AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, NEW SOUTH WALES, DIADEMS

Lot 55		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1854-59 Diadems Imperf 6d Wmk '8', four examples with good to large margins, with Fawn (Wmk Inverted), Greyish-brown (x 2), and Grey (unlisted by SG, with Wmk Inverted and cancelled Sydney duplex SP 14 59). A fine group. SG 93a, 96a, cat £440+ (4)
Lot 56		Estimate: $800 1854-59 Diadems Imperforate 8d Golden Yellow, good to large margins, with Pemberton, Wilson & Co. dealers handstamp on reverse. SG 97, cat £1600
Lot 57		Estimate: $15,000 1856 2d Diadem Plate I Perkins Bacon Plate Proof sheet of 120 in Black on wove paper in its original undeteriorated state before the re-entries were executed. Some creasing not unexpected in a sheet of this size, invisible on the front. One of the great items of the Diadem issue and unique, ex Hutson
Lot 58		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1856-60 Diadems Imperf 3d Yellow-green horizontal pair with small even margins all round, cancelled 92 rays numeral of Casino (Type (2(2), rated RRR). Small tone spot in left margin, otherwise very fine and rarely seen in this condition. SG 115, cat £220+
Lot 59		Estimate: $180 1856-60 Diadems Imperf 3d Yellow-green horizontal pair with close to good margins all round, cancelled on arrival with Melbourne '1' barred numeral. Very fine condition for this difficult stamp. SG 115, cat £220
Lot 60		1860-72 Diadems Perf 12 2d Prussian Blue Plate II position [57] the major second retouch around neck and above 'TWO PENCE', well-centred and superb for this. Ex 'Carrington
Lot 61		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $38 1860-72 Diadems Perf 13 6d Purple, part brownish OG, vertical crease. SG 165, cat £180
Lot 62		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1860-72 Diadems Perf 13 6d Purple Wmk '5', centred top right otherwise fine unused without gum. SG 165a, cat £800
Lot 63		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $100 1870 McCredie Type 1 'SPECIMEN' diagonal overprint on 6d Diadem Imperf (? perfs trimmed, part OG), DLR 2d Blue and 4d Red-brown (both no gum, 4d with blunt corner), and 1d wrapper stamp (cut close to touching) (4)