2008 for $2445 (Sale 137 Lot 591). Dr Cecil Walkley's block of 4 sold for $1865 (Sale 115 Lot 294). The 4d colour proof sheet was rejected, with an instruction to make "a
much greater distinction between the 4d & 1d stamps". (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,800
SOLD for AU$1,350.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1839 |
# |
 1861 Swans Printed by Perkins Bacon in London Intermediate Perf 14-16 4d vermilion SG 35, unusually well-centred, unused, Cat
£1900. Very scarce. (Image1)
(Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Western Australia) 35] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$800
SOLD for AU$600.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1840 |
P |
 1864-79 Swans De La Rue Printings in London Crown/CC Watermark imperforate colour trial pairs of the 1d in olive-bistre with
Crown/CC Watermark Sideways, 6d in slate-violet with no watermark (marginal, from left of the sheet) and 1/- in emerald-green with Crown/CC Watermark Upright, good even margins, large-part gum. Ex Dr Cecil Walkley: sold for $1105 ( Sale 115 Lot 318).
(3 pairs) (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1841 |
P |
 1864-79 Swans De La Rue Printings in London Crown/CC Watermark 1d imperforate plate proof single in bistre on gummed Crown/CC
watermarked paper with small 'CANCELLED' Overprint, margins close to good, part-gum with hinge remainders. Ex Ron Butler: sold in 2004 for £575. The Mike Brachi/Lord Vestey example sold in 2015 for £420. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$1,150.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1842 |
P |
 1864-79 Swans De La Rue Printings in London Crown/CC Watermark 1d imperforate plate proof single in bluish green on ungummed
Crown/CC watermarked paper, margins just touched - at the base - to large. The slightly larger Mike Brachi/Lord Vestey example sold in 2015 for £240. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$440.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1843 |
# |
 1864-79 Swans De La Rue Printings in London Crown/CC Watermark Perf 12½ 2d mauve Error of Colour SG 55b marginal single from the
left side of the sheet, unused, Cat £22,000. RPSL Certificate (1968) as the then SG 65. The John Gartner/Trevor Hiscock regummed example sold at our auction of 22.2.2013 for $15,725 (Sale 178 Lot 145). Dr Cecil Walkley's regummed example sold for
$18,400 (Sale 115 Lot 145). The Sir Gawaine Baillie & 'Besancon' (I) mint examples sold for $41,400 & SFr19,200 respectively. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Western Australia) 55b] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$15,000
SOLD for AU$11,500.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1844 |
P |
 1864-79 Swans De La Rue Printings Crown/CC Watermark Perf 12½ 6d imperforate colour trial block of 4 in dull violet on ungummed
unwatermarked paper, margins close to good. A lovely item. Ex Dr Cecil Walkley: sold for $1220 (Sale 115 Lot 296). The 6d colour proof sheet was rejected, with an instruction to make the 6d "more of a slate colour". (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$800
SOLD for AU$600.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1845 |
P |
 1871 Swans De La Rue New Denomination 3d imperforate plate proof block of 6 (3x2) from the top of the sheet in cinnamon (the issued
colour) on ungummed unwatermarked highly surfaced paper, margins good to humungous, each unit with 'CANCELLED' Overprint, a couple of very minor surface imperfections otherwise unusually fine for these proofs. In 1971, a half-sheet of 120 was sold at
a Sydney auction and all known examples derive from that pane. Most examples have obvious surface abrasions and/or tonespots on the reverse. This is the finest block we have seen. The Mike Brachi/Lord Vestey block of 10 (5x2) from the top of the
sheet sold in 2015 for £900. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$850
SOLD for AU$650.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1846 |
P |
 1882-85 Swans De La Rue London Printings Crown/CA Watermark 4d perforated colour trial in sage-green on gummed Crown/CA Sideways
watermarked paper, well centred, large-part disturbed gum. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2007) states "Great rarity as only several recorded", to which he has added in pencil "3 recorded & in fact probably only 3 made", making this as rare as the
original Perkins Bacon die proofs. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$5,000.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1847 |
P |
 1883 proposal for a Swans new Halfpenny stamp & a revised design for the Penny, using the designs already in use for ½d & 1d
Postal Cards, extract (127x170mm) endorsed "Appendix B" with die proofs of the two stamps in black on surfaced card (each reduced to 38x34mm) affixed, endorsed at upper-right "Sep.28.83". Superb. Ex De La Rue Archives - illustrated by Frank Walton at
page 6539 - and Dr Cecil Walkley: sold for $1045 (Sale 115 Lot 354). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$950.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1848 |
E |
 1885-93 Swans New Designs by De La Rue original stamp-size artwork for the new keyplate design with blank value tablet at the base
in carmine with Chinese white highlights on thin card (63x77mm) with denomination 'inserts' below for 2d 4d 6d & 1/-, pencil endorsement "special plate", horizontal crease through the 'POSTAGE SIX PENCE' tablet. Ex John Gartner, Mike Brachi and Lord
Samuel Vestey: sold in 2015 for £4560. Vestey's similar very fine piece with the denomination 'FOUR PENCE' in the value tablet sold for £8400.
(Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$6,000
SOLD for AU$4,600.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1849 |
P |
 1898-1907 New Designs by De La Rue 6d die proof in black on highly surfaced card (92x61mm) handstamped '9DEC96' in blue at
upper-left & 'BEFORE/HARDENING' in black at upper-right ACSC W2(DP)1A, Cat $3000. Superb. Ex Lord Samuel Vestey: sold in 2015 for £504. This design was prepared in 1896, and stamps were printed in 1897. However, because of a large surplus of the 1893
6d SG 100, they were not issued until 1906, which is why this issue is listed in the ACSC 'Federal Period' catalogue. (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Western Australia) 100] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$850
SOLD for AU$850.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1850 |
P |
 1898-1907 New Designs by De La Rue W[crown]A Watermark 2½d imperforate plate proof gutter block of 8 (2x4) in the issued colour on
gummed watermarked paper, from the left of the imprimatur sheet ACSC W1PP(1), light bend in the central gutter & light soiling in the left-hand margin still very fine with full unmounted gum, Cat $2400+ for four pairs. Superb. Ex De La Rue Archives
- illustrated by Frank Walton as a sheet of 120 at page 6547 - and Dr Cecil Walkley: sold for $1220 (Sale 115 Lot 360). The ACSC states "...the largest surviving block is believed to be one of 8". (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1851 |
P |
 1898-1907 New Designs by De La Rue W[crown]A Watermark 1/- imperforate plate proof gutter block of 8 (2x4) in the issued colour on
gummed watermarked paper, from the imprimatur sheet ACSC W3PP(1), full unmounted gum, Cat $2400+ for four pairs. Superb. Ex De La Rue Archives: illustrated by Frank Walton as a sheet of 120 at page 6549. The ACSC states "...the largest surviving
block is believed to be one of 8". Sold at our auction of 12.5.2007 for $2210. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1852 |
 TO |
 1902-11 QV Printed in Melbourne V/Crown Watermark Perf 12½ £1 orange SG 128a CTO with Perth cds ACSC W68x, exceptional centring,
large-part gum, Cat $400 (Image1)
(Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Western Australia) 128a] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1853 |
F |
 1902-11 Swans Printed in Melbourne V/Crown Watermark Compound Perf 12½x11 2d yellow-orange ACSC W21 (SG 136) horizontal pair, light
'KALGOORLIE/FE6/05/WA' duplex, Cat $4500+ (£1200+) for singles. The ACSC states "A very few used examples are known" (and no mint) and illustrates a different pair used at Kalgoorlie. (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Western Australia) 136] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 1854 |
 |
 1905-12 Swans Printed in Melbourne Crown/A Watermark Perf 12½ ½d grey-green from the base of the upper pane Imperforate at the Base
ACSC W4b (with the perfs at base from the lower plate removed), some characteristic irregular perfs, large-part gum with some gum-loss but not thinned, Cat $2500. The ACSC states "three mint and five used examples [three of them institutionalised]
are recorded". Gary Diffen's unused example with untrimmed perfs sold in 2020 for £1320. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
