AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, NEW SOUTH WALES, 1851-54 LAUREATES

Lot 96		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1851-52 1d Laureate, 1d Carmine on Thick Yellowish Paper horizontal pair close margins three sides, touched at base, fine appearance cancelled '57' numeral of Raymond Terrace, rated RR. SG 44, cat £650
Lot 97		Estimate: $600 1851-52 1d Carmine Laureate on Thick Yellowish Paper horizontal pair, close to good margins all round showing portion of adjoining units at top, tied by '64' numeral on 1852 (25 Mar) outer from West Maitland to Merriwa, oval despatch datestamp on reverse. Very fine and scarce
Lot 98		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1851-52 1d Scarlet-vermilion Laureate on Bluish Medium Wove Paper, margins all round (close at base) fine used, plus similar shade but on distinctly Thick Yellowish paper (as SG 44), fine with margins all round. SG 44 var, 47, cat £300+ (2)
Lot 99		Estimate: $200 1851-52 1d Scarlet-vermilion Laureate on Bluish Medium Wove paper horizontal pair with close to good margins all round except just touched at lower left corner, cancelled '76' numeral of Merton (rated R). SG 47, cat £300
Lot 100		Estimate: $1,000 1851-52 1d Orange-brown Laureate on Thick Vertically Laid Bluish Paper, horizontal pair with close but clear margins all round, and very rare as such, a very desirable pair. SG 49, cat £950
Lot 101		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1851-52 1d Claret Laureate on Thick Vertically Laid Bluish Paper, very fine with large margins all round and portion of adjoining stamp showing at base. A rarity in this condition. SG 49, cat £500
Lot 102		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1851-55 2d Ultramarine Laureate Plate I on Thick Yellowish Wove Paper very fine horizontal strip of 3 with large margins all round, pos [36-38] with Sydney barred obliterator, scarce multiple in this condition. SG 51, cat £390+
Lot 103		Estimate: $450 1851-52 2d Laureate Plate I very fine selected examples, with Ultramarine on Yellowish Wove (3), various shades and states of wear on Bluish Wove (12, incl pair). A fine lot of high catalogue value (15)
Lot 104		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $90 1851 2d Chalky-blue Laureate Plate I (very fine with large margins all round) tied by superb '48' numeral of Tarcutta on 1852 (26 Jan) outer to Albury, despatch and arrival backstamps), a superb cover from the famous Evans correspondence
Lot 105		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $90 1851-55 Laureates 2d Deep Ultramarine Plate II (four margins) used on 1854 (11 Jan) outer from Sydney to West Maitland, despatch and arrival datestamps on reverse. Fine and clean
Lot 106		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 1852 3d Laureate on Medium Bluish Wove Paper, with Green (2, both four margins and one top marginal) and Dull Yellow-green margins all round (two are large). Also an unusual Olive-green shade (margins three sides, touched at base), cancelled '47' of Tumut. A fine group in superior quality. SG 66-67, cat £580 (4)
Lot 107		Estimate: $1,200 1852-53 6d Plate I Laureate exceptional quality selection, all with four clear margins, comprising Vandyke Brown cancelled '29' (Broulee, rated RR), Yellow-brown cancelled very light '5' (Gosford, rated RR), Chocolate-brown, and Grey-brown (2, cancelled reversed '9' (Bathurst) and Sydney barred obliterator). A very difficult group to assemble. SG 73-76, cat £1125 (5)
Lot 108		Estimate: $700 Realised Price : $675 1852 6d Yellow-brown Laureate Plate I on Bluish Wove Paper, a very fine pair with close to good margins all round, rare in this exceptional condition. SG 74, cat £600
Lot 109		Estimate: $800 1852-53 6d Grey-brown Laureate Plate I, just touched at top and slightly cut into at lower left, portion of adjoining stamp showing at right, tied by barred obliterator on 1853 (10 Jan) outer from Sydney to London, endorsed 'p Kate'. Double ship letter rate, with 2 x 8d due from addressee, despatch and arrival backstamps. A very fine solo franking of this difficult stamp
Lot 110		Estimate: $1,000 1853 6d Laureate Plate II, three superb examples each with clear margins and light cancellations, comprising Brown cancelled indistinct numeral and with portion of adjoining stamp at right, and Grey-brown (2, one cancelled '26' (Shoalhaven), the with indistinct numeral). An exceptional lot, SG 77-78, cat £975 (3)
Lot 111		Estimate: $750 1853 8d Dull Yellow Laureate on Bluish Wove Paper, margins all round (close at right) '95' of Brisbane, exceptional quality and a desirable stamp, especially so used in Moreton Bay District. SG 79, cat £650+
Lot 112		Estimate: $700 Realised Price : $600 1853 8d Orange-yellow Laureate on Bluish Wove Paper, a superb stamp with good margins all round and cancelled with clear '65' numeral of Wollombi, small owner's handstamp on reverse. SG 80, cat £650
Lot 113		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $600 1853 8d Orange-yellow Laureate, good margins left and right, just touching along top and at bottom left, on large part registered front with back flap to West Maitland, tied by '66' numeral of Singleton, and with despatch and arrival datestamps on flap. A rare single usage prepaying the 2d inland rate plus 6d registration fee.
Lot 114		Estimate: $1,000 1853 8d Orange Laureate on Bluish wove Paper, very fine used with four good margins and unobtrusive cancellation, no faults The scarcest of the three listed shades, and rare in this superb condition. SG 81, cat £950
Lot 115		Estimate: $1,300 1854 Watermark Double-lined Numeral 3d Yellow-green Laureate Error 'Wmk Double-lined 2', clear margins top and right, just touching other two sides, cancelled Sydney barred obliterator. An excellent example of this rare stamp. SG 87b, cat £1800