RED OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 1d green SG DO331, rouletting except at left and cut from the sheet at left & base to preserve the design, large-part gum, Cat £2500. Rated RRRR. Superb. Ex Rev James Mursell, Colonel Napier (II) and Don Pearce: sold for $4075 (Sale 247 Lot 489). RPSL Certificate (1965). The very similar 'Besancon' example sold for SFr4110. (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: 460
Symbol: *
Cat No: DO332
RED OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2d bright vermilion SG DO332, rouletting on all sides, some oxidisation, large-part gum, Cat £600. Rated RRRR. Ex Colonel Napier (II) and 'Hamilton'. The very fine Vestey and 'Besancon' examples sold for £1680 and SFr605 respectively. Absent from Don Pearce's collection. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 320.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 461
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO332
RED OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2d bright vermilion SG DO332, excellent colour, misplaced rouletting at right otherwise imperforate and cut from the sheet on all sides to preserve the design, Port Adelaide cds of 'NO27/68', Cat £450. Rated RRRR. Ex Victor Bullock: sold for $303. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "extremely rare... superb". More attractive than Don Pearce's very fine example that sold for $745 (Sale 247 Lot 491). The 'Tamiami' example - "a little oxidised" -sold for $715 (Sale 236 Lot 649). Absent from 'Besancon'. [Date range 6.4.1868 to 27.11.1868] (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 462
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO333
RED OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 4d slate-purple SG DO333, rouletting at the base otherwise imperforate and cut from the sheet on all sides to largely preserve the design (just touched at right), Port Adelaide cds of 'OC8/68', Cat £650. Rated RRRR. Ex 'Sir Humphrey' (Brian Farmer): sold for $350. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "very rare". Don Pearce's two completely imperforate examples - almost certainly from the same sheet as this stamp - sold for $1315 & $895 respectively (Sale 247 Lots 493 & 494). Absent from 'Besancon'. [Date range 31.7.1868 to 27.11.1868] (Image1)
Estimate AU$850
Opening AU$ 650.00
Sold...AU$ 650.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 463
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO336
RED OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 4d slate-purple SG DO336, misplaced horizontal perfs so cut from the sheet at top & base to preserve the design, minor separation fault at upper-left, Port Adelaide cds of 'JU17/68', undercatalogued at £150. Rated RRRRR; unrecorded unused. Sold at our auction of 24.6.2006 for $442 (Sale 122 Lot 725). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "extremely rare". Superior to & more attractive than Don Pearce's example that sold for $227 (Sale 247 Lot 492). Absent from 'Besancon'. [Date range 17.6.1868 to 23.7.1868 only] (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: 464
Symbol: *
Cat No: DO334
RED OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 6d dull ultramarine SG DO334, rouletting except at the base and cut from the sheet at left & base to preserve the design, large-part gum, Cat £600. Rated RRRR. Ex Colonel Napier (II). The similar 'Besancon' example sold for SFr605. Absent from Don Pearce's collection. (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: 465
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO334
RED OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 6d dull ultramarine SG DO334, rouletting except at the top where cut from the sheet to preserve the design, Port Adelaide cds of 'MY23/68', Cat £130. Rated R. Don Pearce's superb example sold for $179 (Sale 247 Lot 495). [Date range 23.5.1868 to 23.5.1869] (Image1)
Estimate AU$125
Opening AU$ 95.00
Sold...AU$ 130.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 130
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 466
Symbol: *
Cat No: DO335
RED OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 1/- bright red-brown SG DO335 with Double Overprint with the two impressions being virtually coincident, rouletting except at the base where cut from the sheet clear of the design, part-gum, Cat £1100. Rated RRRR. Ex Colonel Napier (II), 'Hamilton' and Lord Samuel Vestey: sold for £1055. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "extremely rare...superb and fresh", but didn't mention the doubling. Superior to Don Pearce's example - graded 'B' - that sold for $1915 (Sale 247 Lot 497). Ron Butler didn't comment on the doubling. All unused examples known to us have the same characteristics. (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: 467
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO335
RED OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 1/- bright red-brown SG DO335, rouletting on all sides, very lightly cancelled, Cat £140. Rated RRR. Larger than Don Pearce's example that sold for $239 (Sale 247 Lot 498). [Date range 19.6.1868 to 19.6.1869] (Image1)
Estimate AU$175
Opening AU$ 135.00
Sold...AU$ 210.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 468
Symbol: G
Cat No: DO337
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 1d green SG DO337, rouletting on all sides, small thin at upper-right, bold GPO cds of 'JY24/74', Cat £250. Rated RR; unrecorded unused. Ex 'Sir Humphrey' (Brian Farmer): sold for $233 (Sale 118 Lot 441). Don Pearce's very fine but off-centre example sold for $430 (Sale 247 Lot 499). [Date range 31.3.1873 (?) to 18.9.1874] (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: 469
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO337var
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B. :' (Typsesetting Error with Two Vertical Spacers at Right) on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 1d green SG DO337var, rouletting on all sides, a couple of minor tonespots, GPO cds of 'SP--/74' clear of the ':', Cat £250+. Unlisted by Ron Butler & the only recorded example so it should be rated RRRRRR. An extraordinary error. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $1255 (Sale 247 Lot 500). Absent from 'Besancon'.
It is remarkable that the only such typesetting errors recorded in the entire series are both for the Marine Board, this stamp with 'M.B. :', and the 4d with 'I M.B.': see Lot 475. (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 1,000.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 470
Symbol: #
Cat No: DO343
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 1d yellow-green SG DO343, misplaced perfs so cut from the sheet at left & base to preserve the design, unused, Cat £1500. Rated RRRRRR but 'Besancon' had an example so it should be RRRRR. Superb. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2009) states "extremely rare". The mint 'Besancon' example - with double perfs horizontally & vertically - sold for SFr1935. Absent from Don Pearce's collection. (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,500
Opening AU$ 1,900.00
Sold...AU$ 1,900.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1900
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 471
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO343
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 1d deep yellow-green SG DO343, minor creases at upper-right & a more significant ironed-out horizontal crease, GPO cds of 'JY17/74', Cat £2000. Unrecorded used by Ron Butler and the only recorded example so it should be rated RRRRRR. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $775 (Sale 247 Lot 501). (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: 472
Symbol: #
Cat No: DO338
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Rouletted 2d red-orange SG DO338, rouletting on all sides, a couple of trimmed roulettes at lower-right, unused, grossly undercatalogued at £200. Unrecorded unused and 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 was sacrificed for SFr180, resulting in the very low Gibbons price. Absent from Don Pearce's collection. (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: 473
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO338a
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV De La Rue Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2d red-orange SG DO338a, rouletting on all sides, Port Adelaide cds with indistinct date, Cat £250. Rated RRR; unrecorded unused. Ex Keith Harrison: sold for $1165 (Sale 183 Lot 516). RPSV Certificate (2013). Superior to Don Pearce's example - small defects - that sold for $323 (Sale 247 Lot 503). [Date range -.10.1870 to 26.7.1871] (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 575.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 575
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 474
Symbol: #
Cat No: DO336
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 4d deep violet SG DO336, misplaced perfs at left so cut from the sheet to preserve the design, unused, Cat £2000. Unrecorded unused by Ron Butler and only two other examples recorded so it should be rated RRRRR. Superb. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2009) states "extremely rare". The 'Besancon' example is defective. Don Pearce's mint example - straight-edge at right & minor surface disruption - sold for $4075. (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: 475
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO336var
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'I M.B.' (Typsesetting Error with a Solid Vertical Spacer at Left) on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 4d deep violet SG DO336var, well-centred, Port Adelaide cds of 'JY19/69'. Unlisted by Ron Butler & the only recorded example so it should be rated RRRRRR. Another extraordinary error. It is remarkable that the only such typesetting errors recorded in the entire series are both for the Marine Board, this stamp with 'I M.B.' and the 1d with 'M.B. :' see Lot 469. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $1375 (Sale 247 Lot 507). (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 850.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 476
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO347
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 10 4d deep purple SG DO347, remarkably well-centred, light cds of 'MR4/72', Cat £120. Rated RR. Superb. Ex Francis Kiddle: sold for $435 (Sale 112 Lot 826). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "superb example". Far superior to Don Pearce's example that sold for $204 (Sale 247 Lot 508). [Date range -.3.1871 to 4.3.1872] (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 320.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 477
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO347a
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon V/Crown Wmk Perf 10 4d deep purple SG DO347a, well-centred, some trimmed perfs at upper-left and at the base, Port Adelaide cds of 'JU18/71' (the only confirmed date), Cat £450. Rated RRRRR; unrecorded unused. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $685 (Sale 247 Lot 509). Absent from 'Besancon'. (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: 478
Symbol: #
Cat No: DO350
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk with Irregular Compound Perf 11½-12½x11½-12½x10x11½-12½ 4d deep purple SG DO350, well-centred, a trifle aged, unused, unpriced unused by Gibbons. Rated RRRRRR but we know of two other examples so it should be rated RRRRR. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2010) states "extremely rare". Far more attractive than the very fine mint 'Besancon' example that sold for SFr3870. Absent from Don Pearce's collection. (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,500
Opening AU$ 1,900.00
Sold...AU$ 1,900.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1900
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 479
Symbol: G
Cat No: DO350
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk with Irregular Compound Perf 10x11½-12½x11½-12½x11½-12½ 4d deep violet SG DO350 from the right of the sheet with vertical marginal watermark lines at right, indistinct diamond-numeral cancel, Cat £110. The 'Tamiami' and Don Pearce examples sold for $162 (Sale 236 Lot 653) and $179 (Sale 247 Lot 510) respectively. (Image1)
Estimate AU$125
Opening AU$ 95.00
Sold...AU$ 125.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 125
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 480
Symbol: #
Cat No: DO340
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 6d Prussian blue SG DO340, rouletting on all sides but misplaced at right and cut from the sheet at right to preserve the design, unused, Cat £3750. Superb. Unrecorded unused and only one other example recorded so it should be rated RRRRR. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2009) states "extremely rare". Larger than the mint 'Besancon' example that sold for SFr2175. Absent from Don Pearce's collection. (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: 481
Symbol: V
Cat No: DO340
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 6d Prussian blue SG DO340, rouletting on all sides misplaced horizontally with 'POSTAGE' at the Base, a couple of tiny imperfections at right, faint cds, Cat £200. Rated RRRR. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "very rare". The 'Besancon' and Don Pearce examples - both with minor faults - sold for SFr121 and $359 (Sale 247 Lot 513) respectively. [Date range 7.12.1869 to 18.7.1870] (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: 482
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO345
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 6d Prussian blue SG DO345 horizontal strip of 3, the central unit very fine the others with clipped outer corners & some trimmed perfs, some split/reinforced perfs between the first two units, fine Port Adelaide cds of 'AU12/72', Cat £675+. Rated RRR+; unrecorded unused. A rare multiple. Ex Lord Samuel Vestey - sold for £360 - and David Pitts (in a group lot). Absent from 'Besancon' and Don Pearce but his superb single in bright blue and pair in dull blue sold for $359 & $1135 respectively (Sale 247 Lots 511 & 512). (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 483
Symbol: G/F
Cat No: DO348
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 10 6d Prussian blue SG DO348, a small example with regular perfs & circle-in-bars cancel, and a larger example with misplaced perfs at right & cut from the sheet to preserve the design & Port Adelaide cds of 'JA2-/75', Cat £260. Rated RRR. Don Pearce's very fine single sold for $227 (Sale 247 Lot 514). [Date range 20.7.1871 to 2-.1.1875] (2) (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: 484
Symbol: #
Cat No: DO351
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk with Irregular Compound Perf 10x10x10x11½-12½ 6d Prussian blue SG DO351, small thin at lower-right & a bit aged, unused, Cat £650. Unrecorded unused & we know of only one other example so it should be rated RRRRR. Ex 'Besancon': sold for SFr605. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2018) states "great rarity". Absent from Don Pearce's collection. (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: 485
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO351
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Regular Compound Perf 11½-12½x10 6d Prussian blue SG DO351, misplaced perforations resulting in a huge stamp with parts of three adjoining units and including 'SIX PENCE' at Top & Base, light Port Adelaide cds with indistinct date, Cat £100. Rated R; unrecorded unused. Magnificent. Don Pearce's regular-size example sold for $167 (Sale 247 Lot 515). [Date range 2.7.1872 to 31.5.1874] (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 260.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 486
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO342
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½xRouletted 1/- bright red-brown SG DO342, misplaced rouletting so cut from the sheet except at the base to preserve the design, very light cds, Cat £300. Rated RR; unrecorded unused. Don Pearce's similar example sold for $216 (Sale 247 Lot 516). [Date range - no confirmed dates] (Image1)
Estimate AU$140
Opening AU$ 105.00
Sold...AU$ 110.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 487
Symbol: #
Cat No: DO346
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 1/- bright red-brown SG DO346, misplaced vertical perforations so cut from the sheet at left to preserve the design, unused, unpriced unused by Gibbons. Rated RRRRR. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2009) states "extremely rare". Absent from the 'Vestey', 'Besancon' and Don Pearce collections. (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,500
Opening AU$ 1,900.00
Sold...AU$ 5,250.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 5250
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 488
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO346
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 1/- bright red-brown SG DO346, misplaced perforations resulting in 'POSTAGE' at the Base, Port Adelaide cds of 'JU21/69', Cat £200. Rated RRR. The very fine 'Besancon' and Don Pearce singles sold for SFr205 & $359 (Sale 247 Lot 519) respectively. [There seem to have been two distinct periods of use: 21.6.1869 to 1.12.1871 only, and 10.1.1874 to 20.5.1874 only] (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 240.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 489
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO352
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Irregular Compound Perf 10x10x11½-12½x10 1/- bright red-brown on brownish tinted paper SG DO352, light 1872 cds, Cat £950. Rated RRR; unrecorded unused. Ex David Pitts. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "very rare". Don Pearce's superb example sold for $1615 (Sale 247 Lot 518). Absent from 'Besancon'. [Date range across all variants 20.5.1872 to 3.12.1872 only] (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 575.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 575
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 490
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO352
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk with Irregular Compound Perf 11½-12½x10x10x10 1/- bright red-brown on brownish tinted paper SG DO352, Port Adelaide cds of 'DE3/72', Cat £950. Rated RRR; unrecorded unused. Ex David Pitts (in a group lot). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "very rare". Don Pearce's superb variant sold for $1615 (Sale 247 Lot 518). Absent from 'Besancon'. [Date range across all variants 20.5.1872 to 3.12.1872 only] (Image1)
