SYDNEY VIEWS, 1D PLATE II, MEDIUM TO THICK GREYISH/BLUISH PAPER

Lot 54		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $525 Crimson-lake horizontal pair pos. [3-4] close to large margins all round, showing portion of adjoining unit at right, ‘82’ of Armidale. A very fine pair, ex G.H. Boucher. SG 9, Cat. £700
Lot 55		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $675 Crimson-lake horizontal pair pos. [22-23] good even margins all round cancelled ‘48’ of Tarcutta. Very attractive, with 1945 RPSL Certificate
Lot 56		Estimate: $25,000 Realised Price : $16,000 Crimson-lake horizontal strip of four pos. [11-14] on 1851 (29 Sep) entire from Tarcutta to Albury. The strip is superb with full margins all round and neatly cancelled with ‘48’ numerals. Faint horizontal and vertical filing folds do not detract at all. Reverse with superb Tarcutta crowned oval despatch datestamp, and legible Albury arrival datestamp of SE 30 1851. Two covers are recorded bearing strips of four of the 1d Plate II Sydney View, of which this is the finest. From the Dr. W.P. Heslop and Dr. W.R.D. Wiggins collection, and one of the gems of the ‘Carrington’ collection. A magnificent cover
Lot 57		Estimate: $400 Gooseberry-red pos. [2] close to good margins all round cancelled ‘55’ numeral of Newcastle. SG 10, Cat. £500
Lot 58		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 Gooseberry-red pos. [5] bright shade with good to large margins all round with light numeral cancel. Stained at base
Lot 59		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $625 Gooseberry-red pos. [12] close to large margins all round with very light obliteration
Lot 60		Estimate: $450 Realised Price : $360 Gooseberry-red pos. [13] good margins all round cancelled ‘55’ numeral of Newcastle. A very fine example of this shade
Lot 61		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $800 Gooseberry-red horizontal pair pos. [21-22] margins clear to good and cancelled ‘62’ numeral of Morpeth. SG 10, Cat. £1000+
Lot 62		Estimate: $4,000 Realised Price : $6,750 Dull Carmine pos. [10] unused, small to good margins all round and showing a very distinct double impression. A very fine stamp ex Burrus and showing the cloverleaf handstamp on rear indicating it emanated from the Ferrary collection. SG 11, Cat. £4000+
Lot 63		Estimate: $4,000 Realised Price : $9,750 Dull Carmine pos. [20] unused, good even margins all round. Fine impression and a beautiful stamp. SG 11, Cat. £4000
Lot 64		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 Dull Carmine pos. [2] clear to good margins with indistinct numeral cancel. Tiny, faint stain at lower right. SG 11, Cat. £325
Lot 65		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 Dull Carmine pos. [3] small even margins all round
Lot 66		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $240 Dull Carmine pos. [4] strong colour with good even margins all round. Unidentified expertising handstamp on reverse
Lot 67		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $240 Dull Carmine pos. [5] strong colour with good margins all round
Lot 68		Estimate: $400 Dull Carmine pos. [8, variety ‘hill unshaded’] small to good margins all round. SG 11b, Cat. £650
Lot 69		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $220 Dull Carmine pos. [14] strong deep colour with small to good margins and light cancel. SG 11, Cat. £325
Lot 70		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 Dull Carmine pos. [17] with small even margins all round and light cancel
Lot 71		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $260 Dull Carmine pos. [19] with good even margins all round cancelled fine strike of ‘38’ numeral of Queanbeyan (rated R)
Lot 72		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $675 Dull Carmine pos. [20] with large to enormous margins cancelled with light strike of ‘39’ numeral of Cooma. An exceptional stamp
Lot 73		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 Dull Carmine pos. [22] strong colour with good even margins all round, scissor cut at top left barely touching design, and light numeral cancel leaving much of design clear
Lot 74		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $725 Dull Carmine horizontal pair pos. [4-5] good margins all round cancelled barely legible ‘8’ of Hartley (rated RRR). Ex Steinway. SG 11, Cat. £650+
Lot 75		Estimate: $450 Realised Price : $340 Dull Carmine horizontal pair pos. [9-10] small even margins all round, cancelled by somewhat heavy ‘32’ numerals of Berrima (rated R)
Lot 76		Estimate: $700 Realised Price : $1,500 Dull Carmine horizontal pair pos. [14-15, variety ‘no clouds’] small even margins all round, with indistinct numeral cancel. SG 11c, Cat. £975+
Lot 77		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 Dull Carmine vertical pair pos. [19/24] small to good margins all round, cancelled ‘16’ numerals of Wellington (rated RRR). Ex C.L. Pack
Lot 78		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $900 Dull Carmine horizontal pair pos. [23-24] small even margins all round, with indistinct numeral cancel. Ex Ferrary
Lot 79		Estimate: $7,500 Realised Price : $18,000 Dull Carmine block of four pos. [19-20/24-25] on unusually thick bluish paper clear to good margins all round lightly cancelled by two strikes of numeral obliterator. Four used blocks of four are recorded of the 1d Sydney View in private hands, two from Plate I and two from Plate II. The block offered here is the finer of the two Plate II examples, and is from the C.L. Pack and Dale-Lichtenstein collections. Very attractive and of great rarity
Lot 80		Estimate: $2,500 Realised Price : $8,000 Dull Carmine pos. [15, variety ‘no clouds’] very fine, and used for the drop letter rate on 1851 (24 Feb) local Sydney entire. With handstruck boxed ‘6/OCLOCK’ marking to indicate the letter was received too late for delivery the same day. Horizontal filing crease, otherwise very fine
Lot 81		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $240 Brownish-red pos. [19] clear to large margins cancelled ‘62’ numeral of Morpeth. SG 12, Cat. £325
Lot 82		Estimate: $250 Dull Carmine pos. [21] large margins three sides, clear at bottom, with somewhat messy numeral cancel
Lot 83		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $550 Dull Carmine horizontal pair pos. [13-14] good to large margins all round with light numeral cancel. SG 12, Cat. £650
Lot 84		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $160 Vermilion pos. [25] clear to small margins. Unidentified expertising handstamp on reverse. SG 12 group, Cat. £325
Lot 85		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $675 Vermilion horizontal pair pos. [4-5] small to good margins all round cancelled by light ‘39’ numerals of Cooma. SG 12 group, Cat. £650+, ex G.H. Boucher
Lot 86		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $2,600 Vermilion horizontal pair pos. [8-9, 8 being variety ‘hill unshaded’] good even margins all round cancelled by fine strikes of ‘2’ numerals of Parramatta, very attractive. SG 12/12b group, Cat. £975+. Ex Ferrary and ‘Manwood’
Lot 87		Estimate: $650 Realised Price : $500 Vermilion horizontal pair pos. [8-9, 8 being variety ‘hill unshaded’] clear to good margins all round cancelled by ‘64’ numerals of Maitland. SG 12/12b group, Cat. £975+.