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| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 501 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Perf 10 2d red-orange SG DO367 with the Watermark Reversed, trimmed perfs at
base just into of the design, largely superb 'PORT WAKEFI[ELD]/ AP23/1872/S.A' cds, Cat £180. Rated R. Don Pearce's superb example sold for $323 (Sale 247 Lot 475). [Date range 10.12.1871 to 24.2.1873] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$125
SOLD for AU$95.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 502 |
# |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 4d deep violet SG DO357, rouletting except at the base and cut
from the sheet at left & base to preserve the design, unused, Cat £1500. Unrecorded unused by Ron Butler & only two other examples recorded so it should be rated RRRRR. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga
Certificate (2009) states "extremely rare". The 'Besancon' example with part-gum sold for SFr1935. Don Pearce's unused example sold for $1555 (Sale 247 Lot 478). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$1,350.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 503 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 4d deep violet SG DO357, rouletting except at the base where
cut from the sheet well clear of the design, large 'PORT WAKEFIELD/JY1/1872/S A' cds, Cat £350. Rated R. Superior to Don Pearce's example with Strathalbyn cds that sold for $715 (Sale 247 Lot 479). [Date range 1.10.1870 to 6.12.1872] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 504 |
# |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 4d deep violet SG DO362, unused, Cat £2500. Unrecorded
unused by Ron Butler and only two other examples recorded so it should be rated RRRRR. Sold at our auction of 16.5.2023 for $4075 (Sale 251 Lot 664). Absent from the 'Vestey', 'Besancon' and Don Pearce collections. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$3,000
SOLD for AU$2,300.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 505 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 4d deep violet SG DO362 from the left of the sheet with
vertical marginal watermark lines at left, GPO cds of 'MR5/74', Cat £225. Rated RR. Superb. Ex 'Sir Humphrey' (Brian Farmer): sold for $268. More attractive than the 'Besancon' and Don Pearce examples that sold for SFr266 and $359 (Sale 247 Lot 480)
respectively. [Date range 2.2.1874 to 30.7.1874] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$350
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 506 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½xRouletted 6d Prussian blue SG DO359, misplaced perfs
resulting in 'POSTAGE' at the Base, 3mm closed tear at left, indistinct cancel, Cat £500. Rated RRR. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $455 (Sale 247 Lot 482). The very fine 'Besancon' example sold for SFr385. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 507 |
 |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½xRouletted 1/- bright red-brown SG DO360, rouletting
misplaced so cut from the sheet at left & right to preserve the design, large-part gum, Cat £1400. Unrecorded unused by Ron Butler and the only example known to us so it should be rated RRRRRR. Ex 'Besancon': sold for SFr1675. Absent from Don
Pearce's collection. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$4,000
SOLD for AU$3,000.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 508 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½xRouletted 1/- bright red-brown SG DO360, perfs misplaced so
cut from the sheet at top (just shaved) and base to preserve the design, small fault & shallow thin at left, light indistinct cds, Cat £300 Rated RRRR. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "very rare". The 'Tamiami' and the very similar Don
Pearce examples sold for $575 (Sale 236 Lot 646) and $359 (Sale 247 Lot 483) respectively. [Date range 30.11.1871 to 21.5.1873] (Image1)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$250.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 509 |
# |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 2/- crimson SG DO365, the overprint misplaced with Stop
from the adjoining unit at left, unused, Cat £1300. Superb. Unrecorded unused by Ron Butler & only four other examples recorded so it should be rated RRRR. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2009)
states "extremely rare". Lord Vestey's unused example sold for £960. The mint 'Besancon' and unused 'Tamiami' examples sold for SFr3145 and $1375 (Sale 236 Lot 647) respectively. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 510 |
G |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½x10 2/- crimson SG DO369 from the left of the sheet with
vertical marginal watermark lines at left where imperforate, some trimmed perfs at upper-left, light GPO cds probably of 1876, Cat £300. Rated RRRRR but probably should be RRR. Ex 'Sir Humphrey' (Brian Farmer): sold for $442. Chris Ceremuga
Certificate (2011). Don Pearce's example - also imperf at left - sold for $455 (Sale 247 Lot 487). [The only confirmed date is 25.7.1876]
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Estimate AU$350
SOLD for AU$400.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
MAIN ROADS, GAMBIERTON
Overprinted 'MRG' and Variants
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 511 |
# |
 RED OVERPRINT: 'MRG' (No Stops) on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk 6d ultramarine SG DO371, rouletting on all sides & cut from the
sheet at the base to preserve the design, unused, Cat £7500. Rated RRRRRR but one other is recorded so it should be rated RRRRR. Superb. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2009) states "great
rarity". The 'Besancon' example with part-gum sold for SFr9075, 50% higher than any other result in the sale. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$10,000
SOLD for AU$7,500.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 512 |
F |
 BLUE OVERPRINT: 'MRG' (No Stops) on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Rouletted 2d orange SG DO372, rouletting on all sides & apparently
with Double Roulettes at the Top, a couple of tiny imperfections, part Gambierton cds, Cat £1800. Rated RRRR+. Ex Rev James Mursell, Colonel Napier - not included in his sales - and Don Pearce: sold for $2875 (Sale 247 Lot 465). Chris Ceremuga
Certificate (2010) states "great rarity". (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,500
SOLD for AU$2,800.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 513 |
# |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.G.' on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Perf 10 2d red-orange SG DO373a, rouletting on all sides and cut from the
sheet at the base to preserve the design, unused, Cat £3500. Unrecorded unused 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 all the other major collections. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$5,000
SOLD for AU$8,500.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 514 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.G.' on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Rouletted 2d red-orange SG DO373a, rouletting on all sides, neat
'GAMBIERTON/JY29/70/SA' cds, Cat £6500. Rated RRRRR: we have recorded only one other example plus the fantastical block of 4 that should be counted as one unit (see the next lot). Ex Manus (1920s), Hugh Wynn and 'Tamiami': sold for $11,980 (Sale 236
Lot 637). RPSL Certificate (1988). The other example, with cds of FE1/71, was sold at our auction of 14.4.2005 for $5360 (Sale Lot 150). Absent from 'Besancon'. [Date range 11.7.1870 to 1.2.1871] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$10,000
SOLD for AU$7,500.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 515 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.G.' on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Rouletted 2d red-orange SG DO373a block of 4, the upper-right unit with
Defective 'G' appearing as a 'C', remarkably well-centred with rouletting on all sides & between the units, Gambierton cds of 'JY11/70', Cat £26,000+ for four singles. Rated RRRRR, but the error is the only recorded example so the block should be
rated RRRRRR. Ex AE Fryar (1955) and Don Pearce: sold for $22,760 or only double what the 'Tamiami' single realised!
One of the most outstanding items in the entire Departmentals series. However, it is indicative of how little was understood about the Departmentals before the publication of Ron Butler's book that, at the Fryar sale, this outstanding rarity was
offered in the same lot as the also very rare 2d 'MRG.' with Stop after the 'G' only, and neither was thought to warrant a photograph.
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Estimate AU$40,000
SOLD for AU$30,000.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 516 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'MRG' (No Stops) on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Perf 10 2d red-orange SG DO374, small closed tear at upper-left,
part Gambierton cds, Cat £6500. Rated RRRRRR, but four examples have been recorded so it should be rated RRRR: unrecorded unused. Ex 'Sir Humphrey' (Brian Farmer): sold for $1865 (Sale 118 Lot 426). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2010) states "great
rarity". Don Pearce's superb example sold for $11,380 (Sale 247 Lot 466). Absent from 'Besancon'. The black marks to the left of 'MRG' appear to be a reversed offset of another 'G'. [Date range -.2.1871 to 10.2.1872] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$5,000
SOLD for AU$4,200.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Overprinted 'N.T.'
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 517 |
# |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'N.T.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 1d deep green SG DO376, faults and professionally filled
thinning, unused, unpriced unused by Gibbons. Unrecorded unused by Ron Butler and the only recorded example so it should be rated RRRRRR. Ex Rev James Mursell, Colonel Napier (I) and Frederick Hall: sold for $1395 (Sale 133 Lot 563). RPSV Certificate
(1979) does not mention the stamp's shortcomings and Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) that states "great rarity" and "professionally repaired thins etc". Absent from the 'Besancon' and Don Pearce collections.
It is believed that this is the only unused 'N.T.' stamp in private hands. The '3-PENCE' on 4d listed by Butler is orphaned in an institution.
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$1,900.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 518 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'N.T.' on QV De La Rue Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2d dull orange SG DO375, rouletting on all sides, very fine
part-strike of the rare '[NO]RTHERN TE[RY]/MY3/70[S.A]' cds, Cat £750. Underrated at R; unrecorded unused. Ex Victor Bullock: sold for $1225 (Sale 130 Lot 508). RPSV Certificate (2007). The 'Tamiami' example sold for $1135 (Sale 236 Lot 659). Don
Pearce's example - graded 'B' - sold for $685 (Sale 247 Lot 529). Absent from 'Besancon'. [Date range 3.5.1870 to 31.5.1870 only]
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$1,200.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 519 |
G |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'N.T.' on QV De La Rue Large Star Wmk Perf 10 2d dull orange SG DO380 from the base of the sheet with horizontal
marginal watermark line at the base, smudged diamond-numeral cancel, Cat £450. Underrated at R; unrecorded unused. Ex Frederick Hall: sold for $1395 (Sale 133 Lot 564). Superior to Don Pearce's example - a couple of pulled perfs - that sold for $685
(Sale 247 Lot 531). Absent from the 'Besancon' collection. [No confirmed dates] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$1,050.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 520 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'N.T.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ '3-PENCE' on 4d bright ultramarine SG DO377 from the right
of the sheet with vertical marginal watermark lines at right, small separation fault at upper-right, light Port Darwin cds, Cat £550. Underrated at RR; unrecorded unused in private hands, the example recorded by Ron Butler being in the
institutionalised Sir George Murray collection. Absent from the 'Besancon' collection. Superior to Don Pearce's example - ragged perfs at right - that sold for $805 (Sale 247 Lot 532). Apart from the Governor's Private Secretary ('P.S.'), this is the
only user to which the 3d on 4d was allocated. [The only confirmed date is 22.1.1877] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$950.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
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