SOUTH AUSTRALIA Datestamps and other Town Markings
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2396
Symbol: S=C
Two-volume disorganised collection with strength in 1880s-1900s and many better items including all these rated RRR 1880s-90s cds of 'BOOLEROO CENTRE', 'CUSTON', 'ISLINGTON', 'MALLALA' & 'YANYARIE' and squared-circles of 'AMYTON', 'BRAEMAR', 'CORCONDO', 'ERUDINA', 'FULLERVILLE', 'GRUNTHAL' 1st Type, 'HADDON' x2, 'MOOCKRA', 'PT ELLIOT' 1st Type & 'ROPER RIVER' (Northern Territory) and 'BUCKIN[GHAM]' (rated RRRRR), etc, some Numerals and KGV Heads, numerous fine to superb strikes many of them on piece plus about a dozen covers. Ex Derek Pocock.
(many 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 800.00
Sold...AU$ 1,000.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2397
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$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2398
Symbol: S
Blanchewater (3): 'BLANCHEWAT[ER]/MY20/90/S.[A]' very fine strike on DLR 2d (a few short perfs). Rated RRRR. Replaced Mount Freeling (1) 1/5/1878; replaced by Murnpeowie 4/2/1891. (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2399
Symbol: S
Murat Bay: 28mm squared-circle 'MURAT BAY/AU3/09/[S.A]' (LRD) largely very fine strike on 1d pink pair. Rated RRRR: recorded 1908 to 3.8.1909 only. (Image1)
Estimate AU$140
Opening AU$ 105.00
Sold...AU$ 105.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 105
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2400
Symbol: S
Pinda (3): Squared-circle 'PINDA/--6/9-/[S-A]' very fine strike on DLR 2d. Rated RRRR. PO 1.4.1892; closed 31.1.1899. The similar but more complete 'Tamiami' example sold for $260 (Sale 234 Lot 915). (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 160.00
Sold...AU$ 160.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2401
Symbol: S
Wandearah: 23mm 'WANDEARAH/AP25/81/S.A' very fine strike on DLR 2d. Ex Derek Pocock. Unrecorded in the Handbook, so rated RRRRR. PO 1.1.1878; closed 30.1.1882. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Postal History
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2391
Symbol: C
1842 (Dec 8) surprisingly fine outer to "The Countess of Bridgewater/Little Gaddesden/ Herts" (= Hertfordshire), the reverse with largely fine strike of the huge '[crown]/GENERAL POST OFFICE/ADELAIDE/ SA /8DE8/1842' backstamp, British 'SHIP LETTER' handstamp, London transit cds of '15MY15/1843' and very fine unframed 'HEMEL-HEMPSTEAD/MY16/1843/ A ' arrival cds, rated "8" for an inwards shipletter & "6" for transit London-Herts. With the enclosed three-page letter from a woman signed "M Bagot" & on the last page "Chapmans Plains/Adelaide/.../Decr 1st 1842".
Mary MacCarthy arrived in the colony on 17.12.1840 with her husband Charles Hervey Bagot. They took up land at Chapman's Plains near Kapunda. In 1842 his son & a neighbour discovered copper deposits that proved to be the finest ever mined. Little Gaddesden is a small village 8km NW of Hemel-Hempstead. (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 400.00
Sold...AU$ 400.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2392
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 2491 under Victoria. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2393
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 hundredweight", 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 2491 under Victoria.
(2 items) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 360.00
Sold...AU$ 290.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 290
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2394
Symbol: CL
1910 (June 10) front from an OHMS mourning cover (for the death of KEVII) with 'From Military Staff Office/Adelaide SA' imprint at lower-left, to "Sergeant WS McKay/Senior Cadet/.../New Hindmarsh" with very scarce franking of punctured 'OS' 1d pink, 2d violet (damaged) & Thick 'POSTAGE' 4d orange (Cat $600 on cover) tied by Adelaide cds, 'R'-in-vertical-oval handstamp, reinforced central vertical fold. The rate was 1d per ½oz x8 + 3d registration. There was never a New Hindmarsh post office; it is now West Hindmarsh. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2395
Symbol: PS
POSTAL CARDS - OFFICIAL: 1901 (March 22) usage of QV 1d(+1d) message-half overprinted with Wide-Spaced 'O S' and 'CENSUS, 1901', minor creases at left & light suntanning at base of reverse. Rare: only four examples have been recorded. Unlisted by Higgins & Gage and absent from the Martin Walker/Nelson Eustis collection. An important item evidencing the first Commonwealth Census, held only two months after Federation. A defective example sold at our auction of 15.8.2014 for $870 (Sale 193 Lot 491). (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 575.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 575
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2359
Symbol: O
Cat No: 1 (sound
Neatly-presented basic collection with better items including Imperf 1d deep green SG 1 (sound) and 2d strip of 3 with Melbourne Barred Numeral '1' cancels (a rare usage), a good range of Perkins Bacon Rouletted & Perf issues including Wmk V/Crown 4d, 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' 15/- apparently postally used & 50/- fiscally used (very scarce thus), etc, also some 'O.S.' Overprints, some misidentifications noted & the condition is somewhat mixed still many are fine to very fine.
(210 approx) (Image1)
Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 850.00
Sold...AU$ 1,400.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1400
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2360
Symbol: #
Cat No: 3
Collection on pages with Imperf London Printings 6d SG 3 (a bit cut-into, Cat £5500), Rouletted selection to 2/-, 1870-73 1d grey-green Perf 10x11½-12½ (closed tear), De La Rue Rouletted 2d and Perf 10x11½-12½ 2d SG 170 & 170a, Tall Stamps Thin 'POSTAGE' 5/-, etc, and a group of 'O.S.' Oveprints to 2/-, condition rather mixed but those listed here have at least passed a brief inspection for cancellations under UV light (many others failed). Nothing has been expertised and careful inspection is required.
(105) (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 950.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1150
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2361
Symbol: #*O
Cat No: 19
Selection of Classic issues comprising Rouletted 1d SG 19 (large-part original gum) and 6d SG 32 x2 (one with thins & large-part original gum), Broad Star Wmk 6d SG 117 & 6d SG 136 both with Partial Double Impression lightly cancelled and '8 PENCE' on 9d with misplaced perfs resulting in Overprint at Top & at Base used, Cat £1200+ for normal singles. Separate Chris Ceremuga Certificates (2014-2019). (6) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 525.00
Sold...AU$ 700.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2362
Symbol: *O
Mostly De La Rue issues including ½d 4d & 6d blocks of 4 and ½d brown pair with Double Perfs Between, and 'O.S.' Overprints selection with a few Perkins Bacon used to 1/- pair and De La Rue including Perf 10 2½d & 5d Surcharges, ½d & 1d blocks of 4, etc, fine to very fine.
(86) (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 250.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2363
Symbol: #O
Cat No: 54
Bits 'n' pieces with 1867-70 Perf 11½-12½xRouletted 4d SG 54 unused but stained (Cat £3250; RPSL Certificate), 'P.' for Police on De La Rue 2d Perf 10xRouletted SG DO398 Dwarf Stamp (Cat £140); Revenues including Duty Stamp KEVII 'TWO PENCE' on 1d mint; and Railway stamps x12 with 'VR' to 1/- and scarce 'GR' 6d; condition variable.
(23) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 950.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2364
Symbol: *
Cat No: 19
1860-69 QV Perkins Bacon Second Rouletted Issue 1d bright yellow-green SG 19 block of 12 (6x2), full vertical rouletting & cut from the sheet at top & base to largely preserve the designs, some minor reinforcing of roulettes, large-part gum, Cat £2160+ for mounted singles. Ex Colonel Harry Napier, John Boker and Don Pearce: sold for $4550 (Sale 249 Lot 1074). (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1150
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2365
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 21
1860-69 Second Rouletted Issue 1d sage-green SG 21 block of 8 (2x4), full rouletting and remarkably well-centred, cut from the sheet clear of the design at top & base, two units with minor wrinkles but they are unmounted, large-part gum, Cat £1600+ for singles. RPSV Certificate (2026). Apparently from the same sheet as the next lot. Don Pearce's block of 12 of SG 19 - Cat £1440+ - sold for $4550 (Sale 249 Lot 1074). (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1150
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2366
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 21
1860-69 Second Rouletted Issue 1d sage-green SG 21 block of 24 (12x2) representing two full rows with the side-margins removed, full rouletting and remarkably well-centred, cut from the sheet clear of the design at top & base, some judicious reinforcing, writing-ink stain on the lower-left unit which is almost inconsequential for such a large multiple, many units superb, large-part gum with three units unmounted, Cat £4800+ for singles. RPSV Certificate (2026). Apparently from the same sheet as the previous lot. (Image1)
Estimate AU$6,000
Opening AU$ 4,600.00
Sold...AU$ 4,600.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 4600
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2367
Symbol: *
Cat No: 26
1860-69 Second Rouletted Issue 2d bright vermilion SG 26 complete strip of 12 with margins at left & right, full rouletting - misplaced at the top - except between the the tenth & eleventh units which comprise an Imperforate Between Pair SG 26a, cut from the sheet at top to preserve the design and at the base largely clear of the design except where a little cut-into at the base of the tenth unit, a little aged (but not oxidised), some reinforcing, large-part gum, Cat £6000+ for ten singles & an imperf-between pair. Ex Rev James Mursell and Col Napier (not included in his 1976 sale). RPSL Certificate (1965; half the illustration removed). (Image1)
Estimate AU$3,000
Opening AU$ 2,300.00
Sold...AU$ 2,300.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 2300
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2368
Symbol: #*
Cat No: 34 & 43
1860-69 QV Perkins Bacon Second Rouletted Issue 9d grey-lilac, 'TEN PENCE' in Blue on 9d orange-red and on 9d yellow, 1/- red-brown shades x2 and 2/- (characteristic brown gum) between SG 34 & 43, unused, Cat £2780. (6) (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 550.00
Sold...AU$ 675.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 675
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2369
Symbol: *
Cat No: 36
1860-69 QV Perkins Bacon Second Roulettes 'TEN PENCE' in Blue on 9d golden-yellow SG 36 with 'TEN' Not Curved, part-gum, Cat £800. (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 250.00
Sold...AU$ 290.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 290
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2370
Symbol: *
Cat No: 38
1860-69 QV Perkins Bacon Second Rouletted Issue 1/- yellow SG 38, rouletting on all sides and cut from the sheet at right to preserve the design, two tiny separation faults, part-gum, Cat £2000. Michael Blake's (unused) and Don Pearce's (with large-part original gum) examples sold for $2560 (Sale 188 Lot 1179) & $2995 (Sale 249 Lot 1105) respectively (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 170.00
Sold...AU$ 320.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2371
Symbol: *
Cat No: 68
1868-79 QV Perkins Bacon Perf 11½-12½ '3-PENCE' on 4d deep ultramarine SG 68 an unusually large stamp with part of a Second Surcharge at the Top, two light horizontal creases, large-part gum, Cat £190+. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2013). (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 80.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2372
Symbol: V
Cat No: 112a
1876-1900 QV Perkins Bacon Broad Star Watermark Perf 11½-12½ '3-PENCE' in Black on 4d ultramarine with Double Overprint SG 112a characteristically with the second overprint at the top, small closed tear at upper-right, framed GPO cds, Cat £2500. Georg Buhler (1988) and RPSV (1999) Certificates. Don Pearce's very fine example sold for $3595 (Sale 249 Lot 1201). (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 600.00
Sold...AU$ 725.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 725
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2373
Symbol: *
Cat No: 119
1876-1900 QV Broad Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ '8 PENCE' on 9d burnt umber SG 119, characteristic rough perfs at the sides & cut from the sheet at left well clear of the design, large-part gum, Cat £300. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2374
Symbol: *
Cat No: 166
1871 V/Crown Paper Acquired from Victoria 2d dull orange SG 166, unusually fresh with large-part gum, Cat £200. (Image1)
Estimate AU$125
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 240.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2375
Symbol: */**
1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ 2/6d to £5 grey plus £15 horizontal strips of 5 plus £20 strip of 3 all overprinted 'SPECIMEN', a few defects on the £5 & £15 strips, large-part streaky gum characteristic of the official reprints for UPU distribution, some units unmounted. Ex 'Dubois' (IV) - sold for SFr1815 - where implied to include the absent £10 and stated to be the largest recorded multiples, but see Lot 2382.
(12 strips) (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,500
Opening AU$ 1,900.00
Sold...AU$ 1,900.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1900
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2376
Symbol: R
Cat No: 206a
1886-96 QV De La Rue Tall Stamps 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ £10 bronze SG 206a with strong metallic sheen, characteristic rough perfs, large-part gum, Cat £9500 for the issued stamp. RPSV Certificate (2026) states "it is a reprint with the 'SPECIMEN' Overprint omitted". (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2377
Symbol: CTO
Cat No: 207a
1886-96 QV De La Rue Tall Stamps 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ £15 silver SG 207a block of 4 with strong metallic sheen block of 4 from the base of the sheet, CTO with Melbourne cds with the dateslugs removed, full unmounted gum, Cat £10,000+ for singles. Superb. Ex Australia Post Archives Sale 1 (1987) & Ed Williams - sold in 2002 for $8400 - and at at our auction of 30.8.2020 for $7790 (Sale 242 Lot 1443). This was the highest denomination block released by Australia Post. It is highly unlikely any other blocks of this or the £20 exist in private hands. (Image1)
Estimate AU$3,000
Opening AU$ 3,200.00
Sold...AU$ 3,200.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 3200
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2378
Symbol: *O
1891-93 Surcharges selection including Perf 10 '2½d.' on 4d Plate Number '1' & Value/Sheet Number '½d. 11023' in Blue corner block of 9 *, Overprinted 'O.S.' blocks of 4 used (scarce multiples), Perf 11½-12½ '2½d.' on 4d single with Double Perfs on All Sides used, a few other varieties, generally very fine.
(27) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 260.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2379
Symbol: *
1904-11 Tall Stamps with Thick 'POSTAGE' Wmk Crown/SA 6d to £1 (both) including listed shades & a second 10/-, 8d with Value Closer, 9d & 1/- both with the Watermark Inverted, 1/- corner block of 4 & corner pair with '3d 008070' in the margin, 2/6d corner single with '2/6 2125' in the margin, and punctured 'OS' 6d 9d 1/- 5/- (black marks on the gum) & £1 ( a rare stamp), generally very fine. Ex 'Dubois' (IV): sold for SFr785.
(34) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,200
Opening AU$ 1,000.00
Sold...AU$ 1,100.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2380
Symbol: *
Cat No: 298e
1906-12 QV De La Rue Tall Stamps Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/A Watermark Perf 11 3d pale olive-green SG 298e corner block of 4 from the lower-right of the sheet, the lower units with an Additional Row of Horizontal Perfs Misplaced above the Value Tablet and Corrected with Another Line of Perf 11 ACSC S37b, some minor perf separation/reinforcing, Cat $9000+ for singles (£4800+ for normal singles). Ex Rev James Mursell and Don Pearce: sold for $4550 (Sale 249 Lot 1412). Only four such blocks were recorded, but the ACSC illustrates a lower pair, indicating that at least one of the blocks has been broken-up. Absent from the Michael Blake, 'Besancon' and Gary Diffen collections. Ed Williams' two normal mint singles sold for $1415 and $2265 respectively. (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1150
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2381
Symbol: *
Cat No: 302aa
1906-12 QV De La Rue Tall Stamps Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/A Watermark Perf 12 9d dull lake corner block of 6 (3x2) from the lower-left of the sheet comprising two horizontal strips of 3 Imperforate Between and at Left ACSC S52bb (SG 302aa), light vertical bend across the central units, ink-stain on the reverse at lower-left just shows through the face, Cat $10,000+ (£13,000+), for two strips of 3. One of the great error pieces of the early Federal Period. The ACSC records only this block of 6 and a strip of 3 but Gary Diffen noted a second strip that is "badly toned". His strip of 3 - also with light vertical bend - sold for £3840. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $6888 (Sale 249 Lot 1420). (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,500
Opening AU$ 1,900.00
Sold...AU$ 1,900.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1900
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2382
Symbol: **
Cat No: 195a-208a
SPECIMEN STAMPS: 1886-96 QV De La Rue Tall Stamps 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ 2/6d bright violet to £20 claret SG 195a-208a complete set with 12½mm-Long 'SPECIMEN' Overprint horizontal strips of 4, the £4 £10 £15 & £20 from the top of the sheets, the £10 & £15 with brilliant metallic sheen, separation faults affecting the 50/- & £3 strips and light crease across the £15 strip, otherwise very fine to superb with full unmounted gum. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $8685 (Sale 249 Lot 1331).
(13 strips) (Image1)
Estimate AU$3,000
Opening AU$ 2,300.00
Sold...AU$ 3,200.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 3200
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2383
Symbol: F
DEPARTMENTAL OVERPRINTS: 'D.B.' of the DESTITUTE BOARD In Red on Perkins Bacon Perf 11½-12½ 4d dull purple, an unusually tall stamp, a few characteristic short perfs otherwise very fine, superb 'GPO/MR3/69/ADELAIDE' cds, Cat £2750. Rated RRRR. James Halliday's very fine example sold for $2280 (Sale 262 Lot 240). Don Pearce's superb example sold for $4790 (Sale 247 Lot 251). Absent from 'Besancon'. [Date range 17.12.1868 to 3.3.1869 only] (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1150
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2384
Symbol: F
Cat No: O24a
OFFICIAL STAMPS: 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$300
Opening AU$ 260.00
Sold...AU$ 400.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2385
Symbol: */**
Cat No: O59
OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1891-96 Seriffed 'O.S.' Narrow Setting Perf 13 2d orange SG O59 marginal block of 4 from the left of the sheet, the lower-right unit with Stop after 'S ' Omitted SG O59b, large-part gum with the lower units - including the variety - unmounted, Cat £465+ for mounted singles. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 250.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2386
Symbol: G
Cat No: O60 block of 4
OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1891-99 Seriffed 'O.S.' Perf 10 ½d brown SG O60 block of 4, the upper-left unit with No Stop after 'S ' SG O60b which was actually Misplaced 2½mm to the Right Resulting in the Upper-Right Unit Having Three Stops (which is an unlisted variety), characteristic irregular perfs, undated GPO cancels, Cat £160+ for singles plus a significant premium for the unlisted variety and for the setenant arrangement. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2387
Symbol: F
Cat No: O6a
OFFICIAL STAMPS: 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$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2388
Symbol: *F
Cat No: O82
OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1899-1901 Wide 'O. S.' Overprint 2d violet SG O82 selection including Overprint Inverted SG O82a and Stop after 'S ' Omitted SG O82c (part-gum), unlisted shifts with 'S. O.' (used) and 'S. Only, etc, Cat £310 for the two listed items.
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Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2389
Symbol: **
OFFICIAL STAMPS: Punctured 'SA' 2d violet strip of 3 from the upper-left of the sheet with Plate Number '3' and Vertical Lines with Screw-Head in the margins, all units with 'SA' Doubled, small tear above the plate number, mounted in the margin only with all stamps unmounted. Excellent specialist piece. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 210.00
Sold...AU$ 250.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2390
Symbol: O
RAILWAY STAMPS: Selection with 'V R' ½d x2, 1d x5, 2d x2, 3d x6, 4d, 6d x9, 1/- x2 & 2/- x3, scarce 'G R' ½d, 1d x2, 2d & 6d, some with steel datestamps, also 'PARCELS STAMP' with Blue Underprint 2d & 6d, 'S.A. RAILWAYS' to $1 and ANR to $2, very mixed condition but handy for research.
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