AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, NEW SOUTH WALES, GENERAL

Lot 69		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $65 A small group on a hagner, including 1d and 3d Laureates, 1d Carmine-vermilion Imperf Diadem apparently unused, 2d (6), 6d (2, including wmk '8') and 1/- Diadems Imperf used, 5/- Coin (4), and 10/- Stamp Duty optd. 'POSTAGE CTO with large part gum (26)
Lot 70		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1850 Sydney Views 1d Dull Carmine Plate II on toned white paper, cancelled Sydney obliterator with close to good margins. SG 8, cat £400
Lot 71		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1850 Sydney View 1d Carmine Plate II on Laid, good to large margins and fine used. SG 13, cat £750
Lot 72		Estimate: $220 1850 Sydney Views 2d Plate II Worn Impression (2), one Dull Blue with very large margins three sides and close at left, other Prussian Blue with good, even margins all round. SG 25, 26, cat £380 (2)
Lot 73		Estimate: $400 1850 Sydney Views 2d Ultramarine Plate III (3), one with large margins three sides and close at top, another huge margins three sides (portion of adjoining stamp at right, small repaired tear in top margin) and just touched at left; and another example huge margins top and bottom, touched at right and showing variety 'Double-lined Bale'. SG 29, cat £875 (3)
Lot 74		Estimate: $450 1850 Sydney Views 2d Plate IV Ultramarine on Greyish Wove, large margins all round, Ultramarine on Stout Vertical Laid Paper margins all round (close at right, small central thin), and Prussian Blue on Stout Vertical Laid Paper (2, both with margins all round but with thins). SG 31, 34, 35, cat £1075 (4)
Lot 75		1850 Sydney View 3d Yellow-green on Bluish to Grey wove paper, good to large margins and fine used. SG 42, cat £300
Lot 76		Estimate: $1,250 1850 3d Emerald-green on Bluish Wove unused without gum, margins three sides and just touching at left, couple of small thins, an acceptable example of this rare stamp. SG 43, cat £14000
Lot 77		Estimate: $2,000 1854-60 Diadems Watermark Double-lined Numerals 2d Die Proof in black on India paper from the penultimate state of the die mounted on card, 38 x 44mm, with small fault at lower right corner of proof, otherwise fine. 1979 BPA Certificate
Lot 78		Estimate: $2,750 1860-72 Diadems 2d Pale Blue Plate I Perf 12 strip of 3 from base of sheet imperforate at base plus pair in deeper shade used on 1860 (14 Feb) cover to Exeter, tied by Sydney duplexes and paying the 10d via Marseilles rate, with Exeter backstamp (AP 5 60). Fine and used on the first day of use of perforated stamps, a very rare and important cover
Lot 79		Estimate: $4,500 1860-72 Diadems Watermark Double-lined Numerals Perf 13 1/- Carmine marginal block of four from the lower left corner of sheet with burelage in left margin. Large part OG, perforations at base reinforced and a diagonal crease at lower left affecting the third unit. Nevertheless an impressive multiple and possibly unique from this position. Ex Frazer
Lot 80		Estimate: $1,500 1861-88 5/- Coin Die Proof in Black on India Paper mounted on thin card (33 x 35mm). Some very minor peripheral soiling, otherwise fine and rare
Lot 81		Estimate: $500 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
Lot 82		Estimate: $450 1888-89 Centennial 2d Blue Postal Forgery Perf 11 produced by Takuma on unwatermarked paper, cancelled 865 numeral of Haymarket. Some toning on a few perf tips, otherwise fine
Lot 83		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1891 12½d on 1/- Red Perf 11 x 12, positional block of 12 from right pane showing '10340' of sheet number and Plate No. '1', fresh MUH. SG 268c, cat £180++
Lot 84		1891 12½d on 1/- Red Perf 11 x 12 top left corner block of 6 showing '1' of sheet number and current number '7', fresh MUH. SG 268c, cat £90++
Lot 85		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $675 1892-99 Watermark Crown over NSW (II) range on leaves of ½d value, between SG 271-273a comprising mostly grey shade including sheet of 120, various multiples with marginal inscriptions, green pane of 60, etc, ex Ron Butler (244 plus 2 covers)
Lot 86		Estimate: $250 1894-1904 Watermark 'NSW' Chalk-surfaced Paper 10/- Violet and Rosine Perf 12 x 11 part OG. SG 276, cat £375
Lot 87		Estimate: $250 1894-1904 Watermark 'NSW' Chalk-surfaced Paper 10/- Violet and Rosine Perf 12 large part OG with only a trace of a hinge, perfs ragged at right otherwise fine. SG 277, cat £375
Lot 88		Estimate: $350 1894-1904 Watermark 'NSW' Chalk-surfaced Paper 10/- Violet and Claret Perf 12 x 11 part OG and fine. SG 278, cat £475