RED OVERPRINT: 'P.A.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2d vermilion SG DO400, rouletting except at base but cut from the sheet on three sides to largely preserve the design, some oxidisation, unused, Cat £1600. Rated RRRR. Ex Frederick Hall: sold for $1630 (Sale 133 Lot 573). RPSV Certificate (2008). The very fine 'Besancon' and Don Pearce examples sold for SFr1210 and $2995 (Sale 247 Lot 628) respectively. (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: 548
Symbol: *
Cat No: DO402
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'P.A.' on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Rouletted 2d red-orange SG DO402, rouletting at left and otherwise cut from the sheet just clear of the design, partial gum, Cat £1450. Rated RRRRR. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2009) states "extremely rare". Don Pearce's similar example sold for $2515 (Sale 247 Lot 629). Absent from 'Besancon'. (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,800
Opening AU$ 1,350.00
Sold...AU$ 1,800.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1800
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 549
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO402a
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'P.A.' on QV De La Rue Star Wmk Rouletted 2d dull orange SG DO402a, rouletting on all sides but misplaced at right so cut from the sheet just shaving the design, a little cut-into clear of the design at upper-left, GPO cds of 'FE12/70', Cat £700. Rated RR; unrecorded unused. Ex Les Munn: sold for $272 (Sale 110 Lot 882). Don Pearce's fine example sold for $1195 (Sale 247 Lot 631). Absent from 'Besancon'. [Date range 12.2.1870 to 14.6.1871] (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 340.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 340
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 550
Symbol: V
Cat No: DO405
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'P.A.' on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Perf 10 2d red-orange SG DO405 from the lower-right of the sheet with vertical & horizontal marginal watermark lines, with the Watermark Reversed, light GPO cds, Cat £250. Rated R+; unrecorded unused. Superb: an excellent example of how aesthetics do not impact on quality. Don Pearce's very fine example sold for $407 (Sale 247 Lot 632). Absent from 'Besancon'. [Date range 26.3.1873 to 19.10.1873] (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: 551
Symbol: *
Cat No: DO403
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'P.A.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 6d ultramarine SG DO403, rouletting clear of the design at right & base and cut from the sheet at top and left also clear of the design, large-part gum, Cat £2250. Rated RRR. Ex Colonel Napier (I). RPSV Certificate (1979). Rodney Attwood's very fine example sold for $1865 (Sale 168 Lot 417). The superb 'Besancon' example sold for SFr2905. Superior to Don Pearce's unused example - tiny nick at the top - that sold for $2275 (Sale 247 Lot 633). (Image1)
Estimate AU$3,500
Opening AU$ 2,700.00
Sold...AU$ 2,700.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 2700
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 552
Symbol: G
Cat No: DO403
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'P.A.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 6d ultramarine SG DO403, rouletting at the top only & otherwise cut from the sheet clear of the design, a couple of tiny imperfections, partial diamond-numeral cancel, unpriced used by Gibbons. Unrecorded used by Ron Butler and the only example known to us so it should be rated RRRRRR. Ex David Pitts: sold for £1680. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "extremely rare". (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: 553
Symbol: V
Cat No: DO404
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'P.A.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½xRouletted 6d Prussian blue SG DO404, significant separation fault at lower-left, GPO cds of 'AP1/74', Cat £1500. Unlisted by Ron Butler and the only example known to us so it should be rated RRRRRR. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $1915 (Sale 247 Lot 634). A unique stamp that, despite the fault, is still far more attractive than the cut-to-shape British Guiana 1c black/magenta. (Image1)
