1870s-1960s collection predominantly mint from QV Crown CC Wmk 2/- & 5/- plus used 2/- and Crown CA Wmk 5/- & used 2/-, 1905-11 Arms & QV sets with extra shades including 6d golden-yellow & 6d lilac, 1912-20 KGV Heads set with extra shades & papers including 5/- on pale yellow & on orange-buff, 1919-21 and 1921-29 Pictorials with extra shades including 5/- blue & pale dull orange * & used plus 'SPECIMEN' overprints sets and MCA Wmk 10/- block of 4 **, 1932 Pictorials set plus 'SPECIMEN' punctures, 1938-52 KGVI Pictorials set */** plus extra perfs & shades including 5/- Single Line Perf 14 used and £1 Plate 1 block of 4 */**, 1956-58 QEII Pictorials set **, etc, a few with some minor gum tropicalisation but generally fine to very fine, Cat £6000+.
(few 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00
Closed..Jun-25-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1150
Sale No: 260
Lot No: 3639
Symbol: *
Cat No: 90s
1921 Abolition of Slavery 6d red & dull blue-green Multiple Crown CA Watermark overprinted 'SPECIMEN' Vertically Reading Upwards SG 90s, unusually well-centred, small hinge remainder, Cat £1200. For political reasons, the stamps were not issued and were destroyed. However, Specimen overprints had been distributed to the UPU in the normal way. Only one example without the overprint exists in private hands. (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00
Closed..Jun-25-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 260
Lot No: 3640
Symbol: *
Cat No: 91s
1921 Abolition of Slavery 6d red & dull blue-green Multiple Script CA Watermark overprinted 'SPECIMEN' Vertically Reading Downwards SG 91s, minor gum tropicalisation, small hinge remainder, Cat £850. For political reasons, the stamps were not issued and destroyed. However, Specimen overprints had been distributed to the UPU in the normal way. Only four examples without the overprint exist in private hands. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Jun-25-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 260
Lot No: 3641
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 121-133b
1938-52 KGVI Pictorials ½d to £1 set SG 121-133b all except the 2/- * (partial Waterlow & Sons Imprint) & £1 * (Plate '1' single) in blocks of 4 or larger including shades and Waterlow & Sons Imprints 2d block of 12 ** with Plate Numbers '8 4', 2½d, 3d ultramarine & green block of 6, 3d greenish-blue & ultramarine, 3d green & scarlet block of 6, with Plate Numbers '6 4', 6d x2, 9d block of 6, 1/- block of 6, De La Rue Imprint ½d green block of 12 with Plate Number '1B', ½d orange block of 10 with Plate Number '3C', 5/- block of 8 **, also 1d green block of 10 with Plate Number '2c', 1½d blown block of 12 with Plate Number '1', etc, most with a couple of units lightly mounted, a few with small hinge remainders, generally fine to very fine.
(36 blocks) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Jun-25-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 260
Lot No: 3642
Symbol: **
Cat No: 130a
1938-52 KGVI Pictorials 1/- Sugar Industry marginal vertical pair from the lower-left corner of the sheet the upper unit with Repaired Chimney [Pos 11/1] SG 130a, well-centred, unmounted, Cat £665+ for singles. An important positional piece. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Jun-25-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 260
Lot No: 3643
Symbol: **/*
Cat No: 132b
1938-52 KGVI Pictorials 5/- Isle of Wood & Water study including Perf 13 SG 132b complete sheet of 30 (6x5) ** with De La Rue Imprint & Plate Numbers ' 1 ' (ironed-out diagonal crease across seven units in the bottom rows), blocks of 4 ** x11 (a few with Plate Number '1') & used x3, De La Rue Imprint strip of 4 **, several plate varieties including Blue Line Flaws noted, generally fine to very fine, Cat £2000+.
(147 stamps) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 420.00
Sold...AU$ 525.00
Closed..Jun-25-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 525
Sale No: 260
Lot No: 3644
Symbol: *
Cat No: 132a
1938-52 KGVI Pictorials 5/- Isle of Wood and Water Single Line Perf 14 SG 132a, well-centred, lightly mounted, Cat £7000, for unmounted. A superb example of this major Commonwealth rarity of the reign of KGVI. Ex 'Dubois' (Hugh Wood) Part II: sold for £2880. In December 1940, De La Rue's printing works were destroyed by German bombing during the Blitz. The surviving stock of unperforated stamps was sent to Watford for perforating. A few sheets only of the 5/- were processed using an old single-line perforator. It is believed that only about 12 mint examples have been recorded. Graham Cooper's marginal example with Plate Number '1', also mounted, sold in 2016 for £2520. (Image1)
Estimate AU$4,000
Opening AU$ 3,000.00
Sold...AU$ 3,000.00
Closed..Jun-25-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 3000
Sale No: 260
Lot No: 3645
Symbol: V
Cat No: 132a
1938-52 KGVI Pictorials 5/- 'Isle of Wood and Water' Single Line Perf 14 SG 132a, well-centred, small-part Kingston cds cancel, Cat £275. In December 1940, De La Rue's printing works were destroyed by German bombing during the Blitz. The surviving stock of unperforated stamps was sent to Watford for perforating. A few sheets only of the 5/- were processed using an old single-line perforator. (Image1)
