1891-1902 Thin 'O.S.' Narrow Setting Wmk Large Crown/SA 1/- deep red-brown SG O36 block of 10 (5x2) SG O74 block of 6 (3x2), a bit fragile with reinforcing of the perfs, Cat £1100+ for mounted singles. (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 855
Symbol: *
Cat No: O66a
1893-95 Thin 'O.S.' Narrow Setting 4d lilac with 'O.S.' Double One Diagonal SG O66a horizontal pair, hinge remainder, Cat £1200+ for singles. A striking error. Don Pearce's similar pair - lightly mounted - sold for $1255 (Sale 249 Lot 1490). (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 575.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 575
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 856
Symbol: */**
Cat No: O74
1897-1901 Thin 'O.S.' Narrow Setting Perf 15 5d purple SG O74 block of 6 (3x2), a bit fragile, lightly mounted & the lower units are unmounted, Cat £780+ for mounted singles. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Official Stamps - Departmental Overprints
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 852
Symbol: O
Selection of Red Overprints including 'C.O.' on 1/-, 'C.P.' on 4d, 'C.S.' on 1/-, 'H.A.' on 6d & 1/-, 'P.O.' on 1/-, 'R.B. on 2d, 'S.G.' on 6d, etc, also Blue Overprint 'S.M.' on De La Rue Rouletted 2d, some minor imperfections & separation faults but most are fine to very fine, Cat £2675. An unusual opportunity.
(17) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,700.00
Sold...AU$ 2,100.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 2100
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 853
Symbol: #O
Quintet comprising Blue 'A.O.' on Crown/SA Rouletted 2d SG DO32 (apparently unused but with central ink-stain) and 'G.P.' on Perkins Bacon Rouletted 1d yellow-green DO231 (fine); and Black on Crown/SA Rouletted 2d 'O.A.' DO384 and 'S.G.' DO506 (both defective) and Perf 10 'D.B.' DO186 (trimmed perfs); Cat £1970.
(5) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 420.00
Sold...AU$ 420.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 420
Postal History
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 857
Symbol: CPS
Group including 1849 from London with 'G.P.O/[crown]/SOUTH AUSTRALIA' cds (2-digit year) in black and 1850 local outer with strike in blue (4-digit year), 1860 & 1862 local letters with Second Roulettes 2d (one an Imperial Fire Office folded circular), 1875 to GB with 6d blue, 1878 to Staffordshire with '8 PENCE' on 9d, 1896 OPSO envelope with 1d 'OS' overprint, 1897 Wrapper 1d with superb 'PT DARWIN/SA' squared circle, 1901 'PARCEL POST' label on hessian wrapping to Scotland with 'PORT PIRIE' cds, 1902 to GB with ½d GPO & 2½d blue x2 and curved 'REGISTERED' handstamp, 1912 Reply Card 1d red reply portion used as postcard to GB, etc, also unused stationery including Scenic Postal Cards 'ON THE MURRAY' (Paddle Steamer) & 'PRINCE ALFRED COLLEGE' both very fine and Zieher-type SA stamps postcard unused, condition a little variable but many are fine to very fine.
(23) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 500.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 858
Symbol:
POSTAL STATIONERY - CARDS: 1909 Scenic Issue 1d HG 8 (Adelaide Printing with Stop after 'AUSTRALIA.') 'HILL RIVER/PRIZE MERINO RAM' in black-brown, very fine unused. A scarcer view: an example with a couple of bumped corners sold at our auction of 31.8.2019 for $708 (Sale 237 Lot 375). (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 340.00
Sold...AU$ 440.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 440
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 859
Symbol: PS
POSTAL STATIONERY - WRAPPERS: 1911 (circa) 'COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA' ½d emerald as HG E9 but on Unsurfaced Stock, to NSW with Adelaide cds of MR14/12. Very scarce. (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 860
Symbol: S=
POSTMARKS: Modest 'M' to 'Y' collection with numerous fine to very fine strikes and a large number of closed offices noted. A good start.
(few 100) (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 180.00
Sold...AU$ 180.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 180
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 834
Symbol: O#
Perkins Bacon range with London Imperfs 2d x6 including one with a Pre-Printing Paper Fold & an attractive strip of 3 and 6d x2 (one a gem with full margins & fragments of adjoining units on three sides), Adelaide Imperfs 2d x4 (one a Major Dry Print variety) & 1/- x2 (one with 1858 GPO cds), First Roulettes with 6d & 1/-, Second Roulettes good range of shades including 1/- yellow-olive from the wreck of the 'Colombo', selections of perforated Large Star & Broad Star issues including '3-PENCE' on 4d in Red x2 & in Black x12 (one with '3-PENCE 3' & one with Defective 'PE'), V/Crown 4d attractive but trimmed perfs at the top, various 'TEN PENCE' on 9d Printings x12, 2/- block of 4, etc, also a small number of unused stamps including a Rouletted 6d and 'O.S.' Perf 10x11½-12½ 4d plum x3, etc, condition variable but many are fine to very fine.
(220+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,250
Opening AU$ 3,200.00
Sold...AU$ 3,400.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 3400
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 835
Symbol: *
De La Rue issues selection including 2d violet Double Perfs block of 4 & Grossly Misplaced Perfs block of 6, Thin 'POSTAGE' set (no 5/-) plus 3d 4d 8d & 9d blocks of 4 and 10/- punctured 'OS' (not listed in the ACSC & not expertised), etc, generally fine to very fine.
(82) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 1,350.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1350
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 836
Symbol: O*
Perkins Bacon issues on Hagners including London Printings 1d (margins except at left) & 6d x15 (mostly with full margins), Adelaide Printings 6d slate-blue x3 (full margins) & 1/- x3 (margins in places), Second Roulettes 6d dull blue with good even margins & No Trace of Roulettes, 1870-73 Perf 10x11½ 'TEN PENCE' on 9d yellow mint x2, then a mostly fine to very fine used range including Surcharges, stated catalogue value £8700+ but offered at the conservative estimate requested by our vendor.
(93) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 2,800.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 2800
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 837
Symbol: #
Cat No: 2
1855 London Printings 2d rose-carmine SG 2, margins close to large, unused, Cat £1500. Alex Rendon Certificate (1986). The stamp has large-part gum but we doubt that it is original. (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 525.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 525
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 838
Symbol: F
Cat No: 15a
1858-59 First Rouletted Issue 2d pale red Printed on Both Sides SG 15a with the 'reverse' inverted relative to the face, rouletting at left & cut from the sheet to largely preserve the design, neat GPO cds in blue, Cat £950. Gary Diffen's similar example sold for £480, and Don Pearce's stamp with the 'reverse' oriented the same as the face, sold for $895.
Rouletting of these issues was effected with hand-held wheels & the accuracy of the process was only as good as the clerk's hand-eye coordination. Stamps with roulettes clear of the design on all sides are rarely encountered. Many stamps were cut from the sheets using scissors on one or more sides in an effort to retain most if not all of the design. This is not so much a 'defect' as a consequence of haphazard workmanship. It was standard practice for sheets of stamps that were underinked, printed at an angle, or with otherwise unacceptable impressions, to be turned-over and printed on the other side. In this instance, the reason for the re-printing is not obvious: the impression on the 'reverse' is well-defined & correctly orientated. Gary Diffen stated that there are only three examples, all used, in private hands, plus two others in the Royal Collection. We support his comment that this stamp is easily confused with the similar error in the Second Roulettes (SG 24ab). (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 850.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 839
Symbol: **
Cat No: 19
1860-69 Second Rouletted Issue 1d bright yellow-green SG 19 marginal horizontal strip of 3 from the left of the sheet, a little fragile, full unmounted gum, Cat £540+ for unused singles. (Image1)
Estimate AU$450
Opening AU$ 340.00
Sold...AU$ 340.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 340
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 840
Symbol: *
Cat No: 20 marginal
1868-79 Perf 11½-12½ 1d deep green SG 20 marginal block of 4 from the left of the sheet, minor natural gum-bends that in no way detract from the marvellous facial appearance, large-part gum, Cat £800+ for unused singles. Ex 'Dubois' (Part I): sold for SFr610. (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 1,050.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1050
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 841
Symbol: H
Cat No: 78a with
1868 Emergency Issue on Crown/SA Watermark Paper 'TEN PENCE' in Blue on 9d yellow SG 78a with the Watermark Reversed & Misplaced (with 'S' of the sheet-watermartk below), untidy numeral cancel, Cat £2000. Ex 'Dubois' (Part I): sold for SFr605 (possibly because it was described as having a "horizontal ironed crease", that is actually the heavily impressed horizontal watermark line). Harry Lower's, Michael Blake's and Don Pearce's examples sold for $2990 $2445 & $2275 respectively.
A rare stamp that is seriously underrated, in part because it is listed by Gibbons under the Large Star Watermark issue. Often characterised as an 'error', in the catalogue for the John Griffiths' sale, it was noted that this was a trial printing on the paper to be used for the new De La Rue 2d SG 152, issued in August 1868. We consider that it was either a trial printing or an emergency printing perhaps inadvertently on the new paper, and expect that all examples have the watermark reversed. Don Pearce believes that only two sheets were printed, a total of only 480 stamps. Gary Diffen has recorded about 40 examples, some of which are defective or 'dwarf' stamps. No unused examples have been recorded. (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1150
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 842
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 148a
1901-02 Large Crown/SA 1/- dark reddish brown vertical strip of 3 Imperforate Horizontally SG 148a, the upper unit with a minor hinge remainder, the lower pair is unmounted, Cat £4000+ for a mounted pair. Ex 'Dubois' (Part I): sold for SFr1815. (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,200
Opening AU$ 1,700.00
Sold...AU$ 1,800.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1800
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 843
Symbol: *
1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ 2/6d to £20 with both £5 all with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, characteristic rough perfs & large-part streaky gum, hinge remainders. The official reprints made specifically to be overprinted 'SPECIMEN'.
(14) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 625.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 625
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 844
Symbol: *
Cat No: 206a
1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ £10 bronze SG 206a, a very fresh example from the original printing with strong metallic sheen, lightly mounted, lightly signed "AD" (= Alberto Diena) on the reverse, Cat £9000. An extremely rare stamp: most examples offered are cleaned fiscals, or reprints with patchy gum & the 'SPECIMEN' Overprint removed. Ex 'Dubois' (Part I): sold for SFr2420. BPA Certificate (2002) (Image1)
Estimate AU$6,000
Opening AU$ 4,600.00
Sold...AU$ 4,600.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 4600
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 845
Symbol: CTO
Cat No: 272a
1902-04 Thin 'POSTAGE' Tall Stamps 8d ultramarine with 'EIGNT' for 'EIGHT' ACSC S26c (SG 272a), CTO with partial 'GPO ADELAIDE/SA' cds, Cat $4500 (£3500). Ex 'Dubois' (Part I): sold for SFr1585. The Henry Harvey/Michael Blake CTO example sold for $2355. (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,000
Opening AU$ 1,500.00
Sold...AU$ 1,500.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 846
Symbol: *
Cat No: 292
1904-11 De La Rue Tall Stamps with Thick 'POSTAGE' Perf 12 £1 blue ACSC S73 (SG 292) corner block of 4 from the upper-right of the sheet, unusually well-centred, very fresh & lightly mounted (a hinge remainder in the upper margin just impinges on the upper units that are otherwise unmounted) Cat $2400+ (£1600+) for singles. Ex 'Dubois' (Part 4): sold for SFr605. (Image1)
Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 600.00
Sold...AU$ 850.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 847
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 295aa
1905-12 Crown/A Small Stamps 2d deep violet block of 8 (4x2) with the lower row Imperf on Three Sides ACSC S9b (SG 295aa), the lower-left unit damaged from having been manually separated & the next unit impacted by a closed tear also from partial manual separation, a couple of minor bends, the right-hand block of 4 very fine with the lower units being unmounted, Cat $6000+ for four vertical pairs (£7000+ for two horizontal pairs). Ex 'Dubois' (Part 4): sold for SFr3415. (Image1)
Estimate AU$4,000
Opening AU$ 3,000.00
Sold...AU$ 3,000.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 3000
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 848
Symbol: G
Cat No: 298e
1906-12 Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/A Tall Stamps 3d olive Perf 11 ACSC S37 (SG 298e) horizontal pair, light 'COWELL/MR11/10/S-A' squared-circle cancels as usual, Cat $3000+ (£1700+) for singles. Ex 'Dubois' (Part 4): sold for SFr427. Don Pearce's better-cancelled pair sold for $1795 (Sale 249 Lot 1411). (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 849
Symbol: *
Cat No: 298e var
1906-12 Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/A Tall Stamps 3d olive Perf 11 Misperforated above the Value Tablet & Corrected with an Additional Line of Perf 11 (with smaller holes, from a different machine) ACSC S37b (SG 298e var) horizontal pair from the base of the sheet, thin band of toning & hinge remainder, Cat $5000+ (£2400+ for normal stamps) for singles. Ex 'Dubois' (Part 1): sold for SFr1035. This is the pair illustrated in the ACSC 'Federal Period 1901-12' at page 131. Absent from Don Pearce's formidable collection. (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1150
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 850
Symbol: *
Cat No: 300
1906-12 Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/A Tall Stamps 6d blue-green SG 300 marginal example from the base of the sheet Imperf at Base ACSC S42b, very fresh, small hinge remainder, Cat $2000. Ex Gary Diffen - sold for £384 - and 'Dubois' (Part IV): sold for SFr427. The ACSC states that only a mint single & pair and two used singles are recorded. However, Gary Diffen identified 12 mint examples in all - some with faults - and only one used stamp, roughly separated at the base. (Image1)
Estimate AU$650
Opening AU$ 500.00
Sold...AU$ 500.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 851
Symbol: *
Cat No: 303a
1906-12 Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/A Tall Stamps 1/- brown horizontal pair Imperf Between ACSC S59b (SG 303a), faint suntanning on the gum, lightly mounted, Cat $4500 (£4250). Gary Diffen's superb marginal pair sold in 2020 for £2685. (Image1)
