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'Licorice all-sorts' with a few attractive Classics including NSW Laureates 1d on piece & 2d strip of 3 and block of 4, Victoria Half-Length 2d, also Tasmania Courier 4d cut-to-shape x3 on piece with BN '52' cancels, other NSW including 'NINEPENCE' on 10d corner block of 6 (**), Charity duo & 1/- bl
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Modest collection with pickings including a few Imperfs, lots of official perfins, some Postage Dues, etc, then a reasonable starter collection of Numeral Cancels from all Colonies with some better items noted & some very fine to superb strikes, also 2000 Olympics Gold Medallist sheetlests Perth Pri
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Half a carton of remaindered collections with useful pickings including Classics, Officials, Revenues, a few Forgeries and some postmarks, very mixed condition. Well worth a look.
(many 100s)
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Unsorted batch of covers mostly from New South Wales & Victoria including a few imperf frankings, 1867 Melbourne to Bombala (NSW south coast) "per steamer via Sydney", 1892 OHMS with Minister of Defence Frank & '4th Vict Regiment' imprint, 1898 with 'GOVERNOR/NEW SOUTH WALES' Frank, 1905 NSW 5d Diad
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1904-05 Australian Naval Station postcard correspondence to & from John Johnston Royal Navy engine room artificer (engine-smith) on board HMS Euryalus, Pegasus or Wallaroo, a number addressed to one ship and forwarded to another, plus Swain & Co card of Euryalus at Sydney, FT Series card of her at L
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Advertising covers with illustrated items from NSW x6 including two for Andrews & Sons (Newtown) and Anglo-Australian Importing Co, two Postal Cards with notices on the reverse and a couple of others, Queensland illustrated for Club Hotel (Toowoomba) with letter on matching notepaper, and South Aust
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Postal Stationery mostly with various forms of 'SPECIMEN' or 'Specimen' Handstamp or Overprint from NSW x26 including 4d Captain Cook Crops Report Envelope; Queensland x4 plus Scenic Postal Card 1d claret 'Ploughing and Harrowing...' without overprint; South Australia x10; Tasmania Letter Cards x5 (
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Postal Stationery comprising mostly unused Postal Cards plus a few Envelopes & Registration Envelopes, a few better items noted including NSW Jubilee Postal Cards x8, etc, mostly unused, condition variable but many are fine to very fine.
(100 approx)
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Scenic Postal Cards from New South Wales x5 (two unused) and Queensland x12 (two unused), and Austral Series Undivided Back PPC, some postal history interest, generally fine to very fine.
(18)Grade A/B
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Collection with strength in the early issues including Sydney Views 1d x3 2d x3 & 3d x2 (margins variable; minor faults), Laureates including No Wmk used 2d with huge margins and very fine Numeral '30' cancel, 3d x4 (one emerald-green, clear margins), 6d x3 (one with clear close margins; another jus
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Basic collection on colour-illustrated pages with Sydney Views 2d & 3d 'space-fillers', very fine Imperf Diadems 1/- and apparently unused Perf 13 1/-, handy unused/mint De La Rue issues, 'POSTAGE' Overprint 10/- mint & CTO, Centennial designs mint to 20/-, Charity duo mint & used, 2/6d Emu mint x2,
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Selection of Imperfs with Laureates 2d blue from various printings x7, and Diadems 6d SG 94-96 group x5 including a horizontal pair, all with full margins, Cat £340 approximately. A very fine group.
(12)Grade A
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Diadems 5d blue-green group with singles x23, blocks of 8 x3, block of 20 (4x5) and block of 24 (4x6), unchecked for watermarks & perfs, the larger blocks are superb with full unmounted original gum.
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1850-51 Sydney Views Plate I (No Clouds) 1d crimson-lake SG 1 Pos [8] with Double Print of the Entire Design, margins close to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit above, light BN cancel, Cat £650+. BPA Certificate (1985) as "reddish rose" (SG 3), which it clearly is not.
Grade A
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1850-51 Sydney Views 1d reddish rose Plate I (Clouds) on Yellowish Paper SG 3, close even margins, very fine BN '47' of Tumut, Cat £600.
Grade A
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1850-51 Sydney Views Plate I (No Clouds) 1d reddish rose SG 3 horizontal pair [19-20], margins just clear to good, light bars cancels of Sydney, Cat £1200+. Ex Baron de Ferrary, with his trefoil handstamp lightly on the reverse.
Grade A
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1850-51 Sydney Views Plate I (No Clouds) Hard Bluish Paper 1d pale red SG 5 horizontal pair, margins just clear to good, light bars cancel of Sydney, tiny Alcuri guarantee handstamps, Cat £950+, for singles. Superb.
Grade A+
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1850-51 Sydney Views 1d dull carmine Plate II (Clouds) SG 8, margins just clear to good, light strike of a Victorian Butterfly cancel, Cat £450+. A very scarce usage on the Penny.
Grade A
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1850-51 Sydney Views Plate II (Clouds) Hard Toned White to Yellowish Paper 1d crimson-lake SG 9 horizontal pair [9-10], margins close to good, very lightly cancelled, Cat £850+, for singles. Superb! Ex James Halliday: sold at our auction of 27.4.2022 for $1315.
Grade A+
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1850-51 Sydney Views 1d 'gooseberry'-red Plate II (No Clouds) on Hard Bluish Paper SG 10, margins clear - at lower-right - to good, lightly cancelled clear of most of the design, Cat £600.
Grade A
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1850-51 Sydney Views 1d dull carmine Plate II (Clouds) Hard Greyish to Bluish Paper SG 11 horizontal pair [19-20], margins close to large, light bars cancels of Sydney, Cat £900+, for singles. Superb. Sold at our auction of 27.6.2019 for $715.
Grade A+
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1850-51 Sydney Views 1d dull carmine Plate II (Clouds) on Hard Greyish Paper SG 11, margins close to large, exceptional early impression and strong colour, unused, Cat £14,000. Superb. Ex Baron de Ferrary, Robert Odenweller & 'Manwood' (Dale Forster). Sold at our auction of 8.11.2013 for $26,795. RP
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1850-51 Sydney Views Two Pence selection comprising Plate I Worn Impressions SG 19, Plate II Early Impressions SG 21 23 & 24 and Intermediate Impression SG 25, Plate III SG 29, Plate IV SG 31 and Plate V SG 36, all with margins good to large, lightly cancelled, all very fine to superb, Cat £2325. An
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1850-51 Sydney Views 2d greyish blue Plate I (Vertically Lined Background; Worn Impressions) SG 17, margins good to large margins & outer framelines at base & left, lightly cancelled, Cat £225.
Grade A
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1850-51 Sydney Views 2d dull blue Plate I (Vertically Lined Background; Worn Impressions) SG 18, good even margins & outer framelines at base & right, lightly cancelled, Cat £200.
Grade A
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1850-51 Sydney Views 2d lilac-blue Plate II (Horizontal-Lined Background, Dated Bale & Dots in Corner Stars) SG 22, margins close to large with complete outer frameline at base, very fine BN '3' of Windsor, shallow thinning at the top doesn't detract from the exceptional facial appearance, Cat £1300
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1850-51 Sydney Views 2d Prussian blue Plate II (Horizontal Lined Background, Dated Bale & Dots in the Corner Stars) as SG 21-24 group but a slightly less well-defined Intermediate Impression, a huge corner example from the upper-right of the sheet with margins good to large and complete outer framel
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1850-51 Sydney Views 2d ultramarine Plate III (Single-Lined Bale & No Dots in Corner Stars) with No Whip SG 29a, margins good to large with outer framelines on three sides, fine BN '64' (reversed '4') of West Maitland clear of the variety, Cat £425.
Grade A
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1850-51 Sydney Views 3d yellow-green Yellowish Wove Paper Early Impression SG 39, margins close to good, strong colour & very fine detail, neat Sydney bars cancel, Cat £350. A very attractive stamp.
Grade A
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1850-51 Sydney Views 3d myrtle-green on Soft Yellowish Wove Paper SG 40 [3], excellent very early impression & strong colour, margins good to very large, bars cancel of Sydney, Cat £1400. An unusually fine & attractive example of this rare shade. Ex George Ginger, Guy Hutson (sold at our auction of
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1851-55 Laureates Bluish Wove Paper 1d carmine SG 45 horizontal pair, margins close to good, tiny scissor cut between units at base, two very fine strikes of Barred Numeral '95' of Brisbane, Cat £340+ for singles. Choice. An exceptional item also for a collector of Queensland (Moreton Bay District).
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1851-55 Laureates 2d blue Plate I SG 52-59 group complete reconstruction of the 50 positions, generally well above-average with numerous very fine stamps and almost half with identifiable Barred Numerals including fine to superb strikes of '8' (rated RRR), '20' (R) '36' (R), '40', '62', '63' (RRR),
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1851-55 Laureates 2d deep ultramarine Plate II (Stars in the Corners) SG 60, a huge example from the base of the sheet withmargins good to large & part-imprint '[EN]GRAVED BY [...]' at the base, light but obvious BN '57' (rated RR) of Raymond Terrace, Cat £140+. Superb.
Grade A+
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1851-55 Laureates 6d van Dyke brown on Medium White Wove Paper with 'WALLS' at Right SG 72a, margins just touching - at upper-left - to close, tiny fault at the lower-right corner, fine strike of the first-type BN '50' of Albury well clear of the variety, Cat £2750. 'Van Dyke brown' is a rather unhe
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1851-55 Laureates 6d grey-brown on Medium Bluish Wove Paper SG 76, close even margins, unused, Cat £7500. A superb example of this notoriously difficult stamp. Neither 'Besancon' nor Dubois' had an unused 6d. Guy Hutson had seven, including a pair, but most had problems. His very fine example of SG
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1851-55 Laureates 6d brown Re-Engraved with Coarse Background SG 78, margins close to good, a couple of very minor imperfections that don't detract from the exceptional facial appearance, unused, Cat £6000. Another notoriously difficult stamp. Neither 'Besancon' nor Dubois' had an unused 6d. Guy Hut
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1851-55 Laureates 8d yellow-orange on Bluish Paper SG 80, a huge example apparently from the upper-right of the sheet with margins good to large, untidy BN cancel, Cat £750. Superb and one of the largest examples we have seen.
Grade A+
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1851-55 Laureates 8d orange on Bluish Paper SG 81, a unusually large example with margins close to large with a chunk of the adjoining unit at left, light strike of the rare BN '131' cancel (rated RRRR) of Gladstone in the Moreton Bay District, Cat £1200. A superb example of this rare and underrated
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1854 Laureates with Numeral Watermark complete reconstructions of the 50 positions in each case comprising 1) 1d SG 82-83 including six pairs, No Leaves Right of 'SOUTH' Pos [7 & 21], 'WALE' [9] and Two Leaves Right of 'SOUTH' [15]; 2) 2d SG 84-86 with Wavy Lines across 'WALES' [3]; and 3) 3d SG 87
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1854 Laureates with Numeral Watermark 2d Prussian blue Plate III (Background of Crossed Lines) SG 85 horizontal strip of 4 Pos [45-48], margins good to large with almost complete outer framelines, light indistinct numeral cancels, Cat £64+. Superb.
Grade A+
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1851-55 Laureates Numeral Watermark 2d chalky blue SG 86, margins close to large, unused with small part original gum slightly discoloured, Cat £500.
Grade A
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1854 Laureates with Numeral Watermark 3d yellow-green SG 87 magnificent corner single from the lower-right of the sheet, margins just touched - at lower-left - to massive with a fragment of the adjoining unit above, untidy bars cancel of Sydney, Cat £55. Sold at our auction of 22.6.2019 for $227.
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1854 Laureates with Numeral Watermark 3d yellow-green with Error of Watermark '2' SG 87b, deep rich shade, margins just touched - at lower-left - to good, bars cancel of Sydney, Cat £1800. Ex Charles Lathrop Pack, 'Manwood' and Gary Diffen: sold for £960, and at our auction of 1.12.2021 for $1375. R
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1854-59 Large Diadems 5d dull green SG 88, good even margins, Sydney duplex of 63/AP25, Cat £700. Superb.
Grade A+
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1854-59 Large Diadems 6d shades SG 89-96 group, all large examples with full margins, Cat £480 minimum.
(12)Grade A
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1854-59 Large Diadems 6d grey SG 94, margins close to large, unused, Cat £3000. A very attractive example of this rare stamp.
Grade A
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1854-59 Large Diadems 8d golden-yellow SG 97, close even margins, minor closed Pre-Printing Paper Fold, Sydney duplex cancel, Cat £1600. An attractive example of this distinctive shade that is found only in the imperforate issue.
Grade A
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1854-59 Large Diadems 1/- rosy vermilion x15 including two pairs & three with Error of Watermark '8', pale red two strips of 3, and brownish red x20 including five pairs (two with the Watermark Inverted & Reversed) and a block of 4, all large examples with full margins, Cat £4600+, for singles. A re
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1856-59 Imperf 'REGISTERED' Bluish Medium Wove Paper (6d) vermilion & Prussian blue SG 102 enormous corner example from the lower-right of the sheet with margins good to humungous, Rays '72' cancel of Wee Waa, Cat £180. A magnificent example. Ex John Boker. Sold at our auction of 25.3.2021 for $360.
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1856-60 Small Diadems 1d orange-vermilion SG 107 horizontal corner paIr from the upper-left of the sheet, margins close to humungous with a small-part of the Ornamental Design in the left-hand margin, vertical crease through the left-hand unit, unused, Cat £900+, for normal singles. A remarkable pos
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1856-60 Small Diadems 2d blue Plate I SG 112 irregular block of 15 Pos [12/23-24/31-36/43-48] including a vertical pair [24/36] with Major Retouches, virtually full margins, some wrinkling & a diagonal crease across five units, 20mm closed vertical cut between units [33-34] just touching the right-h
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1856-60 Small Diadems 3d dull green with Error of Watermark '2' SG 117a, minor Pre-Printing Paper Fold at right, three close to good margins & just shaved at right, light oval cancel, Cat £4250. A rare and highly desirable error. Ex John White and Gary Diffen: sold for £2520. RPSofL Certificate (195
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1860-63 'REGISTERED' Perf 13 (6d) SG 122-7 group complete reconstruction of the 50 positions, generally well above-average with numerous very fine stamps and many with identifiable Ray Numerals including fine to superb strikes of '14', '32', '38' '61' x2 (rated RRR) '68' and '256', also 'ALBION PARK
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1860-72 Perforated Diadems Perf 12 all-different shades comprising 1d x4, 2d Plate I x3, 2d Plate II x3, 3d yellow-green, 5d yellowish green, 6d x9, 8d orange SG 150 and 1/- x4, generally well centred, some characteristic rough perfs, all but the 8d are neatly cancelled, Cat £2500 minimum. A very ch
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1860-72 Perforated Diadems Perf 12 1d SG 131 (a little aged) & 132, both with large-part original gum & the latter may be unmounted, Cat £675+, for unused. Gibbons give the colours as "orange-red" and "scarlet". Our opinion is "dull red" and "pale vermilion". (2)
Grade B/A
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1860-72 Perforated Diadems Perf 12 1d x2 and 2d singles x6 (one a huge corner stamp) and three pairs (one in pale blue SG 133, Cat £280+; and one a corner piece) all with huge Imperforate Sheet Margins on one or two sides, a few imperfections but a remarkable lot. In the Perf 12 issues, the sheet ma
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1860-72 Perforated Diadems Perf 12 2d pale blue Plate I SG 133 horizontal strip of 4 showing progressive plate wear from left to right, the right-hand pair with superb Rays '12' Type 2R20 (rated RR) of Cowra, Cat £560+, for singles. A rare & interesting specialist piece.
Grade A
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1860-72 Perforated Diadems Perf 12 2d bright Prussian blue Plate II SG 136 horizontal strip of 6, cut from the sheet clear of the perfs at the base, trimmed perfs at left otherwise superb, light Sydney duplex cancels of MY28/1861, Cat £90+, for singles. Multiples larger than strips of 4 are rare.
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1860-72 Perforated Diadems Perf 12 2d Prussian blue as SG 136 with Extensive Major Retouch [Pos 45], a few toned perfs, very lightly cancelled. Not SG 136b (Cat £425), but just as significant a retouch.
Grade A-
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1860-72 Perforated Diadems Perf 12 2d Prussian blue with the listed Extensive Retouch below the Queen's Chin around to her Chignon SG 136b, neat Rays '30' of Camden largely clear of the affected areas, Cat £425. A very attractive example of this most dramatic of retouches.
Grade A
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1860-72 Perforated Diadems Perf 12 6d grey-brown SG 143, unusually well centred, unused, Cat £950. RPSofV Certificate (2024).
Grade A
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1860-72 Perforated Diadems Perf 13 1d dull red SG 155 horizontal strip of 3, a little aged, apparently unmounted full original gum, Cat £510++, for unused singles.
Grade A-
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1860-72 Perforated Diadems Perf 13 5d deep blue-green SG 162a corner pair from the lower-left of the sheet with decorative scrollwork in yellow-green in the left-hand margin, large-part original (brown) gum with the lower unit being unmounted, Cat £240++, for normal singles. A delightful piece. The
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1860-72 Perforated Diadems Perf 13 6d purple SG 165 marginal block of 4 from the top of the sheet, characteristic rough perfs, hinge-reinforcing, discoloured by the large-part original brown gum, Cat £800+, for unused singles. A scarce multiple.
Grade B
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1860-72 Perforated Diadems Perf 13 6d purple with Error of Watermark '12' SG 165b, rich colour, quite well centred with clean-cut perfs, virtually full original gum, Cat £750.
Grade A
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1860-72 Perforated Diadems Perf 13 1/- carmine SG 169 horizontal pair from the left of the sheet with decorative scrollwork in dull red in the margin, large-part original (brown) gum, the right-hand unit with one pulled perf at the top, Cat £750++, for normal singles. A delightful piece. Ex William
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1861-88 5/- Coin Perf 13 dull violet SG 174a marginal example from the left of the sheet with Decorative Convolvulus (Flowers) Border in the margin, large-part original gum, Cat £375+. Such marginal pieces are rare in the 1861-88 printings. Note the floral border is 13mm from the left-hand 'coin'. W
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1861-88 5/- Coin Perf 10 deep purple SG 177a blocks of 4 (untidy Sydney cds) and 6 (unusually well centred, perf reinforcing, light 'dumb' parcel cancels), Perf 10 rose-lilac SG 178 block of 6 (Sydney cds), and 1897 Re-Issue Perf 11 SG 297c two blocks of 4 in different shades with 'POST & TEL OFFIC
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1861-88 5/- Coin Perf 13 deep purple SG 177 marginal horizontal pair from the left of the sheet with Decorative Convolvulus (Flowers) Border in the margin, Sydney cds of 1882, Cat £110+, for normal singles. Such marginal pieces are rare in the 1861-88 printings, and much more elusive used than mint.
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1861-88 5/- Coin reddish purple Perf 10 as SG 180 complete sheet of 50 (10x5) each unit with seriffed 'REPRINT' overprint, the five left-hand units with Decorative Convolvulus (Flowers) Border in the margin (small piece missing towards the top of the column), some gum residue in the lower margin, th
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1861-88 5/- Coin Perf 11 rose-lilac SG 181 marginal single from the left of the sheet with Decorative Convolvulus (Flowers) Border in the margin, full unmounted original gum, Cat £350+, for a normal mounted stamp. Superb. Such marginal pieces are rare in the 1861-88 printings. Note the floral borde
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1864-65 Single-Lined '1' Wmk 1d pale red SG 195 block of 4, large-part original gum with the lower units very lightly mounted, Cat £520+, for unused singles.
Grade A
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1882-97 Wmk '40' 5d deep blue-green Imperforate Pair SG 233e on Tinted Paper, large even margins, large-part original gum, Cat £500. BPA Certificate (2010).
Grade A
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1882-97 Wmk '40' 6d mauve Perf 12x10 horizontal pair Imperf Between SG 235cb, the right-hand unit with an ironed-out crease, characteristc untidy cancels, Cat £3750; unrecorded unused. BPA Certificate (2013). Derived from the discovery block of 18 that was reduced to a block of 6 (institutionalised)
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1885-86 High Value Revenues Overprinted 'POSTAGE' in Black 5/- lilac & green Perf 12x10 SG 236b, very fresh with large-part original gum, signed by Theodore Champion, Cat £1000. An underrated stamp. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2011). [Most examples offered as mint or unused have had fiscal cancels r
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1885-86 High Value Revenues Overprinted 'POSTAGE' in Black £1 lilac & claret Perf 12 marginal example from the right of the sheet SG 240a but Imperf at Right, minor blemishes, large-part original gum with minor crazing, Cat £11,000 plus a premium for the imperf at right variety. A very rare and high
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1885-86 High Value Revenues Overprinted 'POSTAGE' in Blue £1 lilac & claret Perf 12x10 SG 242, straight-edge at left, a trifle aged, large-part original gum, Cat £10,000. RPSofV Certificate (2008).
Grade A-
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1888-89 Centennial 2d blue Emu Imperforate Pair SG 254a, good even margins, tiny thin spot, large-part original gum, Cat £375.
Grade A-
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1894-1904 Overprinted 'POSTAGE' in Blue Wmk '59' 10/- violet & claret Perf 12x11 SG 275b, large-part o.g., Cat £400. Ex William Frazer.
Grade A
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1897 Diamond Jubilee/Charity duo SG 280-1 mint with large-part original gum (the 1/- is unmounted) and used with 'HAYMARKETJY25/97/NSW - 865' skewed duplex, Cat £630. A delightful group. (4)
Grade A/A+
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1897 Diamond Jubilee/Charity 1/- (1d) & 2/6d (2½d) SG 280-1 blocks of 4, large-part original gum, the 2/6d upper units being unmounted, Cat £1220++, for mounted singles. Scarce & beautiful multiples. Ex 'Dubois' Part I: sold for SFr854.
(2 blocks)Grade A/A+
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1897 Reissued Coin Design 5/- reddish purple Perf 11 SG 297c x2 (one a corner example, with a tonespot at the base) & Perf 12 marginal singles from the left of the sheets each with Decorative Convolvulus (Flowers) Border in the margin, large-part original gum, Cat £195+, for normal stamps. Note the
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1897 Reissued Coin Design 5/- bright reddish purple Perf 11 SG 297c block of 25 (5x5) beinmg the left-half of the sheet with beautiful Convolvulus Pattern in the margin, remarakably well centred, a few split perfs reinforced in the margins only otherwise full unmounted original gum, Cat £3000++, for
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1897 Reissued Coin Design 5/- reddish purple Perf 12 SG 297d marginal block of 4 from the left of the sheet each with Decorative Convolvulus (Flowers) Border in the margin, large-part original gum, Cat £300+, for normal stamps. Note the floral border is 4mm from the left-hand 'coin'.
Grade A
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1899 Chalk-Surfaced Paper 1d carmine Die II as SG 299 marginal block of 4 from the base of the sheet Imperforate Three Sides, light vertical gum-bend across the left-hand units that is not visible from the face, a few minor tonespots, large-part original gum, Cat £1200 for a block of 4 in "scarlet"
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1899 Chalk-Surfaced Paper 1d (unmounted), 2d (very fine) & 2½d (corner piece with part-imprint, light toning) Imperforate Pairs SG 301a 302a & 303a, margins good to huge, large-part original gum, Cat £925. The 'set' of Diamond Jubilee designs. (3 pairs)
Grade A+/B
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1899 Chalk-Surfaced Paper 4d yellow-brown Captain Cook Imperforate Block of 4 SG 303bc from the lower-left of the sheet with 'CP' Monogram and Part-Imprint 'CENTENNIAL...', large-part original gum with some toning mostly affecting the upper units, Cat £1200+, for pairs. Blocks are very scarce.
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1903-08 Re-Issued Diadems 3d yellow-green Perf 12 SG 327b marginal horizontal pair from the left of the sheet Imperf at Left, large-part original gum. Ex Gary Diffen: each of his two pairs sold for £264.
Grade A
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POSTAGE DUES: 1891-97 20/- green Perf 10 ACSC N37 (SG D10) wing-margin example from the right of the left-hand pane, postally used with very fine 'SYDNEY/MR24/NOON/93' cds, Cat $150 (£110) for cancelled-to-order. Gibbons states in a footnote "Postally used examples are very rare", and the ACSC state
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'O. S.' OVERPRINTS: 1879 Wmk '6' 3d deep yellow-green SG O1 horizontal strip of 3, light parcel-roller cancel, Cat £2250+, for singles. An extremely rare & desirable multiple. Even singles are highly elusive. The very fine 'Carrington' (Mark Dankin) and 'Besancon' (I) singles sold for $582 & SFr288
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'O. S.' OVERPRINTS: 1882-85 8d yellow-orange Perf 12x10 with 'O S' Double SG O32ba with the two strikes almost contiguous, a few characteristic irregular perfs, part-original gum, Cat £1500. A rare stamp. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2023). [The Ric Slade Slade/Gary Diffen example - stated to be "the
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'O S' OVERPRINTS: 1890-91 Map 5/- dull lilac Perf 12 SG O49b, large-part original gum, Cat £800.
Grade A
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'O. S.' OVERPRINTS: 1890-91 5/- Map Perf 12 SG O49b block of 4, well centred, some characteristic irregular perfs, large-part original gum with minor hinge-reinforcing, Cat £3200+, for singles. A rare multiple. Ex Colonel Harrie Evans (sold at our auction of 4.5.2002 for $5880), Jim Johnstone (sold
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'O S' OVERPRINTS: 1891 Surcharges 'Halfpenny' on 1d grey with 'O S' Overprint Double SG O55a, large-part original gum, minor blemishes, Cat £3500. BPA Certificate (1965), bizarrely as Scott O34! Gary Diffen stated only three examples recorded. This is probably the finest. His example with the two ov
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REPRINTS: 'O S' Overprints 1887-90 'POSTAGE' 10/- as SG O37 but with 'POSTAGE' in Blue and seriffed 'O S' (not issued thus), well centred, CTO with 'NSW'-in-concentric-ovals.
Grade A B1
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SPECIMEN STAMPS: All-different collection on colour-illustrated pages with various forms of 'SPECIMEN' or 'Specimen' Overprints including Diadems Imperf 1d 2d & 1/- carmine and Perf 3d 5d 6d 8d x2 & 1/-, 5/- Coin, De La Rue to 1/-, Centennial set + extra 5/- Map, 'POSTAGE' Overprints 5/- x2, 10/- x2
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SPECIMEN STAMPS: 'O S' Overprints 1887-90 5/- lilac & green with 'POSTAGE' in Black official reprint (of a stamp that was never issued!) with seriffed 'O S' overprint, small 'Specimen' overprint, marginal example from the top of the sheet, characteristic rough perfs, full unmounted original gum. [Th
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SPECIMEN STAMPS: 1861-88 5/- Coin Perf 10 with sans serif horizontal overprint (large-part original gum), Perf 13 with sans serif diagonal overprint x2 (one with large-part original gum, and one apparently imperf, no gum) and 'O S' with both seriffed 'REPRINT' & small 'Specimen' (no gum). A scarce g
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SPECIMEN STAMPS: 1895 'O S' Overprint in Red on Diadems 3d 5d & 8d plus 5/- Map, and in Black on 5/- Coin, 5/- Map & 20/- Governors, all CTO with 'GPO'-in-Concentric-Ovals & subsequently with small 'Specimen' handstamp applied in black, all with large-part original gum. A rare group.
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REVENUES: QV 1872-90s Tall Stamps with various 'SPECIMEN' or 'Specimen' Overprints comprising 4d to £1 missing only the 4/- & 15/-, and a second set to 10/- missing only the 6/-, the higher values each with a single tiny pinhole, some mostly lower values with no gum, generally fine to very fine. A v
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REVENUES: Useful range including First Design perf 4d 6d 8d 1/- 2/- & 4/-, Tall Stamps to £1 missing only the 12/6d, KEVII to 6/- plus 'SWINE/DUTY' 10/- & £1, later small type to 30/-, Railways including Bicolour 9d & 3/- plus 'O S' 1d & 1/-, Telegraphs mint 1d 2d & 6d with large-part original gum (
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TELEGRAPH STAMPS: 1871 1d to 8/- SG T1-8 complete, charactertistic variable centring, generally very fine with part- to large-part o.g., Cat £6300. Rare, and a key issue of British Empire Telegraph Stamps: available for only one month, before being withdrawn when it was realised that there was no le
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TELEGRAPH STAMPS: 1871 1d to 8/- SG T1-8, hinge remainders otherwise very fine to superb, Cat £6000+. The finest mint set we have seen: superior to Guy Hutson's set that sold for £3000.
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REJECTED DESIGNS FOR THE FIRST STAMP ISSUE: John Carmichael's engraved 1d design based on Great Britain's 'Penny Black' die proofs in scarlet, black or deep blue on wove paper, each with large margins and very fine. Except for the Queen's portrait, the design is closely related to Carmichael's accep
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REJECTED DESIGNS FOR THE FIRST STAMP ISSUE: John Carmichael's engraved designs for proposed 6d Crown and 1/- Lion & Crown denominations, proofs reduced to a bit larger than stamp-size each with large even margins comprising the 6d in scarlet and in blue and the 1/- in black and in scarlet. (4)
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REJECTED DESIGNS FOR THE FIRST STAMP ISSUE: John Carmichael's engraved designs for proposed 6d Crown and 1/- Lion & Crown setenant proofs in black on wove paper with huge margins, a trifle soiled.
Grade A-
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REJECTED DESIGNS FOR THE FIRST STAMP ISSUE: John Carmichael's engraved designs for proposed 6d Crown and 1/- Lion & Crown setenant proofs in blue on wove paper with huge margins.
Grade A
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REJECTED DESIGNS FOR THE FIRST STAMP ISSUE: Robert Clayton's 1d design based on Great Britain's 'Penny Black' lithographed proofs in blue, scarlet or blue & scarlet all on stout wove paper, reduced to stamp-size, aged on the reverse. The originals - illustrated by Alfred Basset-Hull on Plate I - wer
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REJECTED DESIGNS FOR THE FIRST STAMP ISSUE: Thomas Ham's 2d design based on Great Britain's 'Tuppence Blue' lithographed proofs of two intermediate states and of the finished design all in vermilion on a piece of highly surfaced card (reduced to 100x30mm), minor blemishes & a little soiled at upper-
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REJECTED DESIGNS FOR THE FIRST STAMP ISSUE: Thomas Ham's 2d design based on Great Britain's 'Tuppence Blue' lithographed proofs of two intermediate states and of the finished design all in vermilion on a piece of highly surfaced card (100x72mm), endorsed below "1d" and "This red can be a little dark
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REJECTED DESIGNS FOR THE FIRST STAMP ISSUE: Thomas Ham's 2d design based on Great Britain's 'Tuppence Blue' lithographed proofs of two intermediate states and of the finished design all in deep blue on a piece of highly surfaced card (100x72mm), endorsed below "3d" and "This blue would be brighter/T
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SYDNEY VIEWS: Robert Clayton's 1d plate proof single in orange-red on wove paper, margins close to large, minor adhesion on the reverse. BPA Certificate (2015). The superb 'Besancon' (I) example sold for SFr1585.
Grade A
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SYDNEY VIEWS: Robert Clayton's 1d plate proof in orange-red on pelure paper horizontal strip of 3 [Pos 13-15], good even margins except where just touched at lower-right and with a nick just clear of the base of the central unit, faint and inconsequential soiling on the reverse. Rare. Ex 'Manwood',
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SYDNEY VIEWS: Robert Clayton's 1d plate proof single in dull carmine on wove paper, margins just clear - at lower-right - to good. Close to the issued colour of SG 8. Very scarce.
Grade A
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SYDNEY VIEWS: Robert Clayton's 3d design lithographed proof in vermilion & blue on stout wove paper, close even margins, aged on the reverse. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie: sold in 2005 for $1280. The original (also with a 1d in vermilion), illustrated by Alfred Basset-Hull on Plate I, was sold by Alfred v
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SYDNEY VIEWS: 1d plate proof horizontal pair in black on thin card, good even margins. Superb. RPSofV Certificate states "it is a posthumous reproduction".
Grade A+
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SYDNEY VIEWS: 3d plate proof single in myrtle-green on thin card, margins close to good, apparently contemporary notation on the reverse signed "PO Secretary". The 'Dubois' (I) example sold for SFr2440. It was stated there "Probably just one, possibly two sheets of twenty-five were printed". The nex
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SYDNEY VIEWS: 3d plate proof single in myrtle-green on thin card, margins good to large. Superb. Ex Marcel Burrus and 'Manwood'. RPSofL Certificate (2016). The 'Dubois' (I) example sold for SFr2440. It was stated there "Probably just one, possibly two sheets of twenty-five were printed". The previou
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QUEEN-ON-THRONE: Perkins Bacon group comprising 2d plate proof single in black, reprinted unfinished die proofs with blank tablets in vermilion, in violet, in deep green & in black on Wove Paper and in green on Thin Card, similar with ornaments in the tablets in carmine on Thin Card and in green on
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LAUREATES: 2d imperforate plate proof horizontal pair in pale dull rose on wove paper, margins good to large except where a little shaved at the top, minor faint soiling. Believed to be the only recorded examples. Ex Guy Hutson: estimated at £1000 but unsold.
Grade B
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LAUREATES: 6d imperforate plate proof single in choclate-brown on thin card, superb impression, margins close to good except where just cut-into at upper-right, shallow thinning that is of no significance. Rare: only six examples recorded. Sold at our auction of 12.6.2010 for $465. Guy Hutson's very
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LAUREATES: 8d imperforate plate proof single [Pos 3] in deep blue on thin card, superb impression, margins close to good except where just shaved at the base, tiny nick in the margin at lower-left. Ex Guy Hutson: sold for £420. The Hutson catalogue stated "..It was recorded in the earliest days of p
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LAUREATES: 8d imperforate plate proof single [Pos 12] in deep blue on thin card, superb impression, margins just clear - at the base - to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit at right, ironed-out vertical crease that is barely noticeable from the face.
Grade (B)
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DIADEMS: Progressive die proof of the Queen's Head only superb impression in black on India paper (73x117mm) showing the full dimensions of the die, affixed to thin card of the same size, very fine. Ex RB Yardley, George Ginger, Guy Hutson (private transaction), 'Manwood' (together with the next two
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DIADEMS: Progressive die proof for the 6d with Blank Tablets superb impression in black on India paper (70x80mm) showing the full dimensions of the die, affixed to thin card of the same size, one tonespot at the top outside the outer dimensions of the die otherwise very fine. Ex RB Yardley, George G
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DIADEMS: Progressive die proof for the 1/- of the Head & Outer Decorations superb impression in black on India paper (67x92mm) showing the full dimensions of the die, affixed to thin card of the same size, some faint soiling well clear of the design otherwise very fine. Ex RB Yardley, George Ginger,
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DIADEMS: 1d die proof in black on India paper mounted on card (50x51mm), very minor blemishes mostly clear of the design. Rare. A superb example of the engraver's art.
Grade A-
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DIADEMS: 1d plate proof in black on ungummed unwatermarked wove paper, marginal horizontal strip of 4 from the top of the sheet, margins just touched - at upper-left - to enormous, characteristic deckled edge at the top, minor burnishing marks between the units. Sir Gawaine Baillie's block of 4 (one
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DIADEMS: 1d plate proof in black on ungummed unwatermarked wove paper, marginal block of 6 (3x2) from the base of the sheet, margins just shaved - at upper-left - to enormous, some minor burnishing marks between the units and at the base. Sir Gawaine Baillie's block of 4 (one unit shaved at right) s
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DIADEMS: 1d plate proof in vermilion on ungummed unwatermarked blue paper, margins good to large.
Grade A
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DIADEMS: 1d plate proof in vermilion on ungummed unwatermarked blue paper, horizontal pair, margins close to good.
Grade A
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DIADEMS: 1d plate proof in vermilion on ungummed unwatermarked white paper, margins just clear to good. A rare proof, being the only example known to us without the usual bluing of the paper. Sold at our auction of 2.10.2010 for $372.
Grade A
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DIADEMS: 1d vermilion on gummed paper with Double-Lined '1' Watermark as SG 107 horizontal pair with Private Rouletting on all sides & between, very minor oxidisation, large-part original gum, Cat £900++, for imperf singles. On 3.11.1856, local resident James Dutton wrote to the Postmaster-General e
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DIADEMS: 1d vermilion on gummed paper with Double-Lined '1' Watermark as SG 107 block of 4 with Private Rouletting on all sides & between, very minor oxidisation, large-part original gum, Cat £1800++, for imperf singles. This block is from the famous block of 24 (6x4) from the George Ginger collecti
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DIADEMS: The original letter headed "Etherington Cottages/Forbes Street, Wooloomooloo/Nov 3rd 56" and signed "James Dutton" submitting for "Inspection and approval" the privately rouletted 1d block referred to in the previous two lots, the reverse with a lengthy notation signed "14 Nov 1856/WH Chris
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DIADEMS: 1d colour trial in chocolate-brown on ungummed unwatermarked blued wove paper block of 6 (3x2) with obvious bluing from behind, margins close to large, unusually fine & fresh for this proof. Ex 'Carrington': sold for $560. The 'Besancon' (III) block of 8 - "minor bends" - sold for SFr855.
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DIADEMS: 1d colour trial in chocolate-brown on ungummed unwatermarked blued wove paper corner block of 12 (4x3) from the lower-right corner of the sheet, strong bluing from behind creating so-called 'Ivory Heads' on all units, margins close to huge, the upper-right unit with a 10mm closed tear, mino
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DIADEMS: 2d die proof in black on thin card reduced to a bit larger than stamp-size, faint tonespots at the base, minor stain on the reverse. Listed by Arthur Basset Hull at page 217 as being on "stout white wove paper".
Grade A-
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DIADEMS: 2d die proof in black on thin card (36x38mm), a couple of faint tonespots otherwise superb. Listed by Arthur Basset Hull at page 217 as being on "stout white wove paper".
Grade A
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DIADEMS: 2d plate proof in black on ungummed unwatermarked wove paper block of 4 [Pos 65-66/77-78] with Re-Entry on the lower-left unit, margins just clear to good.
Grade A
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DIADEMS: 2d plate proof in black on ungummed unwatermarked wove paper block of 10 [Pos 32-36/47-46] being rejoined blocks of 6 (left-hand) and 4 (right-hand), margins just touching to good with fragments of two adjoining units above, minor plate-burnishing marks.
Grade A
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DIADEMS: 2d plate proof in black on ungummed unwatermarked wove paper corner block of 12 [Pos 85-89/109-112] from the lower-left of the sheet, margins just touching at lower-right to huge.
Grade A
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DIADEMS: 2d Plate I plate proof complete sheet of 120 (12x10) in black on ungummed unwatermarked yellowish wove paper, some ironed-out wrinkling & creasing doesn't detract from the exceptional facial appearance. Unique: an important & magnificent showpiece. This is the only complete proof sheet of a
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DIADEMS: 2d Plate II plate proof in black on ungummed unwatermarked wove paper horizontal pair [Pos 95-96], margins good to large which is a characxteristic of Plate II, on which the units were more regularly spaced.
Grade A
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DIADEMS: 2d Plate II plate proof in deep blue on ungummed unwatermarked thin wove paper, margins just shaved to close, Queen with Black Eye & Scabs on her Neck.
Grade B
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DIADEMS: 3d plate proof in black on ungummed unwatermarked wove paper, margins close to good.
Grade A
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DIADEMS: 3d plate proofs on gummed unwatermarked wove paper, three pairs - two marginal - in different shades of green to blue-green, margins just touching to enormous, a couple of tiny tonespots, all with large-part original gum. (3 pairs)
Grade A/A-
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DIADEMS: 5d 6d & 8d (minor thin) imperforate plate proof singles in black on unwatermarked wove paper, all with full margins. (3)
Grade A/B
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DIADEMS: All-different selection of plate proofs/colour trials on various unwatermarked stocks comprising 5d in violet (1872 South Kensington Exhibition die proof on India paper), in deep blue, in greenish blue and in blue-green; 6d in black, in green (soiled at the base and thinned), in purple-brow
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DIADEMS: Imperforate plate proof singles on unwatermarked wove paper comprising 5d in deep blue (marginal example with margins just clear to huge; Pfenninger guarantee handstamp) and 1/- in dull red (margins good to large) each with a Major Pre-Printing Paper Fold. A striking duo. (2)
Grade A
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DIADEMS: 5d imperforate plate proofs on unwatermarked wove paper comprising a strip of 3 in deep blue with margins just touching to large, and a pair in deep green (close to the issued colour, large-part original gum) with margins just clear to large. (2 items)
Grade A/A-
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DIADEMS: 5d imperforate plate proof in deep green (close to the issued colour) on unwatermarked wove paper horizontal corner pair from the upper-left of the sheet, margins good to huge, two small spots of gum-loss in the margins otherwise superb with large-part original gum.
Grade A
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DIADEMS: 5d imperforate plate proof in deep blue on unwatermarked wove paper block of 4 with good even margins, Pre-Printing Paper Fold aross the upper-right unit, ironed-out horizontal crease across the lower pair.
Grade A/(B)
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LARGE DIADEMS: 6d die proof in black on India paper (56x60mm) mounted on thin card of the same size, light soiling but the proof impression is very fine. Rare. A superb example of the engraver's art. Ex 'Alvarado' (where the image shows less soiling): estimated at £4000 but unsold.
Grade B
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DIADEMS: 6d imperforate plate proof pair in black on unwatermarked wove paper, large even margins. Superb.
Grade A+
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DIADEMS: 6d imperforate plate proof block of 4 in black on unwatermarked wove paper, margins good to large. Superb. Ex John White, Sir Gawaine Baillie (sold for $2095) and 'Alvarado': estimated at £800 but unsold.
Grade A+
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DIADEMS: 6d imperforate plate proof corner block of 4 in black on unwatermarked wove paper from the upper-right of the sheet, margins large to humungous. Superb.
Grade A+
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DIADEMS: 8d imperforate plate proof pair in purple-brown on unwatermarked wove paper, margins close to large. Superb.
Grade A+
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DIADEMS: 8d imperforate plate proof in deep blue on unwatermarked wove paper block of 4 with margins good to huge, each unit with a partly-erased "X" in blue pencil, ironed-out horizontal crease across the lower pair. Ex 'Besancon' (III), where the pencil markings were not mentioned.
Grade A-/(B)
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DIADEMS: 8d imperforate plate proof in olive-yellow on unwatermarked wove paper block of 4 from the base of the sheet with margins close to humungous. Superb. Ex 'Besancon' (III), sold with the previous lot.
Grade A+
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DIADEMS - REPRINTED DIE PROOFS: 1872 South Kensington Exhibition die proofs taken from the original dies comprising 1d in black (on India paper), 1d in carmine-lake, 2d in bright blue and 3d in yellow-green, all with large margins on thin wove paper; and Large Diadems 5d in violet, 6d in red-brown a
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DIADEMS - COLOUR TRIALS WITH WAXED CORNERS: Selection of the smaller design in blue (plate damage at upper-right), red shades x4, dull purple, dull red-violet & yellow-olive, mostly on vertically-laid paper, all with the margins, lower tablet & the waxed corner more-or-less removed, condition variab
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DIADEMS - COLOUR TRIALS WITH WAXED CORNERS: The smaller design in scarlet-vermilion, in blue-grey or in yellow-ochre all on vertically-laid paper, all cut-square with the lower tablet more-or-less removed, the other margins just clear to good, each with manuscript "specimen". Absent from Bill McCred
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DIADEMS - COLOUR TRIALS WITH WAXED CORNERS: Three examples of the complete smaller design on vertically laid paper in deep blue-green (three close margins, a couple of tiny nicks at right), plus superb examples in violet-grey & dull brown-lilac with margins close to large. The 'Besancon' (III) serie
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DIADEMS - COLOUR TRIALS WITH WAXED CORNERS: Three horizontal pairs of the complete smaller design in yellow-orange (just shaved at left), carmine-lake or violet-grey (with chunks of both adjoining units above; superb), on horizontally- (the carmine-lake) or vertically laid paper. (3 pairs)
Grade
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DIADEMS - COLOUR TRIALS WITH WAXED CORNERS: Singles of the complete larger (6d) design in dull red (small black inclusion at lower-right) or brown-purple both on hard wove paper, and red-purple or bright ultramarine both on thin wove paper, cut-square with margins in places. Very scarce. (4)
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DIADEMS - COLOUR TRIALS WITH WAXED CORNERS: Piece from the printers' records (172x51mm) with singles of the complete larger (6d) design in brown-purple (margins close to large) with endosement "No 4" below, bright ultramarine ("5"), dull red ("2"), apple-green ("3") or red-purple ("1") affixed, marg
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DIADEMS - COLOUR TRIALS WITH WAXED CORNERS: Piece from the printers' records (180x110mm) with singles of both complete designs in red-violet, purple (the larger design only), dull red and two shades of bright ultramarine affixed, five with full margins, the others with margins in places, various alp
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DIADEMS - 1890s REPRINTED DIE PROOFS: Smaller Design with Void 'POSTAGE' & Value Tablets, all well above stamp-size on thin wove paper in black & in bright green both with Printer's Guide Marks, and on thicker wove paper in black, indigo, deep blue-green, purple, vermilion or crimson, very fine to s
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DIADEMS - 1890s REPRINTED DIE PROOFS: Smaller Design with Ornaments in the 'POSTAGE' & Value Tablets, all well above stamp-size on thin card in black, slate-blue, red-brown, vermilion, orange-red or crimson, very fine to superb.
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DIADEMS - 1890s REPRINTED DIE PROOFS: Queen's Head only for the larger designs on ungummed unwatermarked thick wove paper, in purple (cut-to-shape); in black on a small piece; in maroon, in lake, in deep green, in bright olive-green, and in dull grey-blue on pieces 40x47mm or a bit larger; recessed
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DIADEMS - 1890s REPRINTED DIE PROOFS: Unaccepted Larger Design Type C (tongue below the lower tablet), all well above stamp-size on various wove stocks comprsing black/cream, crimson recessed on cream, green/off-white, black/green, brown/green and in orange on stout card, very fine to superb.
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DIADEMS - 1890s REPRINTED DIE PROOFS: Unaccepted Larger Design Type D (tongue across the lower tablet), all well above stamp-size on stout wove paper in black, indigo, deep purple (minor toning in the margin), deep blue-green, carmine or scarlet-vermilion, very fine to superb. Ex John Bell (Goulburn
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DIADEMS - 1890s REPRINTED DIE PROOFS: Unaccepted Larger Design Type D (tongue across the lower tablet), in carmine on thin cream wove paper (92x83mm). Superb.
Grade A+
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DIADEMS - 1890s REPRINTED DIE PROOFS: Unaccepted Larger Design Type E (water-wings or "floaties" at the sides), on thin cream wove paper (43x48mm) in black, deep violet or vermilion, and on thick white wove paper (92x83mm) in blue-grey, bright violet, bright yellow-green, myrtle-green, carmine, dull
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DIADEMS - 1890s REPRINTED DIE PROOFS: Unaccepted Larger Design Type C (tongue below the lower tablet) plus for Van Diemen's Land with ornaments in the value tablet, British 'FOREIGN/BILL' stamp with no value, and QV Portraits as used for Antigua and Turks Islands, all in vermilion on stout card (68x
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DIADEMS - 1890s REPRINTED DIE PROOFS: Unaccepted Larger Design Type C (tongue below the lower tablet) plus for New Zealand Chalon with ornaments in the value tablet, and Barbados Britannia with filled value tablet, all in deep green on stout card (65x78mm).
Grade A
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FIVE SHILLING COIN: 5/- die proof in black on India paper (40x35mm). Superb. Ex 'Carrington': sold for $2795 and at our auction of 2.5.2014: sold for $3260. RPSofV Certificate (2013).
Grade A+
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FIVE SHILLING COIN: 5/- die proof in black on India paper (52x40mm) affixed within a recessed piece of thin card (66x57mm), a few faint tonespots on the card only, the proof is superb. Ex Leslie Leon: sold in 1978 for £650.
Grade A
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FIVE SHILLING COIN: 5/- colour trial marginal pairs on thin ungummed Large Star Watermark paper in purple-black, deep bright blue (the paper slightly blued), bright yellow-olive (the Watermark is Diagonal!), lake and deep bright green, very fine to superb. A gorgeous group.
(5 pairs)Grade A/A+
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FIVE SHILLING COIN: 5/- colour trial marginal block of 4 in olive-brown on thin ungummed Large Star Watermark paper from the upper-left corner of the sheet with deckled edge at left. Ex Guy Hutson: sold for £600.
Grade A
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FIVE SHILLING COIN: 5/- colour trial marginal block of 4 in deep bright blue on thin ungummed Large Star Watermark paper from the top of the sheet with deckled edge at left. A superb & stunning piece. The 'Dubois' (I) block of 8 (4x2) sold for SFr5600.
Grade A+
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FIVE SHILLING COIN: 5/- colour trial marginal block of 8 (4x2) in olive-brown on thin ungummed Large Star Watermark paper from the left-hand side of the sheet with deckled edge at left, ironed-out horizontal fold between the impressions. Ex George Ginger and 'Besancon' (II): sold for SFr1465. The 'D
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FIVE SHILLING COIN: 5/- colour trial marginal block of 8 (4x2) in lake on thin ungummed Large Star Watermark paper from the left-hand side of the sheet with deckled edge at left, ironed-out horizontal fold between the impressions. Ex John White, Sir Gawaine Baillie (sold for $3260) and 'Alvarado'. T
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FIVE SHILLING COIN: 5/- colour trial pair in vermilion on ungummed unwatermarked bright emerald surfaced paper, faint horizontal crease affects the right-hand unit still well above-average for this proof. A beautiful piece, that has previously been described as "gold on green".
Grade A/A-
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FIVE SHILLING COIN: 5/- colour trial marginal block of 4 from the top of the sheet in vermilion on ungummed unwatermarked bright emerald surfaced paper, very fine. Possibly the finest surviving piece from what was a badly damaged sheet. Ex Leslie Leon, John White, Sir Gawaine Baillie (sold for $3260
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FIVE SHILLING COIN: 5/- plate proof in black on ungummed unwatermarked thick wove paper left half-sheet of 25 with margins large to gigantic, a few light tonespots & some light soiling still a spectacular piece that will fit on a standard display page. Ex Guy Hutson: sold at our auction of 25.3.2021
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1888-89 CENTENNIAL: 1d View of Sydney imperforate colour trial singles in rose-pink, blue-green (corner example) or brown on ungummed unwatermarked paper. (3)
Grade A
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1888-89 CENTENNIAL: 8d Lyrebird imperforate colour trial singles in black, brown, blue-green or orange- vermilion all corner examples, and in yellow-orange (close margins), brown-red, rose-carmine or lilac-rose (close to the issued colour), on ungummed unwatermarked paper, a few with shallow thins.
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1888-89 CENTENNIAL: 1/- Kangaroo imperforate colour trial singles in blue-grey, blue-green, rose-carmine (corner example), orange or purple-brown (close to the issued colour), on ungummed unwatermarked paper, variable margins, some thinning. (5)
Grade A-/B
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1897 DIAMOND JUBILEE: 1d 2d & 2½d sets of three proofs in dark blue, in deep violet & in chocolate all on thick glazed paper (excised from triptych proofs) and a single piece (136x34mm) with the set in myrtle-green. The nine singles are Ex John Bell (Goulburn): sold at our aution of 8.5.2013 for $99
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POSTAL STATIONERY: Embossed 'POSTAGE TWO PENCE' proof impressions in black x6 or in yellow-ochre x14 (seven on each side) of two pieces of wove paper, some overlapping of the impressions. The 2d was used for Envelope and Registration Envelope trials, none of which were issued. The 1d in the same des
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Sydney Views: Unusually large selection by various forgers including Spiro Brothers group comprising 1d red Plate II (Clouds) x15, 2d blue Plate II x10 and 2d blue Plate III x13 including a scarce pair; others unidentified with a few commendable efforts but mostly fairly crude to laughable including
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Sydney Views: 1d Plate II (with Clouds) forgery by George Kirke Jeffryes recessed 'die' proof of a pair of impressions in deep carmine on high quality wove paper (70x115mm) showing the full dimensions of the die, above the left-hand unit is an engraved squiggle that could be a "G" and below in tiny
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Sydney Views: 1d Plate I (No Clouds) and Plate II (with Clouds) forgeries by George Kirke Jeffryes singles in different shades of carmine, margins close to good. The critical feature that identifies the forgeries is that the star is slightly to the right of the 'T' of 'POSTAGE'. On genuine stamps, t
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Sydney Views: 1d Plate I (No Clouds) forgery by George Kirke Jeffryes horizontal pair in dull carmine, margins close to good, shallow thin at upper-left & a couple of tiny surface imperfections, 'mint' with large-part original gum. Ex George Ginger (1945) - where the estimate was £10, compared with
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Sydney Views: 1d Plate I (No Clouds) forgery by George Kirke Jeffryes three singles and six horizontal pairs (one with bars cancels) all with full margins though some are close in places, all-different forged Barred Numeral cancels. A mischievous lot.
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Sydney Views: 1d Plate II (Clouds) forgery by George Kirke Jeffryes four singles and four horizontal pairs (one with bars cancels) all with full margins though some are close in places, various forged Barred Numeral cancels. More mischief.
(12)Grade A
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Sydney Views: 1d Plate I (No Clouds) forgery by George Kirke Jeffryes three singles on a genuine 1864 cover from 'CHILTERN/VICTORIA' (backstamp) to Melbourne (faint arrival in red), fake bars cancels & a fanciful '62'-in-oval-of-bars in red below, a little soiled. Nice item. Sold at our auction of 2
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Sydney Views: Unknown forger 2d blue composite of Plate II (Vertical Background) and Plate III (Dated Bale & Dots in Corner Stars) horizontal strip of 4 with good even margins & virtually complete outer framelines; and 3d dull green with No Clouds and fanciful outer framelines; both on thin wove pap
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Sydney Views: Unknown forger 2d blue & 3d yellow-green both featuring a European medieval city (!) and with 'AUSTR' for 'AUST' error irregular blocks of 11 or 10 both on thin wove paper with Spiro-like 'NSW'-in-concentric ovals or deformed bars cancels respectively. Scarce multiples that suggest the
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Laureates: Range on Hagners with Jeffryes group including 'unused' pairs of the 1d vermilion x3 (one 'used'), 1d brown-red x2 (one 'used' on piece) & 2d slate x3 (one 'used'), 6d 'used' x7 on white or bluish paper, etc, good selection of forged Barred Numeral ancels; also Spiro duplicated group with
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Laureates: Panelli/Oneglia group comprising 1d shades x16 including a proof & a couple on Bluish Paper, 2d x4, 3d x8 and 8d x7, dangerous forgeries but they are unwatermarked and many have improbably large margins (those with close margins being quite convincing to the untrained eye), most are very
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Laureates: Forgery by George Kirke Jeffryes 'progressive die proof' in black on thick wove paper (103x159mm) showing the full dimensions of the die, the impression surmounted by Jeffryes' trademark of an arm holding a shepherd's crook (how appropriate!), a few minor damp spots and the paper with eve
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Laureates: Forgeries by George Kirke Jeffryes engraved 'die proof' of two horizontal impressions on thin wove paper of the 1d in vermilion x2 (shades, both with Double-Lined Numeral '1' watermark), 1d in brown-red & 2d in slate-grey (with Printer's Guide Marks at the sides), all with huge even margi
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Laureates: 1852 & 1853 genuine entires to London "pMaitland" or "per Pelham" each with Sydney backstamp, both with Jeffryes 1d x3 in different shades of brown-red tied by different fake cancels, both with vertical filing folds the first clear of the stamps, the other with the middle stamp creased to
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Laureates: Van Dyke 'reprints' including 2d large-part reconstruction of 35/50 positions and a defective sheet of 50 with large-part imprint, 6d blocks of 15 & 20 in different shades, 8d blue blocks of 6 and 20 with the full 'ENGRAVED BY HC JERVIS PITT ST SYDNEY' imprint, and 'used' 8d blue & 8d yel
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Laureates: Van Dyke 'reprints' complete sheets of 50 (10x5) of the 8d in blue and of the 8d in orange-yellow both with the full 'ENGRAVED BY HC JERVIS PITT ST SYDNEY' imprint, and 6d two complete sheets of 25 (5x5) in different shades of brown, all very fine.
(4 sheets)Grade A
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Diadems: Group identified as mostly by Spiro Brothers but of a better standard than their Laureates with Imperf 5d x5, 6d in an array of shades x16, 8d x7 and 1/- x18, a handful of perforated values, also an annotated page of modern facsimiles of unfinished die proofs; then back to their usual crude
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Diadems: Imperf 1d block of 16 (4x4) in the issued orange-vermilion shade as SG 107 being a facsimile of Arthur Dutton's Trial Rouletting with printed rouletting obvious between rows three & four, the paper cleverly aged & a few small stains added to give it more than a hint of respectability, Cat £
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Diadems: Panelli/Oneglia group comprising 5d x9 (one 'unused), 6d x4, 8d x5 and 1/- x3 (carelessly in the colour of the Perf 13 1/- SG 170), dangerous forgeries but they are unwatermarked and most have improbably large margins, most are very fine..
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Centennial: 2d Emu postal forgery by Takuma in an unusually pale shade on unwatermarked paper Perf 11, minor corner crease, light 'GEORGE ST WEST' cds.
Grade A-
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Early group commencing with 1845 usage of Australian Assurance Office lettersheet with a worn strike of the embossed GPO seal with ''[crown]/FREE/FE*4/1845' datestamp & boxed ' 6 /OCLOCK' handstamp, Peter Holcombe Certificate (1996); 1850 with light but legible 'PAID/TARCUTTA' handstamp in red; Laur
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1836 (Oct 10) missionary's part-entire endorsed "Double only" to London with oval 'POST PAID SHIP LT/[crown]/10OC10/1836/SYDNEY' datestamp unusually in black (used for only 6 months), the reverse with very fine boxed 'DEAL/SHIP LETTER' & London shield datestamp of MR31/1837 both in red, the face wit
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1838 entire headed "Sydney" and signed "Thos Gore & Co" with a very fine strike of the 'PAID SHIP LETTER/ [crown]/SE*12/1838/SYDNEY' oval datestamp in red on the face, to "Messrs Wilson Smith & Co/Batavia, Netherlands Indies" endorsed "Per Henry Wellesley", rated "4"[d] at Sydney for India ship lett
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1840 (Feb 11) town cover with very fine strikes of '2' rate handstamp in black & rounded-boxed ' 5/OCLOCK' handstamp in red, a little aged. The time marking indicates posted too late for delivery that afternoon.
Grade B
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1850 (May 25) large piece with 'Shipping Gazette & Sydney General Trade List' banner with rare franking of Sydney Views Plate I (No Clouds) 1d carmine SG 2 (margins just clear to good; Cat £600 x2+ on cover) tied by superb bars cancel of Sydney, unusually fine for a newspaper relic. Ex Dale Forster.
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1851 undated part-entire to California "per Walter Claxton" with fine 'SAN FRANCISCO/14/FEB/Cal' arrival cds (Valentine's Day) and very fine "clamshell" 'SHIP/ 6 ' handstamp for postage due form the recipient, light ironed-out filing folds. Ex Dale Forster. Trans-Pacific carriage by private ship d
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1851 entire headed "Tarcutta Jan 23 1851" & signed "Thomas H Hale [?]" to Albury with superb Sydney Views Plate V (Pearl in Fan) 2d ultramarine SG 36 Pos [17] (Cat £225 x2+ on cover) tied by light BN '48' of 'TARCUTTA' (fine oval backstamp), a few inkspots on the reverse otherwise superb. Ben Palmer
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1852 (April 6) part-entire to Suffolk, endorsement "per St George" crossed-through and "per first vessel via Madras" added in magenta ink, very fine Sydney Views 3d yellow-green (margins good to large) tied by neat bars cancel with large 'PAID SHIP LETTER/[crown]/SYDNEY' cds in red on face slightly
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1852 mercantile entire headed "Sydney May 19 1852" and signed "FW Clarke", addressed to "San Francisco/California" & endorsed "pr Corsair" with a defective Sydney Views 3d yellow-green tied by untidy bars cancels of Sydney ('SHIP LETTER' backstamp of MY*19/1852), several folds including across the s
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1852 (May 7) long outer (205x91mm) with 'COOPER/BROTHERS' wax seal in red on the flap, to the Midlands with remarkable franking of Sydney Views 3d yellow-green singles x4 (three with full margins; the right-hand stamp cut-into & with corner fault) plus Laureates 6d brown (margins good to large excep
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1852 (Nov 8) cover to London "Per Formosa Steamer" with a very fine Sydney Views 3d yellow green/bluish SG 42 (margins close to large; Cat £350 x2+ on cover) tied by large-part bars cancel of Sydney (cds on reverse), London arrival backstamp of 17JA17/1853 in red & rated "2/2", light overall soiling
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1852 (Dec 17) outer to the Philippines "p Mohawk" with fine Sydney View 3d SG 43 (margins close to large; Cat £350 x2+ on cover)) tied by bars cancel of Sydney (backstamp), light strike of the boxed 'TOO LATE' h/s, '1' h/s for local delivery applied at Manila (arrival backstamp of 8/MAY/1853), minor
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1852 town letter to "John Smith/Gamboola/Molong" with Laureate 1d scarlet/blue SG 46 (margins just touched - at top - to large with fragments of the adjoining units at right & base) tied by poor BN '15' of 'MOLONG' (fair oval backstamp, minor blemishes. Provincial town letters are very scarce. [This
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1853 (Jan 21) double-rate outer to Albury with superb Sydney Views 3d deep yellow-green SG 39 (Cat £350 x2+ on cover) [Pos 17] & Laureates 1d brick-red SG 48 (very fine, margins just touching to close) tied by two very fine strikes of the BN '48' of 'TARCUTTA' (very fine 30mm backstamp), similar arr
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1853 (Sep 14) cover to "Garden Hill/Mount Brown/Dublin" endorsed "first opportunity" and "Per Victoria" with Laureates Plate I 2d Prussian blue/blue (margins close to good) and 3d dull yellow-green (no margins but the design complete) tied by bars cancels of Sydney (backstamp), London (13DE13/1853)
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1853 (Sep 8) linen-lined envelope to New Bedford (Mass) "per Berkshire" with extremely rare franking of Laureates 3d yellow-green SG 67 horizontal strip of 4 (almost full margins with fragments of three adjoining units above & one at right, Cat £480++, for singles x2+ on cover), untidy bars cancels
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1853 (Oct) wrapper (?) with printed 'Price Current only' at the top & 'HUSSEY BOND & HALE/SYDNEY NSW October 1853' at lower-left, to Massachusetts carried per favor & placed into the mails at New York where very fine 'NEW YORK/ 2 ' postage due handstamp applied. With the partial-enclosure shipping '
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1854 cover with postmaster's endorsement "Tamworth/6 1 54" on the reverse & Diadem 2d (margins close to just touching) tied by poor BN '71', to "Honeysuckle/via Violet Town/Port Philip Land" (!) with fine 'FORWARD/JA 10/1854/N S W' 30mm cds of Sydney at left then overland with backstamps of 'ALBURY
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1854 (late March) part-entire signed "W Collie" to "Tenterfield/New England" with Laureates 2d Plate II (Stars at the Corners: an unusual greenish blue shade) tied by fine BN '90' of 'GRAFTON' (oval backstamp) with similar oval transit of 'TABULAM' (LRD) and 'TENTERFIELD' arrival on the face, blemis
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1854 (Sep 11) cover to Ayrshire with Diadems 1d vermilion (cut close) & 2d horizontal pair (margins just clear to good) tied by very fine BN '48', the reverse with largely very fine 30mm 'TARCUTTA' cds, faint but legible oval 'GUNDAGAI' datestamp, 28mm Sydney cds, faint London cds of DE5/1854, very
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1855 (Mar 21) entire signed "Wilkinson Brothers Co" to Victoria "per Governor General" with Laureates 3d yellow-green (almost full margins) tied by light bars cancel of Sydney (backstamp), light 'SHIP LETTER/FREE/ MR24/1855/GPO VICTORIA' arrival backstamp in red, horizontal fold. Ex Dale Forster. Th
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1857 (June 13) linen-lined envelope to "Providence/Rhode Island" with rare franking of Diadems Imperf 2d & 6d (both damaged) plus 1/- pale red SG 100 x4 (two to four margins, one with a Pre-Printing Paper Fold, Cat £320 x2+ on cover), untidy bars cancels of Sydney (backstamp), London transit cds of
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1859 (Apr 24) Riverina cover most unusually to South Australia with Small Diadems Imperf 1d strip of 6 (a few faults but the margins largely complete) with four strikes of BN '137' (Type 1A; rated RRR) of 'MOAMA' (backstamp) and Victoria Queen-on-Throne 6d uncancelled despite transiting Melbourne AP
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1859 & 1863 outers to the Philippines "p Esperance" or "p Leander" with Diadem 6d grey or 6d purple both cut-to-shape tied by Sydney cancels, each with largely fine 'MANILA' arrival backstamp & '1' handstamp for local delivery fee, spotty but presentable.
(2)Grade C
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1863 (Feb 24) mercantile entire to South Australia "p Balclutha" with Diadem Perf 13 6d purple SG 165 tied by very fine Sydney vertical-duplex of 63/FE24, GPO Adelaide arrival cds of MR12/63 on the face. Gibbons state SG 165 is known from 1864: this is almost a year earlier.
Grade A
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1864 outer to "Georgefield/Langholme/Dumfries" by the Long Sea Route with very fine Perf 13 6d purple SG 165 pair tied by very fine Sydney vertical-duplex of 64/OC22, very fine unframed 'LANGHOLM/DE22/1864' arrival backstamp. Superb. Between 1.7.1864 & 14.11.1864 (4½ months only), the rate was doubl
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1866 (Nov 23) envelope to England with Diadems 6d violet tied by very fine strike of Rays '114' (type 3), the reverse with largely fine 'BOWENFELLS/=NSW=' cds (recorded 1866-67 only), Hartley & Sydney transits & Manchester arrival backstamp of 19JA67, minor blemishes. Bowenfells (1) PO 1.7.1852; ren
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1868 (July 16) to "Queen's ollege/Belfast/Ireland" with Diadem Perf 13 6d purple SG 165 single & pair tied by fine Sydney duplex, 'DUBLIN & BELFAST/SE12/68/RPO' transit backstamp, minor blemishes & the flap opened roughly clear of the cds. The rate could have been 9d via Marseilles x2. However, ther
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1870 (Dec 30) mourning cover to "Antigua/West Indies" with Two Issue Three-Colour franking of Diadems 3d bright green & 1/- crimson (with a Major Re-Entry) + De La Rue 2d blue tied by Sydney vertical-duplex, London transit cds of 27FE/71, the flap - presumably with an Antigua arrival - is missing. A
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1873 complete editon of 'The Fiji Times' newspaper dated June 16, 1873 with Fiji 2c on 1d blue SG 13 affixed portions of which are visible below the NSW De La Rue 1d dull red affixed over it and tied 'SYDNEY/AU9/1873/NSW' cds, the address band lost but with very fine English 'DONCASTER/OC9/73' cds a
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1873 (Oct 7) cover to Massachusetts "Per China/via Brindisi" with DLR 2d & 'NINEPENCE' on 10d (very scarce on cover) tied by Sydney duplex, London (24NO73) & New York (DEC/8) transits in red on the face & 'NEW BEDFORD/MASS' arrival b/s of the next day. Ex Dale Forster: sold for US$605. [During 1873,
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1873 cover with illustrated advertising for S Hoffnung & Co Merchants (Sydney) in violet on the reverse (affected by flap faults), to Maryborough (Qld) with Diadems 3d yellow-green x2 tied by separate very fine strikes of Queensland chamfered-boxed 'LOOSE SHIP LETTER' with Maryborough cds of OC31/18
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1877 (Oct 11) complete 'Sydney Morning Herald' to Massachusetts with De La Rue 1d tied by partial cds, worn ''PAID/ALL' handstamp in red, showing its age but quite presentable. Ex Dale Forster, who states the handstamp was used only on Penny Rate Printed Matter, three recorded on wrappers and only
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OFFICIAL MAIL: 1860s-1910s group including Money Order Office circulars x4 with very fine 'MONEY ORDER OFFICE/SYDNEY' oval datestamps in red (1866 x3) or blue (1872) plus 1886 Money Order Office envelope, 1890 Diseases in Sheep circular with 2d blue overprinted 'OS' tied by Numeral '205' of Obley, 1
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POSTAL CARDS: Printer's proof of the unadopted essay with script 'To' for the first 1d issue. Superb.
Grade A+
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1841 (Dec 6) folded entire headed "Darling Downs, December 6th 1841, NSWales" and signed "FE Rose", to "Lincoln Inn Fields/London", carried by hand to Sydney where light but legible 'PAID SHIP LETTER/[crown]/ JA*12/1842/SYDNEY' datestamp applied on the face and rated "3"[d] in red for payment of the
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1842 (Feb 22) lengthy & partly cross-written entire from Sydney to the curiously named Other Windsor Berry in Surrey "p Harrington" with the appropriate postmarks & rate markings including London arrivals of 9JY9/1842, minor internal reinforcing with archival tape. With a full typed transcription of
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1843 OHMS outer to "Mr Geo Slade/Clerk Petty Sessions/Moreton Bay" and endorsed "Treasury Sydney/14 Jany 1843" at lower-left, fine strike of the scarce 25mm '[crown]/FREE/JA*14/1843' datestamp (White et al #F5: ERD) in red, no arrival marking, soiled along two verical filing folds. Ex Brian Peace: s
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1844 (Mar 27) entire from England perversely addressed to "The Registrar of the Supreme Court/Melbourne Port Phillip/Van Diemans Land" [sic] (!) with 'SHIP LETTER/AU*13/1844/SYDNEY' backstamp, missent to the Moreton Bay District with clear oval 'BRISBANE/[crown]/AU*21/1844/NEW S WALES' backstamp (ER
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1845 (Feb 25) folded entire from Scotland to "George Leslie Esq, Care of Capt Wickham PM [= Police Magistrate], Brisbane, Moreton Bay, New South Wales" endorsed "Per mail packet of 1st March" with Edinburgh 'PAID' boxed & London 'PAID' datestamps in red on face, rated "1/-" in red paid for the packe
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1849 small envelope to "Gara/Sydney" endorsed on the flap "favored By Mr Frederick Manger" & rated "7" in black, very fine 'SHIP LETTER/[crown]/NO*23/1849/SYDNEY' and largely fine to very fine strike of the scarce oval 'BRISBANE/[crown]/DE*2/1849/NEW.S.WALES' datestamp, very minor blemishes. Sold at
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1850 OHMS outer endorsed "Clerk of the Peace's Office/Sydney 26 March 1850" at lower-left to "The Clerk of Petty Sessions/Brisbane" with a superb Sydney Views Plate I Early Impressions 2d greyish blue SG 16 [24] (margins good to large with outer framelines on three sides; Cat £750 x2+ on cover) tied
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1851 (Oct 12) stampless entire headed "Darling Downs New South Wales" and signed "John Gilmore", to England with 'PAID SHIP LETTER/[crown]/JA*31/1852/SYDNEY' datestamp in red, on arrival rated "8[d]" inland delivery charge with London transit and 'SUNDERLAND/JU 18/1852' arrival in blue on reverse, r
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1852 (Aug 6) outer to "Belfast/Port Fairy/via Sydney" with Laureates 2d (close even margins) tied by a poor cancel, the reverse festooned with oval datestamps of 'DRAYTON/AU*6/1851/NEW S WALES', poor 'GAYNDAH/AU*8/1851/NEW S WALES', Sydney (cds of AU*25/1852), poor Melbourne and fine 'PORT FAIRY/SE*
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1855 (Mar 2?) part-entire endorsed "Immediate Pr overland mail" to a brewery in Sydney with Laureates 2d (good even margins, tonespots) just tied by BN '95' of Brisbane (poor backstamp), very fine 'SYDNEY/[crown]/MR*12/1855/NEW S WALES' arrival backstamp. [The Kent Brewery was established in 1835,
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1855 (Sep 21) part-entire from Tasmania to "Brisbane/M Bay" with Courier 4d (3 margins, just shaved at right) tied by BN '60', very fine Launceston diamond datestamp in red at left, Sydney transit & 'BRISBANE/OC*8/ 1855/NSW' arrival backstamps, very minor blemishes. An exceptional origin/destination
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1856 outer (dated docketing) endsorsed "Registered" to Ipswich with Diadems 2d blue pair & 6d greenish grey very lightly cancelled, poor oval backstamp probably of Brisbane, ironed-out horizontal filing fold & minor blemishes.
Grade B
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1857 front (dated on the reverse) endorsed "Registered", to Ipswich with rare franking of Diadems 2d blue strip of 4 with virtually full margins tied by poor to fair Barred Numeral '81' of Warwick. A rare multiple, even off-cover, let alone used in the Moreton Bay District.
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1857 (July 1) outer from Sydney "Per Yarra Yarra" to the Bank of Australasia at Ipswich with Diadem 2d (margins at places) & (6d) 'REGISTERED' (almost full margins) tied by bars cancels and oval 'REGISTERED/SYDNEY NSW' datestamp in red at lower-left, unframed 'IPSWICH/JY6/1857/NSW' arrival cds on th
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1857 (July 30) outer to the Bank of Australasia at Ipswich with Diadem 1d x2 (margins at places) & (6d) 'REGISTERED' (almost full margins) tied by bars cancels with 'REGISTERED/SYDNEY NSW' oval datestamp in red at lower-left, fine part-strike of the unframed 'IPSWICH/NSW' arrival cds on the reverse,
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1857 (Sept 2) folded outer to Sydney with New South Wales Diadems 2d blue Error of Watermark '5' SG 112c (margins just touching to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit at left; Cat £100 x3+ on cover) and untidy Numeral-in-Rays '95' cancel, largely fine 'BRISBANE/=NSW=' and Sydney arrival back
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1857 outer to Ipswich with Small Diadems Imperf 1d orange-vermilion SG 107 horizontal pair (margins good to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit at left), Rays '85' (rated RR) cancel & very fine 22mm 'DRAYTON/DE18/1857/=NSW=' backstamp, fine 22mm 'IPSWICH/=NSW=' arrival backstamp, minor blemi
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1858 (Jan 31) outer to the Bank of Australasia at Ipswich with late usage of Laureates 1d x2 in different shades (each with three margins) tied by fine to very fine strikes of Rays '90' with Large '0' (rated RRRRR), the reverse with small unframed cds of 'GRAFTON', 'CASINO', poor 'BRSIBANE' & 'IPSWI
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1859 (Sep 5) entire with Diadems 2d (margins in places) tied by light strike of Rays '95', the reverse with very fine strike of the scarce 25mm 'BRISBANE/SP5/1859/=NSW=' cds & superb 'SYDNEY/SP10/1859/ A /NSW/ B ' cds, forwarded to "Birregurra/Ripple Vale/Geelong/Victoria", ironed-out filing folds o
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1859 (Oct 4) entire to Victoria with Diadems 6d grey (margins just clear to large) tied by fine strike of Rays '95', the reverse with very fine large-part strike of the scarce 25mm 'BRISBANE/OC4/1859/=NSW=' cds & superb 'SYDNEY/OC8/1859/ C /NSW/ B ' cds, faint Geelong cds in red & fair ovoid 'BIRREG
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1860 large-part outer to "The Colonial Secretary/Brisbane" & endorsed "Nanango Police Office" at lower-left, Diadems Imperf 1d x2 (faults) with illegible cancels, the reverse with fine 'GOODES-INN/JA13/1860/=NSW=' backstamp (after the name-change to Nanango), similar type 'DRAYTON' transit & 'BRISBA
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BRISBANE: Barred Numeral '95' bold strike on Laureates 6d grey-brown/bluish SG 76 (margins close to good), Cat £275.
Grade A B1
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BRISBANE: Barred Numeral '95' very fine strike on Laureates 8d yellow-orange SG 80 (margins just touched - at top - to good), Cat £750. A marvellous item for any numerals or Moreton Bay District collection.
Grade A- A2
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BRISBANE: Rays '95' very fine strikes on Diadems 6d grey SG 94 (margins just touching to close) and 2d with Error of Watermark '5' SG 112c horizontal strip of 3 (largely complete margins; Cat £300+, for singles). The strip sold at our auction of 12.6.2010 for $333. (2 items)
Grade A-/B A1
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CALLANDOON: Rays '74' on Diadems 1d orange-vermilion SG 107 (three margins). Rated RRR.
Grade B B2
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DALBY: Rays '133' (rated RRR) largely fine strike (only the base of the '1' is evident) on Diadems 6d grey-brown (almost full margins). PO renamed from Myall Creek in 1855.
Grade B B2
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DALBY: Rays '133' (rated RRR) light but almost complete strike on 'REGISTERED' 6d Perf 12 with part of the Papermaker's Watermark (blemishes). PO renamed from Myall Creek in 1855.
Grade B B1
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DALBY: 'DALBY/SP27/1859/=NSW=' largely fine strike on piece.
Grade B A2-
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DRAYTON: Barred Numeral '85' two fine strikes on Laureates 1d vermilion pair on piece (margins at places), Rays '85' very fine strike on Diadems Imperf 2d (margins close to good) and 'DRAYTON/FE4/1859/=NSW=' cds largely fine strike on small piece.
(3 items)Grade A/B
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GAYNDAH: Barred Numeral '86' fair strike on Diadems 2d (faded) and Rays '86' three good to fine strikes on Diadems 2d strip of 3 (margins just clear to good).
(2 items)Grade C/A
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GLADSTONE: Rays '131' (rated RRR) very fine strike on Diadems Imperf 1d orange-vermilion SG 107 (good even margins but stained).
Grade C A1
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GLADSTONE: Rays '131' (rated RRR) superlative strike on Diadems Imperf 8d golden yellow SG 97 (margins good to large; Cat £1600). A superb showpiece. [The illustration is above Lot 288]
Grade A+ A1+
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GOODE'S INN/NANANGO: Barred Numeral '108' (rated RR) fine strike on Diadems 2d (faults). Goode's Inn PO opened 3.1.1852; renamed Nanango 1.7.1859.
Grade C B1
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IPSWICH: Barred Numeral '87' on Sydney Views 2d (faults) & 3d (tight margins to shaved), Laureates 2d, 6d brown/yellowish & brown/bluish (both with almost full margins) and Diadems 2d, Cat £950 (excluding the first). A very scarce group.
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IPSWICH: Rays '87' on Diadems 2d (on piece), 6d grey (full margins) & 1/- dull red (small corner fault) and 'REGISTERED' 6d (thinned but of very fine appearance), Cat £340.
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IPSWICH: 1859 piece from a cover to a European destination with exceptional franking of NSW Imperf Diadems 8d dull yellow-orange SG 98 (large margins & superb!; Cat £1500) & 6d deep slate SG 89 (margins close - at right - to large) tied by light Rays '87', the 6d also tied by red 'LONDON/AU 9/59/PAI
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MARYBOROUGH: Barred Numeral '96' very fine strike on Sydney View Plate I (No Clouds) 1d carmine SG 2 (margins close to very large; Cat £600). A Moreton Bay 'stunner'!
Grade A A1
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MARYBOROUGH: Barred Numeral '96' fine strike and two other poor strikes on Diadems 2d blue strip of 6 (touched in places & the right-hand unit is cut-into). A rare multiple.
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MARYBOROUGH: Manuscript "96-in-bars", a bit watery on Laureates 2d (margins just touching to large). Not recorded by Hugh Freeman and the only example known to us.
Grade A- B1
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MARYBOROUGH: Rays '96' very fine to superb strikes on Diadems 6d three shades all with full margins. Superb trio. (3)
Grade A+ A1
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TOOWOOMBA: Rays '214' (rated RRR) two fine to very fine strikes on Diadems 1d orange-vermilion pair (margins just shaved to large). Sold at our auction of 22.2.2013 for $184. Opening on 1/1/1858, Toowoomba was one of the later Moreton Bay District post offices.
Grade A/B A1
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TOOWOOMBA: Rays '214' (rated RRR) very fine strike on 'REGISTERED' (6d) salmon & indigo SG 103 (margins close to large; Cat £200). Opening on 1/1/1858, Toowoomba was one of the later Moreton Bay District post offices.
Grade A A2
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WARWICK: Barred Numeral '81' bold strike on Sydney View Plate II 1d (margins close to good, aged), very fine strike on Laureates 1d (three margins) and two strikes on Laureates 2d pair (margins close to good), Cat £650+.
(3 items)Grade A/B
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WARWICK: Rays '81' (rated RRRR) fine to very fine strikes on Diadems 1d carmine-vermilion (margins just touching to good) & 'REGISTERED' (6d) dull orange & Prussian blue SG 104 (margins close to good; superb); also a legible strike of the small 'WARWICK/AP18/1859/=NSW=' cds on piece; Cat £275+.
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WARWICK: Rays '81' (rated RRRR) three good strikes on Diadems 1d carmine-vermilion x2 (margins in places) & 'REGISTERED' (6d) salmon & indigo SG 103 (margins close to good) on piece; Cat £250+.
Grade A B1
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Collection with the early issues used from 1860 QV Chalons Large Star Wmk Imperf 1d & 6d on small piece (both with margins good to just touching outer framelines) and Perf 6d plus Small Star Wmk 1d x2, 2d x3, 6d x2 & 1/-, also including 1862 No Wmk set plus 1d indian-red and 1866 Lithographs 4d & 5/
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Basic collection with Small Chalons to 10/- in very mixed condition, First Sidefaces to 1/-, 'Half-penny' on 1d, Large Chalons to £1 (the 2/6d & 5/- both with large-part original gum), Lined Background to 2/-, Four Corners to 2/-, Charity mint duo (2d thinned), etc, also Postal Fiscals Chalons group
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1860 Large Star Imperf 2d blue SG 2 horizontal pair, margins good to large with complete outer framelines, Rays '151' of Condamine, Cat £4000+, for singles. A very fine & rare multiple of this First Issue stamp. Ex Alfred Caspary (when offered as a strip of 3, the defective right-hand unit later bei
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1860 Large Star Imperf 6d green SG 3, good even margins with complete outer framelines, fine strike of Rays '96' of Maryborough, signed in pencil "AD" (= Alberto Diena), Cat £950. Superb: the equal of Bernie Manning's example that sold at our auction of 12.5.2007 for $1865. [Most used examples have
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1860-61 Small Star Rough Perfs 14-16 3d brown SG 16 block of 4, well centred, a few reinforced perfs at the base, large-part original gum & the lower units are superb, Cat £360+, for singles.
Grade A/A+
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1860-61 Small Star Rough Perf 14-16 1/- slate-violet SG 19, unused, Cat £2250. Sold at our auction of 5-6.8.2021 for $2480. [Only seven unused singles in private hands - plus four in the Royal Collection - have been recorded (no multiples are known). Bernie Manning's similarly centred example sold a
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1868-74 Small Chalons Truncated Star Wmk 2d blue Plate I SG 61 block of 6 (3x2), characteristic rough perfs & a few pulled perfs at the top, some perf separation/reinforcing, large-part original gum, Cat £450+, for unused singles. [The illustration is above Lot 306]
Grade A/B
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1868-78 Small Chalons Crown/Q Wmk 1d orange-vermilion Imperf Pair SG 83a, margins close to good, large-part original gum, Cat £800.
Grade A
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