THE PETER JAFFÉ AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, 1884-1900 STAMP DUTIES
Lot 1236
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $1,150
1884-1900 \'Specimen\' £25 (damaged) and £100 (torn) handstamped twice in black and £50 manuscript in red, also £100 (2) both fiscally used with minor blemishes, and £10 Lilac optd \'Specimen\'
Lot 1237
Estimate: $20,000
Realised Price : $26,000
1884-1900 Wmk V over Crown upright Perf 12½ £100 Aniline Crimson with margins all round, SG 285c, very fresh mint. The only other mint example with margins is in the Royal Collection. The rarest unused high value stamp of the British Empire, in truly remarkable condition
Lot 1238
Estimate: $400
Realised Price : $400
1885-95 4d Lilac \'Error of colour\', SG 300b, few blunt perfs, normal for comparison
Lot 1239
Estimate: $2,000
Realised Price : $3,000
1886-96 Unadopted Essay for 1/6d inscribed \'STAMP DUTY\', handpainted in Deep Lake and Chinese white on thick card (56x54mm), minor blemishes. [Illustrated in Kellow at page 270]