1888-1890 CENTENNIAL ISSUE, PROOFS

Lot 774		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $170 4d Proof in Deep Red-brown on thin white card, cut down to stamp size, fine and fresh other than very minor toning in top margin. It is believed that Lots 774 and 775 are proofs of the single electrotype used for impressing envelopes.
Lot 775		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $1,200 4d Proof in Deep Brown on white wove paper (85 x 68mm) showing portion of ‘T H S(AUNDERS) papermaker’s watermark, very fine and rare
Lot 776		Estimate: $6,000 Realised Price : $9,250 The collection of Imperforate Colour Trials No Watermark in various colours printed from the special 4-on plates comprising 1d (6), 2d (8), 4d (9), 6d (8), 8d (11), 1/- (6), 5/- (6) and 20/- (9), and including the issued colours for the 1d , 2d, 4d 1/-, 5/- and 20/-. All very fine and fresh and an exceptional group (62 proofs)
Lot 777		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $400 5/- Imperforate Colour Trial block of four in Deep Blue, upper pair badly thinned and some tone spots on reverse