AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Lot 75		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $135 Range in stockbook, mostly later issues with values to 1/-, optd and punctured 'OS', postmark interest (over 300)
Lot 76		Estimate: $100T Realised Price : $75 1855 Wmk Large Star Imperforate 2d and 6d, SG 2-3, margins four sides, the 6d close at right. Cat £240
Lot 77		Estimate: $350 1855 Wmk Large Star Imperforate 6d Blue pair, SG 3, good to large margins, portion of adjoining unit at top right
Lot 78		Estimate: $175 1860-69 Second Rouletted issue 1/- Yellow, SG 38, rejoined pair cancelled in blue. Scarce
Lot 79		Estimate: $600 1868-79 Wmk Large Star Perf 11½-12½ 9d Bright Mauve, variety 'Printed on both sides', SG 76a, additionally with 'Double perforations at top', cancelled at Adelaide 10 October 1873. Cat £700+
Lot 80		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1876-1900 Wmk Broad Star Perf 11½-12½ 1/- Dull Brown, SG 129, mint block of four, slight creasing and one unit thinned. Fine appearance. A scarce multiple
Lot 81		Estimate: $125 1876-1900 Wmk Broad Star Perf 11½-12½ 2/- Carmine, SG 132, commercially used block of six cancelled by diamond '35' cancels
Lot 82		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1900-02 Wmk Crown over SA 9d Claret, 1/- Brown and 2/- Carmine blocks of four (12)
Lot 83		Estimate: $400T 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Imperf Plate Proof block of four with blank value tablet in Pale Lilac on gummed, unwatermarked paper. Fresh unmounted
Lot 84		Estimate: $250T 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 10 15/- Brownish-Yellow, SG 198. Cat £275
Lot 85		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ £15 Silver optd 'SPECIMEN' (12.5mm), fresh unmounted marginal pair, very fine
Lot 86		Estimate: $350T 1894 5d Imperforate Colour Trial in Sepia corner Plate No. 1 block of eight on gummed, unwatermarked paper, minor creasing
Lot 87		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $750 1902-04 thin 'POSTAGE' 1/- Brown, error ' 'POSTAGE' and value in red-brown', SG 275c, corner crease, otherwise fine. Cat £900
Lot 88		Estimate: $500 1906-12 thick 'POSTAGE' Wmk Crown over A Thin Paper used annotated selection on leaves arranged as per Purves comprising 3d (19), 4d (9), 6d (9), 9d (14), 1/- (19), 2/6d (6) & 5/- (2), possible postmark interest, mixed condition (78). BW Cat AU$1549
Lot 89		Estimate: $1,250 Realised Price : $950 Officials: Overprinted 'OS' ex dealer's stock on cards with missing stops, misplaced opts, doubling of opts, etc, priced a few years ago at almost AU$2000. Inspection recommended (73)
Lot 90		Estimate: $400 Officials: Punctured 'OS' 1906-12 thick 'POSTAGE' Wmk Crown over A used annotated selection on leaves arranged as per Purves comprising 3d (10, one mint), 4d (17, two mint), 6d (8), 9d (6, two mint), 1/- (9), and 2/6d (4), few thin papers, mixed condition (58)
Lot 91		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $60 Departmental: 'P.' in black (Police) on 2d Rouletted or Perf 10, also 'S.G.' on 2d Perf 10, minor blemishes
Lot 92		Estimate: $200 Railways Stamps: 1885-87 perf 'VR' types comprising ½d (2), 1d (3), 3d (3), 3d (2), 4d, 6d (4), 9d (2) and 1/-, few with datestamps, faults/damage as to be expected, poor/fine (18)
Lot 93		Estimate: $1,000 Postal History: 1890 (15 Aug) reg'd cover (opened three sides) with embossed seal on reverse for Office of Govt of S.A., Agent General for Sth Aust Frank lower left on front, bearing G.B. 1887-92 2d and 5d tied by oval Registered S.W.D.O. datestamp, addressed to a Miss Tomkinson (a Sth Australian tourist?) in Italy, various U.K. and Italian transits/arrival front and back. Rare Colonial Government abroad item
Lot 94		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 Postal History: 1904 (8 Oct) cover to Hobart bearing 2d tied by two squared-circle 'PETERSBURG' datestamps, 'EXPRESS RAILWAY/S.A.' and Hobart backstamps
Lot 95		Estimate: $400 Postal History: 1911 (1 May) cover for 'The Philatelic Society of South Australia' to 'The Editor/London Philatelist' bearing 1d tied by machine-cancel, printed 'To Commemorate the introduction of/Penny Postage...', arrival backstamp, with original letter from the Secretary
Lot 96		Estimate: $60 Semi-Official Picture Postcards: Intelligence and Tourist Bureau cards, different scenes, one slightly aged, otherwise fine unused (9)