1901-02 Watermark Crown SA Perforation 11½-12½ (large holes) 1/- Dark Reddish Brown, vertical marginal strip of three, variety 'IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY', SG 148a, lower unit creased. Very fresh and fine. One of the great rarities of the Federal period. Unpriced in Stanley Gibbons
Lot 139
Estimate: $25,000
Realised Price : $20,000
1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' original Essay on thin board (33x49mm) hand-painted in violet with 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' touched in Chinese white, the value tablet being blank, endorsed at upper right '1 JULY 85', odd blemish. One of the most important and desirable items of South Australia
Lot 140
Estimate: $2,500
Realised Price : $2,800
1886-96 Master Die Proof with blank value tablet, black on white glazed card (92 x 61mm) handstamped at right '12OCT85' and 'BEFORE/HARDENING'. [Two recorded, the other example creased and cut down to stamp-size]
Lot 141
Estimate: $10,000
Realised Price : $8,500
1890 (May) 'REPRINT' and 'SPECIMEN' overprints including 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 leaf 'With J H Gordon's Compliments' (President of this Conference and Minister for Education in South Australia). Slight imperfections to cover, with contents in very fine condition
Lot 142
Estimate: $4,000T
1902-04 Thin 'POSTAGE' 3d Olive-Green, Watermark Sideways, SG 268a. 2001 RPSV Certificate. (Purves states 'only ten to twelve examples known)
1902-04 Thin 'POSTAGE' 1/- Brown, variety '"POSTAGE" and "ONE SHILLING" in red-brown, with 'POSTAGE' tablet misplaced, SG 275c var. 2001 RPSV Certificate
Lot 145
Estimate: $2,500T
1904-11 Thick 'POSTAGE' Watermark Crown over SA 9d Rosy-Lake, SG 286, marginal example 'IMPERFORATE AT TOP'
Lot 146
Estimate: $1,000T
Realised Price : $950
1906-12 Thick 'POSTAGE' Watermark Crown over A 3d Sage-Green Perf 11, SG 298e. 2001 RPSV Certificate (Purves records 16 used examples)
Lot 147
Estimate: $3,000T
Realised Price : $2,500
1906-12 Thick 'POSTAGE' Watermark Crown over A 6d Blue-Green block of four, variety 'Imperforate (horizontally) between', SG 300ab, faint bend on lower pair. Believed to be the only known block
Lot 148
Estimate: $1,250T
Realised Price : $950
1906-12 Thick 'POSTAGE' Watermark Crown over A, 9d Brown-Lake marginal pair, variety 'Imperforate (horizontally) between' and 'Imperforate at base', SG 302a, creasing on lower unit. Fine appearance
Lot 149
Estimate: $750T
Realised Price : $1,250
Postal History: 1906 (2nd July) registered cover from Glenelg to the exotic destination of Niue, addressed 'C.F.Maxwell Esq./Resident Commissioner./Niue Island/Pacific', bearing 2½d pair tied by circled 'R' handstamps, arc-type 'REGISTERED' with mss. number, transit and arrival backstamps of Sydney, Auckland and Niue (9.9.06), minor toning/blemishes. Possibly an unique destination
Lot 150
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $600
Postal History: 1908 (10th Nov) registered cover Adelaide to New Zealand with provisional registration label bearing thick "POSTAGE" 3d Sage-Green SG 298 and 4d Orange SG 299a, Dunedin arrival backstamps, minor blemishes. Attractive bicolour cover