Collection in album, neatly annotated with Sydney Views 2d (4), 3d, range of Laureates, Diadems, etc, useful later period including £1 with 'POSTAGE' in blue opt REPRINT, 5/- opt SPECIMEN, 20/- Carrington (3, two opt Specimen), range of OS opts, also three stockbooks with low values with possible postmark interest, mostly used, mixed condition (many 100s)
Lot 491
Estimate: $125
Realised Price : $115
1850 Plate III, 2d Deep Blue, SG 30, huge margins, portions of adjoing frame lines on three sides, cancel a little oily. Deep rich colour.
Lot 492
Estimate: $250
Realised Price : $190
1854-59 Diadems Imperf 6d (2, one Wmk "8"), 1/- shades (2), generally fine
Lot 493
Estimate: $100
Realised Price : $75
1856-59 Imperf (6d.) 'REGISTERED', SG 103, very large margins three sides
Lot 494
Estimate: $100
Realised Price : $110
Proof Impressions of Watermarked paper - double-lined '2' (SG Type 10), marginal block of 12, first used on the printing of 2d Diadems.
Lot 495
Estimate: $175
Realised Price : $180
1885-86 £1 Rose-Lilac and Claret opt 'POSTAGE' in blue, handstamped 'REPRINT', hinge remainder
Lot 496
Estimate: $200T
Realised Price : $230
1888-89 Map 5/- Deep Purple, SG 261, very fresh and scarce
Lot 497
Estimate: $1,750T
1891 Surcharges group (SG 282-284e), superb range on leaves comprising various perfs, etc with ½d on 1d Grey (52, including blocks of twelve, six, four (4)), 7½d on 6d Brown (128, including blocks of eight (2), four (24 blocks, few with marginal inscriptions or monongrams), 12½d on 1/- Red (104, including three blocks of six, blocks of eight and eighteen, 15 blocks of four - one with Control No.). Condition generally fine/very fine (284) STC £3400
Lot 498
Estimate: $125T
Realised Price : $95
1897 Charity 2/6d, SG 287d
Lot 499
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $125
1897 5/- Coin, two different perfs in pairs (4)
Lot 500
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $1,000
Official Stamps: 1888-90 Centenary 1d pane of 60, 2d complete sheet 120 (wmk inverted), 6d pane of 60, generally fine and fresh unmounted (240)
Lot 501
Estimate: $400
Realised Price : $340
Official Stamps: 1879-85 8d Yellow with Red overprint, SG O9, very fine example of this rare and undercatalogued stamp
Lot 502
Estimate: $250
Realised Price : $220
Official Stamps: 1887-90 10/- Mauve and Claret 'POSTAGE' in blue, optd OS and Specimen
Lot 503
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $150
Postage Dues: 1891 ½d Green SG D1, two blocks of thirty with Watermark Inverted, making up complete left pane, mostly unmounted - opportunity to study early stages of the flaws found in Commonwealth issues using same plates; 8d green SG D7 mint single and used pair, particularly scarce in a multiple (63)
Lot 504
Estimate: $125T
Realised Price : $135
-: 1891 8d Green, SG D7. Scarce and under catalogued.
Lot 505
Estimate: $80
Postal History: PPCs (2), one VSM Series 1905 to England with 'RETURNED LR OFFICE/LONDON' and fine framed 'Contrary to Regulations' struck in black; 'DLO BRISBANE 15 MR 1906' in red. Another 1908 underpaid Toowoomba to Hungary with '10/CTMS/T', arrival datestamp also 1896 NSW cover to 2d to Germany with 'NSW/T/5' within shield (3 items)
