AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Lot 274		Estimate: $1,500 Realised Price : $1,700 1854-1912 useful range on stockcards incl 1d Black (3), 4d Blue shades (5, three cut-to-shape), 1/-, 1857 6d (3), range of imperf and perf later issues with values to £1 mint and used, Postal Fiscals, punctured 'OS' and 'WA', etc, mixed condition (100’s)
Lot 275		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1854 Imperf 1d Black, SG 1, margins three sides, large on two, just touching at top, neatly cancelled with void grid in red
Lot 276		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $125 1854-55 Imperf 4d Pale Blue, SG 3, close to large margins, cancelled '6' in black
Lot 277		Estimate: $1,250 Realised Price : $1,250 1854-55 Imperf 4d Blue, SG 3a, marginal block of four from base, good to huge margins, minor blemishes on upper units, unused
Lot 278		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $420 1854-55 Imperf 4d Deep Dull Blue, SG 3b, close to large margins, portions of adjoining units at right and base, slight blemishes, neatly cancelled '5' in blue
Lot 279		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $300 1854-55 Imperf 1/- Pale Brown, SG 4c, large margins four sides, cancelled '3' in black
Lot 280		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $270 1857-59 Imperf 2d Brown-Black/indian red, SG 16, attractive example with rich colour, tiny corner crease at lower right, varying margins, neatly cancelled with BN '1' in black
Lot 281		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 1857-59 Imperf 6d Grey-Black, SG 19, attractive example, tiny thin in upper right corner, large portion of adjoining unit at base, lightly cancelled with BN '2' in black
Lot 282		Estimate: $300 1857-59 Imperf 6d Grey-Black, SG 19, deep colour, close to large margins with portion of adjoining unit at base, small thin. Attractively cancelled with void grid
Lot 283		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 1860-64 Imperf 2d Orange-Vermilion, SG 25, attractive marginal example, unused
Lot 284		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $90 1860-64 Imperf 2d Orange-Vermilion, SG 25, four close even margins, cancelled '3' in blue
Lot 285		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1860-64 Imperf 4d Blue, SG 26, four even margins, unused
Lot 286		Estimate: $600T Realised Price : $650 1860-64 Imperf 6d Sage-Green, SG 28, four close to large margins, large part o.g.
Lot 287		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1860-64 Imperf 6d Sage-Green, SG 28, margins three sides, touching to just into at base, unused. Cat £1400
Lot 288		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1864-79 Wmk Crown CC 1/- Bright Green, handstamped 'SPECIMEN', SG 61s, large part o.g.
Lot 289		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $75 1871 Wmk Crown CC 3d Pale Brown, handstamped 'SPECIMEN', SG 63s, large part o.g.
Lot 290		Estimate: $400T Realised Price : $300 1876-81 Wmk Crown CC 1d Yellow-Ochre, SG 70, fresh mint block of four. Rare
Lot 291		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $115 1882-85 Wmk Crown CA 6d Lilac perf 14, handstamped 'SPECIMEN', SG 80s, large part o.g.
Lot 292		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $75 1882-85 Wmk Crown CA 6d Lilac perf 14, handstamped 'SPECIMEN', SG 80s, unused
Lot 293		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $115 1882-85 Wmk Crown CA 1d Yellow-Ochre perf 12 x 14, SG 81, fine
Lot 294		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $440 1902-12 Wmk V over Crown 1d to £1 set (1d and 2d with upright wmks), some hinge remains, part/large part o.g. (12)
Lot 295		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $120 1902-12 Wmk V over Crown 8d Apple-Green perf 12½, SG 121, fresh block of 4, lower units unmounted, slight separation
Lot 296		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1902-12 Wmk V over Crown 5/- Emerald-Green and £1 Orange-Brown perf 12½, SG 126 and 128, CTO (no gum) with four concentric rings
Lot 297		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $90 1902-12 Wmk V over Crown 10/- Deep Mauve perf 12½, SG 127, neatly cancelled
Lot 298		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $230 1902-12 Wmk V over Crown £1 Orange-Brown perf 12½, SG 128, CTO (no gum) with four concentric rings
Lot 299		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $120 1902-12 Wmk V over Crown £1 Orange-Brown perf 12½, SG 128, cancelled by oval Perth Registered datestamp
Lot 300		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $160 1902-12 Wmk V over Crown £1 Orange-Brown perf 12½, SG 128, cancelled by Kalgoorlie cds
Lot 301		Estimate: $3,000 Realised Price : $2,900 1902-12 Wmk V over Crown £1 Orange-Brown perf 12½, SG 128, block of four, neatly cancelled 'KALGOORLIE/ 05/MY 2', upper pair with internal tear. One of the very few known blocks
Lot 302		Estimate: $400T Realised Price : $300 1902-12 Wmk V over Crown 2d Yellow perf 11, SG 130, well centred and under-catalogued
Lot 303		Estimate: $350T Realised Price : $300 1902-12 Wmk V over Crown 9d Yellow-Orange perf 11, SG 133, BW W49B, fresh unmounted. Rarely offered so fine
Lot 304		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $190 1902-12 Wmk V over Crown 2/- Bright Red/yellow perf 11, SG 134, very fresh mint marginal example
Lot 305		Estimate: $1,250T 1902-12 Wmk V over Crown 2/- Orange/yellow perf 11, SG 134a, fine block of four, short corner perf on upper left unit. A rare multiple and one of the few known mint blocks of this shade
Lot 306		Estimate: $400 1905-12 Wmk Crown over A 2d Yellow perf 12 x 12½, 'WATERMARK UPRIGHT’ (inverted), SG 140a, BW W22a, few perfs slightly blunt at base. Unpriced in SG
Lot 307		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1905-12 Wmk Crown over A 2d Yellow (paler shade than preceding lot) perf 12 x 12½, 'WATERMARK UPRIGHT’ (inverted), SG 140a, BW W22a. Unpriced in SG
Lot 308		Estimate: $750T 1905-12 Wmk Crown over A 4d (three distinct shades) perf 12 x 12½, each showing 'Double perforations', one partly, one at top or base. Unrecorded in BW. A scarce group
Lot 309		Estimate: $60 1905-12 Wmk Crown over A 5d Pale Greenish Yellow perf 12 x 12½, SG 143b, slight bend
Lot 310		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1905-12 Wmk Crown over A 5d Pale Greenish Yellow, SG 143b, cancelled at Fremantle. Undercatalogued in SG
Lot 311		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $145 1905-12 Wmk Crown over A 8d Apple-Green line perf 12½, SG 144, block of six, three unmounted. Very fresh
Lot 312		Estimate: $75 1905-12 Wmk Crown over A 8d Apple-Green line perf 12½, Kalgoorlie Registered cds
Lot 313		Estimate: $200 1905-12 Wmk Crown over A 5/- Dull Emerald-Green, SG 148, hinge remain. Undercatalogued in SG at £110
Lot 314		Estimate: $300T 1905-12 Wmk Crown over A 9d Orange perf 11, SG 157, horizontal pair. Scarce multiple
Lot 315		Estimate: $1,250 Forgeries: 1d Bistre, 1d Lake, 2d Yellow, 2d Deep Blue and 4d Deep Lake ‣perforated” blocks of 25, concentric-ring cancels, "used" (125)
Lot 316		Estimate: $500T Presentation Sets: 1901 part set on album page with stamps cancelled by dumb obliterator, values to 6d. Ex Butler (13)
Lot 317		Estimate: $2,000T Realised Price : $1,500 Specimen Stamps: CTO with four concentric rings in 1901-02, incl 1885-93 six values to 1/-, 1899-1901 1d, 2d and 2½d, 1902 2d, 8d, 9d, 10d, 5/- and £1, the £1 additionally handstamped 'MUESTRA' by Receiving Postal Administration. A rare and desirable group
Lot 318		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $100 1881 'I.R./TWO PENCE' on 3d Dull Purple, fresh marginal example
Lot 319		Estimate: $60 Realised Price : $46 1881 'I.R./TWO PENCE' on 3d Dull Purple, corner example, tiny tone and slight bend
Lot 320		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $70 1893 Wmk CA over Crown 1d and 1897 Wmk W Crown A 3d pair, slight creasing (3)
Lot 321		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $210 1893 Wmk CA over Crown 1/- Dull Purple with control '1' at left. Rare
Lot 322		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $260 1893 Wmk CA over Crown 5/- Dull Purple, fresh mint
Lot 323		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $220 1895 (10 May) group of covers used at Cue bearing 1d, 3d, 6d and 1/-, minor staining. Philatelic, though still scarce
Lot 324		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $150 Revenues: 'I R' with lines opt on 1d and 2d in green; on 1d, 2d, 4d and 1/- in black; and on 6d in red, scarce group (7)
Lot 325		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $270 Telegraph Stamps: 1886 1d Bistre and 6d Mauve, postally used (2). Scarce
Lot 326		Estimate: $100 Postal Cards: Selection comprising ½d (4), 1d (3), 1d on 3d, 1½d on 3d with broken "d", also 2d Lettercard, few minor blemishes, unused (10)
Lot 327		Estimate: $300T 1d Postal Reply Card on cream stock, very fine unused, H&G 7
Lot 328		Estimate: $1,250T Envelope: 1912 (25 May) use of 1d Rose large die Envelope (P&T EN6) commerically used to St. Kilda, cancelled with Victoria machine-cancel, filing crease at left. Very rare and unrecorded used in Juhl
Lot 329		Estimate: $75 Postal Cards: 1912 (P&T PC20) 'ONE PENNY' on 2d Carmine, with thinning and staining, showing part strike in magenta of 'POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES/MADAGASCAR/ COLLECTION/DE BERNE'
Lot 330		Estimate: $100 Envelopes: 1912 (P&T EN3) 2d Orange, with portion of another affixed, cancelled by four-ring Specimen CTO cancellation, additionally showing part strike in magenta of 'POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES/MADAGASCAR/COLLECTION/DE BERNE', minor staining
Lot 331		Estimate: $1,000 1860 (14 Feb) large part of cover with obvious faults (very delicate), affixed to piece addressed '....Morton (sic) Bay/New South Wales/South Australia', bearing marginal 1857-59 6d Grey-Black (SG 19) tied by BN '5' with Guildford datestamps, additionally tied in blue by superb strike of 'MISSENT/TO ADELAIDE. S.A.', backstamps Adelaide in blue and 'BRISBANE/NSW'. An amazing item
Lot 332		Estimate: $600T 1867 (5 Feb) mourning cover (slight soiling) Canning to Fremantle, bearing indistinctly cancelled 1861 2d Blue, very fine boxed 'PERTH/FE 5/1867' backstamp. An attractive intra-colonial cover
Lot 333		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $210 1890’s-1900’s selection of mostly covers/cards (some useful PPC's) including 1894 Fremantle locally addressed cover (stained) bearing Inland Revenue 1d strip of three, cancellations with scarcer 1897 Yalgoo duplex (front), 1908 Kanowna and 1909 Cookernup duplex, 'Unclaimed' markings on covers (3) and pieces (37, post-1913), Stationery (9, five unused) with Registered Envelope used in 1904 (faults), etc, condition varied (34 items + cut-outs); also reprint sheets (3) of 1854 4d and 1/-
Lot 334		Estimate: $175 1897 (21 Jun) cover to Guildford bearing 1d tied by Perth datestamps, arrival backstamps, includes original enclosure of NAB receipt with Victoria 1d Impressed Duty (2 items)
Lot 335		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $160 1904 (Sep) reg’d cover (spiked) to Hobart bearing 5d tied by Northam datestamp, circled 'R' in black, reverse with framed Registered Perth cachet in blue and Hobart arrival backstamp
Lot 336		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $360 1908 (31 Aug) stampless OHMS registered cover Perth to South Melbourne, 'R' in oval in black and framed 'STAMP ISSUERS OFFICE/G.P.O. PERTH' cachet in violet, South Melbourne and English Mail T.P.O. backstamps. Attractive
Lot 337		Estimate: $125 1909 "May Gibbs" PPC with four vignettes produced by The Western Mail, inscribed 'Pearling in the Nor West', used Perth to Guildford
Lot 338		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $1,200 Cancellations: '634 MILE T.A.R./W.A.' cds on 1937 (3 Apr) registered cover to U.S., four strikes of the rare cds (one on reverse)
Lot 339		Estimate: $400T Cancellations: 1937 'RUNBURY' cds error for Bunbury on unaddressed Official FDC, minor spotting. From a recent discovery of four similar items, one of which realised AU$460 in our 2003 Rarities Sale