1849 (May 24) outer endorsed "Paid/Urgent" at upper-left, to Adelaide with "Pd4" in red & fine strike of the oval 'POST OFFICE/("24 May49")/MT BARKER' handstamp, '[crown]/PAID' handstamp in red typically struck partly off the face at Adelaide & very fine GPO arrival cds ('18' omitted from year) on the face, ironed-out folds clear of the oval. Ex Tony Rigo de Righi and Harry Lower: sold at our auction of 12.5.2007 for $1865. (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 625.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 625
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1891
Symbol: C
1850 (Aug 31) envelope inwards from Great Britain to "Mrs B Macartney, The Archdeaconry, Geelong, Victoria" rated "6"[d] ship letter but crossed out and re-rated "1/-" for double weight with largely very fine 'SOUTHAM' unframed cds despatch & 'LEAMINGTON' unframed transit both in blue, London 'PAID/2 SP 2/1850' & SHIP LETTER' cds transits both in red, and largely very fine complete Adelaide 'G.P.O/JA*6/1851/ SOUTH AUSTRALIA' crowned oval in blue all on the face, fair 'GEELONG/JA*17/1851/PORT PHILLIP' crowned oval arrival in black on the reverse, repaired faults & large-part back flap missing. Carried by 'Aztec' departing Plymouth 6.9.1850 to Adelaide and onwards by overland. Ex John Barwis. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1892
Symbol: C
Cat No: 18
1859 (Oct 18) envelope to "Berth/Ayershire" [sic] "via Marseilles" with First Roulettes 1/- orange SG 18 tied by bold circle-in-bars cancel, 'PAID/=ADELAIDE-S.A.=' cds in blue, 'BEITH/DE9/1859' arrival backstamps, ironed-out vertical & horizontal creases well clear of the stamp. A very rare franking. Ex Wise (1943), Bernhard Forster, Barton Sparrow and Michael Blake: sold at our auction of 7.2.2014 for $2210 (Sale 188 Lot 1115). RPSV Certificate (2014) states "it is genuine, correctly rated and the stamp belongs". The rate was 6d shipletter + French transit fee of 6d for ¼oz-½oz. Harry Lower's very fine similarly-franked cover sold for $3680 (Sale 128 Lot 388). (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1150
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1893
Symbol: C
1890 (March 3) envelope to Sweden "Via Brindisi" with De La Rue Perf 10 2d orange horizontal pairs x2 tied by Adelaide cds, two 'GOTEBURG/6/4/1890' cds arrival backstamps, back flap missing not affecting the markings. A very scarce destination: Don Pearce's collection did not contain any pre-UPU mail to Sweden, nor to any other Scandinavian country. (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1894
Symbol: C
Cat No: 231
1891 (May 15) cover to California with extremely rare franking of Irregular Compound Perf 10x11½-12½ x10x10 '2½d.' on 4d SG 231 variant vertical pair & 1d blue-green tied by 'SHIP MAIL ROOM/S.A - S AUSTRALIA' duplex, apparently missent (?) via London with New York transit backstamp of JUL5/91. Harry Lower stated this is the only cover recorded with this stamp. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1862
Symbol: *
Cat No: 2
1855 QV Perkins Bacon London Printings 2d rose-carmine SG 2 horizontal pair, margins close to large, a little discoloured, large-part gum, Cat £3000+ for unused singles. BPA Certificate (1993) states "large-part original gum". (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 400.00
Sold...AU$ 625.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 625
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1863
Symbol: #
Cat No: 3
1855 QV Perkins Bacon London Printings 6d deep blue SG 3, close even margins except where just touched at lower-right, unused, Cat £5500. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2016) states "very rare in unused condition". (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1864
Symbol: F
Cat No: 6
1856-58 QV Perkins Bacon Adelaide Printings 1d yellow-green SG 6, margins close to large at sides with a fragment of the adjoining unit at right, light GPO Adelaide cds of 'AP 24/61', Cat £600. A rare dated example. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1865
Symbol: *
Cat No: 17
1858-59 QV Perkins Bacon First Roulettes 6d slate-blue SG 17 with rouletting on three sides including a fragment of the adjoining unit below & cut from the sheet at top just touching the design, large-part gum, Cat £1600+ for unused. RPSL Certificate (1952). Harry Lower's and Dr Don Pearce's very fine examples sold for $1570 (Sale 128 Lot 381) and $1530 (Sale 249 Lot 1053) respectively. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1866
Symbol: *
Cat No: 35
1860-69 QV Perkins Bacon Second Roulettes 'TEN PENCE' in Blue on 9d red-orange SG 35, rouletting on all sides, minor blemishes, large-part gum, Cat £600. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1867
Symbol: G
Cat No: 59a
1867-70 QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Watermark Perf 11½-12½xRouletted 'TEN PENCE' in Blue on 9d yellow Printed on Both Sides SG 59a with the very fine & bold original impression on the 'reverse' orientated upright in relation to the 'face', light but indistinct Diamond Numeral cancel, ironed-out diagonal crease across the lower-right corner, Cat £1500. Rare & underrated. BPA Certificate (1936). Peter Jaffé's example - also creased - sold for $1435. Don Pearce's very fine example - the reverse impression not as clear - sold at our auction of 9.11.2022 for $1555 (Sale 249 Lot 1127). (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1868
Symbol: *
Cat No: 68
1868-79 Perkins Bacon Large Star Watermark Perforated 11½-12½ '3-PENCE' in Black on 4d deep ultramarine SG 68 horizontal strip of 3, well-centred, large-part gum with a few reinforced perfs, Cat £570+ for singles. A beautiful multiple. Ex The Lord Spens. RPSL Certificate (1997). (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 575.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 575
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1869
Symbol: P
1868-79 QV Perkins Bacon Perf 11½-12½ 4d plate proof in black Perf 11½-12½ on ungummed unwatermarked paper, corner block of 12 (6x2) from the upper-right of the sheet, generally very well-centred. A rare proof, that is not recorded in 'The Empire in Australasia' by Robson Lowe. Ex Don Pearce: removed from his block of 36 (6x6) that sold for $895 (Sale 249 Lot 1147). (Image1)
Estimate AU$350
Opening AU$ 270.00
Sold...AU$ 280.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1870
Symbol: F
Cat No: 111
1871 QV Perkins Bacon Emergency Issues on Victorian Paper V/Crown Watermark 4d dull purple SG 111 with the Watermark Reversed, very fine almost-complete 'GOOLWA/MY 28/72/S.A' cds cancel, Cat £350+ for normal. The double-lined side of the 'V' appears at right from the back of the stamp (instead of at left for normal). Rare. Dr Don Pearce's similar example sold at our auction of 2.11.2022 for $342 (Sale 249 Lot 1196). (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 170.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1871
Symbol: *
Cat No: 132-134
1876-1900 QV Perkins Bacon Broad Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 2/- carmine SG 132-134 blocks of 4 in slightly different shades, very fresh with large-part gum, Cat £700+ for singles. (3 blocks) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1872
Symbol: *
Cat No: 139
1876-1900 QV Perkins Bacon Broad Star Wmk Perf 10x11½-12½ 6d Prussian blue SG 139 block of 8 (4x2), most units are well-centred, minor blemishes on the reverse don't detract from the very fine facial appearance, large-part gum, Cat £1440+ for singles. Ex William Frazer and 'Dubois' (IV): sold for SFr535. A very scarce multiple. Don Pearce's strip of the 6d bright blue SG 140 - Cat £1200+ for singles - sold for $1075 (Sale 249 Lot 1219). (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1873
Symbol: *
Cat No: 148a
1901-02 QV Perkins Bacon Large Crown/SA Wmk 1/- red-brown vertical strip of 3 from the base of the sheet Imperforate Horizontally including at the Base SG 148a (ACSC S16bb), large-part gum, Cat £4500+ for a pair. Ex 'Dubois' (IV): sold for SFr2925. Only seven pieces have been recorded, most of which have been roughly separated at the base. Michael Blake's pair - illustrated in the ACSC - sold for $4890. The unmounted 'Besancon' (I) strip of 3 sold for SFr3960. (Image1)
Estimate AU$3,500
Opening AU$ 2,700.00
Sold...AU$ 2,700.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 2700
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1874
Symbol: P
1868-74 QV De La Rue Plate Proofs on Unwatermarked Gummed Paper Perf 10 ½d green inter-panneau block of 8 (2x4) with central gutter comprising four Imperforate Vertically pairs, a couple of minor gum bends otherwise very fine unmounted. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1875
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 168
1876-1904 QV De La Rue Crown/SA (Close) Watermark Perf 10 2d orange SG 168 block of 12 (4x3) from the right-hand side of the sheet, the right-hand units with wing-margins, deep rich colour, some light gum bends & a couple of units with minor gum 'crazing', one unit in the top row with a tiny hinge remainder otherwise very fine unmounted, Cat £660+ for mounted singles. Sold at our auction of 18.11.2006 for $552 (Sale 124 Lot 526). (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1876
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 188c
1882-99 New Denominations Crown/SA Watermark Perf 11½-12½ 'Bantam' ½d red-brown horizontal pair Imperforate Between Vertically Corrected with Perf 12½ SG 188c block of 4, the left-hand units lightly mounted, the right-hand units unmounted, Cat £700+ for two horizontal pairs. Dr Don Pearce's similar block of 4 sold at our auction of 9.11.2022 for $590 (Sale 249 Lot 1302). (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1877
Symbol: F
Cat No: 188a
1882-99 New Denominations Crown/SA Watermark Perf 15 'Bantam' ½d deep brown pair as SG 188a but Perf 11½-12½ at the Top, Naracoorte squared-circle of OC2/94. Rare and unlisted by Gibbons: absent from Don Pearce's collection and the only examples known to us. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1878
Symbol: F
1882-99 New Denominations Crown/SA Watermark Perf 15x11½ 'Bantam' ½d brown pair but Double Perf 15 Between, irregular perfs at the sides, light 'MT GAMBIER/SE--/93/S-A' squared-circle. An extraordinary Irregular Compound Perf variety unlisted by Gibbons, absent from Don Pearce's collection and the only examples known to us. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1879
Symbol: P
1886-96 QV De La Rue Tall Stamps 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' 5/- plate proof in carmine-pink on ungummed pink laid paper with the Value Printed Three Times in the Tablet horizontal pair Imperforate Vertically Between, the right-hand unit Perf 11½-12½ on three sides, the left-hand unit imperforate at sides, characteristic minor bends & a few uneven perfs. Almost certainly a trial by the printer, who had not previously used the keyplate process, to correctly align the duty plate. Ed Williams at page 8 states that "About ten copies are known to the writer, including one pair [possibly this item] and a strip of 3". A single imperforate on both sides sold at our auction of 14.8.2004 for $1415. Dr Don Pearce's single - imperforate at right - sold at our auction of 6.12.2023 for $552 (Sale 254 Lot 3241). (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 480.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 480
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1880
Symbol: *
Cat No: 205
1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ £5 brown SG 205, strong colour, exceptional centring and clean-cut perforations, large-part gum with neat hinge remainder, Cat £6000. A rare stamp: most examples offered have had pen cancels removed. Ex William Frazer: sold at our auction of 7.2.2009 for $11,065. BPA Certificate (2003). Superior to the 'Besancon' (I) example - off-centre and with irregulare perfs - that sold in 2017 for SFr6655.
The late Simon Dunkerley expressed the opinion that this is the best centred example he had seen of any of the high values in this series. Ed Williams identifies two printings: the first of only 600 stamps (of which about half were overprinted 'SPECIMEN'); & the second of unknown quantity but probably no larger. (Image1)
Estimate AU$7,500
Opening AU$ 5,750.00
Sold...AU$ 5,750.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 5750
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1881
Symbol: CTO
Cat No: 207a
1886-96 QV De La Rue Tall Stamps 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ £15 silver SG 207a with brilliant metallic lustre, characteristic rough perfs, CTO with Melbourne quarter-circle, Cat £2500. Ex 'Adelaide' (Hugh Morgan): sold at our auction of 14.8.2004 for $2490 (Sale 111 Lot 664). Don Pearce's example, with large-part gum, sold for $2395 (Sale 249 Lot 1327). (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,750
Opening AU$ 1,400.00
Sold...AU$ 1,400.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1400
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1882
Symbol: *
Cat No: 272a
1902-04 QV De La Rue Tall Stamps Thin 'POSTAGE' Perf 11½-12½ 8d ultramarine with 'EIGNT PENCE' ACSC S26d (SG 272a) being the left-hand unit in a horizontal pair, characteristic rough perfs some slightly uneven/shortish, lightly mounted, Cat $3500+ (£2500+) for singles. A similar se-tenant pair sold at our auction of 25.3.2021 for $2124. (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1883
Symbol: *
Cat No: 284a
1904-11 QV De La Rue Tall Stamps Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/SA Watermark 6d blue-green vertical gutter pair Imperforate Horizontally Between ACSC S42ba (SG 284a), both units with minor marks on the face and ironed-out diagonal creases, some uneven/shortish perfs at right, lightly mounted, grossly under-catalogued at $1000 (£5000; ten times as much). The ACSC states that "One vertical gutter pair imperforate at base of the upper stamp and at the top of the lower stamp [ie. two missing rows of perforations] is recorded. This pair, from the second printing, is somewhat damaged and discoloured". Gibbons describe SG 284a as "Imperf. between (vert pair)", which we take to mean between adjacent stamps, not stamps across a gutter. However, the ACSC does not list such an error for this issue (only for the Crown/A Wmk issue that follows), so we take the Gibbons listing to refer to this item. Absent from the Gary Diffen, Dr Don Pearce & Harry Lower collections, and possibly unique. (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,200
Opening AU$ 900.00
Sold...AU$ 900.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1884
Symbol: *
Cat No: 288b
1904-11 QV De La Rue Tall Stamps Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/SA Watermark 1/- brown horizontal pair Imperforate Vertically Between ACSC S58b (SG 288b), characteristic rough perfs some slightly uneven, small hinge remainder across both units, Cat $4500 (£4000). The ACSC states that "Four pairs can be traced, one of which is in the Royal Collection". Dr Don Pearce's pair - ink notation in the margin; lightly mounted - sold at our auction of 9.11.2022 for $2242 (Sale 249 Lot 1398). (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,200
Opening AU$ 900.00
Sold...AU$ 900.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1885
Symbol: *
Cat No: 292a
1904-11 QV De La Rue Tall Stamps Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/SA Watermark £1 blue Detmold Paper Perf 12½ (small holes) ACSC S74 (SG 292a), well-centred, small hinge remainder, Cat $450 (£275). (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1886
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 294
1905-12 Crown/A Watermark Perf 12x11½ QV De La Rue 1d rosine SG 294 block of 6 (3x2) from the lower-left corner of the sheet with 'JBC' Monogram ACSC S6zc in the lower margin, an additional strike of the comb perforated resulting in the lower row with Double Perforations at Sides & Top and the upper row with Double Perforations at Base ACSC S6b, light diagonal gum bend just affecting the monogram and the unit to left, small hinge remainders in the margins and on the upper-right two units otherwise very fine unmounted, Cat $1900+ for a Double Perforations Monogram corner pair mounted and four Double Perforations mounted singles. A spectacular piece. (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1887
Symbol: **
Cat No: 295
1905-12 Crown/A Watermark Perf 12x11½ QV De La Rue 2d violet SG 295 block of 9 (3x3) from the lower-left corner of the sheet with 'CA' Monogram ACSC S9zc in the lower margin, a couple of very light gum bends otherwise very fine unmounted, Cat $820+ for a Monogram corner pair mounted and seven mounted singles. Sold at our auction of 11.5.2012 for $920 (Sale 173 Lot 510). (Image1)
Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 600.00
Sold...AU$ 600.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1888
Symbol: *
Cat No: O86
OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1891 Wide 'O. S.' on 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 10 2/6d lilac SG O86, an exceptional stamp that is very well-centred and free of the characteristic creasing that affects most examples, lightly mounted large-part gum, pencilled guarantee of "Herbert J Bloch", Cat £9500. Superb. Ex Paul Wise and 'Dubois' (I): sold for SFr6100. Friedl Committee (Herbert Bloch & Edwin Mueller) Certificate (1955) including for the 5/-. Only one sheet of 60 was printed, of which probably half were Cancelled To Order (CTO). The superb mint 'Yarramundi' example sold at our auction of 5.8.2021 for $11,680 (Sale 237 Lot 338). Another equally fine example sold at our auction of 24.5.2008 for $10,925 (Sale 136 Lot 260). (Image1)
Estimate AU$8,500
Opening AU$ 6,500.00
Sold...AU$ 6,500.00
Closed..Dec-03-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 6500
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 1889
Symbol: P
RAILWAY STAMPS: 'VR' 6d imperforate plate proof single in dull ultramarine on ungummed unwatermarked wove paper with good to large margins, scissor-cut in the margin at lower-right. (Image1)
