Overprinted 'M.B.' continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 461 |
F |
 RED OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2d bright vermilion SG DO332, excellent colour, misplaced
rouletting at right otherwise imperforate and cut from the sheet on all sides to preserve the design, Port Adelaide cds of 'NO27/68', Cat £450. Rated RRRR. Ex Victor Bullock: sold for $303. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "extremely rare...
superb". More attractive than Don Pearce's very fine example that sold for $745 (Sale 247 Lot 491). The 'Tamiami' example - "a little oxidised" -sold for $715 (Sale 236 Lot 649). Absent from 'Besancon'. [Date range 6.4.1868 to 27.11.1868] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 462 |
F |
 RED OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 4d slate-purple SG DO333, rouletting at the base otherwise
imperforate and cut from the sheet on all sides to largely preserve the design (just touched at right), Port Adelaide cds of 'OC8/68', Cat £650. Rated RRRR. Ex 'Sir Humphrey' (Brian Farmer): sold for $350. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states
"very rare". Don Pearce's two completely imperforate examples - almost certainly from the same sheet as this stamp - sold for $1315 & $895 respectively (Sale 247 Lots 493 & 494). Absent from 'Besancon'. [Date range 31.7.1868 to 27.11.1868] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$850
SOLD for AU$650.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 463 |
F |
 RED OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 4d slate-purple SG DO336, misplaced horizontal perfs so cut
from the sheet at top & base to preserve the design, minor separation fault at upper-left, Port Adelaide cds of 'JU17/68', undercatalogued at £150. Rated RRRRR; unrecorded unused. Sold at our auction of 24.6.2006 for $442 (Sale 122 Lot 725). Chris
Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "extremely rare". Superior to & more attractive than Don Pearce's example that sold for $227 (Sale 247 Lot 492). Absent from 'Besancon'. [Date range 17.6.1868 to 23.7.1868 only] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 464 |
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 RED OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 6d dull ultramarine SG DO334, rouletting except at the base and
cut from the sheet at left & base to preserve the design, large-part gum, Cat £600. Rated RRRR. Ex Colonel Napier (II). The similar 'Besancon' example sold for SFr605. Absent from Don Pearce's collection. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 465 |
F |
 RED OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 6d dull ultramarine SG DO334, rouletting except at the top where
cut from the sheet to preserve the design, Port Adelaide cds of 'MY23/68', Cat £130. Rated R. Don Pearce's superb example sold for $179 (Sale 247 Lot 495). [Date range 23.5.1868 to 23.5.1869] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$125
SOLD for AU$130.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 466 |
|
 RED OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 1/- bright red-brown SG DO335 with Double Overprint with the two
impressions being virtually coincident, rouletting except at the base where cut from the sheet clear of the design, part-gum, Cat £1100. Rated RRRR. Ex Colonel Napier (II), 'Hamilton' and Lord Samuel Vestey: sold for £1055. Chris Ceremuga Certificate
(2019) states "extremely rare...superb and fresh", but didn't mention the doubling. Superior to Don Pearce's example - graded 'B' - that sold for $1915 (Sale 247 Lot 497). Ron Butler didn't comment on the doubling. All unused examples known to us
have the same characteristics. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 467 |
F |
 RED OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 1/- bright red-brown SG DO335, rouletting on all sides, very
lightly cancelled, Cat £140. Rated RRR. Larger than Don Pearce's example that sold for $239 (Sale 247 Lot 498). [Date range 19.6.1868 to 19.6.1869]
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Estimate AU$175
SOLD for AU$210.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 468 |
G |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 1d green SG DO337, rouletting on all sides, small thin at
upper-right, bold GPO cds of 'JY24/74', Cat £250. Rated RR; unrecorded unused. Ex 'Sir Humphrey' (Brian Farmer): sold for $233 (Sale 118 Lot 441). Don Pearce's very fine but off-centre example sold for $430 (Sale 247 Lot 499). [Date range 31.3.1873
(?) to 18.9.1874] (Image1)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$250.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 469 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B. :' (Typsesetting Error with Two Vertical Spacers at Right) on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 1d
green SG DO337var, rouletting on all sides, a couple of minor tonespots, GPO cds of 'SP--/74' clear of the ':', Cat £250+. Unlisted by Ron Butler & the only recorded example so it should be rated RRRRRR. An extraordinary error. Ex Don Pearce: sold
for $1255 (Sale 247 Lot 500). Absent from 'Besancon'.
It is remarkable that the only such typesetting errors recorded in the entire series are both for the Marine Board, this stamp with 'M.B. :', and the 4d with 'I M.B.': see Lot 475. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$1,000.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 470 |
# |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 1d yellow-green SG DO343, misplaced perfs so cut from the
sheet at left & base to preserve the design, unused, Cat £1500. Rated RRRRRR but 'Besancon' had an example so it should be RRRRR. Superb. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2009) states "extremely
rare". The mint 'Besancon' example - with double perfs horizontally & vertically - sold for SFr1935. Absent from Don Pearce's collection.
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Estimate AU$2,500
SOLD for AU$1,900.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 471 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 1d deep yellow-green SG DO343, minor creases at upper-right
& a more significant ironed-out horizontal crease, GPO cds of 'JY17/74', Cat £2000. Unrecorded used by Ron Butler and the only recorded example so it should be rated RRRRRR. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $775 (Sale 247 Lot 501). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 472 |
# |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV De La Rue Crown/SA Wmk Rouletted 2d red-orange SG DO338, rouletting on all sides, a couple of trimmed
roulettes at lower-right, unused, grossly undercatalogued at £200. Unrecorded unused and only two other examples recorded so it should be rated RRRRR. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2009) states
"extremely rare". The 'Besancon' example was sacrificed for SFr180, resulting in the very low Gibbons price. Absent from Don Pearce's collection.
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Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 473 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV De La Rue Large Star Wmk Rouletted 2d red-orange SG DO338a, rouletting on all sides, Port Adelaide
cds with indistinct date, Cat £250. Rated RRR; unrecorded unused. Ex Keith Harrison: sold for $1165 (Sale 183 Lot 516). RPSV Certificate (2013). Superior to Don Pearce's example - small defects - that sold for $323 (Sale 247 Lot 503). [Date range
-.10.1870 to 26.7.1871] (Image1)
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 474 |
# |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½ 4d deep violet SG DO336, misplaced perfs at left so cut
from the sheet to preserve the design, unused, Cat £2000. Unrecorded unused by Ron Butler and only two other examples recorded so it should be rated RRRRR. Superb. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris Ceremuga Certificate
(2009) states "extremely rare". The 'Besancon' example is defective. Don Pearce's mint example - straight-edge at right & minor surface disruption - sold for $4075. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$4,000
SOLD for AU$3,000.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 475 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'I M.B.' (Typsesetting Error with a Solid Vertical Spacer at Left) on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 11½-12½
4d deep violet SG DO336var, well-centred, Port Adelaide cds of 'JY19/69'. Unlisted by Ron Butler & the only recorded example so it should be rated RRRRRR. Another extraordinary error. It is remarkable that the only such typesetting errors recorded in
the entire series are both for the Marine Board, this stamp with 'I M.B.' and the 1d with 'M.B. :' see Lot 469. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $1375 (Sale 247 Lot 507). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$850.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 476 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Perf 10 4d deep purple SG DO347, remarkably well-centred, light cds of
'MR4/72', Cat £120. Rated RR. Superb. Ex Francis Kiddle: sold for $435 (Sale 112 Lot 826). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "superb example". Far superior to Don Pearce's example that sold for $204 (Sale 247 Lot 508). [Date range -.3.1871 to
4.3.1872] (Image1)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$320.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 477 |
F |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon V/Crown Wmk Perf 10 4d deep purple SG DO347a, well-centred, some trimmed perfs at
upper-left and at the base, Port Adelaide cds of 'JU18/71' (the only confirmed date), Cat £450. Rated RRRRR; unrecorded unused. Ex Don Pearce: sold for $685 (Sale 247 Lot 509). Absent from 'Besancon'. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 478 |
# |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk with Irregular Compound Perf 11½-12½x11½-12½x10x11½-12½ 4d deep purple
SG DO350, well-centred, a trifle aged, unused, unpriced unused by Gibbons. Rated RRRRRR but we know of two other examples so it should be rated RRRRR. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2010) states "extremely rare". Far more attractive than the very fine
mint 'Besancon' example that sold for SFr3870. Absent from Don Pearce's collection. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,500
SOLD for AU$1,900.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 479 |
G |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk with Irregular Compound Perf 10x11½-12½x11½-12½x11½-12½ 4d deep violet
SG DO350 from the right of the sheet with vertical marginal watermark lines at right, indistinct diamond-numeral cancel, Cat £110. The 'Tamiami' and Don Pearce examples sold for $162 (Sale 236 Lot 653) and $179 (Sale 247 Lot 510) respectively. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$125
SOLD for AU$125.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
| 480 |
# |
 BLACK OVERPRINT: 'M.B.' on QV Perkins Bacon Large Star Wmk Rouletted 6d Prussian blue SG DO340, rouletting on all sides but
misplaced at right and cut from the sheet at right to preserve the design, unused, Cat £3750. Superb. Unrecorded unused and only one other example recorded so it should be rated RRRRR. Ex Baron von Ferrary, Theodore Champion and Philip Croker. Chris
Ceremuga Certificate (2009) states "extremely rare". Larger than the mint 'Besancon' example that sold for SFr2175. Absent from Don Pearce's collection. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$3,000
SOLD for AU$2,300.00
Closing..Dec-01, 05:30 PM |
