LUNATIC ASYLUM continued...
Overprinted 'L.A.' continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 401 |
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RED OVERPRINT: 'L.A.' on Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 6d ultramarine SG DO289, rouletting except at left and cut from the
sheet at left & right well clear of the design creating a spectacular stamp, the apparent separation fault at lower-right is outside the rouletting, large-part gum, Cat £1500. Rated RRRR. Ex King Carol of Rumania, 'Hamilton' and Lord Samuel Vestey:
sold for £1485. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "extremely rare...superb & fresh", which accords with our assessment. Superior to the 'Besancon' example that sold for SFr1815. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$3,000
SOLD for AU$2,300.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 402 |
F |
RED OVERPRINT: 'L.A.' on Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 6d ultramarine SG DO289, rouletting on all sides, GPO cds of
'JU28/72', Cat £2000. Rated RRR. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $3595 (Sale 247 Lot 454). RPSV Certificate (1979). [Date range 24.6.1871 to 28.6.1872]
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Estimate AU$2,500
SOLD for AU$1,900.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 403 |
 |
RED OVERPRINT: 'L.A.' on Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 1/- bright red-brown SG DO290, rouletting except at left where cut
from the sheet well clear of the design, large-part gum, Cat £3250. Rated RRR. Superb. Ex Colonel Napier (I). The unattractive but unmounted mint 'Besancon' example sold for SFr1090. Lord Vestey's and Don Pearce's superb examples sold for £1440 and
$5750 (Sale 247 Lot 455) respectively. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$4,000
SOLD for AU$3,000.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 404 |
G |
RED OVERPRINT: 'L.A.' on Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 1/- bright red-brown SG DO290, rouletting on all sides, minor
separation faults at right, GPO cds of 'JA4/71', Cat £750. Rated RRRR. Ex Victor Bullock: sold for $535 (Sale 130 Lot 494). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "extremely rare". Don Pearce's example - minor tonespots - sold for $685 (Sale 247
Lot 456). [Date range 4.1.1871 to -.2.1874. In the Don Pearce catalogue the ERD was given as 4.1.1874, which we expect was our recording error for this stamp] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$500.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 405 |
F |
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'L.A.' on De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Rouletted 2d dull orange SG DO293, rouletting at left & base and cut from the
sheet at right (just into the design) and top clear of the design, fine GPO cds of 'JY-/71', Cat £650. Rated RRRR; unrecorded unused. Ex Victor Bullock: sold for $490 (Sale 130 Lot 495). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "very rare". A very
fine example sold at our auction of 10.3.2007 for $670 (Sale 126 Lot 315). Don Pearce's example - full perfs but with a 10mm closed tear - sold for $503 (Sale 247 Lot 457). Absent from 'Besancon'. [Date range 24.10.1870 to -.7.1871] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$550.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 406 |
F |
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'L.A.' on De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Perf 10 2d pale orange SG DO297 from the top of the sheet with horizontal
marginal watermark line at the top, very fine GPO cds of 'FE3/73', Cat £250. Rated RR; unrecorded unused. Superb. Ex Frederick Hall: sold for $1165 (Sale 133 Lot 555). BPA Certificate (1988). Don Pearce's superb example sold for $407 (Sale 247 Lot
458). Absent from 'Besancon'. [Date range 3.2.1873 to 6.5.1874] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$500.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 407 |
G |
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'L.A.' on Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 4d dull violet SG DO294, shallow thin & a little aged,
reperforated at the top, GPO cds of 'MY2-/74', unpriced unused or used by Gibbons. Rated RRRRR; unrecorded unused. Ex 'Sir Humphrey' (Brian Farmer): sold for $442 (Sale 118 Lot 423). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "extremely rare". Absent
from the 'Besancon' and Don Pearce collections. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$480.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 408 |
G |
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'L.A.' on Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Regular Compound Perf 10x11½-12½ 4d dull violet SG DO299, some trimmed
perfs at right & top, shallow thinning & a little aged, GPO cds of 'NO12/74', Cat £450. Rated RRR; unrecorded unused. Ex Rodney Attwood: sold for $580 (Sale 168 Lot 402). RPSV Certificate (2011). Don Pearce's example - graded 'B' - sold for $805
(Sale 247 Lot 460). Absent from 'Besancon'. [Date range 12.5.1874 to 12.11.1874] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 409 |
F |
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'L.A.' on Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 6d Prussian blue SG DO295 from the right of the sheet with
vertical marginal watermark lines at right, some trimmed perfs at right & top, a little aged, light indistinct GPO cds, Cat £600. Rated RR; unrecorded unused. Ex Frederick Hall: sold for $465 (Sale 133 Lot 556). Don Pearce's example - graded 'B' -
sold for $745 (Sale 247 Lot 461). Absent from 'Besancon'. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$525.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 410 |
F |
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'L.A.' on Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 1/- red-brown on brownish tinted paper SG DO296 from the right
of the sheet with vertical marginal watermark lines at right, some perf damage at right, light indistinct GPO cds, Cat £500. Rated RR; unrecorded unused. Ex 'Sir Humphrey' (Brian Farmer): sold for $268 (Sale 118 Lot 425). Don Pearce's similar example
sold for $503 (Sale 247 Lot 462). Absent from 'Besancon'. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$350
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 411 |
# |
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'L.A.' on Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted SG DO293, well-centred with rouletting on all sides, remarkably
fresh for a 2/-, unused, Cat £3500. Rated RRRR; unrecorded used. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2009) states "extremely rare". Superior to Don Pearce's unused example - a bit stained - that sold
for $5990 (Sale 247 Lot 463). The 'Besancon' example was cut-into at the base. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$3,000
SOLD for AU$3,000.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Overprinted 'L.C.'
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 412 |
# |
RED OVERPRINT: 'L.C ' (No Stop after 'C') on Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 1d dull green SG DO300, rouletting except at
right where cut from the sheet well clear of the design, unused, listed by Gibbons but unpriced. Unrecorded unused or used - with or without the stop - by Ron Butler and the only recorded example so it should be rated RRRRRR. Superb. Ex Baron von
Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2009) states "great rarity". Absent from both the 'Besancon' and Don Pearce collections. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$5,000
SOLD for AU$3,800.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 413 |
 |
RED OVERPRINT: 'L.C.' on Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2d bright vermilion SG DO301, rouletting at left & base, cut from
the sheet except at base to preserve the design (just shaved at top), Cat £1000. Rated RRRR. Ex William Frazer (gum loss incorrectly stated to be a "central thin"). The fine 'Besancon' and Don Pearce examples sold for SFr1570 and $1795 (Sale 247 Lot
434). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,400
SOLD for AU$1,250.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 414 |
F |
RED OVERPRINT: 'L.C ' (No Stop after 'C') on Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2d bright vermilion SG DO301a, rouletting
except at right misplaced vertically so cut from the sheet at left & right to preserve the design, light GPO cds of 'AU9/68', Cat £200. Rated RR; unrecorded unused. The very fine 'Tamiami' and Don Pearce examples sold for $431 (Sale 236 Lot 626) and
$299 (Sale 247 Lot 436) respectively. We have offered only one other example, that sold for $670 (Sale 130 Lot 485). [Date range 9.8.1868 to 8.12.1877, suggesting that some Red Overprints remained in stock after the system was discontinued in 1874] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$360.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 415 |
# |
RED OVERPRINT: 'L.C ' (No Stop after 'C') on Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 6d bright ultramarine SG DO302a, rouletting
except at top where cut from the sheet just into the design, small thin at upper-right, unused, Cat £1800. Rated RRRR. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2009) states "extremely rare". The almost
identical Vestey example sold for £960. The very fine mint 'Besancon' example sold for SFr2300. Absent from Don Pearce's collection.
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Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$1,450.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 416 |
G |
RED OVERPRINT: 'L.C ' (No Stop after 'C') on Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 6d bright ultramarine SG DO302a, rouletting on
all sides, light GPO cds of JA30/70', Cat £750. Rated RRRRR. Ex 'Sir Humphrey' (Brian Farmer): sold for $349. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "very rare". More attractive than the 'Besancon' and Don Pearce examples that sold for SFr965 &
$1375 respectively. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 417 |
G |
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'L.C.' on De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Rouletted 2d pale orange SG DO303 with the Watermark Reversed, rouletting except
at right where cut from the sheet clear of the design, a few trimmed perfs at lower-right, GPO cds of 'AU8/71', Cat £150+. Rated RR; unrecorded unused. Ex 'Sir Humphrey' (Brian Farmer): sold for $370 (Sale 115 Lot 411). Chris Ceremuga Certificate
(2019) states "rare". The 'Besancon' and Don Pearce examples sold for SFr121 & $275 respectively. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$175
SOLD for AU$320.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 418 |
F |
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'L.C.' on Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 6d dull blue SG DO304, rouletting on all sides, roughly separated
at top clear of the design but with an associated shallow thin at upper-right, light GPO cds of 'JY14/74', Cat £400. Rated RRRRR; unrecorded unused. Ex 'Besancon': sold for SFr725. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2018) states "extremely rare...superb"
(but doesn't mention the thin spot). Don Pearce's example - graded 'B' - sold for $550. [Date range -.5.1874 to 14.7.1874 only] (Image1)
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Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$800.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
LEGISLATIVE LIBRARIAN
Overprinted 'L.L.'
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 419 |
 |
RED OVERPRINT: 'L.L.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2d bright vermilion SG DO306, rouletting on all sides,
large-part gum, unpriced unused by Gibbons. Rated RRRRR. Ex Baron de Ferrary, Ernest Lye and Colonel Napier (II). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "extremely rare...superb & fresh". Absent from the Vestey, 'Besancon' and Don Pearce
collections. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$4,000
SOLD for AU$3,000.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 420 |
F |
RED OVERPRINT: 'L.L.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2d pale vermilion SG DO306, rouletting except at top where cut
from the sheet well clear of the design, part-GPO cds, Cat £225. Rated RR. The similar 'Besancon' and Don Pearce examples sold for SFr410 and $359 (Sale 247 Lot 442) respectively. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$340.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
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