AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, 1868-85 DE LA RUE ISSUES
Lot 452
Estimate: $250
Realised Price : $190
1868-1912 De La Rue Typographed Designs, mint and used range on hagners, including 1868-76 Wmk Crown over SA (wide) 2d Perf 10 x Roulette U, 1d (2), 2d (3) Compound Perf 11½-12½ and 10 U; 1869 2d Wmk Large Star Roulette M and U; 1871 2d Wmk V over Crown U; later issues mostly complete M and U (incl some interesting cancels), 3d and 4d Perf 13 optd SPECIMEN, 1905-11 Wmk Crown over A 1d strip of 3 Double Perf. A few stamps with small faults, but mostly fine (52 M, 48 U)
Lot 453
Estimate: $350
1868-76 De La Rue 2d Imperforate Plate Proofs, comprising vertical pair in Black on thin card, marginal blocks of 4 in Orange and Dull Red-orange, and vertical pair in Red-orange on gummed unwatermarked paper. Also Imperforate Colour Trials Wmk Crown over SA (Wide) no gum in Blue, Deep Blue, Red-brown, Claret, Orange, and Carmine (3, incl pair). An attractive selection (21)
Lot 454
Estimate: $300
1868-76 De La Rue 2d Perforated Colour Trials Wmk. Crown over SA (Wide) ungummed paper Perf. 14 in Deep Blue, Green, Mauve, Purple, Orange-yellow, Red-brown, Claret, Carmine and Rose-carmine, each showing wing margin at left (some with perfs wholly or partly trimmed), otherwise fine and an attractive group (9)
Lot 455
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $440
1876 De La Rue 1d Die Proof in Black on glazed card (894 x 61mm) handstamped 'July 24 187' and 'BEFORE HARDENING', very fine
Lot 456
Estimate: $220
1876 De La Rue 1d Imperforate Plate Proofs, comprising vertical pair in Black on thin glazed card, vertical pair and marginal block of 8 in Bluish-green No Wmk, also Perf 15 block of 4 in Bluish-green, No Wmk (16)
Lot 457
Estimate: $450
1876 Watermark Crown over SA (Wide) Perf 10 1d Blue-green mint block of 6 (3 x 2) with wing margin at left, fine with part OG. SG 158, cat £660+
Lot 458
1883 ½d Bantam Die Proof pair (Types A and B) in black on reduced piece of glazed card (69 x 39mm) handstamped '30 JAN 82' in blue and 'BEFORE HARDENING' in black. Ex Michael Blake
Lot 459
Estimate: $500
1883-95 ½d, 1d, 2d (one unit damaged), 3d, 4d, 6d strips of 5 (3d vertical) Perf 11½-12½ overprinted SPECIMEN (15 x 2mm) as prepared for U.P.U. distribution, usual patchy gum. Fine and very scarce. Note that the 3d, 4d and 6d were not issued with this perforation (30)
Lot 460
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $150
1883-95 De La Rue Imperforate Plate Proofs, with 3d Olive-green, 4d Violet (2, one with some creasing affecting one pair) blocks of 4, and 6d Blue corner Plate No. '1' block of 6, also Perf 14 6d Blue block of 4, each on unwatermarked gummed paper (22)