AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, NEW SOUTH WALES, SYDNEY VIEWS

Lot 31		Estimate: $400 Plate I 1d Carmine, SG 2, [18] large margins all round, small scissor cut through upper right corner square; and 1d Reddish-rose, SG 3, [14] even margins all round, small tone spot in upper margin, cancelled by Sydney obliterator. Cat £975 (2)
Lot 32		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $440 Plate II 1d Carmine, SG 13, [23] even margins all round and showing distinct double impression, cancelled '96' of Maryborough (Moreton Bay District, rated RRR). Cat £600+
Lot 33		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 Plate I 2d Greyish-blue, SG 16b, [16] large even margins all round showing portions of framelines on three sides, cancelled '71' of Tamworth. Ex Ferrary
Lot 34		Estimate: $250 Plate I 2d Greyish-blue [16] good to large margins all round and showing frameline at base, few light stains down right side, cancelled '57' of Raymond Terrace (rated RR), Heinrich Köhler (Berlin/Wiesbaden) guarantee handstamp on reverse
Lot 35		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 Plate I 2d Greyish-blue [19, variety 'double lines on bale'], SG 16ba, bright shade with large margins all round and showing complete framelines at right and base, vertical ironed-out crease visible only from rear, cancelled '71' numeral of Tamworth
Lot 36		Estimate: $400 Plate I 2d Dull Blue, SG 18, [8] good margins all round showing framelines at left and right, with wider margin at top showing portion of double frameline, fine and very scarce. The 2d Sydney View was printed by a print-and-turn technique. Apart from the famous tête-bêche pair on cover, the only evidence of this mode of printing is in the form of stamps showing 'double compartment lines', the additional line being the outer frameline of the adjoining impression. Only when the two impressions were close do such examples occur, and even so such stamps are rare
Lot 37		Estimate: $1,200 Plate I 2d Dull Blue good margins all round, wide at base, tied by crisp reversed ‘9' numeral on 1850 (2 Feb) registered entire from Bathurst to Sydney (FE 5 1850 arrival backstamp), and with mss 'Registered'. Heavy horizontal fold and lighter vertical fold clear of stamp do not unduly detract from this fine and rare entire. Only five internal registered covers bearing Sydney Views are recorded
Lot 38		Estimate: $900 Plate I 2d Retouches to stamps in lower row: 2d Greyish-blue, SG 19, group comprising [14], small tear at middle left just impinging on design, cancelled by '62' of Morpeth, [17], [20], [22] and [23],cancelled by '30' of Camden, all four margins and showing portions of framelines. Cat £1375 (5)
Lot 39		Estimate: $600 Plate I 2d Dull Blue, SG 20, trio comprising [15], ironed out vertical crease, cancelled by '2' of Parramatta, [16] and [18], both cancelled by Sydney obliterator, all four margins, two showing portions of framelines. Cat £975 (3)
Lot 40		Estimate: $8,000 Realised Price : $6,500 Plate I 2d Greyish-blue two blocks of four [4-5/16-17 and 6-7/18-19 - lower units retouched], SG 17/19, rejoined to form a severed block of eight, large margins all round, the right-hand block with [18] slightly cut into at left. Cancelled '26' of Shoalhaven and probably originally used on the same cover. An extraordinary item and the most important piece extant showing the retouched state of Plate I Six used blocks of four of the 2d Plate I in all states can be traced. These two rejoined blocks were formerly in the G.J. Hutson and 'Manwood' Collections, and are illustrated on Plate H of Hutson's The Stamps of New South Wales
Lot 41		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 Plate I 2d Greyish-blue [23, retouched] close to large margins tied by '66' numeral on 1850 (11 Apr) large part entire from Singleton to Armidale, despatch and arrival (AP 21 1850) datestamps on reverse. Right flap missing, otherwise fine. Ex Amundsen and Engberg
Lot 42		Estimate: $250 Plate II 2d Dark Blue (Early Impression), SG 21, [6] small to good margins all round, cancelled by '84' of Tenterfield
Lot 43		Estimate: $250 Plate II 2d Indigo (Intermediate Impression), SG 21 group, [18] close to large margins showing frameline at base, cancelled by watery '40' of Bombala. Cat £350
Lot 44		Estimate: $500 Plate II 2d Indigo SG 21 group, [19] close to large margins showing complete framelines on three sides and partially at right, cancelled by '46' of Gundagai (rated R); and [24] close to large margins showing frameline at base, cancelled by watery '40' of Bombala. Cat £700 (2)
Lot 45		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $220 Plate II 2d Greyish-blue (Intermediate Impression), SG 23 group, [16] good to large margins showing frameline at base, indistinct numeral cancellation. Cat £300
Lot 46		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $750 Plate II 2d Lilac-blue (Early Impression), SG 22, [5] small to good margins with portion of frameline at base, indistinct cancellation. Cat £1200
Lot 47		Estimate: $900 Plate II 2d Lilac-blue [10, variety 'pick and shovel omitted'], SG 22f, good even margins all round, cancelled '2' of Parramatta. A very scarce stamp in this condition with one of the prominent engraving varieties. 1958 BPA Certificate (which does not mention the variety)
Lot 48		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 Plate II 2d Greyish-blue (Early Impression) [2, variety 'fan as Plate III, inner circle intersects fan'], SG 23b, good even margins all round, indistinct numeral cancel
Lot 49		Estimate: $500 -: 2d Greyish-blue (Early Impression) [10, variety 'pick and shovel omitted'] and [16], SG 23/f, both good even margins all round with indistinct numeral cancellations. Cat £800 (2)
Lot 50		Estimate: $200 Plate II 2d Greyish-blue (Intermediate Impression), SG 23, [16] good to large margins showing framelines on three sides, cancelled by '55' of Newcastle
Lot 51		Estimate: $250 Plate II 2d Greyish-blue (Early Impression), SG 23, [19] good even margins all round and showing frameline at left, indistinct numeral cancellation
Lot 52		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 Plate II 2d Bright Blue (Early Impression), SG 24, [12] good even margins all round, cancelled by '66' of Singleton
Lot 53		Estimate: $300 Plate II 2d Bright Blue, a deep shade (Early Impression), SG 24,[21] good margins all round, cancelled OC 1 1850 datestamp (probably of Walcha). 1970 BPA Certificate describes the shade as 'Grey-blue'
Lot 54		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $250 Plate II 2d Dull Blue (Later Impression), [4, variety 'no whip, inner circle intersect fan'], SG 25d, good to large margins showing complete frameline at top, cancelled by '64' of Maitland. Cat £400
Lot 55		Estimate: $750 Plate II 2d Prussian Blue (Later Impression) [1, variety 'fan as Plate III with shading outside'], SG 26a, two examples both good to large margins showing complete or partial framelines on all sides; and [2, variety 'fan as in Plate III, inner circle intersects fan'], SG 26b, small to good margins, indistinct numeral cancellation. Cat £1200 (3)
Lot 56		Estimate: $350 Plate II 2d Prussian Blue (Later Impression) [10, variety 'pick and shovel omitted'] and [24], SG 26/f, both small to large margins showing complete or partial framelines, indistinct numeral cancellations. Cat £600 (2)
Lot 57		Estimate: $900 Retouches to stamps in bottom row: Plate II 2d selection comprising First Retouch - Prussian Blue [20, variety 'no whip'] clear to good margins all round, Dull Blue [22] small to large margins showing complete frameline at top and [24] good margins all round showing complete frameline at right; Third Retouch - Dull Blue horizontal pair [20-21, [20] variety 'no whip'] small to good margins all round. A fine group, SG 27e/28-e. Cat £1190+ (5)
Lot 58		Estimate: $400 Retouches to stamps in bottom row: Plate II 2d Prussian Blue [22, showing First Retouch], SG 27, good to large margins all round showing complete frameline at top and partial framelines two sides, tied to small piece by good strike of 'Diamond of Dots' obliterator
Lot 59		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 Retouches to stamps in bottom row: Plate II 2d Prussian Blue [23, showing Third Retouch], SG 27, large margins all round showing complete frameline at left, cancelled by '72' of Wee Waa (rated R). Cat £275
Lot 60		Estimate: $150 Plate III 2d Ultramarine, SG 29, [4] good margins, wide at top showing complete frameline, cancelled by '35' of Goulburn. Cat £190
Lot 61		Estimate: $150 Plate III 2d Ultramarine, SG 29, [4] good to large margins showing framelines at left and base, cancelled by '49' of Wagga Wagga
Lot 62		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 Plate III 2d Ultramarine [20, variety 'fan with six segments'], SG 29b, good to large margins, indistinct numeral cancel. Cat £450
Lot 63		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $200 Plate III 2d Ultramarine [20, variety 'fan with six segments'], SG 29b, small to good margins, indistinct numeral cancel. Cat £450
Lot 64		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 Plate III 2d Ultramarine, SG 29, [21] good to large margins showing complete frameline at base, cancelled by '4' of Richmond (rated RR)
Lot 65		Estimate: $600 Plate III 2d Ultramarine (Intermediate Impressions) group comprising horizontal pair [2-3] small to large margins, cancelled '82'(enhanced) of Armidale, ex C.L. Pack; [8] good to large margins showing complete frameline at base, indistinct numeral cancellation; and [14] good margins all round, cancelled by light '66' of Singleton. Cat £760 (4)
Lot 66		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $95 Plate III 2d Ultramarine (Intermediate Impression), SG 29, [11] clear to good margins, cancelled by '45' of Binalong (rated R)
Lot 67		Estimate: $150 Plate III 2d Ultramarine (Intermediate Impression), SG 29, [14] good even margins all round, cancelled by '82' of Armidale
Lot 68		Estimate: $600 Plate III 2d Ultramarine (Worn Impressions) trio comprising [7, variety 'double lines on bale'] small to good margins, cancelled by Sydney obliterator; [12, variety 'double lines on bale'] good to huge margins showing complete frameline at base, cancelled by '56' of Hexham (rated RR); [23] small to huge margins showing framelines three sides, excellent colour, indistinct numeral cancellation, SG 29/c. Cat £790 (3)
Lot 69		Estimate: $250 Plate III 2d Ultramarine (Worn Impression) [20, variety 'fan with six segments'], SG 29b, close to large margins showing complete framelines at right and base, cancelled by '65' of Wollombi. Cat £450
Lot 70		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $110 Plate IV 2d Ultramarine, SG 31, [21] good even margins all round, cancelled by legible '11' of Canowindra (rated RRR)
Lot 71		Estimate: $750 Plate IV 2d (Early Impressions) group comprising Ultramarine [13] small even margins all round, cancelled '66' of Singleton and [18] close to large margins, indistinct numeral cancel; Prussian Blue [11] small to large margins showing complete frameline at base, heavy Sydney obliterator and [22, variety 'no clouds'] small to good margins, indistinct numeral cancel; Dark Blue [3] close to good margins, cancelled '81' of Warwick (Moreton Bay District); and Bright Blue [13] good to large margins, stain at top left, indistinct numeral cancel, SG 31/32(group)/33. Cat £1130 (6)
Lot 72		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $200 Plate IV 2d Prussian Blue (Early Impression), SG 32, [9] good to large margins showing complete frameline at base, with illegible 'Butterfly' cancellation
Lot 73		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $130 Plate IV 2d Dark Blue, SG 32 group, [23] good margins, cancelled by '38' of Queanbeyan (rated R)
Lot 74		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 Plate IV 2d Dark Blue, SG 32 group, [7] small to good margins showing complete frameline at base, tied by blotchy numeral on 1851(6 Mar) outer from Armidale to Melbourne, Sydney transit (MR 11) and Melbourne arrival (MR 17 1851) datestamps on reverse
Lot 75		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $120 Plate IV 2d Bright Blue (pale shade), SG 33, [3] good to huge margins showing complete framelines at top and right, illegible brownish numeral cancel. Cat £170
Lot 76		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 Plate IV 2d Bright Blue [17, variety 'no waves'], SG 33e, good to very large margins, cancelled by '40' numeral of Bombala
Lot 77		Estimate: $200 Plate IV 2d Ultramarine, SG 34, [11] good margins all round, heavily cancelled by ‘30' numeral of Camden. Cat £200
Lot 78		Estimate: $450 Plate IV 2d Ultramarine [22, variety 'no clouds'], SG 34c, good margins and showing portion of papermaker's watermark, indistinct numeral cancel, with 1970 BPA Certificate; and 2d Prussian Blue, SG 35, [10] close to good margins, fine colour, cancelled by '2' of Parramatta. Cat £575+ (2)
Lot 79		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $210 Plate IV 2d Ultramarine [24] good to large margins all round with sheet margin at right, on large part 1851 (26 Feb) entire (file fold) from Sydney to Melbourne, where backstamped. A very fine adhesive on cover. Ex Shephard
Lot 80		Estimate: $400 Plate IV 2d Prussian Blue, SG 35, [4] good even margins all round tied by '30' numeral on 1851 (9 Jun) outer from Cooma to Sydney (JU 13 1850 backstamp). Tear in back flap, otherwise a fine and clean cover. Ex G.H. Boucher and W.R.D. Wiggins
Lot 81		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $95 Plate V 2d Ultramarine, SG 36, [7] good to large margins showing complete frameline at left, fine colour, indistinct numeral cancellation
Lot 82		Estimate: $350 Plate V 2d Ultramarine, SG 36, trio comprising [9] small to good margins, poorly cancelled by Sydney obliterator, [10] good even margins all round, indistinct numeral cancel and [24] close to good margins with complete frameline at right, indistinct numeral cancel. Cat £480 (3)
Lot 83		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $380 Plate V 2d Ultramarine [13] large to huge margins showing complete framelines at left and base, tied by reversed '9' numeral of Bathurst to 1851 (5 Aug) outer to Sydney (AU 7 1851) backstamp. Minor ink marks and mss notations on face, still an exceptional quality adhesive on cover. Ex Frankenstein
Lot 84		Estimate: $175 Realised Price : $135 Plate V 2d Ultramarine, SG 36, four large margins on 1851 (9 Aug) outer (a few small peripheral faults) from Bathurst to Sydney, L. Miro (Paris) guarantee handstamp below the adhesive
Lot 85		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $200 Plate V 2d Dull Ultramarine, SG 38, [1] good to large margins showing complete framelines at left and top, light indistinct numeral cancellation. Cat £350
Lot 86		Estimate: $250 Plate V 2d Dull Ultramarine, SG 38, [5] good even margins all round, indistinct numeral cancellation
Lot 87		Estimate: $600 Plate V 2d Dull Ultramarine, SG 38, [12] close to large margins showing framelines at left and top, indistinct numeral cancel; and[23] good to large margins showing complete frameline at top, indistinct numeral cancel and portion of datestamp, ex G.H. Boucher. Cat £750 (2)
Lot 88		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 Plate V 2d Dull Ultramarine [20, variety 'fan with six segments'], SG 38b, clear to small margins, cancelled by '68' numeral of Scone. Cat £600
Lot 89		Estimate: $450 Yellowish Wove Paper: 3d Yellow-green, SG 39, vertical pair [8/13] good margins all round, tied on small piece by '48' numerals of Tarcutta. Ex Dr W.R.D. Wiggins. Cat £600+
Lot 90		Estimate: $1,000 Yellowish Wove Paper: 3d group comprising (Yellowish wove paper) Yellow-green [16] close to large margins, cancelled by legible '17' of Dubbo (rated RRR), ex Judge Hamilton, and Emerald-green [13] clear to large margins; (Greyish wove paper) Yellow-green [12] good to large margins, [18, variety 'no whip'] small to large margins, and [20] good margins all round, SG 39/41/42/42b. Cat £1500 (5)
Lot 91		Estimate: $40,000 Realised Price : $32,000 Yellowish Wove Paper: 3d Yellow-green horizontal strip of three [18-20, [18] and [19] variety 'no whip'], SG 39-a, very fine impression with small to good margins, in combination with 1d Plate I Pale Red on Bluish with small even margins all round, tied by '2' numerals to 1852 (10 Aug) double rate ship letter from Parramatta to London. 'PAID SHIP LETTER/SYDNEY' datestamp on face, weak Parramatta despatch and London arrival (2 JA 1851) datestamps on reverse. Mss '1/4' representing the 2 x 8d incoming ship letter charge. Left flap missing, otherwise very fine and a beautiful cover Only four Sydney View covers showing the 2 x 5d Inland + Ship Letter rates are recorded, one being in the Vickery Collection in the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. Two of these bear a strip of three 3d in combination with a 1d, of which this is by far the finest. One of the most important Sydney View covers extant, from the Burrus and Butterwick Collections (see photo outdide back cover)
Lot 92		Estimate: $1,200 Yellowish Wove Paper: 3d Myrtle-green [22, variety 'no S.E. ray in upper left corner'], SG 40 var, small margins all round, cancelled by Sydney obliterator
Lot 93		Estimate: $4,000 Yellowish Wove Paper: 3d Myrtle-green horizontal strip of three [11-13, [12] variety 'no S.E. ray in upper left corner'], SG 40-var, clear to large margins, cancelled '71' numerals of Tamworth. Creased between 2nd and 3rd units and tiny pinhole in 1st unit, still of generally fine appearance and the only recorded multiple of the Myrtle-green shade. A very important Sydney View piece, from the Ginger, Hutson and 'Manwood' collections. Cat £4200+
Lot 94		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 Yellowish Wove Paper: 3d Emerald-green [23, variety 'SIGIIUM'], SG 41b, large margins all round, very fine colour, cancelled by Sydney obliterator. Ex G.H. Boucher. Cat £650
Lot 95		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 Greyish Wove Paper: 3d Yellow-green, SG 42 group, [1] good even margins all round, cancelled by '2' numeral of Parramatta. Cat £250
Lot 96		Estimate: $200 Greyish Wove Paper: 3d Yellow-green [12] good to large margins, cancelled by '78' numeral of Cassilis (rated RR)
Lot 97		Estimate: $1,200 Yellowish Laid Paper: 3d trio comprising Bright Green [3] good even margins all round, and [19, variety 'no whip'] good even margins all round; Yellowish-green [17] small to good margins, indistinct numeral cancellations, SG 43d/e/f. Cat £1900 (3)