AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, 1884-1900 STAMP DUTY ISSUES

Lot 714		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $650 1884-1900 Large size Stamp Duties range of postally used on hagners, 1d to £5, few lithos but mostly the typographed issues, some definitely with cleaned fiscal cancels and re-used (including several with suspect English Mail T.P.O. duplexes), but most with genuine cancels including registration and parcel post types. A number with faults, but many useful stamps are included (42)
Lot 715		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed mint selection with 1d Green 'Widow's Weeds' (V1), 1d Pale Bistre QV (V1, V2 x 2), 3/- Drab (V2 x 2), 4/- Orange (V2), 5/- Claret on Yellow (V1), 5/- Rosine (V2, V3), 10/- Green (V4 x 2, both no gum), mixed V over Crown Wmks as noted, few with faults, high cat value (12)
Lot 716		Estimate: $240 Realised Price : $180 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V1) Perf 12½ 1/- Deep Blue on Blue, very fine with large part OG. SG 256b, unpriced
Lot 717		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1884-96 Stamp Duty Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V1) Perf 12½ 1/- Bright on Blue fine with part OG. SG 256c, cat £275
Lot 718		Estimate: $250 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V1) Perf 12½ 1/- Chalky Blue on Lemon, fine with part OG. SG 257, cat £325
Lot 719		Estimate: $160 Realised Price : $120 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V1) 1/- Chalky Blue on Lemon part OG small light stain in middle. SG 257, cat £325
Lot 720		Estimate: $270 Realised Price : $210 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V1) 2/- Indigo on Green Perf 12 part OG, some toning on gum. SG 258ca, cat £500
Lot 721		Estimate: $150 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V1) Perf 12½ 5/- Claret on Yellow, very fine with virtually full OG, trace of hinge. SG 260b, unpriced
Lot 722		Estimate: $140 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V1) 5/- Pale Claret on Yellow Perf 12½, very fine with large part OG. SG 260c, cat £130
Lot 723		Estimate: $80 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V1) 5/- Pale Claret on Yellow Perf 12½ part OG, several shortish perfs at top. SG 260c, cat £130
Lot 724		Estimate: $200 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V1) 5/- Reddish-Purple on Lemon Perf 12½ very fine with part OG. SG 260d, £120
Lot 725		Estimate: $250 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½ 1/6d Pink fine with part OG. SG 267, cat £300
Lot 726		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $135 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½ 1/6d Pink, slightly toned part OG. SG 267, cat £300
Lot 727		Estimate: $100 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½d 3/- Drab, part toned OG. SG 268, cat £150
Lot 728		Estimate: $140 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½ 3/- Olive-drab very fine with large part OG. SG 268a, cat £140
Lot 729		Estimate: $140 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½ 3/- Olive-drab fine with part OG. SG 268a, cat £140
Lot 730		Estimate: $100 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½ 4/- Red-orange, some gum thinning and slightly toned OG. SG 269, cat £150
Lot 731		Estimate: $120 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V2) Upright Perf 12½ 4/- Yellow-orange, small thin at base, large part OG. SG 269ab, cat £225
Lot 732		Estimate: $200 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½ 5/- Rosine very fine with large part OG. SG 270, cat £180
Lot 733		Estimate: $350 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V2) Upright Perf. 12½ 6/- Apple-green fine with part OG. SG 271a, cat £450
Lot 734		Estimate: $150 1884 Typographed Stamp Duties Watermark V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½ £5 Pink, three fiscally used examples fine and much scarcer than the lithographed printing, SG 278 (3)
Lot 735		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $800 1884-1901 Stamp Duty issues ½d to 2/- largely mint collection on hagners, with 1884-95 Naish Designs incl 6d (2), 8d (2), 1/-, 2/- (all three colours); 1886-96 Wmk V over Crown (V2) incl ½d Lilac-grey, 6d Blue shades (2), 9d Apple-green mint blocks of 4, and 1/6d Blue mint (4) and used; 1891 1d Orange-brown Reading on Pink paper incl blocks of 6 and 4; 1896-99 Wmk V over Crown (V3) incl 4d and 6d (2) mint blocks of 4, 1/6d (3), 2/- mint; 1899-1901 Wmk V over Crown (V4) incl 5d, 9d, 1/- mint blocks of 4. Mostly fine to very fine with a proportion MUH. High catalogue value (332M and 28 U)
Lot 736		Estimate: $700 Realised Price : $525 1884-95 Naish Stamp Duty Designs 4d Lilac Error of Colour, fine but with heavy Melbourne duplex. SG 300b, cat £1700
Lot 737		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $135 1884-95 Naish Stamp Duty Designs Watermark V over Crown (V2) Sideways 2/6d Yellow very fine with large part OG. SG 292a, cat £160
Lot 738		Estimate: $160 Realised Price : $120 1896-99 Watermark V over Crown (V2) Sideways Perf 12½ 2/6d Yellow, some gum loss caused by previous hinge, otherwise very fine part OG. SG 292a, cat £160
Lot 739		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $270 1885 'STAMP DUTY' Overprints 3d Yellow-orange (2), 4d Rose-red, 1/- Pale Blue on Blue (2, one top marginal hinged in selvedge only), and 2/- Ultramarine on Green, all very fine mint with large part OG. SG 306-309, cat £640 (6)
Lot 740		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $500 1886-96 Stamp Duty Watermark V over Crown (V2) ½d Fergusson & Mitchell Design Die Proof in Black in thin card (31 x 27mm), small mark outside design at left and insignificant staining on reverse otherwise fine and the only recorded example, ex Purves and Perry
Lot 741		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $135 1896-99 Watermark V over Crown (V3) Upright, Perf 12½ 2/6d Yellow fine with somewhat toned part OG. SG 344a, cat £225
Lot 742		Estimate: $130 1896-99 Watermark V over Crown (V3) Perf 12½ 4/- Orange part OG. some adhesions on reverse. SG 0346, cat £170
Lot 743		Estimate: $120 1897 Charity 1d (1/-) Blue and 2½d (2/6d) Red-brown very fine mint and lightly hinged with almost full OG, also 1d CTO with gum cancelled non-contemporary Wangaratta CDS 6 JA 12. SG 353-4, cat £173) (3)
Lot 744		Estimate: $150 1897 Charity 1d (1/-) Blue and 2½d (2/6d) Red-brown overprinted italic 'Specimen', part OG with some missing gum due to earlier adhesion to archival sheet. SG 353-4s, cat £200 (2)
Lot 745		Estimate: $200 1897 Charity 1d pair and 2½d used on separate covers from Melbourne to Launceston, the first dated FE 2 99, and the second dated FE 4 99. Both covers with some tone spots, the 1d cover being more affected
Lot 746		Estimate: $400 1899-1901 Watermark V over Crown (V4) Perf 12½ 2/6d Yellow, small gum thins, otherwise very fine with part OG, a scarce stamp. SG 370, cat £600
Lot 747		Estimate: $200 1899-1901 Watermark V over Crown (V4) Perf 12½ 5/- Rosine, two small gum thins otherwise very fine with large part OG. SG 372, cat £200
Lot 748		Estimate: $250 1900 Boer War Fund 1d (1/-) Olive-brown and 2d (2/-) Emerald-green fine mint with large part OG. SG 374-5, cat £460 (2)