Datestamps on KGV Heads collection from 'ABERMAIN' to 'YOOROONAH' including 'BERYL', 'BISMUTH', 'CORBIE HILL', 'COX'S RIVER' 1918, 'EXCELSIOR', 'GULAR RAILWAY', 'HUME RESERVOIR', 'KIPPAX'S', 'LANGLEY VALE' 1917 Type 2(ii), 'MINE CAMP' 1928 with inverted dateslugs, 'MIOWERA' (used at Gongolgon), 'NORTH TUMBULGUM', 'PRETTY PINE', 'RHINE FALLS', 'RUFUS RIVER', 'SHOOTERS HILL', 'STONY CROSSING', 'TANTONAN', 'TYAGARAH', 'VALLA GOLD MINE', 'YALLAKOOL', and many more, also a range of Sydney markings, TPO cancels, cut-down Reliefs, abnormals including '[WA]RIALDA/STATION' two-line cachet on 1d red and Barred Numeral '1470' (rated RRR) of Welcome Reefs on KGV 1d red, plus a little Australian Capital Territory including 'AINSLIE', 'BRUCE', 'DUNTROON/AUSTRALIA' and recut '.../F.C.T.', etc, the strikes a little variable but many are fine to very fine and some are superb. Ex Max Melville.
(100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 650.00
Sold...AU$ 725.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 725
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 117
Symbol: S=C
Extensive collection in six large binders from the Colonial-era onwards including 'ACACIA PLATEAU' 1937 on KGV 2d red on-piece, 'ARDELTHAN TIN MINES' 1925 on KGV 1½d red on-piece, 'ASH ISLAND' 1938 on-piece, 'ATHOLWOOD' 1935 on 2d ANZAC on-piece, 'AURVILL' 1938 on KGVI 2d red on-piece, 'CASULA MILITARY CAMP' 1916 two strikes on KGV 1d red pair, 'CLAIRVILLE' 1938 on-piece, 'COCKLE CREEK' 1900 on 1d Arms on-piece, 'CREMORNE WHARF' 1940 on censored cover to USA with typed provisional R label, 'CUMBALUM' 1938 on-piece, 'EAST MINTO' 1924 framed cds alongside KGV 1½d green tied 'MINTO' cds, 'FOUR MILE CREEK' 1942 on KGVI 2½d red on-piece, 'GREEN POINT' 1925 on KGV 1½d red on-piece, 'HUME RESERVOIR' 1934 on KGV 5d brown on-piece, 'JEIR' 1921 on KGV 2d orange on-piece, 'LIMEKILNS' 1916 framed on KGV 1d red, etc, also various Lord Howe Island & Norfolk Island markings including 'LHI' in bars on 1d Arms pair on-piece, Military & RAAF PO datestamps, some Numeral cancels including a few 'ties', TPOs & Reliefs, pictorial cancels on souvenir covers, Closing Day covers, etc, plenty of postal history interest also, the quality of the strikes a little variable but many are fine to very fine. Weighs 11kg.
(Qty) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 725.00
Sold...AU$ 1,000.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 118
Symbol: O=C
Extensive collection of mostly Sydney types including killers, concentric ovals, duplexes including experimental types, backstamps, ship mail, late fee, newspaper, postage paid, parcel rollers, registered, early machines, etc, also other inner-city POs and a few early numerals on QV Laureates; a few oddities including '2' tax handstamp on Laureates 2d, boxed 'MISSENT TO/SYDNEY/NSW' on Queensland No Wmk 6d and two strikes of '...ION DIVISION' crown seal on ½d grey, 'NZ/MARINE PO' cds on 2½d strip of 3, two cancelled at Nouméa & two at Vila, etc, also substantial postal history interest noted 1897 to USA with Diadems 5d tied by 'LOOSE LETTER' handstamps, three 1904 covers inwards from New Zealand to Tatts, Tasmania with 'LOOSE SHIP/ETTER' double-ring cachets, 1910 to USA with 'LATE FEE PAID/G.P.O' handstamp and a range of earlier items plus a few picture postcards, etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine. Ex John Bell (NSW).
(many 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 625.00
Sold...AU$ 725.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 725
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 6
Symbol: F
Cat No: 11
1850-51 Sydney Views Hard Greyish or Bluish Paper 1d dull carmine SG 11, large even margins, large-part BN '38' (rated R) of Queanbeyan, Cat £375. Superb. Sold at our auction of 20.4.2015 for $428 (Sale 203 Lot 25). (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 500.00
Sold...AU$ 525.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 525
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 7
Symbol: F
Cat No: 8
1850-51 Sydney Views Hard Toned White to Yellowish Paper 1d dull carmine SG 8, margins good to large, light indistinct Barred Numeral cancel, minor manuscript mark on the reverse, Cat £375. Ex Ric Slade-Slade and John White. Sold at our auction of 20.4.2015 for $381 (Sale 203 Lot 20). (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 525.00
Sold...AU$ 600.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 8
Symbol: G
Cat No: 9
1850-51 Sydney Views 1d crimson-lake Plate II (Clouds) on Hard Greyish or Bluish Paper SG 9 with Significant & Obvious Doubling of the Design, margins close to large, light indistinct cancel largely clear of the central vignette, Cat £425+. Superb. RPSL Certificate (2021) states "Smudged print" and "Memo: not a double print". We agree that it is not a double print, in the sense that the paper has not been set to the stone twice. However, the printing is not 'smudged', which would imply a lateral movement as if a thumb had redistributed the ink. Rather, the doubling is quite regular, in the nature of a kiss print. (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 9
Symbol: F
Cat No: 10
1850-51 Sydney Views Hard Greyish or Bluish Paper 1d 'gooseberry' red SG 10, margins close to large, very lightly cancelled, Cat £550. Ex Guy Hutson. Sold at our auction of 20.4.2015 for $476 (Sale 203 Lot 23). (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 500.00
Sold...AU$ 1,000.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 10
Symbol: #
Cat No: 11
1850-51 Sydney Views 1d dull carmine Plate II (Clouds) on Hard Greyish Paper SG 11, good even margins, exceptional early impression and strong colour, unused, Cat £17,000. Ceremuga Certificate (2022) states "Very rare ... superb & fresh".
One of the finest unused Penny Sydney Views in private hands. A similar example sold at our auction of 5.8.2021 for $26,250 (Sale 245 Lot 434). Both are superior in quality & appearance to the unused SG 5 & SG 8 from 'Besancon' (II) that sold for SFr13,915 & SFr15,730 respectively. (Image1)
Estimate AU$20,000
Opening AU$ 15,000.00
Sold...AU$ 15,000.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 15000
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 11
Symbol: G
Cat No: 11
1850-51 Sydney Views 1d dull carmine Plate II (Clouds) Hard Greyish Paper SG 11, good even margins, bars cancel of Sydney, Cat £450. Superb. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 12
Symbol: #
Cat No: 16
1850-51 Sydney Views 2d deep greenish-blue Plate I (Vertical-Lined Background) on Soft Yellowish Paper SG 16, margins good to large with almost-complete framelines at top & base, exceptional early impression and strong colour, unused, Cat £26,000. Ceremuga Certificate (2022) states "Great rarity ... superb & fresh". (Image1)
Estimate AU$20,000
Opening AU$ 15,000.00
Sold...AU$ 24,000.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 24000
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 13
Symbol: F
Cat No: 23
1850-51 Sydney Views 2d grey-blue Plate II (Horizontally-Lined Background) Early Impression SG 23 plated as [Pos 14], margins good to large with complete framelines on two sides, light Barred Numeral '62' of Morpeth, Cat £350. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 320.00
Sold...AU$ 525.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 525
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 14
Symbol: F
Cat No: 24b
1850-51 Sydney Views 2d blue Plate II (Horizontally-Lined Background) Early Impression with Inner Circle Intersecting Fan as in Plate III [Pos 2] SG 24b, margins good to large with complete frameline on two sides, superb Sydney bars cancel slightly obscuring the variety, Cat £750. (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 525.00
Sold...AU$ 525.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 525
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 15
Symbol: F
Cat No: 24e
1850-51 Sydney Views 2d blue Plate II (Horizontally-Lined Background) Early Impression with No Whip [Pos 4] SG 24e, margins close to large with complete frameline at base, light Barred Numeral '48' of Tarcutta slightly obscuring the variety, a couple of minor aging marks, Cat £500. (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 240.00
Sold...AU$ 340.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 340
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 16
Symbol: G
Cat No: 30a
1850-51 Sydney Views 2d blue Plate III (Undated Bale & No Dots in Stars) with No Whip SG 30a, margins good to large, slightly untidy bars cancel clear of the variety, Cat £425. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 340.00
Sold...AU$ 360.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 17
Symbol: G
Cat No: 32
1850-51 Sydney Views 2d Prussian blue Plate IV (Double-Lined Bale) Hard Bluish Wove Paper SG 32 horizontal pair the right-hand unit with 'PENOE' for 'PENCE' [Pos 23-24] as SG 35f, margins close to large, light but untidy Sydney bars cancels, Cat £700+ for singles. Gibbons list the 'PENOE' variety only for the printings on Vertically-Laid Paper (which this definitely is not); we expect that is an oversight rather than this being a 'new discovery'. (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 480.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 480
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 18
Symbol: F
Cat No: 36
1850-51 Sydney Views 2d dull blue Plate V (Pearl in Fan) Hard Wove Paper SG 36, margins close to good, light but largely very fine Barred Numeral '95' of Brisbane (Moreton Bay District), Cat £225 plus a premium for the pre-Separation usage in Queensland. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 19
Symbol: G
Cat No: 37a
1850-51 Sydney Views 2d dull blue Plate V (Pearl in Fan) with Shovel Omitted as SG 37a but with Pick Present, margins good to large with complete framelines on two sides, slightly untidy bars cancel just clear of the variety, Cat £450+ for the listed variety. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 290.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 290
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 20
Symbol: F
Cat No: 38
1850-51 Sydney Views 2d dull ultramarine Plate V (Pearl in Fan) Vertically Laid Paper SG 38, margins good to huge with over half of the adjoining unit attached, largely very fine complete Barred Numeral '64' ('4' Reversed) of Maitland with another large-part strike alongside, Cat £450+. (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 340.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 340
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 21
Symbol: F1A
Cat No: 41
1850-51 Sydney Views 3d emerald-green Soft Yellowish Wove Paper SG 41, margins good to large, Sydney bars cancel, Cat £400. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 250.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 22
Symbol: F
Cat No: 43
1850-51 Sydney Views 3d emerald-green Blue-Grey Wove Paper SG 43, margins close at base large, superb Sydney bars cancel, Cat £350. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 360.00
Sold...AU$ 440.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 440
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 23
Symbol: F
Cat No: 48
1851-55 QV Laureates No Watermark 1d brick-red SG 48, margins close to good, superb BN '48' of Tarcutta, Cat £150. Superb. (Image1)
Estimate AU$120
Opening AU$ 90.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 24
Symbol: #
Cat No: 67
1851-55 QV Laureates No Watermark 3d yellow-green Bluish to Grey Wove Paper SG 67, good colour, margins just touched - at lower-left - to good, tiny imperfections, unused, Cat £5000. A rare stamp. Stated to have been removed from the famous block of 38 ex Sir Daniel Cooper, Judge Frederick Philbrick, Baron Philippe de la Renotiere Ferrary, Alfred Caspary and John Boker. (Image1)
Estimate AU$3,000
Opening AU$ 2,300.00
Sold...AU$ 2,300.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 2300
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 25
Symbol: G
Cat No: 80
1851-55 QV Laureates No Watermark 8d yellow-orange/bluish paper SG 80 [Pos 10] from the upper-right of the sheet, margins good to very large, fine BN '69' of Murrurundi, Cat £750. Superb. (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 550.00
Sold...AU$ 550.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 26
Symbol: F
Cat No: 87b
1851-55 QV Laureates Double-Lined Numerals Watermark 3d yellow-green with Watermark Error '2' instead of '3' SG 87b, margins very close at left to good, Sydney bars cancel, Cat £1800. RPSL Certificate (1971). Two examples each graded A- sold at our auctions of 2.12.2021 for $1375 (Sale 246 Lot 427) and 21.5.2024 for $975 (Sale 256 Lot 43). (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 27
Symbol: E
1853 Queen-on-Throne Essay uncleared die proof of the finished 'TWO PENCE' design in indigo with engine-turning beyond the stamp area and a series of faint guidelines on the die on ungummed double-lined watermark '2' paper with a deckled edge at right. Superb. Unissued and rare: only six examples recorded, of which three are institutionalised. Ex Julian Beresford, Marcel Stanley, Sir Miles Rivett-Carnac - sold for £3335 - and 'Alvarado' (Paul Fletcher): sold for £4560.
Geoff Kellow at page 102 in 'The Stamps of Victoria' states that Perkins Bacon produced this design for NSW in error, in November 1853, a mistake that greatly delayed production of the Victorian 1d and 6d in this design. He also states that these proofs were created in 1877, presumably for the annual South Kensington Exhibition. (Image1)
Estimate AU$5,000
Opening AU$ 3,800.00
Sold...AU$ 4,600.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 4600
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 28
Symbol: P
1854-59 QV Large Diadems Imperforate page of 6d colour trials, four each in deep green, deep blue and two shades of purple and each with one waxed (void) corner, margins absent to close, affixed to a laid paper page (182x228mm) headed "May 16th 55 New Postage Colors [sic]", the first row of one of each proof without manuscript cancellation, then three rows of the four types headed "Tests" each with an unidentifiable manuscript cancel and all showing varying degrees of discolouration from attempts to remove the ink using "Chloride Lime" (bleaching powder), "Muriatic Acid" (also known as hydrochloric acid) or "Liqua Potas" (?), the page reinforced along a central horizontal fold clear of the proofs. An important developmental item, analagous to the British 'Rainbow Trials'. Ex Perkins Bacon Archives, Ric Slade-Slade and Sir Miles Rivett-Carnac: sold in 2004 for £8050. (Image1)
Estimate AU$10,000
Opening AU$ 7,500.00
Sold...AU$ 7,500.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 7500
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 29
Symbol: P
1854-59 QV Large Diadems Imperforate 6d die proof in black on stout wove paper, reduced to stamp-size with good even margins, a couple of very minor imperfections. RPSV Certificate (2009). (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 575.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 575
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 30
Symbol: P
1854-59 QV Large Diadems Imperforate 6d plate proof block of 4 in black on unwatermarked wove paper, good even margins. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 31
Symbol: P
1854-59 QV Large Diadems Imperforate 6d colour trial in olive-grey on ungummed unwatermarked wove paper, margins good to large, ironed-out vertical crease at left. Rare. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 32
Symbol: P
1854-59 QV Large Diadems Imperforate 8d plate proof pair in black on ungummed unwatermarked wove paper, large even margins. Superb. BPA Certificate (2013). Rare: absent from 'Alvarado' (Paul Fletcher). (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 33
Symbol: #
Cat No: 98
1854-59 QV Large Diadems Imperforate 8d dull yellow-orange SG 98, margins close to large at base & left, unused without gum, Cat £24,000. A very rare stamp: the very fine 'Besancon' (Part I) unused example sold for SFr29,040. RPSV Certificate (2025). (Image1)
Estimate AU$15,000
Opening AU$ 11,500.00
Sold...AU$ 11,500.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 11500
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 34
Symbol: P
1854-59 QV Large Diadems Imperforate 1/- plate proof/colour trial in dull rose on ungummed unwatermarked wove paper, margins good to large. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 35
Symbol: *
Cat No: 102
1856-59 QV 'REGISTERED' Imperforate (6d) vermilion & Prussian blue SG 102 corner block of 4 [39-40/49-50] from the lower-right of the sheet, margins good to huge, ironed-out creasing affects the last unit, large-part gum, Cat £8000+. A beautiful block of great importance & impeccable pedigree. Ex Snowden, Tomasini, John Boker, 'Manwood', and 'Carrington' (Mark Dankin): sold for $12,650 and at our auction of 7.5.2013 for $18,640. BPA Certificate (2012) states "...with large part original gum...is genuine".
This is by far the finer of only two unused blocks in private hands. The other, which formerly adjoined this item, is Guy Hutson's badly creased block of 6, that sold for £10,200 (2013). (Image1)
Estimate AU$15,000
Opening AU$ 11,500.00
Sold...AU$ 11,500.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 11500
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 36
Symbol: F
Cat No: 103
1856-59 QV 'REGISTERED' Imperforate 6d salmon & indigo SG 103 [Pos 10] a magnificent single from the upper-right of the sheet with margins good to humungous, indistinct numeral cancellation, guarantee signature "AD" (= Alberto Diena), Cat £200. Superb. Ex John Boker, 'Manwood' and Sir Miles Rivett-Carnac: sold for £1725 (2004, where stated "An outstanding stamp and probably the finest known"). (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 480.00
Sold...AU$ 950.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 37
Symbol: P
1856-60 QV Small Diadems Imperforate undenominated colour trials with waxed corners block of 4 in dull red on ungummed unwatermarked bluish wove paper, margins good to huge which is most unusual for these proofs, a couple of black impurities in the paper otherwise superb. Ex John White and Sir Gawaine Baillie: sold for $2185 (2005). (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1150
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 38
Symbol: P
1856-60 QV Small Diadems Imperforate 2d Plate I plate proof complete sheet of 120 (12x10) in black on ungummed unwatermarked yellowish wove paper, some ironed-out wrinkling & creasing doesn't detract from the exceptional facial appearance. Unique: an important & magnificent showpiece. This is the only complete proof sheet of any Australian imperforate stamp: see below. Ex Guy Hutson: sold in 2013 for £2400 (well below what our vendor was prepared to bid).
Apart from its aesthetic appeal, technically this is a highly significant item. Perkins Bacon were master engravers & printers but their plate-making left a lot to be desired. The uneven spacing between the units highlights the inadequacy of that aspect of their work. We believe the next largest surviving piece is a block of 20. John White had a similar NSW 2d sheet with holes drilled through the eight units to be retouched. However, it was printed 13.9.1860, seven months after the perforated stamps had been issued. Lord Vestey had two similar Western Australian sheets but they were produced for the 1861 perforated issue. (Image1)
Estimate AU$7,500
Opening AU$ 5,750.00
Sold...AU$ 5,750.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 5750
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 39
Symbol: C
Cat No: 112a [24
1854-60 QV Small Diadems Imperforate 2d pale blue with Major Retouch SG 112a [24, extensive work on the background & elsewhere], margins close to good except where just touched at upper-right, tied to 1859 outer to Molong by superb Sydney duplex of 'OC27/1859', central filing fold well clear of the stamp & postmark, Cat £650 x3+ on cover. An extremely rare & desirable franking of one of the most extensively retouched units. Ex Warwick Nott: sold at our auction of 1.9.2018 for $2875. (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,000
Opening AU$ 1,500.00
Sold...AU$ 1,500.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 40
Symbol: C
Cat No: 118
1854-60 QV Small Diadems Imperforate Lithographic Transfer 2d pale blue SG 118, margins just shaved - at base - to large, tied to August 1859 outer by Rays '55' of 'NEWCASTLE' (backstamp), Sydney arrival backstamp, minor ink-stain on the cover at lower-left, Cat £950 x3+ on cover. An exceptional and rare franking, greatly enhanced by being used in the month of issue. Ex John White and John Bell (Goulburn): sold at our auction of 8.5.2013 for $2210 (Sale 181 Lot 1071). (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 2,100.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 2100
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 41
Symbol: *#O
Cat No: 195
1860-72 QV Diadems Perf 12 extensive collection on Hagners with an array of shades in all values and many better stamps throughout including quite a number apparently unused, several enormous marginal stamps, lots of multiples including 1/- carmine Mis-Perforated rejoined block of 15, Watermark Varieties including 6d Wmk '5' x18 and 6d Wmk '12' x21 including a pair; also Single-Line '1' Watermark 1d SG 195 five apparently unused & eight used including a huge marginal pair; some postmark interest, condition variable but generally fine to very fine, stated Cat £20,000+. Ex John Bell (NSW).
(600+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1150
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 42
Symbol: O
1860-72 QV Diadems Perf 12 Imperforate between Stamp & Sheet Margin group comprising 2d blue x4 different positions, 6d grey-brown from the top (very scarce), 6d violet from base and 1/- from right & base, a few minor blemishes but mostly fine to very fine. Very scarce: although all Perf 12 sheets were imperf at the margins, stamps showing this characteristic are difficult to obtain. Sold at our auction of 20.4.2015 for $286 (Sale 203 Lot 147).
(8) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 43
Symbol: O
Cat No: 139
1860-72 QV Diadems Perf 12 3d yellow-green SG 139 x17 including five with the Watermark Inverted & Reversed, and 3d blue-green SG 140 x19 including four with the Watermark Inverted & Reversed and one with a pronounced Double Print, condition variable but generally fine to very fine, Cat £2400+. Ex Guy Hutson.
(36) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 44
Symbol: *
Cat No: 149-151 group
1860-72 QV Diadems Perf 12 8d yellow-orange SG 149-151 group, well-centred, characteristic irregular perfs & several short perfs at the base, large-part gum, Cat £7500. An unusually fine example of this rare stamp. BPA Certificate (1949). A very fine example without gum sold at our auction of 1.9.2018 for $8385 (Sale 229 Lot 269). The King Carol of Rumania/'Carrington' (Mark Dankin) mint example sold in 2012 for $11,650. BPA Certificate (1949). (Image1)
Estimate AU$5,000
Opening AU$ 3,800.00
Sold...AU$ 3,800.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 3800
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 45
Symbol: O
1860-72 QV Diadems Perf 13 collection on leaves of all values (ex 8d) with many superb examples & all catalogued shades present, comprises 1d red x19, 2d blue Plate I x30 (one mint with minor aging), 2d blue Plate II x17, 3d green x14, 5d green x3, 6d grey-brown x14, 6d violet x9, 1/- brownish-red x5 and 1/- carmine x5 including a pair, some postmark interest, also 1860 envelope to England with 6d grey-brown solo, 1861 West Maitland town 'drop' letter with 1d solo, 1861 1d pair on cover from Sydney to West Maitland, and 1862 Inter-Colonial ship letter to Adelaide with 6d violet solo, a few minor blemishes but mostly fine to very fine, stated Cat £8500+.
(116 stamps + 4 covers) (Image1)
Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 600.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 46
Symbol: P
1861-88 QV Coin 5/- die proof in black on very thin India paper (52x40mm) lightly tacked to a piece of thin card (98x106mm) that has a couple of minor peripheral faults and is stained on the reverse from being affixed to a defective piece of poor-quality paper of the same size (now removed) endorsed "Given to Victor Corbould/at his death/to go to/Pelham Corbould". The proof itself is very fine. Ex Frederick Heath, George Boucher and Sir Miles Rivett-Carnac: sold for £4830. The design was by Edward Henry Corbould. The proof was engraved by Frederick Heath who presented it to Corbould's sister.
(2 items) (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,000
Opening AU$ 1,500.00
Sold...AU$ 1,500.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 47
Symbol: G
Cat No: 179
1861-88 QV Coin 5/- purple Perf 12 SG 179 with Pre-Printing Horizontal Paper Fold through the top of the stamp, perfs just touching the design at base, light cds cancels clear of the variety, Cat £75+ for normal. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 48
Symbol: */**O
1862-1912 Issues annotated on pages with loads of shades and perfs that we have not checked, QV 10/- x3, 5/- Map x5, 20/- Governors mint x2, 1907 Crown over Double-Lined 'A' set (the 2½d with certificate), etc, 'SPECIMEN' Overprints including 2/6d Lyrebird, QV 10/- and Centennial 5/- & 20/-, varieties including a few stamps Imperf at Left or Right with part-Imprint, ranges of Officials and Postage Dues, and a few panes of low denominations, some Numerals & TPO cancels, condition variable but generally fine to very fine. Ex John Boykett.
(100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 1,000.00
Sold...AU$ 2,400.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 2400
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 49
Symbol: P
1871-1902 QV De La Rue 6d die proof in bright mauve on highly surfaced card (92x60mm), minor burnishing at the edges otherwise superb. Ex De La Rue: produced for the 1872 South Kengington Exhibition. (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 50
Symbol: E
1871-1902 QV De La Rue Crown/NSW Watermark '36' 9d perforated colour trial singles on very thick highly surfaced ungummed unwatermarked paper, in black, pale orange-red or deep violet, exquisite freshness. Superb proofs of this unissued design. Sold at our auction of 22.2.2013 for $2586 (Sale 179 Lots 1217-1219). 'Carrington' (Mark Dankin) had ten different colours. They were misidentified as being related to the 1906 9d Commonwealth design, and sold for $5825. They were subsequently sold at our auction of 20.4.2015 for $13,055 (Sale 203 Lot 191). (3)
Basset Hull Vol II at pp244-245 states that a 9d denomination was requested in 1871. In fact, six sheets of a 9d value were printed on Wmk '2' paper but all were later destroyed. Basset Hull makes no mention of the 9d design; it may have been that shown here; however, it seems remarkable that the creation of a new die and plate should pass without mention. Instead, a 9d surcharge was applied to sheets of the redundant 10d brown, and Hutson mentions a pair of 9d surcharge essays in the Royal Collection. In 1876, De La Rue was requested to prepare a 1/- stamp, which is the same design as this 9d.
It has been suggested that that these 9d proofs were prepared in 1897, as they are on similar thick stock as used for colour trials of the 1897 Jubilee values. However, Basset Hull states those colour trials were produced by a "photo-mechanical" process: presumably he means they were derived from the die, rather than struck from the die. These 9d proofs are not of a photographic nature. Could they have been struck directly from a 9d die that was supplied by De La Rue to NSW as early as 1871? (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,000
Opening AU$ 1,500.00
Sold...AU$ 1,500.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 51
Symbol: *
Cat No: 226g
1882-97 Q V Crown/NSW Watermark '40' Diadems 3d yellow-green Imperforate Pair SG 226g from the lower-right corner of the sheet, margins good to humungous, large-part gum, Cat £500. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 52
Symbol: G
Cat No: 226
1882-97 QV Crown/NSW Watermark '40' Diadems 3d yellow-green Perf 10 as SG 226 with Prominent Double-Print (Two-Faced Queen) and the Watermark Inverted, light 1891 cds cancel. RPSV Certificate (2013). This is a case of the stamp being printed twice, not a 'kiss-print'. A striking error that we would urge Gibbons to reinstate. (Image1)
