Australian Colonies: The Trevor Hiscock Collection (#115MG) Closed Auction Info View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#Lot NameNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBids (Low - High)Bids (High - Low)Views (Low - High)Views (High - Low)Relevance Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 101-200 of 262. Previous|123|Next Lot #101 FOUR PENCE - IMPERFORATE: 4d blue SG 3a block of 4, good even margins, small scissor-cut between the upper units, the left-hand pair with a very minor ironed-out bend mentioned only for total accuracy, Cat £1800++. Ex Lord Vestey: acquired for £900. There is such a gradation of "blue" shades from very pale to quite deep that we see no validity in separating "pale blue" SG 3 & "blue" SG 3a: we consider that the listings should be consolidated. We also note that the "deep dull blue" is from the SymbolΩGradea/a(a) View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,150StatusSold Lot #102 FOUR PENCE - IMPERFORATE: 4d deep dull blue SG 3b, good even margins, unused, Cat £2750. Much scarcer than SG 3c, the "slate-blue", which is priced 45% higher. BPA Certificate (2008) refers to a totally undetectable "vertical crease in the right margin". [This stamp has slightly larger and more regular margins than Sir Gawaine Baillie's example that sold for $4600] This is a rare shade from the first printing and, as noted above, should therefore be renumbered SG 3. According to Brian Pope i SymbolΩGradea View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$1,500StatusSold Lot #103 FOUR PENCE - IMPERFORATE: 4d deep dull blue SG 3b from the top of the sheet, margins good to very large, tiny insignificant stain at upper-right, unused, Cat £2750. Ex Lord Vestey: acquired for £1140. BPA Certificate (2007). [This is an intermediate shade, significantly darker than the previous lot but not as deep as the "slate blues" that follow] SymbolΩGradea View details Estimate$2,500Price Realized$1,800StatusSold Lot #104 FOUR PENCE - IMPERFORATE: 4d slate-blue SG 3c, margins good to large, unused, Cat £2750. RPSofV Certificate (2013). [This is another intermediate shade, noticeably "greyer" than the previous lots but not as deep as the other "slate blues" that follow] SymbolΩGradea View details Estimate$2,000StatusUnsold Lot #105 FOUR PENCE - IMPERFORATE: 4d slate-blue SG 3c [R2/16, 'AU' of 'AUSTRALIA' Distorted], good even margins, manuscript initials in ink on the reverse, unused, Cat £4000. Ex "Austin" (John du Pont) and Lord Vestey: acquired for £1440. [This is a Creased Transfer variety that is not listed by Gibbons. As Pos 36, it was immediately to the left of SG 3j. See "The 4d Lithograph 1857-1864" (1984) by Brian Pope at p25] SymbolΩGradea- View details Estimate$2,500Price Realized$1,900StatusSold Lot #106 FOUR PENCE - IMPERFORATE: 4d slate-blue SG 3c with Dark Moon By Swan's Head, margins good to large, unused, Cat £4000. Superb! Ex Lord Vestey: acquired for £1920. BPA Certificate (2007). SymbolΩGradea+ View details Estimate$4,000Price Realized$2,400StatusSold Lot #107 FOUR PENCE - IMPERFORATE: 4d slate-blue SG 3c, an unusually large example, unused, Cat £4000. Superb! Ex Lord Vestey: acquired for £2880. BPA Certificate (2007). SymbolΩGradea+ View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$3,000StatusSold Lot #108 FOUR PENCE - IMPERFORATE: CATALOGUED TRANSFER VARIETIES: 4d blue with 'T' of 'POSTAGE' Shaved to a Point at Foot SG 3d, margins just clear to good, 15-bars '8' of Fremantle, Cat £1000. RPSofV Certificate (2016). [This variety occurs once in each pane of 60] Gibbons lists twenty-two Transfer Varieties SG 3d to 3y. #3e to 3h - the famous Inverted Frame - are exceptionally rare & occur only in the first printing. All the others are very elusive. Fine examples appear at auction infrequently. SymbolgGradea View details Estimate$600Price Realized$460StatusSold Lot #109 FOUR PENCE - IMPERFORATE: 4d blue with Tilted Border SG 3i, margins close to good, unused, Cat £3000. RPSofV Certificate (2016) mentions "black marks on reverse" that are an utter triviality. [This variety occurs four times in the sheet of 240] The Tilted Frame is easiest understood by reference to the depth of the water below the Swan being greater at right than at left. It was apparently a Re-Entered Transfer: below the 'OS' of 'POSTAGE' there are vestiges of the same two letters. SymbolΩGradea View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,600StatusSold Lot #110 FOUR PENCE - IMPERFORATE: another example of the Tilted Border, margins good to large, unused, Cat £3000. RPSofV Certificate (2012). SymbolΩGradea View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,150StatusSold Lot #111 FOUR PENCE - IMPERFORATE: 4d blue with Tilted Border SG 3ai, margins good to large, very fine void grid cancellation in red, Cat £1500 plus a significant premium for the red postmark. Ex John Gartner and Lord Vestey. RPSofV Certificate (2016). [The variety was not identified in the Vestey catalogue] SymbolfGradea View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$800StatusSold Lot #112 FOUR PENCE - IMPERFORATE: 4d blue with 'WEST' in Squeezed-Down Letters & Small Foot on 'F' of 'FOUR' SG 3j [R2/17], margins close to good, ironed-out horizontal crease at the top & a little stained, unused, Cat £3250. RPSofV Certificate (2016). SymbolΩGradeb View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$850StatusSold Lot #113 FOUR PENCE - IMPERFORATE: 4d slate-blue SG 3c with Small 'S' in 'POSTAGE' SG 3L, margins close to good unused, Cat £3250 plus a large premium for the shade of the stamp (or, if you prefer, Cat £4000 plus a significant premium for the variety). Ex D Bernhard, Arthur Hind and Lord Vestey: acquired for £2880. RPSofL Certificate (1934) as the then SG 4e. SymbolΩGradea View details Estimate$6,000Price Realized$4,600StatusSold Lot #114 FOUR PENCE - IMPERFORATE: 4d blue with Squat 'EN' of 'PENCE' SG 3m [R6/4], margins close to good, unused, Cat £2500. RPSofV Certificate (2016). SymbolΩGradea View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$1,500StatusSold Lot #115 FOUR PENCE - IMPERFORATE: 4d pale blue with 'N' of 'PENCE' Tilted to Right & Thin First Downstroke SG 3n [R6/16], margins just touching - at upper-right - to large, neat void grid cancel well clear of the variety, Cat £1300. Ex Lord Vestey: acquired for £312. BPA Certificate (2007). SymbolfGradea View details Estimate$750Price Realized$450StatusSold Lot #116 FOUR PENCE - IMPERFORATE: 4d blue with "Splashing Swan" (Water above 'ENC' of 'PENCE' Damaged) SG 3o [R6/20], good even margins, unused, Cat £3500. Ex Lord Vestey: acquired for £1020. BPA Certificate (2007) notes (professionally) repaired with "filled thins". The first example of this unusual variety that we have offered. SymbolΩGrade(a) View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$1,440StatusSold Lot #117 FOUR PENCE - IMPERFORATE: 4d slate-blue SG 3c with Small Head of 'P' of 'PENCE' SG 3r [R9/15], good even margins, unused, Cat £3000 plus a large premium for the shade of the stamp (or, if you prefer, Cat £4000 plus a significant premium for the variety). Ex Lord Vestey: acquired for £4200. BPA Certificate (1964). SymbolΩGradea View details Estimate$6,000Price Realized$8,000StatusSold Lot #118 FOUR PENCE - IMPERFORATE: 4d blue block of 4 [194-195/214-215] with 'PE' of 'PENCE' Closer Together SG 3t [R10/15] & '7' for 'T' in 'POSTAGE' SG 3v [R11/15], good even margins, horizontal fold just clear of the upper units & small scissor-cut between the lower units, a little aged, unused, Cat £5500++. A rare block with se-tenant listed varieties. [Both varieties occur once in the sheet of 240. Lord Vestey's SG 3t single sold for £2880] SymbolΩGradeb View details Estimate$6,000Price Realized$3,600StatusSold Lot #119 FOUR PENCE - IMPERFORATE: The piece de résistance of the Major Transfer Varieties being a magnificent part-sheet of 100 (10x10) comprising Positions [51-60/231-240] being Row 3 [11-20] to Row 12 [11-20], including the following catalogued varieties: 'T' of 'POSTAGE' Shaved to a Point at the Foot SG 3d [Row7/15] and [R7/20]; Tilted Border & Evil Eye on 'F' of 'FOUR' SG 3i [Row 7/14] and [R7/19]; 'ESTERN' Squeezed-Down & 'U' of 'FOUR' Squeezed-Up SG 3k [R3/17]; Small 'S' in 'POSTAGE' SG 3L SymbolΩGradea View details Estimate$150,000Price Realized$105,000StatusSold Lot #120 ONE SHILLING - IMPERFORATE: 1/- pale red-brown SG 4a variant, margins just touched at right & just shaved at the top to large, Cat £1100. RPSofV Certificate (2016) states "pale red-brown shade...SG 4a (variant)". [This is an intermediate shade, closest to but not quite the "salmon" shade SG 4, Cat £4500] SymbolgGradeb View details Estimate$500Price Realized$550StatusSold Lot #121 ONE SHILLING - IMPERFORATE: 1/- deep red-brown SG 4a marginal example from the base of the sheet, margins just clear to huge, ironed-out vertical crease at right, unused, Cat £2000. SymbolΩGrade(a) View details Estimate$1,000StatusUnsold Lot #122 ONE SHILLING - IMPERFORATE: 1/- deep grey-brown SG 4b (variant) [40, 'AUSTRALI,A'], margins close to large, 'STOLOW' guarantee handstamp, unused, Cat £650+. RPSofV Certificate (2013) as "grey brown (dark shade)". SymbolΩGradea View details Estimate$750Price Realized$575StatusSold Lot #123 ONE SHILLING - IMPERFORATE: 1/- deep grey-brown SG 4b (variant) huge single from the upper-right corner of the sheet with Marginal Watermark Lines at top & right, unused, Cat £650+. Superb! SymbolΩGradea+ View details Estimate$1,250StatusUnsold Lot #124 ONE SHILLING - IMPERFORATE: 1/- deep grey-brown SG 4b (variant) horizontal pair, the second unit with Large White Flaw on 'N' of 'SHILLING', the first unit with a tiny natural aeration hole, unused, Cat £1300+. [At least the equal of Lord Vestey's two pairs that sold for £1020 & £1320 respectively] SymbolΩGradea View details Estimate$1,750Price Realized$1,400StatusSold Lot #125 1857-59 Hillman Lithographs Imperf 2d brown-black/pale red Printed on Both Sides SG 15a with the image on the reverse upright, from the base of the sheet with a huge margin & marginal watermark lines at the base, large margin at left with a chunk of the adjoining unit, just clear to just shaved at top & right, void grid cancel unusually largely clear of the Swan, Cat £800. A remarkable example, and one of the largest 2d "Hillmans" we have seen. [In our experience, most examples have the two SymbolfGradeb View details Estimate$750Price Realized$600StatusSold Lot #126 1857-59 Hillman Lithographs 2d brown-black/Indian red Printed on Both Sides SG 16a with the image on the reverse inverted, margins just shaved at top to good, void grid cancel, Cat £850. RPSofV Certificate (2012). SymbolfGradeb View details Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold Lot #127 1857-59 Hillman Lithographs 6d golden bronze SG 17, margins just clear - at lower-right - to good, light void grid cancel largely clear of the Swan, Cat £2250. A handsome example of this famous issue. RPSofV Certificate (2003). SymbolfGradea View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,700StatusSold Lot #128 1857-59 Hillman Lithographs 6d black-bronze SG 18 with Saddle on Swan, close even margins, a little wrinkled, void grid cancel Cat £650+. RPSofV Certificate (2005) states "with a transient flaw on the Swan". However, we suggest that this is an example of a damaged transfer, such as regularly encountered in these issues. SymbolfGradeb View details Estimate$400Price Realized$290StatusSold Lot #129 1857-59 Hillman Lithographs 6d black-bronze SG 18, margins just touching - at the base - to huge, light 15-bar '1' cancel of Perth, Cat £650. SymbolfGradea- View details Estimate$500Price Realized$300StatusSold Lot #130 1857-59 Hillman Lithographs 6d black-bronze SG 18 [92, "Black & White Swan"] with metallic lustre, margins just clear to large, light void grid cancel, Cat £650+. Ex "Lionheart" (2015). BPA Certificate (2003) mentions a "horizontal crease" that is completely invisible to us. SymbolfGradea View details Estimate$450Price Realized$270StatusSold Lot #131 1857-59 Hillman Lithographs 6d black-bronze SG 18 [131, Flat-Backed Swan] with metallic lustre, margins just clear to large, 15-bars '1' cancel of Perth, Cat £650+. SymbolfGradea View details Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold Lot #132 1857-59 Hillman Lithographs 6d grey-black SG 19, margins close to good, superb 15-bar '2' cancel of Perth, Cat £550. RPSofL Certificate (1947) as the then SG 17a. SymbolfGradea View details Estimate$400Price Realized$290StatusSold Lot #133 1857-59 Hillman Lithographs 6d grey-black SG 19 [220, Huge Void at Right with 'AUSTRALIA' Completely Missing], margins just shaved - at lower-right - to huge with a fragment of the adjoining unit above, superb 15-bars '3' cancel of Perth, Cat £550+. An extraordinary transfer variety. SymbolfGradea View details Estimate$400Price Realized$240StatusSold Lot #134 1857-59 Hillman Lithographs Rouletted 2d brown-black/red SG 20 with Pre-Printing Paper Fold, rouletting except at left where the design is just shaved, very fine 15-bars '1' cancel of Perth, Cat £1800. SymbolfGradea- View details Estimate$750Price Realized$950StatusSold Lot #135 1857-59 Hillman Lithographs Rouletted 6d grey-black SG 23, rouletted on all sides with margins close to large except at top where just touched, superb 15-bars '2' cancel of Perth, Cat £1200. Superb! RPSofL Certificate (2013). SymbolfGradea+ View details Estimate$1,250Price Realized$900StatusSold Lot #136 1860-64 Recess in the Colony from Perkins Bacon Plates Imperf 4d blue/blue SG 26, margins close to good, significant thinning that doesn't detract from the very fine facial appearance, light GPO duplex cancel, Cat £2250. Rare postally used example: acquired at the Prestige auction of 18.11.2006 for $977. RPSofV Certificate (2016). [Only about 15 postally used examples are recorded, mostly at Bunbury, and the others at Perth] SymbolfGradec View details Estimate$750Price Realized$575StatusSold Lot #137 1860-64 Recess in the Colony from Perkins Bacon Plates Imperf 4d deep blue/blue SG 27, margins just touching to large, minor thins, light 15-bars '18' cancel of Bunbury, Cat £2250. BPA Certificate (2004). SymbolfGradeb View details Estimate$750Price Realized$575StatusSold Lot #138 1861 Recess by Perkins Bacon 1d imperforate plate proof in carmine on ungummed unwatermarked paper, margins close to large. SymbolPGradea View details Estimate$250Price Realized$200StatusSold Lot #139 1861 Recess by Perkins Bacon 4d imperforate plate proof marginal block of 4 in dull claret on ungummed unwatermarked paper, margins close to huge. [Dr Cecil Walkley's similar but non-marginal block of 4 sold for $1840] SymbolPGradea View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$600StatusSold Lot #140 1861 Recess by Perkins Bacon 4d perforated plate proof in carmine-rose on ungummed unwatermarked paper. [The 4d colour proof sheets were rejected, with an instruction to make "a much greater distinction between the 4d & 1d stamps"] SymbolPGradea View details Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSold Lot #141 1861 Recess by Perkins Bacon 1/- horizontal plate proof pair in deep green with the Watermark Sideways, a gorgeous rich shade, margins close to large. Rare. [A similar pair with good even margins sold at the Prestige auction of 11.5.2012 for for $2300] SymbolPGradea View details Estimate$1,000StatusUnsold Lot #142 1861 Recess by Perkins Bacon Intermediate Perf 14-16 6d purple-brown SG 36, a few short perfs, unused, Cat £1100. SymbolΩGradeb View details Estimate$400Price Realized$400StatusSold Lot #143 1861 Recess by Perkins Bacon Perf 14 at Somerset House 1d rose & 4d vermilion SG 38 & 40, unused, Cat £825. SymbolΩGradea View details Estimate$300Price Realized$300StatusSold Lot #144 1861 Recess by Perkins Bacon Clean-Cut Perf 14-16 2d blue SG 41 block of 4, large-part o.g., Cat £440+. Symbol*Gradea View details Estimate$400Price Realized$380StatusSold Lot #145 1861 Recess by Perkins Bacon Clean-Cut Perf 14-16 2d blue SG 41 block of 12 (4x3), fant traces of toning, large-part o.g. with three units unmounted, Cat £1320++. Symbol*/**Gradea- View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$600StatusSold Lot #146 1861 Recess by Perkins Bacon Clean-Cut Perf 14-16 2d blue SG 41, CTO with Melbourne cds from which the dateslugs were removed. Rare: absent from Bill McCredie's collection. [Cancelled in Melbourne with the same implement that was used to cancel 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' High Values from South Australia] SymbolvGradea View details Estimate$250Price Realized$200StatusSold Lot #147 1861 Recess by Perkins Bacon Clean-Cut Perf 14-16 2d blue SG 41, CTO with Melbourne cds from which the dateslugs were removed, part-o.g. SymbolvGradea View details Estimate$250Price Realized$200StatusSold Lot #148 1863-64 No Watermark 1d carmine, 1d lake, 6d deep lilac & 6d dull violet SG 49-51a complete, part- to large-part o.g., Cat £825. Underrated. (4) Symbol*Gradea View details Quantity4Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold Lot #149 1864-79 Crown/CC Perf 12½ 1d to 1/- SG 52-62 with listed shades complete (ex 2d mauve Error of Colour), mostly with large-part o.g., Cat £2375. Difficult to assemble this fine. (11) Symbol*ΩGradea View details Quantity11Estimate$1,250Price Realized$1,000StatusSold Lot #150 1864-79 Crown/CC Perf 12½ 2d mauve Error of Colour SG 55b, a few occluded perfs at the base as commonly seen in this issue, light vertical crease that may be natural, large-part o.g., Cat £20,000. An attractive example of this iconic error. Ex "Lionheart": acquired at the Prestige auction of 2.5.2014 for $13225. RPSofV Certificate (2014). Symbol*Gradea- View details Estimate$12,500Price Realized$9,000StatusSold Lot #151 1864-79 Crown/CC Perf 12½ 2d mauve Error of Colour SG 55b, superb part-GPO duplex, Cat £15,000. An attractive example of this iconic error. Ex Baron Philippe de Ferrary. RPSofL Certificate (1964) as the then SG 65. Much scarcer used than mint: Stanley Gibbons acquired a large mint block at the time of issue. SymbolhGradea a1 View details Estimate$12,500Price Realized$7,500StatusSold Lot #152 1864-79 Crown/CC Perf 12½ 4d carmine SG 56 block of 4, a couple of minor bends, large-part o.g. the lower units being unmounted, Cat £560++. Symbol*/**Gradea/a- View details Estimate$500Price Realized$650StatusSold Lot #153 1864-79 Crown/CC 6d imperforate plate proof single in deep (aniline) indigo-violet with the Watermark Upright, margins good to large, part o.g. Stunning & very scarce. [A similar example sold at the Prestige auction of 22.2.2013 for $529] SymbolPGradea View details Estimate$400Price Realized$240StatusSold Lot #154 1864-79 Crown/CC Perf 12½ 6d violet with the Watermark Sideways SG 57b, some short/irregular perfs, unused, Cat £800. SymbolΩGradeb View details Estimate$250Price Realized$190StatusSold Lot #155 1874 Surcharge 'ONE PENNY' in Green on 2d yellow SG 67 with Central Overprint, large-part o.g., Cat £700. RPSofV Certificate (2016). Symbol*Gradea View details Estimate$500Price Realized$420StatusSold Lot #156 1876-81 Crown/CC Perf 14 6d lilac SG 75 block of 4, well centred (especially the upper pair), large-part o.g. with the lower pair being unmounted, Cat £640++. Symbol*/**Gradea View details Estimate$800Price Realized$600StatusSold Lot #157 1882-85 Crown/CA Perf 12x14 1d yellow-ochre SG 81, unusually well centred, large-part o.g., Cat £2750. A very rare stamp unused. RPSofV Certificate (2016). [There was no unused example in any of the Chadwick, Gartner, Slade-Slade, "Austin" (du Pont), Juhl, Basterfield, Walkley or Baillie collections. Remarkably, Lord Vestey had three examples, all with faults. This stamp is far superior to any of the Vestey trio] Symbol*Gradea a1 View details Estimate$2,500Price Realized$4,600StatusSold Lot #158 1885 Surcharge '1d.' with Curved Upper Serif in Green on 3d cinnamon SG 91a block of 12 (4x3), full unmounted o.g., Cat £1000++. Symbol**Gradea c1 View details Estimate$750Price Realized$540StatusSold Lot #159 1898-1907 W[crown]A 2d (mint) plus 6d & 1/- and Crown/A 3d, CTO with no gum, all additionally with Portuguese 'ULTRAMAR' handstamp in blue (2d) or violet. [Bill McCredie's similar group of 5 values sold in 2011 for $747] Symbol*vGradea/a- View details Estimate$500Price Realized$700StatusSold Lot #160 1902-11 V/Crown Perf 12½ etc 1d to £1 (both) SG 117-128a with all the listed shades plus a few Watermark Variants including 2/- with the Watermark Sideways, all but the 4d very fine with large-part o.g., Cat £3200+. (22) Symbol*Gradea View details Quantity22Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,800StatusSold Lot #161 1902-11 V/Crown 4d bright red-brown with the Watermark Upright BW #W32aa (SG 119a), the gum a little disturbed, Cat $750. Symbol*Gradea- c1 View details Estimate$250Price Realized$480StatusSold Lot #162 1902-11 V/Crown 2/- brownish red/yellow Single-Line Perf 12½ with the Watermark Sideways BW #W58aa (SG 124a var), untidy cds of 8AU06, Cat $500. [The ACSC states "Watermark Sideways...is rare in this perforation". It can be distinguished from SG 124a by the distinctive line perforations, the shade, and the date of use] SymbolgGradea c1 View details Estimate$300Price Realized$230StatusSold Lot #163 1902-11 V/Crown 2/- orange-brown/yellow Comb Perf 12x12½ with the Watermark Sideways BW #W59aa (SG 124a), large-part o.g., Cat $500 (£250). [The ACSC states "...not issued until 1909-1910"] Symbol*Gradea c1 View details Estimate$200Price Realized$150StatusSold Lot #164 1902-11 V/Crown 5/- emerald-green Single-Line Perf 12½ Dies 1 & 2 BW #W63A & B (SG 126var), both CTO with concentric-circles cancels, Cat $500 as used. Unlisted & unpriced CTO. [The ACSC states "A very small numer of cancelled-to-order stamps are recorded with the Perth datestamp of January 1907"] SymbolvGradea c1 View details Estimate$250StatusUnsold Lot #165 1902-11 V/Crown Perf 11 2d x2, 4d, 9d x2 (both mint) and 2/- both shades mint, & used x3 (one punctured 'WA' Sideways Reading Downwards), a couple of minor defects but generally fine to very fine, Cat $3000+ (£2000+). (10) Symbol*oGradea/b View details Quantity10Estimate$1,000StatusUnsold Lot #166 1902-11 V/Crown Perf 11 2d yellow with the Watermark Upright (Inverted) BW #W18B (SG 130a), exceptional centring, a few nibbled perfs, light cds of FE11/05, Cat $600 (£500). [The ACSC states "only a small number of used stamps have been recorded...in August & September 1904...the only mint example is [in an institution]..."] SymbolvGradeb a2 View details Estimate$200Price Realized$160StatusSold Lot #167 1902-11 V/Crown Mixed Perfs 1d rose-pink Perf 12½ block of 4 with an Additional Horizontal Line of Perf 11 at Top & Centrally, large-part o.g. the lower units being unmounted. Unlisted by both Gibbons & the ACSC. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2014). [The Compound Perf 12½x11 SG 135 catalogues $5000++ (£5200++) for four mounted singles] Symbol*/**Gradea View details Estimate$5,000StatusUnsold Lot #168 1905-12 Crown/A Perf 12x12½ 2d yellow with the Watermark Upright BW #W22a (SG 140a), vertical crease, cds cancel, Cat $500 (£350). [Virtually the entire printing was overprinted 'ONE PENNY'] SymbolvGradeb b1 View details Estimate$200Price Realized$240StatusSold Lot #169 1905-12 Crown/A Perf 11 2d mint, 3d with the Watermark Sideways (Reversed) mint, 5d both shades mint & 9d red-orange used; plus punctured 'OS' 1d 2d 3d x3 4d & 9d orange x2 all used; condition variable, Cat $3250 (£950 plus the 3d which is unlisted in Gibbons). Scarce group. (13) Symbol*o View details Quantity13Estimate$800Price Realized$600StatusSold Lot #170 1905-12 Crown/A Perf 11 3d brown with the Watermark Sideways (Reversed) BW #W28aa (SG 153var), marginal example from the base of the upper pane, large-part o.g., Cat $750. Superb! RPSofV Certificate (2016). Symbol*Gradea+ b1 View details Estimate$500StatusUnsold Lot #171 1905-12 Crown/A Perf 11 4d "brown" BW #W37A (SG 154a), large-part o.g., Cat £1200 (unpriced mint in the ACSC). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2014) - as 4d chestnut BW #W37B - states "Great rarity in mint condition, this being the only mint example known to me (another recorded with no gum)". [The ACSC states "The only recorded example without 'OS' puncture is in the...Western Australia Museum...it is [used &] dated 27JY07"] The shade classifications for this issue are problematic. Gibbons lists Symbol*Gradea c1 View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,150StatusSold Lot #172 1905-12 Crown/A Perf 11 4d "pale chestnut" BW #W37B (SG 154a), minor tonespots, Fremantle cds of 14JA09, Cat $750 (£400). [The ACSC states "Less than ten examples are recorded...used examples are dated between January and March 1909..." As noted for the previous lot, this shade is better characterised as "orange-brown"] SymbolfGradeb b1 View details Estimate$350StatusUnsold Lot #173 1905-12 Crown/A Perf 11 4d "pale chestnut" BW #W37B (SG 154a), minor tonespots, Fremantle cds of 14JA09, Cat $750 (£400). RPSofV Certificate (2016). SymbolfGradea b1 View details Estimate$350Price Realized$380StatusSold Lot #174 1905-12 Crown/A Perf 11x12½ 1d rose-pink BW #W15 (SG 161), minor blemishes, large-part o.g., Cat $1250 (£1200). RPSofV Certificate (2016). Symbol*Gradeb c2 View details Estimate$500Price Realized$800StatusSold Lot #175 1905-12 Crown/A Perf 12x11 2d yellow BW #W25 (SG 162), large-part o.g., Cat $750 used; unpriced mint. A recent discovery. RPSofV Certificate (2016). [The ACSC states "The existence of mint stamps cannot be confirmed"] Symbol*Gradea c1 View details Estimate$750Price Realized$1,100StatusSold Lot #176 1912 Crown/A Line Perf 12½ 1/- sage-green BW #W57 (SG 169a), well centred, a few characteristic irregular perfs, heavy part-strike of the scarce '[MANINGA MARL]EY/NO12' cds gives the false illusion of perf damage, Cat $1500+ (£2500). Rare. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2003) states "Extremely rare stamp...only 5-10 examples recorded." [The ACSC identifies only a strip of three (whereabouts unknown) & three singles, one of which is in an institution. However, Lord Vestey had four singles SymbolgGradea b2 View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$950StatusSold Lot #177 PUNCTURED 'OS': V/Crown 2/- 2/6d & 5/- BW #W59b W61a & W62b, large-part o.g., Cat $750. Scarce. Symbol*Gradea b1 View details Estimate$350Price Realized$340StatusSold Lot #178 PRESENTATION SETS: ½d, 1d, 2½d to 2/6d, 10/- & £1 both shades from various issues, all CTO with Perth cds, mostly with large-part o.g., some hinge remainders. (16) SymbolvGradea/a- View details Quantity16Estimate$500Price Realized$800StatusSold Lot #179 PRESENTATION SETS: 1895 CA 3d, 1885-93 ½d & 4d to 1/-, 1898-1907 1d 2d & 2½d, and 1902-11 V/Crown 8d, 9d, 10d, 2/- pair, 2/6d, 5/-, 10/- & £1, all CTO with concentric-circles cancels, most with large-part o.g. (18) SymbolvGradea/a- View details Quantity18Estimate$400Price Realized$650StatusSold Lot #180 PRESENTATION SETS: 1902-11 V/Crown 10/- deep mauve & £1 orange-brown CTO with concentric-circles cancels BW #W65x & W66x, large-part o.g., Cat $500. (2) SymbolvGradea View details Quantity2Estimate$250Price Realized$240StatusSold Lot #181 SPERATI FORGERY OF THE POUND: £1 orange-brown as SG 128 with the Flawed Top of Second 'A' in 'AUSTRALIA' that is characteristic of the Sperati Forgery BW #W66c perf 'WA', a couple of short perfs at left, unused, Cat $3000 used; unpriced unused. RPSofV Certificate (2016). SymbolΩGradeb c2 View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$750StatusSold Lot #182 SPERATI FORGERY OF THE POUND: £1 orange-brown as SG 128 but with the Flawed Top of Second 'A' in 'AUSTRALIA' that is characteristic of the Sperati Forgery BW #W66c punctured 'WA', light unframed 'GREENBUSHES' cancelletion, Cat $3000. RPSofV Certificate (2016). SymbolfGradea b1 View details Estimate$1,250Price Realized$950StatusSold Lot #183 SPERATI FORGERY OF THE POUND: £1 orange-brown as SG 128 but with the Flawed Top of Second 'A' in 'AUSTRALIA' that is characteristic of the Sperati Forgery BW #W66c punctured 'OS', unused, Cat $3000 used; unpriced unused. RPSofV Certificate (2016). SymbolΩGradea c1 View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,800StatusSold Lot #184 1881 'INTERNAL/REVENUE' Wide Crown/CA Watermark 3/- imperforate plate proof pair on gummed unwatermarked paper, margins good to large, large-part o.g. Neither John Dzelme nor Elsmore Online list denominated plate proofs for this issue. SymbolPGradea View details Estimate$500Price Realized$1,000StatusSold Lot #185 1881 'INTERNAL/REVENUE' Wide Crown/CA Watermark 7/6d dull purple Dzelme #R25, large-part o.g. Only 9120 printed. [This denomination was formerly listed by Gibbons as SG F19] Symbol*Gradea b1 View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,600StatusSold Lot #186 1896 'INTERNAL/REVENUE' Narrow Crown/CA Watermark 2/6d dull purple, large-part o.g. 15,720 printed. RPSofV Certificate (2016). [Gibbons list only Crown/CA & W[crown]A Watermarks. John Dzelme and Dave Elsmore identify two Crown/CA Watermarks: Wide 'CA' 5mm between 'C' & 'A'/Narrow 'C' (by which they mean Thin 'C'); & Narrow 'CA' 4mm between 'C' & 'A'/Fat 'C'. This denomination was formerly listed by Gibbons as SG F16] Symbol*Gradea b1 View details Estimate$400Price Realized$600StatusSold Lot #187 1896 'INTERNAL/REVENUE' Narrow Crown/CA Watermark 5/- dull purple Dzelme #R38, slight surface rubbing, large-part o.g. Only 6240 printed. [This denomination was formerly listed by Gibbons as SG F18] Symbol*Gradeb b1 View details Estimate$600Price Realized$700StatusSold Lot #188 1897 'INTERNAL/REVENUE' Narrow W[crown]A Watermark 2/6d dull purple & 5/- dull purple (a little rubbed), large-part o.g. Separate RPSofV Certificates (2016). [These denominations were formerly listed by Gibbons as SG F23 & 25] Symbol*Gradea/b View details Estimate$300Price Realized$750StatusSold Lot #189 I. R.' OVERPRINTS: 'I. R./SIX PENCE' on 3d lilac imperforate plate proof on Crown/CC paper, margins good to large, small-part o.g., Elsmore Online Cat $1000. Ex De La Rue Archives. A rare trial. [Francis Kiddle's similar example on unwatermarked paper sold for $920 at the Prestige auction of 23.9.2011] SymbolPGradea View details Estimate$600Price Realized$600StatusSold Lot #190 I. R.' OVERPRINTS: 'I. R./FIVE SHILLINGS' on 3d lilac imperforate plate proof on Crown/CC paper, margins good to large, part-o.g., Elsmore Online Cat $1000. Ex De La Rue Archives. The only example we have seen. [Francis Kiddle had only the 6d. Dave Elsmore lists only the 6d & 5/-] SymbolPGradea View details Estimate$800Price Realized$1,100StatusSold Lot #191 'I. R.' OVERPRINTS: 'I. R./ONE PENNY' on 3d lilac (repaired corner at upper-right), '.../TWO PENCE' (trimmed perfs at base, no gum), '.../THREE PENCE' & '.../ONE SHILLING', part-o.g. [Francis Kiddle's 1d 3d & 6d sold for $552. The 6d was his highest mint denomination] (4) Symbol*ΩGradea/b View details Quantity4Estimate$400Price Realized$1,500StatusSold Lot #192 'I. R.' OVERPRINTS: 'I. R./THREE SHILLINGS' (faults), '.../SEVEN SHILLINGS/SIX PENCE' (manuscript cancellation removed), '.../TEN SHILLINGS' (a few clipped perfs otherwise very fine), '.../15 SHILLINGS' (very fine but for yellow hinge residue, described as "gum toning", which is clearly not correct), '.../ONE POUND' (thinned), '.../ONE POUND/TEN SHILLINGS' (a few clipped/trimmed perfs) and '.../TEN POUNDS' (clipped/trimmed perfs), part- to large-part o.g. A very rare group; all these denominat Symbol*Gradea-/b View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$3,800StatusSold Lot #193 I. R.' OVERPRINTS: 'I. R./THREE SHILLINGS' on 3d lilac, two small thins, large-part o.g. Rare: only 4560 printed. RPSofV Certificate (2016). Symbol*Gradeb b1 View details Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold Lot #194 I. R.' OVERPRINTS: 'I. R./SEVEN SHILLINGS/SIX PENCE' on 3d lilac, minor wrinkles large-part o.g. Rare: only 1200 printed. RPSofV Certificate (2016). Symbol*Gradea- b1 View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$750StatusSold Lot #195 I. R.' OVERPRINTS: 'I. R./TEN SHILLINGS' on 3d lilac, minor wrinkle, large-part o.g. Rare: only 2400 printed. RPSofV Certificate (2016). Symbol*Gradea- b1 View details Estimate$750Price Realized$575StatusSold Lot #196 I. R.' OVERPRINTS: 'I. R./15 SHILLINGS' on 3d lilac, horizontal bend, large-part o.g. Rare: only 1200 printed. RPSofV Certificate (2016). Symbol*Gradeb b1 View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,100StatusSold Lot #197 I. R.' OVERPRINTS: 'I. R./ONE POUND' on 3d lilac, part o.g. Rare: only 2160 printed. RPSofV Certificate (2016). Symbol*Gradea- b1 View details Estimate$750Price Realized$850StatusSold Lot #198 I. R.' OVERPRINTS: 'I. R./ONE POUND/TEN SHILLINGS' on 3d lilac, unused. Rare: only 1440 printed. RPSofV Certificate (2016). SymbolΩGradea- b1 View details Estimate$750Price Realized$850StatusSold Lot #199 I. R.' OVERPRINTS: 'I. R./FIVE POUNDS' on 3d lilac, minor thin & a few clipped perfs, large-part o.g. Rare: only 960 printed. RPSofV Certificate (2016). Symbol*Gradeb b2 View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,150StatusSold Lot #200 I. R.' OVERPRINTS: 'I. R./TEN POUNDS' on 3d lilac, large-part o.g. Rare: only 960 printed. RPSofV Certificate (2016). Symbol*Gradea b1 View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$4,000StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|123|Next Previous 123 Next Previous 123 Next
