Selection on hagners, some earlier issues, 1886-96 'P&R' 2/6d to £1 used/CTO and optd 'SPECIMEN' 15/- to £20, 1902-04 thin 'POSTAGE' values to 1/-, 1904-11 thick 'POSTAGE' to £1, few punctured 'OS', few Officials, duplication in places, mixed condition (420+)
Lot 49
Estimate: $3,000
Realised Price : $3,600
1856-58 Printed in Adelaide Imperf 2d Blood-Red, variety 'Printed on both sides', 1983 RPSL Certificate not stating that this is also 'Doubly printed', SG 8a variant, margins in places. The first such example we have seen
Lot 50
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $420
1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ 2/6d to £20 (both £5 colours) optd 'SPECIMEN', mostly fine unused/part to large part o.g. (14)
Lot 51
Estimate: $12,500
1890 (May) 'REPRINT' and 'SPECIMEN' overprints with 47 adhesives to £20 on two presentation sheets, together with Postal Notes 14 values with serial numbers '00001' 1/6d to £1 overprinted 'SPECIMEN' (wavy) in red, affixed into 'POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH/CONFERENCE./ADELAIDE, MAY 1890' hardbound report inscribed in gold on blue, presented to 'THE HON. B STAFFORD BIRD.' (Postmaster General of Tasmania), additional manuscript message on inner leave 'With J H Gordon's Compliments' (President of this conference and Minister for Education in South Australia). Slight imperfections to cover, contents in very fine condition
Lot 52
Estimate: $350T
1894 5d Imperf Colour Trial in Olive-Green, corner Plate No. 1 block of eight on gummed, unwatermarked paper, minor creasing
Lot 53
Estimate: $350T
Realised Price : $270
1894 5d Imperf Colour Trial in Brown-Orange, corner Plate No. 1 block of eight on gummed, unwatermarked paper, minor creasing
Lot 54
Estimate: $350T
Realised Price : $270
1894 5d Imperf Colour Trial in Ultramarine, corner Plate No. 1 block of eight on gummed, unwatermarked paper, minor creasing
Lot 55
Estimate: $350T
1894 5d Imperf Colour Trial in Purple-Brown, corner Plate No. 1 block of eight on gummed, unwatermarked paper, minor creasing
Lot 56
Estimate: $400
Realised Price : $420
c.1894 'REPRINTS AND SPECIMENS' Presentation Sheet previously folded, stamps affixed comprising 'REPRINT' (35) with values to 2/- (including 1/- Violet) and 'SPECIMEN' (12) with values to 2/-, faults in places. Attractive
