Officials: 1874-77 Perf 11½-12½ 3d on 4d Ultramarine, SG O7, a few uneven perfs at base, perhaps the most attractive of the few recorded examples of this rarity. Possibly the rarest basic Colonial stamp issue
Lot 472
Estimate: $1,000
Realised Price : $1,800
Officials: 1874-77 Perf 11½-12½ 9d Red-Purple No stop after "S", SG 11a, fine example of this rarity. The 9d Official is one of the rarest basic Colonial stamps - far moreso than the more famous 2/6d and 5/-
Lot 473
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $1,450
Officials: 1876-85 8d on 9d brown, SG O26, fine and very scarce
Lot 474
Estimate: $300
Realised Price : $230
Punctured 'OS': 1904-11 thick 'POSTAGE' Wmk Crown over SA selection on leaves arranged as per Purves comprising 6d (10), 8d, 9d (2), 1/- (9), 2/6d (4), 5/- (5, two mint), also private perfins 'DWM/Ltd' on 8d, 'D&J/F' 6d and 'W.C./R' on 6d, mixed condition, mostly used (34)
Lot 475
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $380
Punctured 'OS': 1906-12 thick 'POSTAGE' Wmk Crown over A mostly 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)
