SOUTH AUSTRALIA Datestamps and other Town Markings
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 758
Symbol: S=
Untidy collection with many better items noted including 1880s-90s cds from 'COLLINGSFIELD', 'GREENS PLAINS', 'KNIGHTSBRIDGE', 'LANCELOT', 'TEMPLERS' & 'TEMPLETON', squared-circles including 'CUSTON', 'ISLINGTON', 'KULPARA', '[MT BA]RKER JUNCTION', 'YALLUNDA FLAT' & 'YUDNAPINNA', Commonwealth cds including 'HESSO', 'KUITPO COLONY', 'LAKE VIEW', '[MU]LJARRA', '[EW] PLATELAYERS CAMP', etc, also small straight-line 'GOOLWA' on 1d Kangaroo; and some Northern Territory including 1952 'MARANBOY/NT-AUST', etc. A fine basis for expansion.
(1100 approx) (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 700.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 759
Symbol: C
'A' to 'Y' collection of commercial registered covers with strength in KGVI to Pre-Decimal QEII but with numerous KGV period usages, many scarce cds including 1942 'ARWAKURRA', 1962 'ATHENNA', 'BRIGHTON SOUTH', 'BUMBUNGA', 'CARALUE' on registered telegram envelope!, 1952 rubber 'CLOVELLY PARK' (rated RRRR), 'COOLCHA', 'COPPERHOUSE', 'GREENS PLAINS', 'HARBEN VALE', 'RELIEF/ 8 ' used at Kidman Park (not in the Handbook), 'KOOLYMILKA', 'KOONGAWA', 'KOPPIO', 1970 'KULDE', 1958 'MALTEE' (RRRR), 'RELIEF NO 17' used at Maralinga', 1962 'MOILONG', 'RUNDLE STREET - 2/14JY61' (SDL; the only recorded date), 'ST PETERS/--11SE62' (SDL; the only recorded date), 'WHYALLA GEORGE AVENUE', 1937 'WAARACHIE', 1965 'WARRADALE/ 2 ', 1940 'WOKURNA', etc, many early provisional & makeshift R labels, mostly to large mail order companies with a high percentage opened-out. An exceptional basis for expansion.
(1500 approx) (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,500
Opening AU$ 1,900.00
Sold...AU$ 3,400.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 3400
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 760
Symbol: C
Late-1950s to mid-1960s covers mostly to John Martin Department Store from numerous smaller towns & suburban offices - many of which had their names changed in this period - with lots of scarce usages including 'ELIZABETH NORTH/12SE59/...' with small Decade Wheel (unlisted), 'HARBEN VALE' (RRR), 1959 'MT BENSON' (RRR), 'PENOLA/24SE60/...' with 12mm arcs (ERD by 9 years), 'POORAKA/[SDL]/STH AUST' (recorded 4 months only & underrated at R), 'SELLICKS HILL/STH AUST' (RR; ERD by 2 years) and 'TICKERA/STH AUST' (RRR), etc, plenty of fine to very fine datestamps & many record dates, a few with provisional R labels, mostly opened-out.
(800 approx) (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 1,050.00
Sold...AU$ 1,050.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1050
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 761
Symbol: C
1915-19 Shierlaw registered fronts and full cover from 'LIPSON', mostly with common cds or squared-circles but all with early red/white R labels of various patterns, quality of the strikes is variable otherwise fine to very fine.
(21) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 725.00
Sold...AU$ 725.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 725
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 762
Symbol: C
1929-64 Business Reply Post envelopes all registered and mostly from small post offices, those to John Martin (Adelaide) have been opened-out, generally very fine.
(43) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 763
Symbol: C
1935-36 Howard Johnson registered covers from 'LONGWOOD', 'LOWBANK' (red/white R label) and 'MIDDLETON' (red/white R label).
(3) (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 210.00
Sold...AU$ 420.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 764
Symbol: C
1935-36 Howard Johnson registered covers from 'BINNUM', 'HYDE PARK' and 'HYNAM' plus unregistered from 'TEAL FLAT'.
(4) (Image1)
Estimate AU$160
Opening AU$ 120.00
Sold...AU$ 125.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 125
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 765
Symbol: C
1940s-60s Robert Turley registered covers mostly from small post offices with some scarce datestamps and many provisional R labels and three red/white types, condition variable but most are fine to very fine.
(93) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 800.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 766
Symbol: S
Cameron: squared-circle 'CAMERON/JA20/85/[S]A' (ERD by 7 years) largely very fine strike on QV 2d orange. Rated RRRR. PO 1.9.1882; closed 31.7.1894. Superior to both 1894 examples sold at our auctions of 14.11.2014 (Sale 198 Lot 2426) and 6.12.2023 (Sale 254 Lot 2351) for $246 & $228 respectively. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 767
Symbol: S
Chintulda: 'CHINTULDA/3NO14/STH AUSTR' (LRD) largely superb strike on Kangaroos ½d green pair. Underrated at RRRR; only one other strike has been recorded. Receiving Office only 1.7.1912; closed 31.5.1916. Far superior to the illustration in the Handbook. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 340.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 768
Symbol: S
Peter's Hill: 'PETER'S HILL/7OC25/S.A' (Receiving Office period, LRD by 8 months) very fine strike on KGV 1½d red. Rated RRRR. Receiving Office 1.4.1914; PO 1.7.1927; closed 31.10.1930. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 769
Symbol: C
Watson: 'WATSON/830 16AP56/SOUTH-AUST' with time (ERD by two months) light but very fine strike tying QE 1d to Army Concession Rate Tatts cover to Melbourne (Tatts dater of '23APR56'). Underrated at RRR; Handbook records it for only four days & this is the only example we have seen. TO 31.5.1955; PO 8.8.1955; closed 11.8.1956. 38km SW of Maralinga Atomic Testing Range (but today not a trace remains of it). Presumably named after John Christian Watson whose election in 1904 as the world's first socialist prime minister sent nuclear shockwaves through the Establishment. (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 125.00
Sold...AU$ 125.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 125
Official Stamps
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 733
Symbol: CTO
Narrow Seriffed 'O.S.' 5d (minor perf separation) 6d 1/- (one unit very lightly mounted) & 2/- plus Wide Seriffed 'O. S.' ½d to 4d mostly marginal blocks of 4, all CTO at Adelaide mostly with full unmounted gum, Cat £380+ for postally used singles. Very scarce group.
(9 blocks) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 420.00
Sold...AU$ 420.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 734
Symbol: G/F
Cat No: O2
OVERPRINTED THICK 'OS': 1874-77 QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½x10 1d green SG O2 two misperforated examples, one with ‘ONE PENNY/POSTAGE’ at the Base, the other with ‘ONE PENNY’ Omitted, minor faults, Cat £1100. (2) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 240.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 735
Symbol: F
Cat No: O6
OVERPRINTED THICK 'OS': 1874-77 QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 1d deep yellow-green SG O6 horizontal pair with Grossly Misplaced Vertical Perfs, framed GPO 1874 cds, Cat £1000+ for normal singles. A rare and remarkable multiple. Absent from Gary Diffen’s and Don Pearce’s collections. (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 500.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 736
Symbol: F
Cat No: O6a
OVERPRINTED THICK 'OS': 1874-77 QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 1d deep yellow-green Printed on Both Sides SG O6a, the bold original print on the ‘reverse’ upright relative to the ‘front’, light strike of the framed GPO cds, Cat £1400. A rare stamp: only 13 examples have been recorded. Gary Diffen’s two examples each sold for £780. Don Pearce’s example sold for $1135 (Sale 249 Lot 1441). (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 737
Symbol: #
Cat No: O10 block of 4
OVERPRINTED THICK 'O.S.': 1874-77 QV Perkins Bacon Perf 11½-12½ 6d Prussian blue SG O10 block of 4, unused, Cat £1100+ for singles. (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 738
Symbol: F
Cat No: O24a
OVERPRINTED THICK 'OS': 1876-85 QV Perkins Bacon Broad Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 4d deep mauve with the Overprint Inverted SG O24a and an Additional Row of Vertical Perforations at Left, light indistinct cancel, Cat £850+. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $958 (Sale 249 Lot 1455). (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 739
Symbol: V
Cat No: O25
OVERPRINTED THICK 'OS': 1876-85 QV Perkins Bacon Broad Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 6d Prussian blue as SG O25 but Imperforate, good even margins, very lightly cancelled. Unlisted by Gibbons. Absent from Gary Diffen's collection, and believed to be the only recorded example. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $898 (Sale 249 Lot 1458). It might be thought that perforations have been trimmed from all sides of this stamp. However, stamps with perforations clear of the design on all sides are extremely elusive and we consider the likelihood of perfs having been removed from this stamp to be extremely low. We share Don Pearce's confidence that this is a genuine error. (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 740
Symbol: *
Cat No: O27a
OVERPRINTED THICK 'O.S.': 1876-85 QV Perkins Bacon Broad Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 1/- red-brown with the Overprint Inverted SG O27a, light horizontal gum-crease, large-part gum, Cat £1000. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2018) states "extremely rare with only several unused examples recorded". Gary Diffen recorded only three unused examples. The Diffen and Don Pearce examples sold for £480 and $855 (Sale 249 Lot 1461) respectively. (Image1)
Estimate AU$450
Opening AU$ 340.00
Sold...AU$ 340.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 340
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 741
Symbol: **/*
Cat No: O59
OVERPRINTED THIN 'O.S.' NARROW SETTING: 1891-96 QV De La Rue Perf 13 2d orange SG O59 block of 12 (4x3), well-centred, large-part gum and the two central columns are unmounted, Cat £660+ for mounted singles. (Image1)
Estimate AU$450
Opening AU$ 340.00
Sold...AU$ 340.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 340
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 742
Symbol: *
Cat No: O69a
OVERPRINTED THIN 'O.S.' NARROW SETTING: 1891-99 QV De La Rue Perf 13 4d violet with the Overprint Double SG O69a, very well-centred, tiny central thin-spot, large-part gum, Cat £1000. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2023) states "extremely rare". (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 743
Symbol: *
Cat No: O80a
OVERPRINTED THIN 'O.S.' WIDE SETTING: 1899-1901 ½d yellow-green Post Office with the Overprint Inverted SG O80a, lightly mounted, Cat £200. (Image1)
Estimate AU$125
Opening AU$ 95.00
Sold...AU$ 105.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 105
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 744
Symbol: */**
Cat No: O82c
OVERPRINTED THIN 'O.S.' WIDE SETTING: 1899-1901 2d violet No Stop after 'S ' SG O82c being the lower-left unit in a marginal block of 6 (3x2) from the base of the sheet, large-part gum & the lower units are unmounted, Cat £300+ for mounted singles. (Image1)
Estimate AU$240
Opening AU$ 180.00
Sold...AU$ 180.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 745
Symbol: CTO
Cat No: O86-87
OVERPRINTED THIN 'O.S.' VERY WIDE SETTING: 1891 QV De La Rue Tall Stamps 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 10 2/6d pale violet and 5/- pink SG O86-87, the 2/6d with a light horizontal bend at the base which is a characteristic of these stamps and the 5/- with two faint horizontal creases at left none of which affect the very fine facial appearance, CTO with unframed 'GPO ADELAIDE' cds, Cat £14,000. The 2/6d is Ex 'Besancon' (III): sold for SFr3415 and the 5/- is Ex 'Besancon' (I) sold for SFr8470, a combined SFr11,885. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2018) for the 2/6d. Only one sheet of 60 of each was issued. In our experience, and despite the relative Gibbons valuations, CTO examples are much scarcer than mint stamps. (2) (Image1)
Estimate AU$7,500
Opening AU$ 5,750.00
Sold...AU$ 5,750.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 5750
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 746
Symbol: */**
PUNCTURED 'SA': Mounted QV De La Rue Tall Stamps collection with Thin 'POSTAGE' used to 2/6d & 5/- x2 plus 3d block of 6 & 4d block of 4, Thick 'POSTAGE' mint 2/6d x14 including bright violet block of 4 & red-violet pair, 5/- x5 including a pair & £1 x2 and used to 2/6d x5 & 5/-, etc, also a page of Perfin Errors to 5/- x2, generally fine to very fine. A very difficult group to assemble.
(176) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 1,050.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1150
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 747
Symbol: **
PUNCTURED 'SA': 1902-04 QV De La Rue Tall Stamps Thin 'POSTAGE' 1/- brown marginal vertical strip from the upper-right corner of the sheet with complete Error of Watermark 'SUOTH' ACSC S30a, Plate Number '1' and Value/Sheet Number '1d 689887' in Vermilion, mounted in the margins but the stamps are unmounted, Cat $1500 for the watermark error plus a premium for the sheet number. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $976 (Sale 254 Lot 3277). The ACSC states that only two examples of the 'SUOTH' error have been recorded on the 1/-. [Most examples of 'SUOTH' errors are missing the 'H' because they are corner pairs or blocks of 4 only] (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 748
Symbol: *O
PUNCTURED 'SA': 1905-12 QV De La Rue Small Format Crown/A Wmk selection with mint including 2d block of 4 with Double 'SA' on the Upper Units, 2½d block of 4 with Double 'SA' on the Lower Units and 5d Plate Number '1' block of 4 with Double 'SA' on the Upper Units and in the Upper Margin, etc, also punctured 'OS' ½d x3 (one mint), 1d x5 (one mint) & 2½d mint.
(53) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 270.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 270
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 749
Symbol: */**
PUNCTURED 'SA': 1905-12 De La Rue Small Format Crown/A Wmk Value/Sheet Number pieces comprising Post Office ½d yellow-green Plate Number '1' blocks of 4 with '½d 038879' in Blue or '½d 044303' in Vermilion; QV 1d pink vertical strip of 3 with 'SUOT[H]' Error of Watermark (thin in the margin) & '1d 711769' in Vermilion, 1d block of 6 from the Reinforced Plate with '1d 787717' in Vermilion, 1d block of 4 with solid jubilee line at the top with large-part '1d 316---' in Black; 2d violet Plate Number '3' strips of 4 with '2d 837225' in Vermilion or '2d 800176' in Black both with Double Punctures; and Tannenberg 5d brown-purple with '5d 004986' in Vermilion. A very scarce group. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $778 (Sale 249 Lot 1525).
(8 items) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 320.00
Sold...AU$ 360.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 750
Symbol: *O
PUNCTURED 'OS': 1905-12 QV De La Rue Tall Stamps Thick 'POSTAGE' selection comprising mint QV 3d 6d 9d x3 & 5/- x3 and used 3d x2, 4d x11 including a pair, 6d x7, 8d, 9d x4 one with the Watermark Inverted, 1/- x5 and 2/6d x3, Cat $2600+ minimum for singles. Nothing has been expertised so necessarily offered 'as is'.
(45) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 480.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 480
Official Stamps - Departmental Overprints
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 721
Symbol: O
Useful selection from twelve users including two pairs, denominations from 1d to 2/-, condition variable. Cat £2000+.
(16) (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 700.00
Sold...AU$ 700.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 722
Symbol: G
Cat No: DO141
CHIEF SECRETARY: 'C.S.' in Red on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 4d slate-purple SG DO141, slightly trimmed perfs at the base and a very minor thin at upper-left, GPO cds of 'AP28/68', Cat £225. Rated RRRR: unrecorded unused. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "very rare". The very fine 'Besancon' and Don Pearce examples sold for SFr360 & $405 (Sale 247 Lot 87) respectively. [Date range 8.4.1868 to 29.10.1868] (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 180.00
Sold...AU$ 180.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 723
Symbol: *
Cat No: DO139a
CHIEF SECRETARY: 'G.S.' (Error of Lettering for 'C.S.') in Red on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 6d dull ultramarine SG DO139a, rouletting on all sides well into the design at left so cut from the sheet to preserve the design, minor separation faults at the base, large-part gum, Cat £1200. Rated RRRR (erroneously listed under Government Storekeeper). Ex Hugh Wynn and 'Tamiami': sold for $2035 (Sale 136 Lot 555). RPSV Certificate (2019). Absent from the 'Besancon' and Don Pearce collections. James Halliday's very fine example sold at our auction of 2.12.2025 for $9000 (Sale 262 Lot 189). (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,000
Opening AU$ 1,500.00
Sold...AU$ 1,500.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 724
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO151
CHIEF SECRETARY: 'C.S.' in Black with on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 6d bright blue SG DO151, minor blemishes, very fine GPO cds of 'JU23/69', Cat £225. Rated RRRR; unrecorded unused. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2011) states "very rare". (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 320.00
Sold...AU$ 320.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 725
Symbol: H
Cat No: DO202
ENGINEER: 'E.' in Black on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 6d pale blue (Ron Butler's 'sky blue') SG DO202, untidy GPO 'circle-in-bars cancel, Cat £400. Rated RRRR; unrecorded unused. Superior to Don Pearce's example that sold for $550 (Sale 247 Lot 310). Absent from 'Besancon'. [Date range 22.7.1870 to 1.2.1871] (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 440.00
Sold...AU$ 525.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 525
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 726
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO207
ENGINEER: 'E.' in Black on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Regular Compound Perf 11½-12½x10 1/- red-brown on brownish tinted paper SG DO207, rounded corner at upper-right, indistinct cds, Cat £650. Rated RR; unrecorded unused. Don Pearce's very fine example sold for $1075 (Sale 247 Lot 316). Absent from 'Besancon'. [Date range 22.5.1874 to 16.7.1874 only] (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 727
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO231
GOVERNMENT PRINTER: 'G.P.' in Blue on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 1d deep yellow-green SG DO231, rouletting except at top and cut from the sheet at left & top to preserve the design, GPO cds of 'OC3-/68', Cat £160. Rated R. Ex Peter Kowald: sold for $287 (Sale 246 Lot 542). Don Pearce's example sold for $299 (Sale 247 Lot 346). [Date range 24.9.1868 to 25.6.1869] (Image1)
Estimate AU$240
Opening AU$ 180.00
Sold...AU$ 180.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 728
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO246
GOVERNMENT PRINTER: 'G.P.' in Black on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk irregular Compound Perf 10x10x11½-12½x10 1/- red-brown SG DO246 with misplaced perfs so cut from the sheet well clear of the design at top & left, superb GPO cds of 'FE27/75' (Don Pearce's only recorded date of usage), Cat £325. Rated RRR; unrecorded unused. Don Pearce's example with full regular compound perfs sold for $550 (Sale 247 Lot 368). (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 270.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 270
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 729
Symbol: F
MANAGER OF RAILWAYS:
Black 'M.R.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 4d deep purple, rouletting on all sides, unusually with large unframed 'PORT WAKEFIELD' cds, Cat £350. Rated R+: unrecorded unused by Ron Butler. Ex Peter Kowald: sold for $307 (Sale 246 Lot 559). Superior to Don Pearce's example that sold for $708 (Sale 247 Lot 479). [Date range 1.10.1870 to 6.12.1872] The short line at Port Wakefield was officially designated a tramway. (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 340.00
Sold...AU$ 360.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 730
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO392
POLICE: 'P.' in black on QV Perkins Bacon Perf10½-11½xRouletted 6d blue SG DO392, characteristic poor centring with the design touched at top & right, light 'CLARE' cds cancel, Cat £150. Rated RRR; unrecorded unused. Don Pearce's very fine example sold at our auction of 26.4.2022 for $319 (Sale 247 Lot 562). (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 200.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 731
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO433
PRIVATE SECRETARY: 'P.S.' in Black on Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½xRouletted 1d deep yellow-green SG DO433, irregular rouletting at right and 3mm closed tear, GPO cds of 'JU2-/70'. Rated RRR. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $323 (Sale 247 Lot 599). [Date range 2.2.1870 to 23.6.1870] (Image1)
Estimate AU$240
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 290.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 290
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 732
Symbol: #
Cat No: DO530
STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATES: 'S.M.' in Black on Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½xRouletted 6d bright pale blue SG DO530, misplaced rouletting, minor thin at the top and a bit soiled, unused, Cat £1400. Rated RRRRRR but one other is recorded so it should be rated RRRRR. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $2395 (Sale 247 Lot 750). As then, offered "as is" because we doubt that it would receive a clear certificate as 'unused". (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Postal History
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 751
Symbol: C
1848 unstamped envelope from Wales enclosing original letter headed "Swansea 2 October 1848" plus copy letter headed "... 27 September 1848", to "JC Coke Esq, Adelaide" endorsed "p Candahar" with a largely fine strike of 'JB WILCOCKS/AGENT FOR GOVERNMENT/EMIGRATION/PLYMOUTH' unframed-oval handstamp on the face, carried per favor and placed into the mails on arrival at Adelaide where rated "6"[d] postage due and largely very fine Adelaide 'G.P.O./FE*12/49/SOUTH AUSTRALIA' crowned cds alongside, minor edge bends from bulky contents. The 'Candahar' brought 205 emigrants from London and 32 from Plymouth, departing Plymouth 16.10.1848, arriving Adelaide 11.2.1849. James B Wilcocks was one of the more successful agents attracting paying immigrants to South Australia, for which he received a stipend from the South Australian government. See also the next lot and Lot 845 under Victoria. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 752
Symbol: C/D
1850 unstamped entire letter from Wales headed "Taibach Jany 23 1850" enclosing Jones & Younghusband Bill of Lading with Impressed Duty 6d for "Three hundred & nine bars of iron wg. eight tons ten hunderdweight", largely fine strike of 'JB WILCOCKS/ AGENT FOR GOVERNMENT/EMIGRATION/ PLYMOUTH' unframed-oval handstamp on the face, carried per favor and placed into the mails on arrival at Adelaide where rated "9"[d] postage due and largely fine Adelaide 'G.P.O./11*JE/50/SOUTH AUSTRALIA' crowned cds in blue alongside, a couple of minor blemishes. Taibach ('Little Houses' in English) is a hamlet in South Wales, developed early in the 19th century as housing for coalminers. James B Wilcocks was the most successful of seven emigration agents in Plymouth. His efforts, funded by the South Australian government, contributed to the disproportionately high levels of migration from Devon & Cornwall. See also the previous lot and Lot 845 under Victoria.
(2 items) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 753
Symbol:
Cat No: 2
1855 (July 13) envelope to London endorsed "p Havilah via Melbourne' with Perkins Bacon London Printings QV 2d rose-carmine SG 2 horizontal strip of 3 (very fine with large margins except at right where a little cut-into) tied by Numeral-in-Diamond '1' cancels and fair 'PORT-ADELAIDE/=SOUTH-AUSTRALIA=' unframed cds at lower-left, very fine 'AUSTRALIAN/PAID/LIVERPOOL/OC20/55/=PACKET=' cds and London Tombstone arrival datestamps both in red on the face, minor blemishes. A very attractive First Issue cover. Ex John Barwis: sold at our auction of 24.10.2009 for $1265 (Sale 151 Lot 351). Carried by coastal steamer 'Havilah' to Melbourne, then trans-Pacific by White Star Line 'Mermaid' and around Cape Horn, making a call at Pernambuco, Brazil after taking on water. (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 500.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 754
Symbol: C
Cat No: 3
1856 (July 25) outer to "Hobarton/Tasmania" endorsed "Per Steamer Havilah" with London Printings 6d dark blue SG 3 horizontal pair (full margins except where a little cut-into at upper-right) tied by circle-in-bars cancels of the GPO with very fine 'PAID/=ADELAIDE SA=' cds & straight-line 'REGISTERED No' handstamp both in red, very fine Inwards Ship Letter datestamps of Launceston of '4AU4/1856' & of Hobart of the next day, light filing folds clear of the stamps. A very attractive First Issue cover. RPSV Certificate (2025).
Early registered mail from South Australia is rare. Don Pearce had only four pre-stamp items, and none with First Issue frankings. His earliest stamped registered item was of 1859 (Sale 254 Lot 2510). (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,000
Opening AU$ 1,500.00
Sold...AU$ 1,500.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 755
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1
1857 (June 10) address-portion of an entire letter to "Huggins Esq/Solicitor/Kapunda" franked with London Printings 1d deep green SG 1 horizontal pair with virtually full margins (a little cut-into at the base of the first unit & just clear at the base of the second unit, scissor-cut in the margin only at lower-left) tied by Diamond-Numeral '36' with Mordan-pattern 'CLARE/=SOUTH-AUSTRALIA=' cds & similar 'GAWLER' cds of the next day. RPSV Certificate (2025).
Most of the major collections, including Griffiths, Butler, Jaffé and 'Besancon' have lacked an SG 1 cover. The attractive Rev James Mursell, Colonel Harry Napier, Don Pearce cover sold for $7670 (Sale 249 Lot 1013). (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,250
Opening AU$ 950.00
Sold...AU$ 1,000.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 756
Symbol: CL
1871 (Aug 14) double-rate cover to "Marysville Marshall County Kansas" with Perf 10 Perkins Bacon 4d pair & De La Rue 2d strip of 4 (one damaged upon opening) tied by GPO cds, London transit of '7OC71' in red on the face but no American markings, minor imperfections. RPSL Certificate (2023). (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 757
Symbol: C
1884 (Oct 20) envelope to San Francisco USA with QV Perkins Bacon Perf 11½-12½x10 QV 6d Prussian blue with indistict numeral cancel and largely very fine 'SEMAPHORE' framed cds alongside, Adelaide GPO transit backstamp and 'SAN FRANCISCO CAL/DEC 2/REC'D' arrival cds (tying the stamp) where very fine 'U.S. CHARGE/TO COLLECT/5 CENTS' applied on the face for the incoming steamship charge, and US Postage Due 5c affixed tied to the reverse by concentric rings cancel, minor blemishes & soiling on the reverse. Ex John Barwis. From -.2.1874, the trans-Pacific rate was reduced from 8d to 6d per ½oz, but the incoming charge remained (except for Colonies such as New South Wales that made specific treaties to abolish it. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 647
Symbol: P
De La Rue imperforate plate proofs comprising 1868 2d colour trial in rose-carmine/bluish block of 6 (very scarce; absent from Don Pearce's collection), 1883-99 3d & 4d Plate Number '1' blocks of 12 in the issued colours both with suntanned gum (most units unmounted) and 1899 Post Office ½d Plate Number '1' block of 12 in blue-green (minor wrinkles, unmounted), also Crown/SA 2d ungummed pair in brown-red Perf 14 (not issued thus).
(38 units) (Image1)
