RED OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2d bright vermilion SG DO353, rouletting except at left where cut from the sheet resulting in a large well-centred example with full margins, very minor oxidisation otherwise superb, unused, unpriced unused by Gibbons. Rated RRRR. Ex Wurm, Colonel Napier (II) and Lord Samuel Vestey: sold for £2280. RPSL Certificate (1965). Absent from the 'Besancon' and Don Pearce collections, and the only example known to us, all suggesting it is underrated. (Image1)
Estimate AU$4,000
Opening AU$ 3,000.00
Sold...AU$ 3,000.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 3000
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 492
Symbol: *
Cat No: DO354
RED OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 6d bright ultramarine SG DO354, rouletting at top & right otherwise cut from the sheet to preserve the design, a couple of tiny tonespots on upper roulettes, part-gum, Cat £750. Rated RRRR. Ex Rev James Mursell and Colonel Napier (II). RPSL Certificate (1965). Absent from 'Besancon'. Don Pearce's defective example sold for $685 (Sale 247 Lot 468). (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1150
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 493
Symbol: G
Cat No: DO354
RED OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 6d bright ultramarine SG DO354, rouletting except at base where cut from the sheet well clear of the design, indistinct cds, Cat £2250. Rated RRRRR. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $4310 (Sale 247 Lot 469). (Image1)
Estimate AU$3,000
Opening AU$ 2,300.00
Sold...AU$ 2,300.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 2300
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 494
Symbol: #
Cat No: DO361
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 1d bright yellow-green SG DO361, grossly misplaced vertical perforations so cut from the sheet to preserve the design, unused, unpriced unused by Gibbons. Unrecorded unused by Ron Butler and only two other examples known to us so it should be rated RRRRR. Superb. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2009) states "extremely rare". Absent from the 'Besancon' and Don Pearce collections. (Image1)
Estimate AU$3,000
Opening AU$ 2,300.00
Sold...AU$ 2,300.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 2300
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 495
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO361
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 1d deep yellow-green SG DO361, grossly misplaced perfs resulting in parts of four stamps, faint Strathalbyn cds of 'SE9/71', Cat £350+. Rated RRRR. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $275 (Sale 247 Lot 471). A remarkable stamp. Don's other example - cancelled at Goolwa - sold for $630 (Sale 247 Lot 470). Both towns were on the Goolwa Tramway, which was managed by the government from -.5.1871, when 'M.R.' stamps were introduced. [Date range 28.6.1871 to 9.9.1871 only] (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 280.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 496
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO366
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 10 1d dull green SG DO366, very light cancel, Cat £225. Rated RR. Superior to Don Pearce's example - a few trimmed perfs - that sold for $161 (Sale 247 Lot 472 ). [Date range -.11.1871 to 31.1.1872 only] (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 130.00
Sold...AU$ 170.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 497
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO366
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 10 1d deep green SG DO366, grossly misplaced perfs and cut from the sheet to preserve the design with fragments of three adjoining units, trimmed perfs at upper-right, faint cds, Cat £225+. Rated RR. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $430 (Sale 247 Lot 473). A remarkable stamp. [Date range -.11.1871 to 31.1.1872 only] (Image1)
Estimate AU$350
Opening AU$ 270.00
Sold...AU$ 320.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 498
Symbol: *
Cat No: DO356a
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV De La Rue Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2d dull orange SG DO356a from the left of the sheet with vertical marginal watermark lines at left, rouletting except at the base but cut from the sheet except at top to preserve the design, large-part gum. Unpriced unused by Gibbons. Unrecorded unused by Ron Butler and the only recorded example so it should be rated RRRRRR. RPSV Certificate (2007). Absent from the Colonel Napier, Lord Vestey, '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: 499
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO356a
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV De La Rue Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2d dull orange SG DO356a, rouletting on all sides, light Port Wakefield cds of 'JA2-/187-', Cat £180. Rated RR. The very fine 'Tamiami' and Don Pearce examples sold for $347 (Sale 236 Lot 641) and $311 (Sale 247 Lot 474) respectively. [Date range 8.5.1871 to 31.1.1872] (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 500
Symbol: #
Cat No: DO367
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Perf 10 2d red-orange SG DO367 with the Watermark Reversed, trimmed perfs at right just clear of the design, unpriced unused by Gibbons. Unrecorded unused by Ron Butler and the only recorded example so it should be rated RRRRRR. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2010) states "extremely rare". Absent from all the other major collections. (Image1)
Estimate AU$4,000
Opening AU$ 3,000.00
Sold...AU$ 3,000.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 3000
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 501
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO367
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Perf 10 2d red-orange SG DO367 with the Watermark Reversed, trimmed perfs at base just into of the design, largely superb 'PORT WAKEFI[ELD]/ AP23/1872/S.A' cds, Cat £180. Rated R. Don Pearce's superb example sold for $323 (Sale 247 Lot 475). [Date range 10.12.1871 to 24.2.1873] (Image1)
Estimate AU$125
Opening AU$ 95.00
Sold...AU$ 95.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 95
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 502
Symbol: #
Cat No: DO357
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 4d deep violet SG DO357, rouletting except at the base and cut from the sheet at left & base to preserve the design, unused, Cat £1500. Unrecorded unused by Ron Butler & only two other examples recorded so it should be rated RRRRR. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2009) states "extremely rare". The 'Besancon' example with part-gum sold for SFr1935. Don Pearce's unused example sold for $1555 (Sale 247 Lot 478). (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,350.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1350
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 503
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO357
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 4d deep violet SG DO357, rouletting except at the base where cut from the sheet well clear of the design, large 'PORT WAKEFIELD/JY1/1872/S A' cds, Cat £350. Rated R. Superior to Don Pearce's example with Strathalbyn cds that sold for $715 (Sale 247 Lot 479). [Date range 1.10.1870 to 6.12.1872] (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 504
Symbol: #
Cat No: DO362
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 4d deep violet SG DO362, unused, Cat £2500. Unrecorded unused by Ron Butler and only two other examples recorded so it should be rated RRRRR. Sold at our auction of 16.5.2023 for $4075 (Sale 251 Lot 664). Absent from the 'Vestey', 'Besancon' and Don Pearce collections. (Image1)
Estimate AU$3,000
Opening AU$ 2,300.00
Sold...AU$ 2,300.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 2300
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 505
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO362
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 4d deep violet SG DO362 from the left of the sheet with vertical marginal watermark lines at left, GPO cds of 'MR5/74', Cat £225. Rated RR. Superb. Ex 'Sir Humphrey' (Brian Farmer): sold for $268. More attractive than the 'Besancon' and Don Pearce examples that sold for SFr266 and $359 (Sale 247 Lot 480) respectively. [Date range 2.2.1874 to 30.7.1874] (Image1)
Estimate AU$350
Opening AU$ 270.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 506
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO359
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½xRouletted 6d Prussian blue SG DO359, misplaced perfs resulting in 'POSTAGE' at the Base, 3mm closed tear at left, indistinct cancel, Cat £500. Rated RRR. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $455 (Sale 247 Lot 482). The very fine 'Besancon' example sold for SFr385. (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 507
Symbol: *
Cat No: DO360
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½xRouletted 1/- bright red-brown SG DO360, rouletting misplaced so cut from the sheet at left & right to preserve the design, large-part gum, Cat £1400. Unrecorded unused by Ron Butler and the only example known to us so it should be rated RRRRRR. Ex 'Besancon': sold for SFr1675. Absent from Don Pearce's collection. (Image1)
Estimate AU$4,000
Opening AU$ 3,000.00
Sold...AU$ 3,000.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 3000
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 508
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO360
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½xRouletted 1/- bright red-brown SG DO360, perfs misplaced so cut from the sheet at top (just shaved) and base to preserve the design, small fault & shallow thin at left, light indistinct cds, Cat £300 Rated RRRR. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "very rare". The 'Tamiami' and the very similar Don Pearce examples sold for $575 (Sale 236 Lot 646) and $359 (Sale 247 Lot 483) respectively. [Date range 30.11.1871 to 21.5.1873] (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 250.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 509
Symbol: #
Cat No: DO365
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 2/- crimson SG DO365, the overprint misplaced with Stop from the adjoining unit at left, unused, Cat £1300. Superb. Unrecorded unused by Ron Butler & only four other examples recorded so it should be rated RRRR. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2009) states "extremely rare". Lord Vestey's unused example sold for £960. The mint 'Besancon' and unused 'Tamiami' examples sold for SFr3145 and $1375 (Sale 236 Lot 647) respectively. (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,000
Opening AU$ 1,500.00
Sold...AU$ 1,500.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 510
Symbol: G
Cat No: DO369
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.R.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½x10 2/- crimson SG DO369 from the left of the sheet with vertical marginal watermark lines at left where imperforate, some trimmed perfs at upper-left, light GPO cds probably of 1876, Cat £300. Rated RRRRR but probably should be RRR. Ex 'Sir Humphrey' (Brian Farmer): sold for $442. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2011). Don Pearce's example - also imperf at left - sold for $455 (Sale 247 Lot 487). [The only confirmed date is 25.7.1876] (Image1)
