RED OVERPRINT: 'R.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 1d green SG DO458, rouletting at top & left and cut from the sheet except at left to preserve the design, large-part gum, Cat £650. Rated RRR. Superb. Ex Colonel Napier (II). More attractive than and superior to the Lord Vestey - regummed - and 'Besancon' - small separation fault - examples that sold for £505 and SFr181 respectively. 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: 618
Symbol: CTO
Cat No: DO459
RED OVERPRINT: 'R.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2d bright vermilion SG DO459, very fine, rated R; 6d ultramarine DO460, minor imperfections, rated RRRR; 1/- bright red-brown DO461, separation fault at lower-left, Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019 states "extremely rare"), rated RRRRR; and 2/- carmine DO466, very fine, rated RRRR, Ex Victor Bullock: sold for $670 (Sale 130 Lot 551), RPSV Certificate (2007); all apparently cancelled-to-order with an undated cachet that seems to read '[crown]/CENTRAL MAIN ROADS BOARD/SOUTH/ AUSTRALIA' in blue, Cat £1330. Note that the very fine 'Besancon' 1/- sold for SFr1815.
The 1d and 4d were similarly cancelled - see the Don Pearce auction (Sale 247 Lots 676 & 681). They apparently comprise a presentation set of the First Issue values (all overprinted in red except the 2/- in black). Based on the several other similarly cancelled stamps we have recorded, we suggest that (at least) three such sets were created in 1868 or 1869. (4) (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: 619
Symbol: #
Cat No: DO462
RED OVERPRINT: 'R.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 4d deep purple SG DO462, misplaced vertical perfs so cut from the sheet at left and right to preserve the design, unused, Cat £2000. Rated RRR. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2009) states "extremely rare". The similar 'Besancon' example sold for SFr181. Lord Vestey's very fine and Don Pearce's superb mint examples sold for £1020 and $3835 (Sale 247 Lot 680) respectively. (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: 620
Symbol: *
Cat No: DO460
RED OVERPRINT: 'R.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 6d bright ultramarine SG DO460, rouletting on all sides, a couple of minor separation faults clear of the design, large-part gum, Cat £1600. Rated RRRR. Ex Victor Bullock: sold for $725 (Sale 130 Lot 546). RPSV Certificate (1979). The 'Besancon' example - trimmed at left - sold for SFr1210. Lord Vestey's very fine unused and Don Pearce's superb mint examples sold for £1320 and $2755 (Sale 247 Lot 682) 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: 621
Symbol: #
Cat No: DO461
RED OVERPRINT: 'R.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 1/- bright red-brown SG DO461 from the right of the sheet with vertical marginal watermark lines at right, rouletting at left & base and cut from the sheet on all sides to preserve the design, Cat £600. Rated RRR. Superb. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "extremely rare". Lord Vestey's very fine unused and the 'Besancon' mint example - "trimmed at right" - sold for £840 and SFr605 respectively. (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: 622
Symbol: *
Cat No: DO463
BLUE OVERPRINT: 'RB' (No Stops) on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Rouletted 2d red-orange SG DO463, rouletting on all sides, large-part gum, Cat £750. Rated RRR. Superb. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2018) states "extremely rare...original gum...superb and fresh". Lord Vestey's example with part-gum sold for £780. Absent from the 'Besancon' and Don Pearce collections. (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: 623
Symbol: V
Cat No: DO463
BLUE OVERPRINT: 'RB' (No Stops) on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Rouletted 2d red-orange SG DO463, rouletting on all sides, ironed-out crease at lower-left, very fine GPO cds of 'DE24/68' (Christmas Eve), Cat £350. Rated RRR. Ex Victor Bullock: sold for $725 (Sale 130 Lot 548). RPSV Certificate (2007). The 'Sir Humphrey' (Brian Farmer) example sold for $975 (Sale 118 Lot 519). The 'Besancon' and Don Pearce examples sold for SFr157 and $550 (Sale 247 Lot 685) respectively. [Date range 24.12.1868 to -.6.1869] (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 420.00
Sold...AU$ 500.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 624
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO467
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'R.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½xRouletted 1d dull green SG DO467, with the perfs and roulettes grossly misplaced and cut from the sheet at right into the design for normal stamp-width, GPO cds of 'JU21/71' (the ERD by two years), Cat £200. Rated RRR. Ex 'Novocastrian' (Warwick Nott): sold for $450 (Sale 198 Lot 2150). RPSV Certificate (2015). Don Pearce's fine pair sold for $715 (Sale 247 Lot 687). [Date range 21.6.1871 to 23.11.1873] (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: 625
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO468
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'R.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 10 1d deep green SG DO468, very fine GPO cds of 'AU7/74', undercatalogued at £150. Underrated at RR. Ex Victor Bullock: sold for $510 (Sale 130 Lot 547). RPSV Certificate (2015). Rodney Attwood's very fine and Don Pearce's poorly centred but superb examples sold for $610 (Sale 168 Lot 420) and $275 (Sale 247 Lot 688) respectively. [Date range 21.7.1874 to -.11.1874 only] (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: 626
Symbol: *
Cat No: DO464
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'R.B.' on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Rouletted 2d red-orange SG DO464 with the Watermark Reversed, rouletting except at left and cut from the sheet at top & left to preserve the design, large-part gum, unpriced unused by Gibbons. Rated RRRRR. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "extremely rare...original gum" (and shows the upper-right corner apparently missing but, as illustrated here, it was merely lightly folded-over). Absent from the Vestey, 'Besancon' and Don Pearce collections. (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: 627
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO464
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'R.B.' on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Rouletted 2d dull orange SG DO464 and Perf 10 2d red-orange DO469, and V/Crown Wmk Perf 10 2d deep orange DO469a, Cat £360. [Date range for V/Crown 2d 23.5.1872 to 19.4.1873] (3) (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: 628
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO472
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'R.B.' on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Perf 10xRouletted 2d dull orange SG DO472 with the Watermark Reversed, GPO cds of 'AU18/70' (the only recorded date), Cat £1600. Unlisted by Ron Butler and the only recorded example so it should be rated RRRRRR. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $2875 (Sale 247 Lot 691). (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: 629
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO470
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'R.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 10 4d slate-purple SG DO470, slightly trimmed perfs at the top, indistinct cds, Cat £300. Rated RR. Rodney Attwood's example - "ironed-out wrinkles" - sold for $326 (Sale 168 Lot 421). Don Pearce's very fine but grossly off-centre example sold for $500 (Sale 247 Lot 694). [Date range 29.9.1873 to 20.2.1874] (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: 630
Symbol: #
Cat No: DO466
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'R.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2/- carmine SG DO466 from the left of the sheet with vertical marginal watermark lines at left, rouletting except at left where cut from the sheet well clear of the design, remarkably fresh unused for a 2/- stamp, Cat £1250. Rated RRR. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "very rare". The mint 'Besancon' example - almost certainly the adjoining unit above this stamp - sold for SFr1695. Don Pearce's unused example - "a trifle stained" - sold for $895 (Sale 247 Lot 696). (Image1)
