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| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1675 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'G.P.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 10 1d bright green SG DO243, superb GPO cds of 'JA12/72', Cat £120.
Superb. [Date range 20.10.1871 to 28.11.1873] (Image1)
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Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1676 |
 |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'G.P.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 10 1d yellow-green SG DO243 shade (Cat £120; Rated R; an unusually
large example with a few pulled perfs on the wing margin only), tied to entire town wrapper by GPO cds apparently of '----/72', minor blemishes. Number 3 in Anthony Presgrave's Census of only three 'G.P.' covers. Acquired privately in 1994 for $1500.
Don Pearce's superb wrapper from the same correspondence - Number 2 in the Census - with 1d dark green sold for $8260 (Sale 247 Lot 361).
The addressee, Wilhelm Ottomar Gerke, arrived at Adelaide in 1847 aboard the German ship 'Hermann von Beckerath'. He must have been of some prominence to have been appointed Justice of the Peace. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$4,000
Currently Opening at...AU$3,000.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1677 |
G |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'G.P.' on De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Rouletted 2d red-orange SG DO237, rouletting on all sides, very fine GPO cds of
'DE12/70', Cat £250, unpriced unused. Rated RRRR: unrecorded unused. Don Pearce's similar example sold for $448 (Sale 247 Lot 364). Absent from James Halliday's collection. [Date range 25.4.1870 to 12.12.1870] (Image1)
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Estimate AU$350
Currently Opening at...AU$270.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1678 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'G.P.' on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Perf 10 2d dull orange SG DO244, well-centred, GPO cds of 'JA2/73', Cat £275;
unpriced unused. Rated RR; unrecorded unused. Superior to Don Pearce's - graded 'A-' - and James Halliday's - graded 'B' - examples that sold for $191 (Sale 247 Lot 366) & $162 respectively. [Date range 23.3.1872 to 11.5.1874] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1679 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'G.P.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½xRouletted 6d bright pale blue SG DO240, very fine GPO cds
of 'SP27/72', Cat £225; unpriced unused. Rated RR; unrecorded unused. Don Pearce's and James Halliday's examples sold for $383 (Sale 247 Lot 367) and $480 (Sale 262 Lot 336) respectively. [Date range 27.9.1872 to 12.5.1874] (Image1)
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Estimate AU$350
Currently Opening at...AU$270.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1680 |
G |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'G.P.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Compound Perf 11½-12½x10 1/- red-brown on brownish tinted paper SG
DO246, attractively misperforated, ironed-out vertical crease, superb GPO circle-in-bars cancel, Cat £325; unpriced unused. Rated RRR; unrecorded unused. Don Pearce's and James Halliday's better-centred examples sold for $550 (Sale 247 Lot 368) &
$300 (Sale 262 Lot 337) respectively. [The only recorded date is 27.2.1875] (Image1)
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Estimate AU$150
Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1681 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'G.P.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 2/- rose-carmine SG DO238 vertical pair, rouletting on all
sides & between, a few separated/reinforced roulettes, slightly stained from the characteristic brown gum, GPO cds of 'JY17/68', Cat £300+ for singles. Rated R+ for singles. The Don Pearce and Peter Kowald/James Halliday horizontal pairs sold for
$430 (Sale 247 Lot 369), $323 (Sale 246 Lot 544) & $276 (Sale 262 Lot 340) respectively. [Date range 17.7.1868 to 20.4.1869. The very early -.7.1868 usage shows that Red Overprints were not applied to the 2/-] (Image1)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
GOVERNMENT STOREKEEPER
Overprinted 'G.S.'
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1682 |
F |
 RED OVERPRINT: 'G.S.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2d bright vermilion SG DO248, rouletting on all sides, GPO cds
of 'DE17/69', Cat £1000. Rated RRRR. Don Pearce's example - small separation fault at upper-left - sold for $1435 (Sale 247 Lot 374). James Halliday's very fine example, previously in a pair with the Pearce stamp, sold for $1740 (Sale 262 Lot 345).
Because the Perkins Bacon 2d is the only stamp recorded for this user, it is one of the key stamps in the entire series. [Date range 11.6.1868 to 17.12.1869] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,250
Currently Opening at...AU$950.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
GOOLWA TRAMWAY
Overprinted 'G.T.'
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1683 |
G |
 RED OVERPRINT: 'G.T.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2d bright vermilion SG DO250, rouletting on all sides, almost
fine '71' cancel of Goolwa, Cat £950; unpriced unused despite James Halliday's example - graded 'A-' - having sold for $2760 (Sale 262 Lot 348). Rated RRRR. Far superior to Don Pearce's example - graded 'C' - that sold for $1590 (Sale 247 Lot 325).
Absent from James Halliday's collection. [No dated examples recorded] (Image1)
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Estimate AU$1,000
Currently Opening at...AU$750.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1684 |
F |
 RED OVERPRINT: 'G.T.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 6d ultramarine SG DO251, rouletting on all sides, light cds of
'AP-/69', under-catalogued at £375. Rated RR. Don Pearce's example sold for $690 (Sale 247 Lot 329). Superior to the 'Sir Humphrey' (Brian Farmer)/James Halliday example - graded 'B' - that sold for $755 (Sale 118 Lot 358) & $456 (Sale 264 Lot 517).
Absent from the 'Besancon' collection. [The only recorded date] (Image1)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1685 |
# |
 RED OVERPRINT: 'G.T.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 1/- bright red-brown SG DO252, rouletting on all sides, unused,
Cat £400. Rated RR. The 'Besancon' and Don Pearce examples sold for SFr1815 and a mystifyingly low $550 (Sale 247 Lot 332) respectively. The Frederick Hall/James Halliday example sold for $755 (Sale 133 Lot 540) & $900 (Sale 264 Lot 518). (Image1)
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Estimate AU$750
Currently Opening at...AU$575.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1686 |
G |
 RED OVERPRINT: 'G.T.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 4d slate-violet SG DO253, small tear in the margin at base,
indistinct numeral cancel, Cat £2250. Underrated at RRR. Absent from the 'Besancon', Don Pearce and James Halliday collections. [No recorded dates of usage] (Image1)
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Estimate AU$1,500
Currently Opening at...AU$1,150.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1687 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'G.T.' on De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Rouletted 2d red-orange with the Watermark Reversed SG DO254var with rouletting
on all sides & cut from the sheet at right clear of the design, '[PORT] ELLIOTT/JU30/71/S.A.' cds, Cat £850. Rated RRR; not recorded unused. The very fine 'Tamiami' and Don Pearce examples sold for an extraordinary $4010 (Sale 136 Lot 605) and $1005
(Sale 247 Lot 335) respectively. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$750
Currently Opening at...AU$575.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1688 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'G.T.' on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Rouletted 2d deep red-orange SG DO254 with the Watermark Reversed, rouletting
on all sides,very fine '71' cancel of Goolwa, Cat £850+; unpriced unused. Rated RRR+: unrecorded unused. The Don Pearce/James Halliday example sold for $1005 (Sale 247 Lot 335) & $900 (Sale 262 Lot 357). The 'Tamiami' example sold for an
extraordinary $4010 (Sale 236 Lot 605). Absent from 'Besancon'. [Date range 3.7.1871 to 25.7.1871 only] (Image1)
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Estimate AU$800
Currently Opening at...AU$600.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1689 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'G.T.' on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Rouletted 2d deep red-orange SG DO254 with the Watermark Reversed, rouletting
on all sides, small-part Strathalbyn cds, Cat £850. Rated RRR: unrecorded unused. Superb. The 'Tamiami' example sold for an extraordinary $4010 (Sale 236 Lot 605). Absent from 'Besancon'. [Date range 3.7.1871 to 25.7.1871 only] (Image1)
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Estimate AU$1,000
Currently Opening at...AU$750.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1690 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'G.T.' on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Rouletted 2d deep red-orange SG DO254 with the Watermark Reversed, rouletting
on all sides, a bit aged & small separation fault at upper-left, light Strathalbyn cds of 'JY3/71', Cat £850. Rated RRR: unrecorded unused. Ex Colonel Harry Napier. RPSL Certificate (1965). The Don Pearce/James Halliday example sold for $1015 (Sale
247 Lot 335) & $900 (Sale 262 Lot 357). [Date range 3.7.1871 to 25.7.1871 only] (Image1)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1691 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'G.T.' on QV Perkins Bacon Perf 11½-12½ 4d violet SG DO255, a large well-centred example, a few short perfs &
small repaired tear at lower-right, light 'PORT ELLIOT' cds with indistinct date, under-catalogued at £180. Rated RRRR. Superior to Don Pearce's example - poorly printed & enhanced 'T' & graded 'C' - that sold for $342 (Sale 247 Lot 338). Absent from
the 'Besancon' and James Halliday collections. [The only recorded date is 14.10.1871] (Image1)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
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Overprinted 'H.A.'
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1692 |
F |
 RED OVERPRINT: 'H.A.' on QV Perkins Bacon Rouletted 2d bright vermilion SG DO260, rouletting except at left where cut from the
sheet well-clear of the design, GPO cds of 'AU14/[69?]', Cat £800. Rated RR. More attractive than Don Pearce's example that sold for $1355 (Sale 247 Lot 381). Absent from the 'Besancon' and James Halliday collections. [Date range 14.8.1869 to
4.6.1870] (Image1)
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Estimate AU$1,000
Currently Opening at...AU$750.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1693 |
V |
 RED OVERPRINT: 'H.A.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 4d deep violet SG DO263, an unusually large & well-centred
example, light soiling at the top, small-part GPO cds, Cat £180. Rated RR. Superior to the large 'Tamiami' example - small faults; graded 'B' - that sold for $287 (Sale 136 Lot 618). Don Pearce's very fine but smaller example sold for $227 (Sale 247
Lot 382). [Date range 6.8.1868 to 25.8.1869] (Image1)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1694 |
H |
 RED OVERPRINT: 'H.A.' on QV Perkins Bacon Rouletted 6d ultramarine SG DO261 with marginal horizontal watermark line at the top,
remarkably with rouletting clear of the design on all sides, untidy GPO circle-in-bars cancel, Cat £170. Rated RR. Superb. Superior to Don Pearce's example that sold for $295 (Sale 247 Lot 384). Absent from James Halliday's collection. [Date range
4.6.1868 to 30.7.1870] (Image1)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
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