RED OVERPRINT: 'V.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2d bright vermilion SG DO578 with minor residual overprint ink on the face, rouletting on all sides but cut from the sheet at the base to preserve the design, a bit aged but not oxidised, unused, Cat £850. Rated RRRR. Ex Rev James Mursell and Colonel Napier (II). RPSL Certificate (1965). The unused 'Besancon' example - which can't be the Napier example, as claimed there - sold for SFr555. Absent from the Vestey, 'Tamiami' and Don Pearce collections, suggesting it is underrated. (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: 760
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO578
RED OVERPRINT: 'V.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2d bright vermilion SG DO578, rouletting on all sides but cut from the sheet at the top to preserve the design, the apparent separation fault at the top is outside the rouletting, GPO cds of 'JY7/68', Cat £850. Rated RRRR. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "extremely rare". Far superior to the Don Pearce example - faults, graded 'C' - that sold for $895 (Sale 247 Lot 836). Absent from the Vestey, 'Besancon' and 'Tamiami' collections, suggesting it is underrated. [Date range 7.7.1868 to 30.12.1868] (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: 761
Symbol: #
Cat No: DO579
RED OVERPRINT: 'V.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 6d bright ultramarine SG DO579 with minor residual overprint ink at upper-right, rouletting on all sides, unused, Cat £4500. Rated RRRR; not recorded used (but Don Pearce had an example). Superb. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2009) states "extremely rare". The Vestey, 'Besancon' and 'Tamiami' examples sold for £1320, SFr6050 and $5510 (Sale 236 Lot 702) respectively. Absent from Don Pearce's collection. (Image1)
Estimate AU$3,500
Opening AU$ 2,700.00
Sold...AU$ 2,700.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 2700
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 762
Symbol: #
Cat No: DO580
RED OVERPRINT: 'V.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 1/- bright red-brown SG DO580, rouletting on all sides, a few separated & reinforced roulettes at centre-right, unused, Cat £4500. Rated RRRR; not recorded used. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2009) states "extremely rare". The 'Besancon' and Don Pearce examples sold for SFr5565 and $3835 (Sale 247 Lot 838) respectively. Absent from the Vestey and 'Tamiami' collections. (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: 763
Symbol: *
Cat No: DO581
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'V.' on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Rouletted 2d deep orange SG DO581, rouletting on all sides, shallow thin at lower-right, large-part gum, Cat £3000. Not recorded unused by Ron Butler and only one other example recorded so it should be rated RRRRR. Ex Frederick Hall: sold for $2445 (Sale 133 Lot 597). RPSV Certificate (2008). The 'Besancon' example - no gum - sold for SFr2900. Absent from the Vestey, 'Tamiami' 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: 764
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO581
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'V.' on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Rouletted 2d deep orange SG DO581, rouletting except at the base where cut from the sheet well clear of the design, GPO cds of 'MY13/69', Cat £500. Rated RR. Superior to the 'Sir Humphrey' (Brian Farmer), Frederick Hall and Don Pearce examples that sold for $1035 (Sale 118 Lot 590), $419 (Sale 133 Lot 598) and $575 (Sale 247 Lot 839) respectively. [Date range 20.3.1869 - possibly the earliest recorded usage of an overprint in black (except on a 2/-) - to 20.7.1870] (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 675.00
Sold...AU$ 675.00
Closed..Dec-01-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 675
Sale No: 262
Lot No: 765
Symbol: F
Cat No: DO584a
BLACK OVERPRINT: 'V.' on QV De La Rue V/Crown Wmk Perf 10 2d red-orange SG DO584a, one short perf otherwise superb, GPO cds of 'DE5/71', Cat £850. Rated RRR; unrecorded unused. Superior to the 'Tamiami' - "a couple of short perfs" - and Don Pearce - "ironed-out minor crease" - examples that sold for $1315 (Sale 236 Lot 704) and $2275 (Sale 247 Lot 841) respectively. [Date range 5.12.1871 to 1.7.1873] (Image1)
