AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, TASMANIA, GENERAL

Lot 145		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $300 1853 Locally Printed 4d Orange Plate I Worn Impression pos [3], close to large margins and showing signs of a double impression, tiny crease in lower left corner, cancelled '52' numeral of Ross. SG 8, cat £450
Lot 146		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $380 1855-70 used collection of Chalon issues on leaves, with 1855 London Print 1d, 2d (3) and 4d, 1856-57 No Watermark 1d, 2d and 4d plus 1d pelure paper, 1857-60 Watermark Numerals Imperf 1d (3), 2d (4), 4d (2) shades, 1858 1/-, 1860-67 6d (2), 1868 1d Serrated Perf 19, 1864-69 Perf 10 1d (3), 6d and 1/-, and 1865-91 Perf 12 or 12½ 1d (3), 2d, 4d (2), 6d (6), and 1/- (2). Few good imperfs but mostly touched on one or more sides, few other faults but a very useful group of high catalogue value (44)
Lot 147		1858 6d and 1/- Perkins Bacon imperforate plate proof blocks of 4 in Black on unwatermarked and ungummed wove paper, fine (8)
Lot 148		1871-78 Watermark 'TAS' Perf 12 4d Buff fine mint and very scarce. SG 153, cat £350
Lot 149		Postal Fiscals: 1880 Platypus 6d Mauve (SG F28) corner block of 8 optd 'REPRINT' vertically reading downwards, on perforated and gummed thin card, fresh MUH