PRIVATE SECRETARY (to the GOVERNOR) Overprinted 'P.S.'
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 576
Symbol: *
Cat No: DO426
RED OVERPRINT: 'P.S.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2d bright vermilion SG DO426, rouletting on all sides and cut from the sheet at the base to preserve the design, minor separation fault at upper-left clear of the design, superb large-part gum, Cat £500. Rated RRR. Ex William Frazer. Lord Vestey's unused example sold for £900. The 'Besancon' mint 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: 577
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO426
RED OVERPRINT: 'P.S.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2d bright vermilion SG DO426, Grossly Misplaced Rouletting on all sides remarkably with no corrections or excisions to preserve the design resulting in decent chunks of three adjoining units, GPO cds of 'JY9/68', Cat £250+. Rated R+. Superb and spectacular. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $204 (Sale 247 Lot 592). The regular 'Tamiami' example sold for $455 (Sale 236 Lot 667). [Date range 12.5.1868 to 21.6.1869] (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 270.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 270
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 578
Symbol: *
Cat No: DO429
RED OVERPRINT: 'P.S.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 4d deep purple SG DO429, cut from the sheet at left well clear of the design, large-part gum, Cat £1500. Rated RRRR. RPSV Certificate (2008). The 'Besancon' example - cut from the sheet on three sides - & the very fine 'Tamiami' example sold for SFr2300 & $2395 (Sale 236 Lot 668) respectively. Don Pearce's similar example sold for $1795 (Sale 247 Lot 593). (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: 579
Symbol: #
Cat No: DO427
RED OVERPRINT: 'P.S.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 6d dull blue SG DO427, rouletting at left & base and cut from the sheet on all sides to largely preserve the design (a little cut-into at the top), unused, Cat £2500. Rated RRRRR. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2009) states "extremely rare". The almost identical 'Besancon' mint example sold for SFr3145. 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: 580
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO427
RED OVERPRINT: 'P.S.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 6d ultramarine SG DO427, rouletting on all sides, GPO cds of 'JY2-/68', Cat £120. Rated RR. Superior to Don Pearce's example - graded 'B' - that sold for $215. [Date range -.7.1868 to 21.12.1869] (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 581
Symbol: *
Cat No: DO428
RED OVERPRINT: 'P.S.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 1/- bright red-brown SG DO428, rouletting on all sides and cut from the sheet at the base to preserve the design, large-part gum, Cat £950. Rated RRRR. Ex William Frazer. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "extremely rare...superb & fresh". Superior to Don Pearce's mint example - small separation fault - that sold for $1375 (Sale 247 Lot 596). Absent from 'Besancon'. (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,250
Opening AU$ 950.00
Sold...AU$ 950.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 582
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO428
RED OVERPRINT: 'P.S.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 1/- bright red-brown SG DO428, rouletting on all sides, a few faults but of pleasing appearance, GPO cds of 'SP17/68', Cat £180. Rated RRRR. Ex 'Sir Humphrey' (Brian Farmer): sold for $175 (Sale 118 Lot 482). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "extremely rare". The 'Besancon' example with trimmed rouletting sold for SFr169. More attractive than Don Pearce's similar example - also graded 'C' - that sold for $275 (Sale 247 Lot 597). (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 290.00
Sold...AU$ 290.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 290
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 583
Symbol: # ?
Cat No: DO433
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'P.S.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½xRouletted 1d deep yellow-green SG DO433, small separation faults at upper-right & lower-right, somewhat aged and with a couple of tiny black surface marks but apparently unused, unpriced unused by Gibbons. Unrecorded thus and - if it is actually unused - the only recorded example so it should be rated RRRRRR. Offered "as is" because we expect that it would not receive a certificate as being 'unused'. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $655 (Sale 247 Lot 598). (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: 584
Symbol: G
Cat No: DO433
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'P.S.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½xRouletted 1d deep yellow-green SG DO433, cut from the sheet at base well clear of the design, GPO cds of 'FE2/70', Cat £250. Rated RRR. Ex 'Sir Humphrey' (Brian Farmer): sold for $175 (Sale 118 Lot 483). Far superior to Don Pearce's example - graded 'B' - that sold for $323 (Sale 247 Lot 599). [Date range 2.2.1870 to 23.6.1870 only] (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: 585
Symbol: V
Cat No: DO436
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'P.S.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 1d deep yellow-green SG DO436, some irregular perfs and a little aged, GPO cds of 'MY1/73', Cat £225. Rated RRRR; unrecorded unused. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "very rare". [Date range 1.5.1873 to 2.1.1874] (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 586
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO441
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'P.S.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 10 1d deep yellow-green SG DO441, horizontal perfs misplaced resulting in 'POSTAGE' at the Top & Base, one pulled perf at the top otherwise very fine, GPO cds of MR23/74. Rated R: unrecorded unused. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $227 (Sale 247 Lot 600). [Date range 24.4.1871 to 16.7.1875] (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 160.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 587
Symbol: #
Cat No: DO430a
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'P.S.' on QV De La Rue Large Star Wmk 2d orange SG DO430a, rouletting on three sides but cut from the sheet at top & base to preserve the design, fine writing-ink line at the top, unused, unpriced unused by Gibbons. Unrecorded unused by Ron Butler and we know of only one other example so it should be rated RRRRR. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2009) states "extremely rare". Lord Vestey's almost identical example - small thin - sold for £2040. 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: 588
Symbol: G
Cat No: DO430a
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'P.S.' on QV De La Rue Large Star Wmk 2d orange SG DO430a, rouletting on all sides, GPO cds of 'NO20/71', undercatalogued at £225. Rated RRRR. Ex 'Besancon': sold for SFr290. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2018) states "extremely rare". Absent from Don Pearce's collection. (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 589
Symbol: G
Cat No: DO442
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'P.S.' on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk 2d dull orange SG DO442, GPO cds of 'JU26/71', Cat £120. Rated R; unrecorded unused. Superb. More attractive than Don Pearce's superb example that sold for $204 (Sale 247 Lot 604). [Date range 31.5.1871 to 3.7.1871 only, suggesting this stamp is underrated] (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 170.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 590
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO437
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'P.S.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ '3-PENCE' in Black on 4d ultramarine SG DO437, 'MARINE PO/JY15/71S AUSTRALIA' cds, Cat £200; and Perf 10 SG DO444, partial 'ROBE' cds, Cat £140. Rated RR and R. Don Pearce's similar duo sold for $600 (Sale 247 Lots 609 & 610). [Apart from the Northern Territory ('N.T.'), this was the only user to which the 3d on 4d was allocated] (2) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 591
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO443
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'P.S.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 10 '3-PENCE' in Red on 4d dull ultramarine SG DO443, minor writing-ink mark on the reverse, GPO cds of 'DE6/70', Cat £250. Rated RRR; unrecorded unused. Don Pearce's two examples sold for $407 & $431 respectively (Sale 247 Lots 607 & 608). [Date range 13.9.1870 to 2.11.1872] (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 525.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 525
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 592
Symbol: #
Cat No: DO444
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'P.S.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 10 '3-PENCE' in Black on 4d ultramarine SG DO444, unused, Cat £650. Rated RRRR. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "extremely rare". Lord Vestey's mint example sold for £1680. The unused 'Besancon' example was sacrificed for £181. Absent from Don Pearce's collection. (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 950.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 593
Symbol: #
Cat No: DO438
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'P.S.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 4d deep violet SG DO438, unusual diagonal 'Comet Flaw' towards the base, trimmed perfs at left, unused, Cat £950. Rated RRRRR. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2009) states "extremely rare". The mint 'Besancon' example - a few tonespots - sold for SFr725. Absent from Lord Vestey's and Don Pearce's collections. (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: 594
Symbol: #
Cat No: DO445
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'P.S.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 10 4d deep violet SG DO445, one pulled perf at left, unused, unpriced unused by Gibbons. Rated RRRRR. Ex Frederick Hall: sold for $755 (Sale 133 Lot 569). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "extremely rare". Absent from the Vestey, 'Besancon' and Don Pearce collections. (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: 595
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO445
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'P.S.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 10 4d deep violet SG DO445, GPO cds of 'JY21/73', Cat £150. Rated R. Superb. Superior to Don Pearce's example that sold for $137 (Sale 247 Lot 612). [Date range 13.8.1872 to 1.1.1876] (Image1)
Estimate AU$120
Opening AU$ 90.00
Sold...AU$ 90.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 90
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 596
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO445
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'P.S.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 10 4d deep violet SG DO445, large example from the left of the sheet with vertical watermark lines at left & Imperf at Left, shallow thins, GPO cds of 'AP23/75', Cat £150+. Rated R+. Ex Gary Diffen: sold for £88. [Date range 13.8.1872 to 1.1.1876] (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 597
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO447
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'P.S.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Irregular Compound Perf 11½-12½x10x10x10 4d dull violet SG DO447, GPO cds of 'FE27/75' & small-part London (?) cds in red, Cat £400. Rated RRRRR; unrecorded unused. Ex 'Sir Humphrey' (Brian Farmer): sold for $442 (Sale 118 Lot 491). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2011) states "extremely rare". Superior to Don Pearce's example that sold for $685 (Sale 247 Lot 614). [Date range 21.1.1875 to 27.2.1875 only] (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: 598
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO431
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'P.S.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 6d dull blue SG DO431, rouletting at top & right and cut from the sheet clear of the design at left & base, light GPO cds of 'JU22/73', Cat £250. Rated RRRR. Ex 'Sir Humphrey' (Brian Farmer): sold for $349 (Sale 118 Lot 492). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "very rare". Don Pearce's superb example sold for $835 (Sale 247 Lot 617). [Date range 2.11.1870 to 6.7.1875] (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: 599
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO434
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'P.S.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½xRouletted 6d Prussian blue SG DO434, horizontal perfs misplaced so cut from the sheet clear of the design at the base, light GPO cds of '--24/70', Cat £250. Rated RRRR; unrecorded unused. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $431 (Sale 247 Lot 619). (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 2,200.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 2200
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 600
Symbol: *
Cat No: DO440
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'P.S.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 9d red-purple SG DO440, unusually well-centred, large-part gum, undercatalogued at £275. Rated RRR; unrecorded unused. Ex Rev James Mursell and Colonel Napier (II). RPSL Certificate (1965). The almost identical Vestey example sold for £900. Absent from Don Pearce's collection.
The Governor's Private Secretary was the only user to whom the 9d was allocated. (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 1,100.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 601
Symbol: *
Cat No: DO448
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'P.S.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Irregular Compound Perf 11½-12½x11½-12½x10x11½-12½ 'TEN PENCE' on 9d orange-yellow SG DO448, one pulled perf at lower-left, large-part gum, Cat £500. Rated RR. Stated to be Ex King Carol of Rumania. RPSV Certificate (2006). Don Pearce's very similar example sold for $775 (Sale 247 Lot 624). Harry Lower's unused example with a few tonespots sold for $870 (Sale 128 Lot 532). Lord Vestey's significantly smaller example sold for £900.
The Governor's Private Secretary was the only user to whom the 10d was allocated. (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: 602
Symbol: *
Cat No: DO448
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'P.S.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Irregular Compound Perf 11½-12½x11½-12½x10x11½-12½ 'TEN PENCE' on 9d orange-yellow SG DO448, an unusually large example from the top of the sheet Imperforate at the Top, large-part gum, Cat £500+. Rated RR+. Ex 'Besancon': sold for SFr725. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2018) states "very rare and interesting". Victor Bullock's similar used example sold for $930 (Sale 130 Lot 531). (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,250
Opening AU$ 950.00
Sold...AU$ 950.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 603
Symbol: G
Cat No: DO448
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'P.S.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Irregular Compound Perf 11½-12½x11½-12½x10x11½-12½ 'TEN PENCE' on 9d orange-yellow SG DO448, misplaced perfs so cut from the sheet at top & left to preserve the design, GPO circle-in-bars cancel, Cat £300. Rated RR. Ex Les Munn: sold for $226 (Sale 110 Lot 881). Don Pearce's example with full perfs but heavily cancelled sold for $745 (Sale 247 Lot 625). [Date range 29.7.1878 to 16.8.1881] (Image1)
