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30216

1891/93: 2½ d. bronze on 4 d. pale green, wmk. Crown over SA, mixed perf. 10 x 12½ (with vertical perfs. at left also perf. 10), an unused block of twelve (3 x 4), of fine colour and appearance, large part or unmounted og. Scarce Gi = £ 780+. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30217

1890: South Australia Stamp Design Competition, an Essay for the ½ d. value showing Kangaroo and surrounding corners with Ship, Pick, Shovel, Stoop etc., in shades of blue on thin card (46 x 54 mm.), marked "Geometry" (entrant's pseudonym) on reverse. Superb and most attractive.rnrnProvenance: RL, London, 19 April 1977; Prestige, Melbourne, 24 Jan 2004, lot 14. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30218

1894: De La Rue Colour Trials for Tannenberg 2½ d. value, perf. 14, all in matching corner marginal horizontal pairs (4) without watermark, each showing Plate Number "1" in margin; printed in purple with first stamp minute pinhole, olive-yellow, sepia and in ultramarine, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. A delightful group.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 27 Aug 2005, lot 394.rn (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30219

1893: De La Rue Die Proof for the 5 d. value, printed in black on glazed white card, handstamped "AFTER / STRIKING" in black and dated "24 JAN 93" in blue. Scarce.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 24 Oct 2009, lot 333. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF280.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30220

1902/04: 'Long Stamps' 4 d. red-orange, Plate I, thin POSTAGE, wmk. Crown over SA, perf. 11½-12½, an unused corner marginal block of four, with Plate Number "1" in margin and "1d. 647386" requisition number in top margin, showing watermark error "SUO(TH)" in sheet margin at right. Fresh and very fine, stamps unmounted og. margin hinged for protection. Scarce multiple.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 5 Sept 2009, lot 280. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF250.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30221

1902/04: 'Long Stamps' 9 d. bright reddish-pink (aniline), thin POSTAGE, wmk. Crown over SA, perf. 11½-12½, an unused vertical pair, variety "Imperforate between Horizontally", fresh slightly suffused colour, fine large part og. An exceptional and scarce pair Gi = £ 3'750. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF1,750.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30222

1904/11: 'Long Stamps' 8 d. dull ultramarine, Thick POSTAGE, wmk. Crown over SA, perf. 12, two used blocks of six (both 2 x 3), one block cancelled "English Mail TPO" printed on Detmold paper, the second block used at the Parcels Office, Adelaide. Scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30223

1904/11: 'Long Stamps' £ 1 blue, Thick POSTAGE, wmk. Crown over SA, perf. 12, an unused example, perforated "SA", large part og.rnProvenance: Abacus, Melbourne, 30 Nov 2019, ex lot 1845. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30224

1905/11: 1 d. scarlet, wmk. Crown over A, perf. 12 x 11½, an unused example, marginal at base with "CA" Monogram, fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30225

1905/11: 2 d. bright violet, wmk. Crown over A, perf. 12 x 11½, an unused block of nine, corner marginal from lower left of sheet, showing "CA" Monogram in margin at base, fresh colour, unmounted og. An attractive and scarce multiple. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF360.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30226

1906/12: 'Long Stamps' 3 d. sage-green (17 mm.), Thick POSTAGE, wmk. Crown over SA, perf. 11, a used example showing variety "Double Perforation" horizontally above Duty Plate, cancelled by weak Cowell squared circle datestamp (March 1910) in black. An unusual variety on a very scarce stamp Gi = £ 700 for normal.rnrnProvenance: Collection W. Frazer, Spink, London, 18 Sept 2003, lot 392; Prestige, Melbourne, 5 Sept 2009, lot 281. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30227

1906/12: 'Long Stamps' 3 d. sage-green and 4 d. orange-red, Thick POSTAGE, used on 1908 registered cover to Ottawa, Canada tied by unclear squared circle datestamp with manuscript filled "Mt. Lofty" registration label at base and curved REGISTERED at left. Reverse with Adelaide, New York and Ottawa arrival datestamps. A fine and scarce cover. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF260.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30228

1906/12: 'Long Stamps' 9 d. pale red-brown, Thick POSTAGE, wmk. Crown over A, perf. 12, an unused block of eight, variety "Imperforate between Horizontally", fresh and very fine, hinged for security on large part og. An extremely rare large multiple: probably the largest extant Gi = £ 10'000+.rnrnProvenance: Collection J.R.W. Purves, SG, London, 18-19 June 1981; Collection "Besançon", Corinphila sale 229, Zurich, 28 Nov 2018, lot 3355. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30229

1906/12: 'Long Stamps' 2 s. 6 d. pale violet, Thick POSTAGE, wmk. Crown over A, perf. 12½, an unused block of four, variety "Watermark Inverted", of fine fresh colour, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. Gi = £ 300+ as normals. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF240.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30230

Incoming Mail 1882: Great Britain 6 d. grey pl. 18, defective at left corners (Gi 161), tied to 1882 cover to "Ship Berkshire" at Adelaide tied by "Haddington / 17" duplex in black (Dec 23). Found to be double weight with black "1/-" handstamp applied and further struck with framed "DEFICIENT POSTAGE 6d. / FINE 6d. = 1/-" in violet. Adelaide arrival cds also on obverse (Feb 5). Despite fault, scarce and most attractive.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 2 Aug 2013, lot 552.rnrn (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF260.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30231

1894: Cover to Gisborne, New Zealand mailed with "MT. GAMBIER" squared circle datestamp (Oct 16), the adhesive floated off the cover and obverse struck with "Saved from the Wreck of the / WAIRARAPA" in blue. Reverse with Auckland (Nov 3) and Gisborne datestamps (Nov 7). A scarce Wreck cover - in foggy conditions the "Wairarapa" crashed into the rocks at the base of a 200 metre high cliffs of Great Barrier Island. The ship tilted to one side and only two lifeboats were successfully launched and 50 people rescued. The rest, some 120 passengers and 65 crew, remained on board being battered by huge waves. A further 50 people were rescued on the following day, taking refuge in the rocks and rescued by Maori's, however there were a total of 155 fatalities. Just weeks before the tragedy, the "Wairarapa" had broken the speed record for a cross-Tasman crossing from Sydney to Auckland.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 25 June 2005, lot 707. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF380.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30232

1900: ½ d. yellow-green and 2 d. violet, used on 1900 cover, with original contents, from Adelaide to Trooper F.W. Bett of the South Australian 2nd. Mounted Rifle Contingent in Cape Colony, South Africa tied by Adelaide duplex (April 4). Handstruck "Recovered from the Mails / Looted by the Boers on June 8" italic handstamp in violet. The cover then forwarded on to London (Aug 11) from the Cape. A very scarce marking.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 14 Aug 2004, lot 697. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF750.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30233

Commissariat Office 1863: 1 s. brown, wmk. Large Star, perf. 11½, an unused block of four overprinted "C.O." in black, fresh and fine, large part og.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 8 Oct 2005, lot 271. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF260.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30234

Public Works 1868/70: 2 d. pale orange red, wmk. Star, rouletted, overprinted "P.W." in black, a used horizontal pair lightly cancelled by Adelaide cds's (March 12, 1870) in black. Scarce and fine.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 2 Aug 2013, lot 533. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF300.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM

30235

Stipendiary Magistrates 1868/72: De La Rue 2 d. orange, wmk. Crown over SA, perf. 10, overprinted "S.M." in black, a used example on printed 1872 OHMS blue envelope to the Secretary to the Attorney General, Adelaide, tied by barred obliterator in black. Reverse with Adelaide arrival (Sept 19). A superb and rare Departmental cover.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 8 Oct 2005, lot 541. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF1,000.00
Closing..Nov-23, 11:59 PM