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HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
Overprinted 'H.A.'
image Sale No: 247
Lot No:379
Symbol:F

RED OVERPRINT: 'H.A.' on Rouletted 1d yellow-green, rouletting on all sides, GPO cds. Rated RR. The 'Besancon' example sold for SFr215. [Date range 11.8.1868 to 25.8.1869]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$250



Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00


Closed..Apr-25-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 190

image Sale No: 247
Lot No:380
Symbol:C
Cat No:Collection

RED OVERPRINT: 'H.A.' on Rouletted 1d bright yellow-green with Under-Inked Overprint horizontal pair, rouletting on three sides & between the units and cut from the sheet to preserve the design at the top & clear of the design at the base, minor separation fault at upper-right, on plain OHMS cover with colourless 'HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY/S.A' embossing on the flap, very fine GPO cds of OC1/68, to a sergeant in the Adelaide Artillery (his surname neatly erased). One of the most attractive of all the Departmental covers. The stamps are rated RR+. The only 'H.A.' cover recorded in Anthony Presgrave's Census.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$5,000



Opening AU$ 3,800.00
Sold...AU$ 5,500.00


Closed..Apr-25-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 5500

image Sale No: 247
Lot No:381
Symbol:F

RED OVERPRINT: 'H.A.' on Rouletted 2d vermilion, rouletting on all sides, GPO cds of SP2-/69. Rated RR. [Date range 1.9.1869 to 4.6.1870] The illustration is above Lot 379.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200



Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00


Closed..Apr-25-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 1150

image Sale No: 247
Lot No:382
Symbol:F

RED OVERPRINT: 'H.A.' on Perf 11½-12½ 4d deep dull purple, circle-in-bars cancel of the GPO. Rated RR. Superior to the 'Tamiami' example, - trimmed perfs at right - that sold for $287. [Date range 6.8.1868 to 25.8.1869] The illustration is above Lot 379.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$250



Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00


Closed..Apr-25-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 190

image Sale No: 247
Lot No:383
Symbol:*

RED OVERPRINT: 'H.A.' on Rouletted 6d dull blue, remarkably with rouletting clear of the design on all sides, very minor toning, large-part o.g. Rated RRRR. The very fine 'Besancon' example sold for SFr300.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$750



Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 1,900.00


Closed..Apr-25-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 1900

image Sale No: 247
Lot No:384
Symbol:F

RED OVERPRINT: 'H.A.' on Rouletted 6d dull blue, rouletting on three sides, cut from the sheet at right to preserve the design & well clear of the design at the base, GPO cds of 1868. Rated RR. [Date range 4.6.1868 to 30.7.1870]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$250



Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 250.00


Closed..Apr-25-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 250

image Sale No: 247
Lot No:385
Symbol:F

RED OVERPRINT: 'H.A.' on Rouletted 1/- red-brown, rouletting on all sides, GPO cds of AP17/68. Rated R. [Date range 17.4.1868 to 8.1.1869]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$100



Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 240.00


Closed..Apr-25-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 240

image Sale No: 247
Lot No:386
Symbol:F

BLACK OVERPRINT: 'H.A.' on Perf 11½-12½ 1d deep yellow-green with Double Perforations at Right, GPO cds of OC8/69. Rated RR+. [Date range 20.8.1869 to 9.3.1870]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200



Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 650.00


Closed..Apr-25-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 650

image Sale No: 247
Lot No:387
Symbol:F

BLACK OVERPRINT: 'H.A.' on Regular Compound Perf 11½-12½x10 1d yellow-green, a trifle aged, light GPO cds. Rated RRR. [Date range 30.10.1871 to -.11.1874, suggesting there were at least two separate periods of use. Late usage was probably for posting the Government Gazette]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$250



Opening AU$ 260.00
Sold...AU$ 340.00


Closed..Apr-25-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 340

image Sale No: 247
Lot No:388
Symbol:F

BLACK OVERPRINT: 'H.A.' on Regular Compound Perf 11½-12½x10 1d green Printed on Both Sides with both impressions upright, GPO cds of OC30/71, tiny hinge remnants on face that could be removed with care. Unrecorded by Ron Butler who doubted George Blockey's definitive recording of this stamp. Don Pearce has recorded only one other example, of 1.3.1872, so it should be rated RRRRR. Ex Colonel Harry Napier. RPSofL Certificate (1965).

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000



Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 2,300.00


Closed..Apr-25-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 2300

image Sale No: 247
Lot No:389
Symbol:F

BLACK OVERPRINT: 'H.A.' on Irregular Compound Perf 11½-12½x11½-12½x10x11½-12½ 1d green, a couple of minor defects, GPO cds with indistinct date. Rated RRR: unrecorded unused. More attractive than the very fine 'Besancon' examples - both Perf 11½-12½x10x10x10 - that sold for SFr965 & SFr315 (2020). [Date range 26.6.1874 to 6.11.1874]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$300



Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 240.00


Closed..Apr-25-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 240

image Sale No: 247
Lot No:390
Symbol:F

BLACK OVERPRINT: 'H.A.' on De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Rouletted 2d red-orange, rouletting on all sides, GPO cds of JY10/--. Rated RR: unrecorded unused. [Date range 27.5.1872 to 12.9.1872]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200



Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,250.00


Closed..Apr-25-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 1250

image Sale No: 247
Lot No:391
Symbol:F

BLACK OVERPRINT: 'H.A.' on De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Perf 10 2d deep red-orange, a couple of short perfs, GPO cds of JU--/74. Rated RR: unrecorded unused. [The only date recorded by Don Pearce]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$250



Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00


Closed..Apr-25-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 190

image Sale No: 247
Lot No:392
Symbol:F

BLACK OVERPRINT: 'H.A.' on Perf 11½-12½ 4d slate-purple, a couple of short perfs, GPO cds of SP2/70. Rated R: unrecorded unused. [Date range 2.9.1870 to 10.10.1871]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$100



Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 135.00


Closed..Apr-25-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 135

image Sale No: 247
Lot No:393
Symbol:G

BLACK OVERPRINT: 'H.A.' on Perf 10 4d deep mauve, short perf at lower-left, circle-in-bars cancel of the GPO. Rated RRR: unrecorded unused by Ron Butler. [Date range 23.10.1871 to 15.2.1874]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$300



Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00


Closed..Apr-25-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 230

image Sale No: 247
Lot No:394
Symbol:G

BLACK OVERPRINT: 'H.A.' on Rouletted 6d dull ultramarine, rouletting on all sides & cut from the sheet at top & left to preserve the design, circle-in-bars cancel of the GPO. Rated R. [Date range 5.8.1870 to 9.8.1872]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$250



Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 290.00


Closed..Apr-25-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 290

image Sale No: 247
Lot No:395
Symbol:F

BLACK OVERPRINT: 'H.A.' on Perf 11-12½ 6d Prussian blue, a few short perfs, GPO cds of JU17/74. Rated RRRR: unrecorded unused. Ex Colonel Harry Napier (I). More attractive than the 'Besancon' example that sold for SFr725. [Date range 25.6.1870 to 17.6.1874]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$500



Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00


Closed..Apr-25-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 380

image Sale No: 247
Lot No:396
Symbol:F

BLACK OVERPRINT: 'H.A.' on Perf 11-12½xRouletted 1/- brown late printing from the Worn Plate, indistinct GPO cds. Rated R. [Date range 29.9.1871 to -.9.1872]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$100



Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00


Closed..Apr-25-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 75
image Sale No: 247
Lot No:397
Symbol:F

BLACK OVERPRINT: 'H.A.' on Perf 11½-12½ 1/- deep red-brown, circle-in-bars cancel of the GPO. Rated R: unrecorded unused. [Don Pearce recorded no dates of use for this stamp, which is very curious for a stamp rated only R]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$100



Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 160.00


Closed..Apr-25-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 160


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