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Canterbury VIC 3126, Australia
| Lot | SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5301 | 1899 Chalk-Surfaced Paper Wmk 2nd Crown/NSW Perf 12x11 SG #300a 1d scarlet Shield pair right hand unit error Imperforate on three sides, MLH, Cat £1,200 (as a block of 4). |  | A$200 |
| 5302 | 1905-10 Wmk Crown/A SG #349b 2/6d Lyrebird P11 marginal block of 12 (2x6) perf 'OS/NSW', toned MUH gum; BW #N68ba, Cat $1,440+ (for perf 'OS') |  | A$360 |
| 5303 | Official Stamps. 1888-90 'OS' Overprints: SG #O44 1/- maroon block of 4, few tonespots on gum, fine mint, Cat £180+. Very scarce multiple. |  | A$120 |
| 5304 | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards. 1908 Visit of the American Great White Fleet HG #34 1d rose-pink uprated with ½d adhesive and used to Germany, cancelled with Castlereagh St (Sydney) 'SP22/1908' cds. Fine. |  2 | A$200 |
| 5305 | Postal History. 1890 (Circa) complete Vindin's Philatelic Monthly (incorporating 'The Federal Australian Philatelist') wrapper addressed to Dresden, Germany, with 1d View tied by Sydney cds; apart from central fold in very good condition. Rare survivor. According to research by the late Rodney Perry, Dawson Vindin relocated to the '11 Victoria Arcade' address, as shown on the wrapper, in late 1889. This item was therefore likely posted prior to Vindin taking over the adjoining premises at 9 Victoria Parade in February 1891 and before Fred Hagen joined as business partner later that year. |  | A$100 |
| 5306 | Numerals. 346: Rays (A2, 2R35), two strikes on 1d Diadem pair. [Rated 4R] Allocated to Mitchell's Creek-PO 1/1/1862; renamed West Mitchell PO 1/1/1885; closed 18/8/1923. |  | A$100 |
| 5307 | Datestamps. Quarantine: framed 'QUARANTINE/JA(?)8/30/N.S.W' three strikes cancelling/tying three 2d red KGV singles to small piece, one stamp with age spt. Canceller used when the RMS Aorangi was quarantined due to a smallpox outbreak. [Extremely Rare - the only example offered by us] TO c.1877; closed c.1939. |  | A$500 |
| 5308 | Datestamps. Palmerston (1): 'P.O. NORTHN TERRITORY/AU11/66/S.A.' three light, overlapping though largely legible strikes on Perkins Bacon Rouletted 1d yellow-green superb horizontal strip of 3 (rouletting on all sides), [Rated 3R]. Used at Palmerston. PO c.1864; closed c.1866. |  | A$750 |
| 5309 | 1860 Imperf Small Chalon SG #1 carmine-rose imperf, four clear to large margins, Cat £850. |  | A$300 |
| 5310 | 1860 Small Chalon Wmk Large Star Clean-Cut Perf 14-16 SG #4 1d carmine-rose horizontal pair with rays cancel '87' of Ipswich - a rare multiple, Cat £800+. |  | A$500 |
| 5311 | 1862-67 Small Chalon Thick Toned Paper, No Wmk Rough Perf 13 SG #29 1/- (brownish) grey, perfs better than usually seen, fine mint, Cat £400. |  | A$180 |
| 5312 | 1866-67 Small Chalon Litho 1st Transfer No Wmk SG #53 4d reddish-lilac, large-part og, Cat £500. |  | A$240 |
| 5313 | 1879-81 Sideface Wmk 2nd Crown/Q SG #141 4d orange-yellow, deep colour, fine mint, Cat £450. |  | A$200 |
| 5314 | 1879-81 Sideface Wmk 2nd Crown/Q SG #142-43 6d deep green MNG & 6d yellow-green fine mint, Cat £370 |  2 | A$120 |
| 5315 | 1897-1908 4-Corners Wmk 2nd Crown/Q Perf 12½,13 SG #231(S)-254(S) Range ½d to 2/- set incl 1d shade and 2½d rose & 2½d purple/blue, adhered to four pieces, all handstamped 'SPECIMEN' (Samuel Type NA2) in violet, applied by the Natal Post Office on receipt from the UPU; a few trivial spots, fine overall. Rare! (12 stamps on 4 pieces) |  3 | A$1,000 |
| 5316 | 1900 Boer War Patriotic Fund SG #263-4 set, 2d (1/-) short perf, both values some toning at top, browned gum, hinged mint, Cat £500. (2) |  2 | A$160 |
| 5317 | 1900 Patriotic Fund 1d imperforate plate proof in dull violet on ungummed wmked paper, complete margins, fine. |  | A$100 |
| 5318 | Postal History. 1908 (Oct 22) inwards coloured PPC from Samarang Java to NSW franked with 2½c and 5c tied by Brisbane '16NO08' datestamp, alongside a very fine strike of 'LOOSE/SHIP/LETTER' handstamp within oval, Hosking #1358 (Rated D). |  2 | A$120 |
| 5319 | 1860-69 Second Roulettes New Design 4d Imperforate plate proof in black strip of 4 on ungummed unwmked paper. Very scarce multiple. |  | A$300 |
| 5320 | 1855 Imperf London Printing SG #2 2d rose-carmine pair, unused without gum, multiples of this printing are rare and under-catalogued, Cat £1,700+. RPSV Certificate (2024). |  | A$1,500 |
| 5321 | 1868-79 Wmk Large Star Perf 11½-12½ SG #76a 9d bright mauve Printed on both sides. The original impression on the 'reverse' is quite faint and upright relative to the 'face', used twice, at the GPO between Sept & Nov 1873 and at Port Adelaide between Oct & Nov 1873. [The faint 'Adelaide' impressions are significantly scarcer than the more obvious 'Port Adelaide' impressions.], Cat £900. |  2 | A$650 |
| 5322 | 1872 9d Bright Mauve SG #76a variety Printed on both sides with a strong impression on reverse, straight edges on three sides preserving the design, 1873 Port Adelaide cds, Cat £900. |  2 | A$500 |
| 5323 | 1868-79 Wmk Large Star Perf 11½-12½ SG #83 1/- red-brown, hinged mint, large-part og, Cat £180. |  | A$90 |
| 5324 | 1870-73 Wmk Large Star Perf 10x11½-12½ or Perf 11½-12½x10 or Compound SG #105 6d Prussian blue, clipped perfs at left, good-part original gum, Cat £325. |  | A$120 |
| 5325 | 1876-1900 Wmk Broad Star Perf 11½-12½ SG #125 1/- reddish-brown block of 4 (misperforated), one unit MUH, Cat £380+. |  | A$150 |
| 5326 | 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ SG #206a £10 bronze P11½-12½ Cat £1,400. |  | A$400 |
| 5327 | 1902-04 Thin 'POSTAGE' Perf 11½-12½ 1/- brown vertical pair Imperforate between and at base, BW #S30bb, MLH. BW note 6 states 'the imperforate error came from a sheet of the third printing on which the last two rows of perforations were omitted. Six vertical pairs and two blocks of 4 exist, one pair is in the Royal Collection', Cat £4,000. |  | A$3,000 |
| 5328 | 1902-04 Thin 'POSTAGE' Perf 12 BW #S19za 3d olive-green, upper-right corner pair with Plate No. '1' and '3d. 004262' printed in red, fine mint, Cat $180. |  | A$120 |
| 5329 | 1904-11 Thick 'POSTAGE' Wmk Crown/SA (Close) Perf 12 9d dull lake block of 4 Imperforate between vertical pair, BW #S52ba, MUH, BW states a horizontal block of 8 may still be intact, and at least two blocks of 4 and six vertical pairs are known, Cat £6,000. |  | A$5,000 |
| 5330 | 1904-11 Thick 'POSTAGE' Wmk Crown/SA (Close) Perf 12 9d brown-red horizontal pair Imperforate at top with 20mm margin, CSC #50b, lightly hinged in top margin. BW note 3 states 'a mint pair and three mint singles are recorded imperforate at top'. A very scarce pair, Cat £5,000. |  | A$4,000 |
| 5331 | 1904-11 Thick 'POSTAGE' Wmk Crown/SA (Close) Perf 12 BW #S68z,SG #290 5/- rose-scarlet upper-right corner single showing value '5/- 000672' printed in violet, selvedge hinge, otherwise superb MUH, Cat $500 (as a pair). |  | A$250 |
| 5332 | 1904-11 Thick 'POSTAGE' Wmk Crown/SA (Close) Perf 12 SG #291 10/- green, fine mint, Cat £200. |  | A$140 |
| 5333 | 1906-12 Thick 'POSTAGE' Wmk Crown/A Perf 12,12½ BW #S36Cb,SG #298d 3d yellow-olive, upper-right corner pair, lower unit Double perforations vertically at right, hinged in selvedge only, stamps are MUH, Cat $350++. |  2 | A$150 |
| 5334 | 1906-12 Thick 'POSTAGE' Wmk Crown/A Perf 12,12½ BW #S39a,SG #299b 4d orange-red lower-right corner block of four, showing marginal wmk error '(A)USTRLAIA', three units MUH, Cat $750. |  | A$300 |
| 5335 | 1906-12 Thick 'POSTAGE' Wmk Crown/A Perf 12,12½ BW #S39a,SG #299b 4d orange-red upper-left corner block of four, showing marginal wmk error '(A)USTRLAIA', sensible perf reinforcing, one unit MUH, Cat $750. |  | A$200 |
| 5336 | 1906-12 Thick 'POSTAGE' Wmk Crown/A Perf 12,12½ BW #S44bb,SG #300a 6d blue-green P12, upper-right marginal strip of 4, lower two units Double perforations vertically at right, three units MUH, Cat $800+. |  2 | A$350 |
| 5337 | 1906-12 Thick 'POSTAGE' Wmk Crown/A Perf 12,12½ BW #S60b,SG #303b 1/- brown, marginal pair, variety Double perforations at base, fine mint, Cat $300+. |  2 | A$150 |
| 5338 | Postal History. 1858 (Jan 7) cover to Adelaide with postmaster's endorsement "SO Log/7 1 58" at upper-left and Perkins Bacon Adelaide Printing imperf 2d red (margins just shaved, at right, to large) with lightly struck Diamond Numeral '26' (rated R) and 'TOO-LATE' handstamp tying stamp, GPO arrival backstamp of the same date, obscured ink marks at lower-left. Ex Rose (13.1.1960). Only four items with the postmaster's manuscript marking have been recorded, three of them have the 'TOO-LATE' handstamp. Shea Oak Log PO 1.1.1855. |  2 | A$450 |
| 5339 | Postal History. 1860 (May 14) mourning cover to Oxfordshire, England endorsed "via Marseilles" with Perkins Bacon Rouletted 6d violet-blue SG #28 pair, cancelled with indistinct Diamond Numeral '38', largely fine strike of 'MELROSE/S-A' 25mm unframed cds [Rated 4R] alongside, GPO transit of MY17/1860 in blue, 'OXFORD/JY9/60' arrival backstamp; some blemishes on reverse. Melrose replaced Mount Remarkable PO on 8.1.1857. |  2 | A$600 |
| 5340 | Postal History. 1907 (Jun 25) Tatts cover (repaired spikehole) to Tasmania franked 1d red and Thick 'POSTAGE' 6d blue-green (Cat $400 on cover), adhesives tied by 'MELROSE/SA' squared-circle, another strike at lower-left with registration endorsement "No 181". Scarce registered cover to Tatts. |  2 | A$350 |
| Lot | VICTORIA | Estimate | |
| 5341 | Postal History. 1909 (Jun 24) OHMS long-format envelope with printed 'Registered' cachet & lines and Education Department imprint at lower-left, with scarce franking of De La Rue 5d and Thick 'POSTAGE' 4d orange, both with 'SA' punctures, tied by 'REGD ADELAIDE/STH AUSTRALIA' cds, 'THEBARTON' squared-circle arrival backstamp of the next day, minor blemishes. [BW Cat punctured 4d 'OS' at $600; state perfins equally as rare on cover] |  2 | A$350 |
| 5342 | Postal History. 1912 (Dec 23) registered cover Adelaide to Austria franked with 1876-1900 9d rose-lilac and 2/- rose-carmine, along with Thick 'POSTAGE' 3d, 4d, 8d and 9d. Brusden White Cat for the Long Toms on cover:- 3d ($150), 4d ($250), 8d ($750) and 9d (unpriced), respectively. Fine condition. |  | A$300 |
| 5343 | Diamond Numerals. 188: (B2) clear strike of DN on 1867 Rouletted 4d dull violet (SG #27, Cat £50). [Rated 3R] Allocated to Burnside-PO 21/7/1863. |  | A$100 |
| 5344 | Datestamps. Ovingham: black mss OVINGHAM on 4d Thin 'POSTAGE'. [Rated 5R] PO 1/11/1879; renamed Bowden PO 16/10/1970. |  | A$80 |
| 5345 | Proofs & Essays. 1855 2d Imperforate Plate Proof block of 4 in black on unwmked, ungummed, wove paper, close to good margins. Blocks are extremely scarce. |  | A$380 |
| 5346 | 1855 Imperf Chalon Wmk Large Star SG #15 2d deep green, three margins, Cat £550. |  | A$150 |
| 5347 | 1857-67 Imperf Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral SG #28 1d dull vermilion with Double print, three good margins. |  2 | A$120 |
| 5348 | 1892-99 Tablets SG #216-24&244 ½d to 10/- plus 1904 1½d on 5d; 10/- corner thinned at top left, ½d & 1/- being marginal examples, fine mint overall, Cat £350+. (10) |  | A$100 |
| 5349 | Postal Fiscals. 1900 Overprinted 'REVENUE' SG #F34 3d chestnut, marginal strip of 3 with Control '#1' cancelled at Antill Ponds Ry Stn, marginal block of 6 at Hobart, and block of 4 at Sandy Bay, Cat £494+. |  3 | A$250 |
| 5350 | Postal Fiscals. 1900 Overprinted 'REVENUE' SG #F36b 1d blue Platypus marginal strip of 3 Imperforate vertically between stamps, right-hand unit with Printing flaw over 'NIA' of 'TASMANIA' and Upper frameline broken at right; light tone spot in margin, otherwise fine mint, Cat £750++ (as a pair). |  2 | A$380 |
