RED OVERPRINT: 'M.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2d pale vermilion SG DO325, Grossly Misplaced Rouletting 4mm into the Design at Right & Base so cut from the sheet to preserve the design, the vertical roulettes partly separated & reinforced, large-part gum, Cat £600. Rated RRRR. Ex William Frazer. Lord Vestey's very fine example sold for £360. The 'Besancon' example - shaved at top & truncated at the base - sold for SFr605. Absent from Don Pearce's collection. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 290.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 290
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 449
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO325
RED OVERPRINT: 'M.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2d pale vermilion SG DO325, rouletting at top and right and cut from the sheet well clear of the design at left and base, light GPO cds of 'OC2/68', Cat £1100. Not recorded used by Ron Butler and we have recorded only two other examples so it should be rated RRRRR. Ex 'Sir Humphrey' (Brian Farmer): sold for $875 (Sale 118 Lot 449). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2010) states "extremely rare". Don Pearce's larger example - a bit aged - sold for $1915 (Sale 247 Lot 520). Absent from 'Besancon'. [Date range 2.7.1868 to 31.1.1869] (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: 450
Symbol: *
Cat No: DO326
RED OVERPRINT: 'M.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 6d dull ultramarine SG DO326, remarkably with rouletting clear of the design on all sides, small separation fault at upper-left, large-part gum, Cat £500. Rated RRRR. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Ernest Lye and Colonel Napier (II). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2004) states "very rare". Rodney Attwood's similar example sold for $1050 (Sale 168 Lot 409). 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: 451
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO326
RED OVERPRINT: 'M.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 6d dull ultramarine SG DO326, rouletting on all sides but misplaced vertically so cut from the sheet at right to preserve the design, GPO cds of 'MR9/69 'socked-on-the-nose', Cat £130. Rated R. Superb. Superior to the 'Tamiami' (Sale 236 Lot 656) and Don Pearce (Sale 247 Lot 521) examples that each sold for $227. [Date range 7.4.1868 to 9.3.1869] (Image1)
Estimate AU$175
Opening AU$ 170.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 452
Symbol: *
Cat No: DO327
RED OVERPRINT: 'M.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 1/- bright red-brown SG DO327, rouletting on all sides but misplaced vertically so cut from the sheet at right to preserve the design, large-part gum, Cat £500. Rated RRRR. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2004) states "very rare...original gum". Significantly larger than the 'Besancon' example that sold for SFr605. Absent from Don Pearce's collection. (Image1)
Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 600.00
Sold...AU$ 600.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 453
Symbol: V
Cat No: DO327
RED OVERPRINT: 'M.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 1/- bright red-brown SG DO327, rouletting on all sides, small separation fault at lower-left, light GPO cds of 'SP2-/68', Cat £400. Rated RRRR. Don Pearce's very fine example sold for $715 (Sale 247 Lot 523). [Date range 20.4.1868 to 24.7.1869] (Image1)
Estimate AU$350
Opening AU$ 270.00
Sold...AU$ 270.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 270
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 454
Symbol: #
Cat No: DO329
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½xRouletted 6d bright pale blue SG DO329, unused, Cat £1500. Rated RRRRR. Superb. The similar Vestey and 'Besancon' examples sold for £1440 and SFr1450 respectively. 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: 455
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO329
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½xRouletted 6d bright pale blue SG DO329, light ironed-out crease at lower-left, fine GPO cds of 'AU--/70', Cat £1200. Rated RRRRR. Ex Hugh Wynn and 'Tamiami': sold for $3595 (Sale 336 Lot 657). Don Pearce's very fine example was very inexpensive at $900 (Sale 247 Lot 524). Absent from 'Besancon'. [Date range 20.4.1870 to -.8.1870 only] (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: 456
Symbol: G
Cat No: DO330
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½xRouletted 1/- red-brown on brownish tinted paper SG DO330, Misplaced Perforations resulting in 'POSTAGE' at the Base and Misplaced Roulettes so cut from the sheet to preserve the design at right, a couple of minor tonespots on the reverse, indistinct cancel. Rated RRRR. Ex EB Lye, Colonel Napier (I) and Don Pearce: sold for $455 (Sale 247 Lot 525). RPSL Certificate (1965). The similar 'Tamiami' example sold for $347. Absent from 'Besancon'. [Date range 12.10.1869 to -.8.1870] (Image1)
Estimate AU$350
Opening AU$ 270.00
Sold...AU$ 270.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 270
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 457
Symbol: #
Cat No: DO330
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½xRouletted 1/- red-brown SG DO330, misplaced rouletting at left so cut from the sheet well clear of the design, closed 10mm tear at upper-right doesn't detract from the very fine facial appearance, unused, Cat £1700. Unrecorded unused by Ron Butler and we have recorded only two other examples so it should be rated RRRRR. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2009) states "extremely rare" but does not mention the tear. The very fine Vestey and 'Besancon' examples sold for £1320 and SFr2175 respectively. (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: 458
Symbol: #
Cat No: DO328
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2/- rose-carmine SG DO328, rouletting on all sides, minor characteristic staining from the brown ('black-boy') gum, unused, Cat £800. Rated RRRR. More attractive than Don Pearce's mint example - small separation faults - that sold for $1435 (Sale 247 Lot 526). (Image1)
