RED OVERPRINT: 'L.C ' (No Stop after 'C') on Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 1d dull green SG DO300, rouletting except at right where cut from the sheet well clear of the design, unused, listed by Gibbons but unpriced. Unrecorded unused or used - with or without the stop - 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 both the 'Besancon' and Don Pearce collections. (Image1)
Estimate AU$5,000
Opening AU$ 3,800.00
Sold...AU$ 3,800.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 3800
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 413
Symbol: *
Cat No: DO301
RED OVERPRINT: 'L.C.' on Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2d bright vermilion SG DO301, rouletting at left & base, cut from the sheet except at base to preserve the design (just shaved at top), Cat £1000. Rated RRRR. Ex William Frazer (gum loss incorrectly stated to be a "central thin"). The fine 'Besancon' and Don Pearce examples sold for SFr1570 and $1795 (Sale 247 Lot 434). (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,400
Opening AU$ 1,050.00
Sold...AU$ 1,250.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1250
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 414
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO301a
RED OVERPRINT: 'L.C ' (No Stop after 'C') on Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2d bright vermilion SG DO301a, rouletting except at right misplaced vertically so cut from the sheet at left & right to preserve the design, light GPO cds of 'AU9/68', Cat £200. Rated RR; unrecorded unused. The very fine 'Tamiami' and Don Pearce examples sold for $431 (Sale 236 Lot 626) and $299 (Sale 247 Lot 436) respectively. We have offered only one other example, that sold for $670 (Sale 130 Lot 485). [Date range 9.8.1868 to 8.12.1877, suggesting that some Red Overprints remained in stock after the system was discontinued in 1874] (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 360.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 415
Symbol: #
Cat No: DO302a
RED OVERPRINT: 'L.C ' (No Stop after 'C') on Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 6d bright ultramarine SG DO302a, rouletting except at top where cut from the sheet just into the design, small thin at upper-right, unused, Cat £1800. Rated RRRR. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2009) states "extremely rare". The almost identical Vestey example sold for £960. The very fine mint 'Besancon' example sold for SFr2300. Absent from Don Pearce's collection. (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,450.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1450
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 416
Symbol: G
Cat No: DO302a
RED OVERPRINT: 'L.C ' (No Stop after 'C') on Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 6d bright ultramarine SG DO302a, rouletting on all sides, light GPO cds of JA30/70', Cat £750. Rated RRRRR. Ex 'Sir Humphrey' (Brian Farmer): sold for $349. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "very rare". More attractive than the 'Besancon' and Don Pearce examples that sold for SFr965 & $1375 respectively. (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 417
Symbol: G
Cat No: DO303
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'L.C.' on De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Rouletted 2d pale orange SG DO303 with the Watermark Reversed, rouletting except at right where cut from the sheet clear of the design, a few trimmed perfs at lower-right, GPO cds of 'AU8/71', Cat £150+. Rated RR; unrecorded unused. Ex 'Sir Humphrey' (Brian Farmer): sold for $370 (Sale 115 Lot 411). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "rare". The 'Besancon' and Don Pearce examples sold for SFr121 & $275 respectively. (Image1)
Estimate AU$175
Opening AU$ 180.00
Sold...AU$ 320.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 418
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO304
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'L.C.' on Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 6d dull blue SG DO304, rouletting on all sides, roughly separated at top clear of the design but with an associated shallow thin at upper-right, light GPO cds of 'JY14/74', Cat £400. Rated RRRRR; unrecorded unused. Ex 'Besancon': sold for SFr725. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2018) states "extremely rare...superb" (but doesn't mention the thin spot). Don Pearce's example - graded 'B' - sold for $550. [Date range -.5.1874 to 14.7.1874 only] (Image1)
