Lot 62
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1862-65 Watermark Single-lined '1' Perf 14 1d Dull Red part OG with wing margin at right, blunt perf at lower right corner and somewhat heavily hinged. SG 186, cat £250 |
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Lot 63
| | Estimate: $75 | Realised Price : $60 |
1864 Watermark Single-lined '1' 1d Pale Red Diadem horizontal pair with part OG, horizontal crease, a scarce multiple. SG 195, cat £260 |
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Lot 64
| | Estimate: $220 | Realised Price : $170 |
1872 De La Rue 6d Die Proof in Black on glazed card dated 'Feb, 26. 1870', very slight soiling and peripheral toning along top edge |
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Lot 65
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1871 Wmk Crown over NSW (I) Perf 13 8d Yellow from top of sheet showing an additional diagonal line of perforations, neatly cancelled 'N.S.W.' in ovals. Small thin at top, otherwise fine and unusual |
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Lot 66
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1882 Watermark Crown over NSW (II) sheet of 240 watermarks showing on left side the 'NSW' watermark within scrollwork on the butt as bound into the books of paper, fine and very scarce. Also 1891 (6 Apr) copy letter from De La Rue to the N.S.W. Agent-General in London re the acceptance of the firm's tender for the paper |
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Lot 67
| | Estimate: $300 | Realised Price : $230 |
1882-97 Watermark Crown over NSW (II) three pages from the Butler collection, comprising Perf 12 3d mint block of 4 and used (2), 4d used, (cat £200) 6d mint (cat £130) and used, 5d mint (2) and used (4), one mint and used with Watermark Sideways, Perf 10 x 11 3d mint (2) and used (4), Perf 11 x 10 6d used (2), Perf 11 x 12 5d mint (2) and used (3), and Perf 12 x 11 5d mint (2) and used (2). Generally fine. SG cat £550+ (31) |
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Lot 68
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1882-97 Wmk Crown over NSW (II) Perf 10 3d Yellow-green, marginal example from right imperforate between stamp and margin and with Wmk Inverted, error 'Double Impression'. Fine, cancelled by 1891 cds. A major printing error, formerly SG 226a which has been inexplicably deleted from the catalogue |
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Lot 69
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1882-97 Wmk Crown over NSW (II) Perf 10 3d Yellow-green, imperforate between stamp and trimmed right selvedge and wmk inverted, showing variety 'Double Impression', formerly SG 226a, indistinct cancel and a few shortish perfs at top and left. Positioning of the watermark shows this stamp to be from the same sheet as the previous lot. 2000 RPSV Certificate |
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Lot 70
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1882-93 Watermark Crown over NSW (II) 3d Yellow-green Perf 10 with 'Watermark Inverted and Reversed' and with error 'Doubly Printed', the misplaced impression being 2mm high and 2mm to the right. A spectacular and rare error uncatalogued by Stanley Gibbons |
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Lot 71
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1882-97 Watermark Crown over NSW (II) Perf 11 9d on 10d Red-brown error 'Surcharge Double' and with 'Watermark Inverted', small thin at top right, part OG. SG 236dca, cat £325 |
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Lot 72
| | Estimate: $600 | Realised Price : $500 |
1885-86 Watermark 'NSW' 5/- Lilac and Green Perf 12 x 10 with 'POSTAGE' Overprint in Black, fine with large part OG, usual ragged perfs. SG 238b, cat £800 |
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Lot 73
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1885-86 Watermark 'NSW' 10/- Mauve and Claret Perf 12 with 'POSTAGE' Overprint in Blue, part OG and fine. SG 241b, cat £300 |
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Lot 74
| | Estimate: $7,500 | Realised Price : $5,750 |
1885-86 Watermark 'NSW' £1 Rose-lilac and Claret Perf 12 x 10 'POSTAGE' Overprint in Blue, centred to right as always, large part OG and very fine. SG 242, cat £10000 |
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Lot 75
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1888-89 Centennials 1d (damaged) and 2d overprinted Specimen (McCredie Type 9) and 4d, 6d Carmine, 8d and 1/- overprinted Specimen Type 11, plus 1891 2½d Allegorical Figure with Type 11 overprint, some part OG (7) |
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Lot 76
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1888-89 Centennial 2d Blue Perf 11 Postal Forgery by Takuma on unwatermarked paper, centred to base and cancelled '1137' numeral of Darlington, which has slightly stained the paper, otherwise fine and scarce |
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Lot 77
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1888-89 Centennial Watermark '5/-' 5/- Deep Purple overprinted 'Specimen' (McCredie Type 10), fine with small part OG |
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Lot 78
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1888-89 Centennial Watermark '5/-' 20/- Cobalt-blue Perf 10 overprinted 'Specimen' (McCredie Type 9), fine with small part OG |
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Lot 79
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1890 Watermark '5/- over NSW' in Diamond 5/- Lilac Perf 11 part OG and fine. SG 263, cat £275 |
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Lot 80
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1890 Watermark '20/- over NSW' in Circle 20/- Cobalt-blue Perf 10 large part OG and lightly mounted, very fine. SG 264, cat £500 |
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Lot 81
| | Estimate: $170 | Realised Price : $130 |
1890 Centennial Watermark '20/- over NSW' in Circle 20/- Cobalt-blue Perf 10 overprinted 'SPECIMEN' (McCredie Type 12), fine with small part OG. 120 stamps were prepared with this SPECIMEN overprint in January 1893 |
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Lot 82
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1890 Watermark '20/- over NSW' in Circle 20/- Cobalt-blue Perf 11 part OG. SG 264a, cat £500 |
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Lot 83
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1890 Watermark '20/- over NSW' in Circle 20/- Ultramarine Perf 11 part OG and fine. SG 264c, cat £425 |
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Lot 84
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1890 Watermark '20/- over NSW' in Circle 20/- Ultramarine Perf 12, large part OG and lightly cancelled, very fine. SG 264ca, cat £450 |
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Lot 85
| | Estimate: $200 | Realised Price : $150 |
1890 Watermark '20/- over NSW' in Circle 20/- Ultramarine Perf 12 x 11 part OG, fine. SG 264cb, cat £375 |
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Lot 86
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1891 Surcharges ½d on 1d strip of 3, 7d on 6d strip of 4 and 12½d on 1/- block of 4 together with 1891 2d Blue (3) on registered front to New Zealand cancelled '145' of Gunnedah, minor blemishes, the two high values being Perf 10, SG 265-68, cat £200+. Scarce on cover usage |
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Lot 87
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1894-1904 Watermark 'NSW' Chalk-surfaced Paper 10/- Violet and Rosine Perf 12 x 11 part OG. SG 276, cat £375 |
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Lot 88
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1897 Consumptive Homes 1d (1/-) and 2½d (2/6d) large part OG and fine apart from the usual gum creases. SG 280-1, cat £300 (2) |
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Lot 89
| | Estimate: $600 | Realised Price : $460 |
1897 Consumptive Homes 1d (1/-) and 2½d (2/6d) used on separate local Broken Hill covers, cancelled '331' and with Broken Hill cds, very fine (2 covers) |
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Lot 90
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1897-99 'Record Reign' 1d + 2d + 2½d triptych proof in Deep Prussian Blue on thin glazed card (144 x 95mm), very fine |
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Lot 91
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1897-99 'Record Reign' 1d + 2d + 2½d triptych proof in Bright Blue on thin glazed card (143 x 95mm), superb |
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Lot 92
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1897-99 'Record Reign' 1d + 2d + 2½d triptych proof in Deep Red-brown on thin glazed card (143 x 94mm), a few very minor marks |
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Lot 93
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1897-99 'Record Reign' 1d + 2d + 2d triptych proof in Bistre-brown on thin glazed card (143 x 95mm), tiny mark at top otherwise very fine |
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Lot 94
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1897-99 'Record Reign' 1d + 2d + 2½d triptych proof in Deep Myrtle-green on thin glazed card (143 x 94mm), the first we have seen in this colour |
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Lot 95
| | Estimate: $100 | Realised Price : $75 |
1897 5/- 'Coin' Reddish-purple Perf 11 and Perf 12 mint horizontal pairs with large part OG, SG 297c, 297d |
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Lot 96
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1897 5/- Coin re-issue Perf 12 x 11 sheet of 50 split between the 7th and 8th columns, and showing the burelage in the left margin. Possibly the only surviving complete sheet. SG 297e, cat £2500+ |
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Lot 97
| | Estimate: $120 | Realised Price : $90 |
1899 ½d Bluish-green, 2½d Prussian Blue and 6d Orange-yellow colour changes overprinted Specimen (McCredie Type 14) part OG, the 6d with a few short perfs. Very scarce (the U.P.U. distribution used CTO stamps), and these three Specimens were absent from the McCredie collection (3) |
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Lot 98
| | Estimate: $600 | Realised Price : $460 |
1899 U.P.U. Distribution of 1899 ½d Bluish-green, 2½d Prussian Blue and 6d Orange-yellow in vertical (½d, 6d) or horizontal (2½d) strips of 5 as distributed CTO with 'NSW' in concentric ovals and with 'ULTRAMAR' handstamp in blue applied in Lisbon to stamps sent to Portuguese Colonies. One 2½d missing a few perfs at top, otherwise virtually full OG with most units unmounted (15) |
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Lot 99
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'Specimen' Overprints: Small Range, with 1876 1/- DLR (McCredie Type 5 in red), 1888 Centennial 2d (Type 9), 4d, 6d, 8d, 1/- (Type 8) and 5/- (Type 12), 1891 2½d (Type 8), 1892 ½d (Type 12), 1897 1d (Type 10) and Official 1/- Centennial (Type 8). A few are part OG (somewhat toned) (11) |
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Lot 100
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Reprints: 1871 1d Orange-red (Wmk Crown over NSW)and 2d Blue (Wmk '2') Imperf Diadem Reprints overprinted SPECIMEN (McCredie Type 4), both port OG but with some toning on reverse (2) |
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Lot 101
| | Estimate: $120 | Realised Price : $90 |
Overprinted 'REPRINT': 1885 5/- Lilac and Green optd 'POSTAGE', 1861-88 5/- Coin and 1882-95 8d Diadem (wmk inverted), each overprinted 'REPRINT', part OG with discoloured gum (3) |
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