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| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 161 |
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 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'C.O.' on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Rouletted 2d pale orange SG DO126 with the Watermark Reversed, rouletting at
top & left and cut from the sheet at right & base to preserve the design, part-gum, Cat £1200. Unrecorded unused by Ron Butler and only two other examples have been recorded so it should be rated RRRRR. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and
Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2009) states "extremely rare". Don Pearce's very similar example, but with a scissor-cut into the base of the design, sold for $2035 (Sale 247 Lot 137). Absent from 'Besancon'. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$4,000
SOLD for AU$3,000.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 162 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'C.O.' on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Rouletted 2d orange SG DO126 with the Watermark Reversed, rouletting on all
sides with portions of adjoining units at left & base within the roulettes, fine GPO cds of 'OC8/72', Cat £400. Rated RRRR. Ex Victor Bullock: sold at our auction of 29.3.2008 for $372 (Sale 134 Lot 414). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019). Superior
to Don Pearce's example, with ironed-out crease, that sold for $455 (Sale 247 Lot 138). Absent from 'Besancon'. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$525.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 163 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'C.O.' on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Rouletted 2d red-orange Printed on Both Sides SG DO126a with the light initial
impression on the 'reverse' Inverted Relative to the 'Face', rouletting on all sides, minor loss of the original printing where hinged, GPO cds of 'NO2-/70', Cat £750. Unrecorded by Ron Butler and the only recorded example so it should be rated
RRRRRR. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $1080 (Sale 247 Lot 139). Absent from 'Besancon'. [This actual stamp was noted by both Rev James Mursell and George Blockey] (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$1,150.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 164 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'C.O.' on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Perf 10 2d red-orange SG DO131, a few trimmed perfs at the top, light GPO cds
of 'MY5/74', Cat £325; unpriced unused. Rated RRRR; unrecorded unused. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $550 (Sale 247 Lot 140). Absent from 'Besancon'. [Date range 5.5.1874 to 18.8.1874 only] (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia DO131] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 165 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'C.O.' on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Perf 10 2d red-orange SG DO131 with Crack across 'C' of 'C.O.', GPO cds of
MY15/74. Rated RRRR+. This is a constant variety that has also been noted on the 'C.', 'C.L.' and 'C.S.' overprints. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $690 (Sale 247 Lot 141). Absent from 'Besancon'. (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia DO131] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 166 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'C.O.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 10 4d slate-purple SG DO132, some trimmed perfs but enough remain
to confirm Perf 10 on all sides, very fine GPO cds of 'AU1/71', under-catalogued at £300. Rated RRRRR. Ex Victor Bullock: sold for $175 (Sale 130 Lot 401). Absent from the 'Besancon' and Don Pearce collections. In fact, this may be the only recorded
example. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 167 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'C.O.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk with Irregular Compound Perf 11½-12½x11½-12½x10x11½-12½ 4d slate-violet
SG DO133, fine GPO cds of 'AP13/74', Cat £150. Rated RR; unrecorded unused. Ex 'Sir Humphrey' (Brian Farmer): sold for $220 (Sale 118 Lot 267). Don Pearce's fine example, also Perf 10 at the base, sold for $275 (Sale 247 Lot 142). [Date range
13.4.1874 to 11.6.1874 only] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$220.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 168 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'C.O.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 6d bright blue SG DO128, cut from the sheet at base to
preserve the design, GPO cds of 'MY--/72', Cat £160. Rated R but much scarcer than the Prussian blue printings. Superior to Don Pearce's very fine example that sold for $275. [Date range across both colours -.11.1871 to 5.10.1873] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 169 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'C.O.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 6d bright blue SG DO128, misplaced horizontal perfs with
'SIX PENCE' at the Top, GPO cds of 'MY21/73', Cat £160. Rated R+, but much scarcer than the Prussian blue printings. Ex William Frazer.
(Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 170 |
# |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'C.O.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 1/- red-brown SG DO129 trio 1) with minor perf
misplacement, small fault at lower-right, unused; 2) an unusually tall example with misplaced horizontal perfs with 'ONE SHILLING' at the Top & Base, large-part gum; and 3) from the Worn Plate, large-part gum; Cat £225+. Rated S. Don Pearce's very
fine normal mint example sold for $125 (Sale 247 Lot 146). (3) (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$290.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 171 |
/ |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'C.O.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 1/- red-brown SG DO129 block of 4 from a late Worn Plate
printing, large-part gum with the lower units being unmounted, Cat £300+ for unused singles. A superb multiple. Rated S+ for singles. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $575 (Sale 247 Lot 147). 'Besancon' included a block of 6 believed to be from the same sheet
as this item, that sold in 2020 for SFr665. Most of the surviving blocks are from a sheet on which the gum was blemished and dry.
(Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 172 |
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 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'C.O.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2/- carmine SG DO127, rouletting on three sides & cut from the
sheet at the base to preserve the design, large-part gum that is remarkably fresh for the 2/-, Cat £250. Rated RR, but very fine examples are very elusive. Ex Ron Butler. Don Pearce's fine mint example with the characteristic dark brown gum sold for
$503 (Sale 247 Lot 151). (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$420.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 173 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'C.O.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2/- carmine SG DO127, rouletting on all sides, remarkably
fresh for a 2/-, GPO cds of 'NO2/68', Cat £200. Rated RRR. Ex Ron Butler. Superior to Don Pearce's example, dated 'DE14/68', that sold for $503 (Sale 247 Lot 153). [Date range 2.11.1868 to 31.3.1890, a very late out-of-period usage]
Ron Butler, at page 54, states that the existence of Don Pearce's stamp (and, of course, this example) "emphasises that this denomination was not overprinted in red". We note that there are a few other black overprints that pre-date this stamp so use
in late-1868 is merely evidence, and not proof, of the 2/- not being overprinted in red. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 174 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'C.O.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2/- carmine SG DO127 vertical pair, rouletting on all sides
but the lower unit cut from the sheet just into the design at right, the overprints are very faint but obvious, minor aging, GPO cds of 'AP26/69', Cat £400+ for singles. Rated RRR+. A rare multiple. Sold at our auction of 16.5.2023 for $630 (Sale 251
Lot 662). [Date range 2.11.1868 to 31.3.1890, a very late out-of-period usage] (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia DO127] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 175 |
# |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'C.O.' (Overprinted 'C.' Only, Misplaced to Right and 'O' Inserted by Hand) on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk
Perf 11½-12½ 2/- rose-pink, a bit aged, unused, this shade is not listed by Gibbons and nor is the Inserted 'O'. Rated RRR+. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2010). Lord Vestey's very similar example sold for £455.
Ceremuga states that the 'O' was applied "using different overprint ink". He speculates that "stocks of 'C.' overprint stamps made earlier" were treated in this manner. We agree that it is possible entire sheets had the 'O' inserted on every unit.
However, we think it more likely that the 'O' was omitted or dislodged from a few (?) units on the overprinting forme. Whatever the cause, this is a remarkable 'make-do' by the Post Office. See also the next lot. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$420.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 176 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'C.O.' (Overprinted 'C.' Only Misplaced to Right and 'O' (No Stop) Misplaced from having been Inserted by Hand) on
QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 2/- rose-pink, a bit aged, very fine GPO cds of 'MR25/74', very fresh. This shade is not listed by Gibbons and nor is the Inserted 'O'. Rated RRR+. We suggest that the 'O' was omitted or dislodged from a
few (?) units on the overprinting forme. However, the late usage may indicate that an excess of stamps overprinted 'C.' for Customs was repurposed for the Comissariat Office. See also the previous lot.
Gibbons list the 2/- in 'carmine' with No Stop after 'O' SG DO130a. We have not recorded an example in this shade. Don Pearce's example in 'bright carmine-pink' - that we note was dated 'NO20/70' - sold for $455 (Sale 247 Lot 155). However, the stamp
offered here is not that: it does not have a missing stop after 'O' but, rather, an inserted 'O' with No Stop. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
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Overprinted 'C.P.'
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 177 |
|
 RED OVERPRINT: 'C.P.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2d bright vermilion SG DO134, rouletting on all sides, a little
oxidised & faded, large-part gum with 'W.T.W.' (guarantee?) handstamp on the reverse, Cat £1400. Rated RRRR. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2009) states "extremely rare". The very fine
'Besancon' and Don Pearce mint examples sold for SFr1935 and $2275 (Sale 247 Lot 156) respectively. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 178 |
F |
 RED OVERPRINT: 'C.P.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2d bright vermilion SG DO134 singles 1) with Dropped 'C' in
'C.P.', an unusually large stamp, concealed repaired tear at left; and 2) with an obvious Double ('Kiss') Print of the Basic Stamp; GPO cds of 'AP16/68' & 'SP16/68' respectively. Scarce varieties. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $310 (Sale 247 Lot 159).
[Date range for the normal stamp 2.4.1868 to 14.1.1869] (2) (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$240
SOLD for AU$240.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 179 |
F |
 RED OVERPRINT: 'C.P.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 4d dull violet SG DO136, GPO cds of 'JA21/69, Cat £190. Rated
RR; unrecorded unused. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "very rare". The very fine 'Tamiami' and Don Pearce examples sold for $275 (Sale 136 Lot ) and $260 (Sale 247 Lot 161) respectively. [Date range 15.10.1868 to 29.4.1869] (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$210.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 180 |
F |
 RED OVERPRINT: 'C.P.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 4d deep bright purple SG DO136 block of 4, cut from the sheet
well clear of the design at top & right, a trifle aged, GPO cds of 'AP29/69', Cat £760+ for singles. Rated RR+ for singles; unrecorded unused. A marvellous and rare multiple. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $3475 (Sale 247 Lot 163). [Date range 15.10.1868 to
29.4.1869] (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$3,000
SOLD for AU$2,300.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
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