SOUTH AUSTRALIA continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1871 |
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 1876-1900 QV Perkins Bacon Broad Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 2/- carmine SG 132-134 blocks of 4 in slightly different shades, very fresh
with large-part gum, Cat £700+ for singles. (3 blocks) (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 132-134] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Dec-03, 05:30 PM |
| 1872 |
|
 1876-1900 QV Perkins Bacon Broad Star Wmk Perf 10x11½-12½ 6d Prussian blue SG 139 block of 8 (4x2), most units are well-centred,
minor blemishes on the reverse don't detract from the very fine facial appearance, large-part gum, Cat £1440+ for singles. Ex William Frazer and 'Dubois' (IV): sold for SFr535. A very scarce multiple. Don Pearce's strip of the 6d bright blue SG 140 -
Cat £1200+ for singles - sold for $1075 (Sale 249 Lot 1219). (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 139] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Dec-03, 05:30 PM |
| 1873 |
|
 1901-02 QV Perkins Bacon Large Crown/SA Wmk 1/- red-brown vertical strip of 3 from the base of the sheet Imperforate Horizontally
including at the Base SG 148a (ACSC S16bb), large-part gum, Cat £4500+ for a pair. Ex 'Dubois' (IV): sold for SFr2925. Only seven pieces have been recorded, most of which have been roughly separated at the base. Michael Blake's pair - illustrated in
the ACSC - sold for $4890. The unmounted 'Besancon' (I) strip of 3 sold for SFr3960. (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 148a] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$3,500
SOLD for AU$2,700.00
Closing..Dec-03, 05:30 PM |
| 1874 |
P |
 1868-74 QV De La Rue Plate Proofs on Unwatermarked Gummed Paper Perf 10 ½d green inter-panneau block of 8 (2x4) with central gutter
comprising four Imperforate Vertically pairs, a couple of minor gum bends otherwise very fine unmounted. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Dec-03, 05:30 PM |
| 1875 |
/ |
 1876-1904 QV De La Rue Crown/SA (Close) Watermark Perf 10 2d orange SG 168 block of 12 (4x3) from the right-hand side of the sheet,
the right-hand units with wing-margins, deep rich colour, some light gum bends & a couple of units with minor gum 'crazing', one unit in the top row with a tiny hinge remainder otherwise very fine unmounted, Cat £660+ for mounted singles. Sold at our
auction of 18.11.2006 for $552 (Sale 124 Lot 526). (Image1)
Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 168] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Dec-03, 05:30 PM |
| 1876 |
/ |
 1882-99 New Denominations Crown/SA Watermark Perf 11½-12½ 'Bantam' ½d red-brown horizontal pair Imperforate Between Vertically
Corrected with Perf 12½ SG 188c block of 4, the left-hand units lightly mounted, the right-hand units unmounted, Cat £700+ for two horizontal pairs. Dr Don Pearce's similar block of 4 sold at our auction of 9.11.2022 for $590 (Sale 249 Lot 1302). (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 188c] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-03, 05:30 PM |
| 1877 |
F |
 1882-99 New Denominations Crown/SA Watermark Perf 15 'Bantam' ½d deep brown pair as SG 188a but Perf 11½-12½ at the Top, Naracoorte
squared-circle of OC2/94. Rare and unlisted by Gibbons: absent from Don Pearce's collection and the only examples known to us. (Image1)
(Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 188a] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-03, 05:30 PM |
| 1878 |
F |
 1882-99 New Denominations Crown/SA Watermark Perf 15x11½ 'Bantam' ½d brown pair but Double Perf 15 Between, irregular perfs at the
sides, light 'MT GAMBIER/SE--/93/S-A' squared-circle. An extraordinary Irregular Compound Perf variety unlisted by Gibbons, absent from Don Pearce's collection and the only examples known to us. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-03, 05:30 PM |
| 1879 |
P |
 1886-96 QV De La Rue Tall Stamps 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' 5/- plate proof in carmine-pink on ungummed pink laid paper with the Value
Printed Three Times in the Tablet horizontal pair Imperforate Vertically Between, the right-hand unit Perf 11½-12½ on three sides, the left-hand unit imperforate at sides, characteristic minor bends & a few uneven perfs. Almost certainly a trial by
the printer, who had not previously used the keyplate process, to correctly align the duty plate. Ed Williams at page 8 states that "About ten copies are known to the writer, including one pair [possibly this item] and a strip of 3". A single
imperforate on both sides sold at our auction of 14.8.2004 for $1415. Dr Don Pearce's single - imperforate at right - sold at our auction of 6.12.2023 for $552 (Sale 254 Lot 3241). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$480.00
Closing..Dec-03, 05:30 PM |
| 1880 |
|
 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ £5 brown SG 205, strong colour, exceptional centring and clean-cut perforations,
large-part gum with neat hinge remainder, Cat £6000. A rare stamp: most examples offered have had pen cancels removed. Ex William Frazer: sold at our auction of 7.2.2009 for $11,065. BPA Certificate (2003). Superior to the 'Besancon' (I) example -
off-centre and with irregulare perfs - that sold in 2017 for SFr6655.
The late Simon Dunkerley expressed the opinion that this is the best centred example he had seen of any of the high values in this series. Ed Williams identifies two printings: the first of only 600 stamps (of which about half were overprinted
'SPECIMEN'); & the second of unknown quantity but probably no larger. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 205] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$7,500
SOLD for AU$5,750.00
Closing..Dec-03, 05:30 PM |
| 1881 |
 TO |
 1886-96 QV De La Rue Tall Stamps 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ £15 silver SG 207a with brilliant metallic lustre, characteristic
rough perfs, CTO with Melbourne quarter-circle, Cat £2500. Ex 'Adelaide' (Hugh Morgan): sold at our auction of 14.8.2004 for $2490 (Sale 111 Lot 664). Don Pearce's example, with large-part gum, sold for $2395 (Sale 249 Lot 1327). (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 207a] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$1,750
SOLD for AU$1,400.00
Closing..Dec-03, 05:30 PM |
| 1882 |
|
 1902-04 QV De La Rue Tall Stamps Thin 'POSTAGE' Perf 11½-12½ 8d ultramarine with 'EIGNT PENCE' ACSC S26d (SG 272a) being the
left-hand unit in a horizontal pair, characteristic rough perfs some slightly uneven/shortish, lightly mounted, Cat $3500+ (£2500+) for singles. A similar se-tenant pair sold at our auction of 25.3.2021 for $2124. (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 272a] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Dec-03, 05:30 PM |
| 1883 |
|
 1904-11 QV De La Rue Tall Stamps Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/SA Watermark 6d blue-green vertical gutter pair Imperforate Horizontally
Between ACSC S42ba (SG 284a), both units with minor marks on the face and ironed-out diagonal creases, some uneven/shortish perfs at right, lightly mounted, grossly under-catalogued at $1000 (£5000; ten times as much). The ACSC states that "One
vertical gutter pair imperforate at base of the upper stamp and at the top of the lower stamp [ie. two missing rows of perforations] is recorded. This pair, from the second printing, is somewhat damaged and discoloured". Gibbons describe SG 284a as
"Imperf. between (vert pair)", which we take to mean between adjacent stamps, not stamps across a gutter. However, the ACSC does not list such an error for this issue (only for the Crown/A Wmk issue that follows), so we take the Gibbons listing to
refer to this item. Absent from the Gary Diffen, Dr Don Pearce & Harry Lower collections, and possibly unique. (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 284a] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$1,200
SOLD for AU$900.00
Closing..Dec-03, 05:30 PM |
| 1884 |
|
 1904-11 QV De La Rue Tall Stamps Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/SA Watermark 1/- brown horizontal pair Imperforate Vertically Between ACSC
S58b (SG 288b), characteristic rough perfs some slightly uneven, small hinge remainder across both units, Cat $4500 (£4000). The ACSC states that "Four pairs can be traced, one of which is in the Royal Collection". Dr Don Pearce's pair - ink notation
in the margin; lightly mounted - sold at our auction of 9.11.2022 for $2242 (Sale 249 Lot 1398). (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 288b] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$1,200
SOLD for AU$900.00
Closing..Dec-03, 05:30 PM |
| 1885 |
|
 1904-11 QV De La Rue Tall Stamps Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/SA Watermark £1 blue Detmold Paper Perf 12½ (small holes) ACSC S74 (SG
292a), well-centred, small hinge remainder, Cat $450 (£275). (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 292a] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Dec-03, 05:30 PM |
| 1886 |
/ |
 1905-12 Crown/A Watermark Perf 12x11½ QV De La Rue 1d rosine SG 294 block of 6 (3x2) from the lower-left corner of the sheet with
'JBC' Monogram ACSC S6zc in the lower margin, an additional strike of the comb perforated resulting in the lower row with Double Perforations at Sides & Top and the upper row with Double Perforations at Base ACSC S6b, light diagonal gum bend just
affecting the monogram and the unit to left, small hinge remainders in the margins and on the upper-right two units otherwise very fine unmounted, Cat $1900+ for a Double Perforations Monogram corner pair mounted and four Double Perforations mounted
singles. A spectacular piece. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 294] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Dec-03, 05:30 PM |
| 1887 |
|
 1905-12 Crown/A Watermark Perf 12x11½ QV De La Rue 2d violet SG 295 block of 9 (3x3) from the lower-left corner of the sheet with
'CA' Monogram ACSC S9zc in the lower margin, a couple of very light gum bends otherwise very fine unmounted, Cat $820+ for a Monogram corner pair mounted and seven mounted singles. Sold at our auction of 11.5.2012 for $920 (Sale 173 Lot 510). (Image1)
Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) 295] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$800
SOLD for AU$600.00
Closing..Dec-03, 05:30 PM |
| 1888 |
|
 OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1891 Wide 'O. S.' on 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 10 2/6d lilac SG O86, an exceptional stamp that is very well-centred
and free of the characteristic creasing that affects most examples, lightly mounted large-part gum, pencilled guarantee of "Herbert J Bloch", Cat £9500. Superb. Ex Paul Wise and 'Dubois' (I): sold for SFr6100. Friedl Committee (Herbert Bloch & Edwin
Mueller) Certificate (1955) including for the 5/-. Only one sheet of 60 was printed, of which probably half were Cancelled To Order (CTO). The superb mint 'Yarramundi' example sold at our auction of 5.8.2021 for $11,680 (Sale 237 Lot 338). Another
equally fine example sold at our auction of 24.5.2008 for $10,925 (Sale 136 Lot 260). (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) O86] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$8,500
SOLD for AU$6,500.00
Closing..Dec-03, 05:30 PM |
| 1889 |
P |
 RAILWAY STAMPS: 'VR' 6d imperforate plate proof single in dull ultramarine on ungummed unwatermarked wove paper with good to large
margins, scissor-cut in the margin at lower-right. (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Dec-03, 05:30 PM |
