AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, TASMANIA, GENERAL

Lot 296		Estimate: $320 Realised Price : $240 1853 Locally Printed 1d Blue on Soft Yellowish Paper Early Impression, small margins all round (just touched bottom right), small thin in top left corner
Lot 297		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $120 1853 Locally Printed 4d Plate I Later Impression (touched top and bottom), and 4d Dull Orange Plate II, fine; plus a forgery on thin paper 'cancelled' with '30' in diamond obliterator (3)
Lot 298		Estimate: $250 1853 Locally Printed 4d Bright Red-orange Plate I Early Impression, pos [24], two large margins, close at base and touched at left, cancelled '64' numeral. SG 5, cat £1000
Lot 299		Estimate: $350 1853 Locally Printed 4d Red-orange Plate I Later Impression, pos [9], good to large margins all round, fine and cancelled '64' numeral. SG 7, cat £475
Lot 300		Estimate: $500 1855 Watermark Large Star Imperf 1d Carmine (touched at right), 2d Green, 4d Deep Blue, and 4d Blue (2), designs touched in places. SG 14-18, cat £1740 (5)
Lot 301		Estimate: $350 1855 Watermark Large Star Imperf 1d Carmine, small margins all round (barely touched at top), cancelled '60' numeral obliterator. SG 14, cat £900
Lot 302		Estimate: $700 1856-57 No Watermark Imperf 1d Pale Brick-red pair (touched at right), 2d Dull Emerald-green (small to large margins three sides, cut into at right), 4d Blue (2, both fine with four margins). SG 19, 20, 22, cat £2530 (5)
Lot 303		Estimate: $1,200 1856-57 No Watermark Imperf 1d Deep Red-brown on Pelure Paper (4), one very fine, others with close to touching margins (one with '85' of papermaker's watermark). SG 14, cat £3000+ (4)
Lot 304		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $1,500 1857-67 Watermark Double-lined Numerals Imperf mint selection, with 1d Pale Red-brown, 1d Dull Vermilion, 1d Carmine, 1d Brick-red (2, one Double Impression - cut into at top), 2d Yellow-green, 2d Slate-green, 4d Blue or Bright Blue (5), most with part OG (some may not be original), and with four margins or just touching in one or two cases. A fine lot on which no cleaned cancellations have been detected, but not guaranteed. SG cat £6175 (12)
Lot 305		Estimate: $450 1857-67 Watermark Double-lined Numerals Imperf 1d Brick-red, 1d Dull Vermilion, 2d Slate-green, 4d Blue, both 1d's touched one side, 2d and 4d with good to large margins, one 1d and 2d part OG, an attractive group. SG 27, 28, 34, 37, cat £1775 (4)
Lot 306		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1857-59 Watermark Double-lined numerals Imperf 1d Carmine (slight double impression), 2d Slate-green and 4d Pale Blue, 1d cut into at left and no gum, 2d four margins with tined part OG, and 4d somewhat washed out and probably cleaned. SG 29, 34, 36, cat £525+ (3)
Lot 307		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 1857-59 Watermark Double-lined numerals Imperf 1d Carmine, two examples of 'Double impression' varieties, the first touched at top and right and with mark at left however possibly unused, the other fine with four margins and portion of adjoining unit at top, cancelled dumb obliterator. SG 29 var (2)
Lot 308		Estimate: $170 1857-67 Watermark Double-lined Figures of Value Imperf 4d Blue, with good even margins, skilfully ironed out horizontal crease and regummed. SG 37, cat £475
Lot 309		Estimate: $450 1863-71 Watermark Double-lined Numerals Perf 10 2d Yellow-green, a 'small' stamp of good appearance and part OG, scarce. SG 60, cat £850
Lot 310		Estimate: $240 Realised Price : $180 1863-71 Watermark Double-lined Numerals Serrated Perf 19 1d Carmine and 4d Deep Blue cancelled dumb obliterator of Hobart (both fine), plus 2d Yellow-green with fiscal Colonial Treasury cds overstruck by forged '59' numeral obliterator, blunt lower left corner. SG 118-120, cat £400+ (3)
Lot 311		Estimate: $150 1863-71 Watermark Double-lined Numerals Serrated Perf 19 1d Carmine (6), two apparently unused (one a little faded) but both showing signs of cleaning, three fiscally used, and one apparently with a postal obliterator, generally fine and each with serrates on all sides. SG 118, cat £300 (6)
Lot 312		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $190 1871-79 Sideface Watermark 'TAS' Perf 11½ 1d Bright Rose marginal block of 8 with portion of '(T)ASMANIA' wmk in selvedge, rich shade with lower units MUH. SG 144b, cat £136+
Lot 313		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $170 1871-79 Sideface 9d Imperforate Plate Proof pair in Black on no wmk ungummed paper
Lot 314		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $125 1871-78 Sideface 9d Yellow-orange and 5/- Mauve Imperforate Plate Proofs on Watermark Crown CC gummed paper (2)
Lot 315		1871-79 Sideface Watermark 'TAS' Perf 11½ 5/- Purple fine used. SG 149, cat £80
Lot 316		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $105 1871-79 Sideface Watermark 'TAS' Perf 12 1d Rose, very deep shade, superb mint. SG 150, cat £140
Lot 317		1871-79 Sideface Watermark 'TAS' Perf 12 4d Buff, fine mint. SG 153, cat £350
Lot 318		Estimate: $1,200 Realised Price : $900 1885 Unissued 2/6d Lilac and 10/- Dull Green Surcharges on 'Cyprus' Colonial Keyplate, prepared by De La Rue but never issued. Very fine with part OG and rare, ex Ron Butler (2)
Lot 319		Estimate: $600 1892-99 Tablet Issue Stamp-size Master Die Proof in Black on glazed card, fine
Lot 320		Estimate: $550 1892-99 Tablet ½d - £1 overprinted SPECIMEN fine with part OG (10). SG cat £650
Lot 321		Estimate: $400 1892-99 Tablet 2½d stamp-size Die Proof in Black on glazed card, very fine
Lot 322		Estimate: $140 Realised Price : $105 1892-99 Tablets 10/- Mauve and Brown large part OG and lightly hinged. SG 224, cat £190
Lot 323		Estimate: $220 Realised Price : $190 1892-99 Tablet Definitives £1 Green and Yellow pair overprinted SECIMEN superb MUH, a scarce multiple
Lot 324		Estimate: $350 1899-1900 De La Rue Pictorials ½d to 6d overprinted 'Specimen', part OG and with American dealer's handstamp on reverse. SG 229-36s, cat £550 (8)
Lot 325		1899-1900 De La Rue Pictorials ½d to 6d overprinted 'Specimen', the ½d and 2½d additionally with 'SPECIMEN' receiving handstamp of Tunisian postal authority, all large part OG. Each stamp has a small square paper hinge remainder which indicates that these are an original set (8)
Lot 326		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1902-04 1d Pictorial Lithographed Watermark V over Crown (upright) Perf 11variety 'Volcano Flaw Retouched', fine and cancelled Kettering cds, DE 1 03. Very scarce
Lot 327		Estimate: $700 1903-09 De La Rue types, with Watermark V over Crown Perf 12½ mint (3, incl Ultramarine and Indigo shades), 9d Perf 11 mint, 9d, 1/- overprinted SPECIMEN, plus 9d, 1/- punctured 'T' and 1/- punctured 'OS' (2) used; and 1906-09 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A 8d, 9d (2), 1/-, 10/- (2) Perf 12½, 8d, 9d (2), 1/- Perf 11, 9d (3), 1/- Cpd Perf 12 and 11, all mint. Also 1878 8d punctured 'OS' used (4, incl pair). Mostly fine. SG cat £1900+ (30)
Lot 328		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1905-12 Pictorials Watermark Crown over Double-lined A 1d Rose-red from base of sheet showing Mixed Perfs 12½ and 11 at bottom, 1d Rose-red pair from bottom left corner of sheet Compound Perf 12½ and 11, 2d Plum from top of sheet showing Mixed Perfs 12½ and 11 at top, and 2d Plum from lower left corner of sheet punctured 'OS' and showing Mixed Perfs 12½ and 11 at bottom. All fine with large
Lot 329		Estimate: $900 1906-09 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A (inverted) 9d Blue block of 12 (2 x 6) with Current No. '50' Perf 12½ horizontally and first two columns vertically, other vertical columns Perf 11, thus two are Perf 12½ all round, two are Perf 12½ x 11 x 12½ x 12½, and eight are Perf 12½ x 11. Bands of gum toning on reverse, otherwise full OG with only two units hinged. SG 256/b, cat £1100+
Lot 330		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $90 1906-09 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Perf 12½ 10/- Mauve and Brown part toned OG. SG 258, cat £275
Lot 331		Estimate: $160 1906-09 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Perf 12½ 10/- Mauve and Brown fine used. SG 258, cat £275