AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS

Lot 770		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $95 Group of four unused Post Office forms related to the operation of the postage due system, comprising 1890s and 1900s forms for the supply of postage due stamps to postmasters, and 1890s forms for refunds on taxed letters (2). Each with filing holes, otherwise fine and scarce, useful collateral material
Lot 771		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $440 Double Perforation Varieties: 1890-94 6d Dull Blue and Brown-lake double perf at left (unused no gum), 1895-96 10d and 1/- Rosine and Bluish-green double perf at top (CTO), and 1897-99 1d Pale Scarlet and Yellow-green double perf at left (used). Very scarce varieties (4)
Lot 772		Estimate: $1,500 Realised Price : $1,200 1890-1909 the large accumulation, largely sorted on hagners, with mint, used and multiples, including 1890-94 Blue and Browns to 2/- (5) and 5/- (5) mint; Red and Greens with V2 Wmk to 2/- mint (3) and used (8) and 5/- mint and used (2), also ½d mint block of 6 and 1d mint block of 15; V3 Wmk incl 4d (3) and 5d (3) mint, and ½d used block of 8; V4 Wmk to 2/- and 5/- (3) used; CrA Wmk incl quantities mint. Some postmark interest, a small proportion faulty but a wonderful lot for research (Approx 380 mint, 2,000 used)
Lot 773		Estimate: $800 1890-94 Watermark V over Crown (V2) ½d - 5/- Dull Blue and Brown-lake pairs (10d a strip of 3, and the ½d, 1d, 6d and 1/- with inverted wmk) with almost full OG and a number (incl 5/-) MUH. Also ½d, 1d (2), 2d and 4d later shades. Very fine, with very few multiples of the 2/- and 5/- known. SG D1-10, cat £1000++ (26)
Lot 774		Estimate: $1,600 1890-94 Watermark V over Crown (V2) ½d Dull Blue and Deep Claret, 1d and 2d Dull Blue and Brownish-red, 1d, 6d, 1/- and 5/- Dull blue and Brown lake, each in block of 4 with large part OG, some units MUH, stain on reverse of one 1/- stamp, otherwise very fine. Blocks of the first issue other than the low values are rare, and the 5/- offered here is the only one which we record. BW cat AU$2280++, SG cat £1284++
Lot 775		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1890-94 Watermark V over Crown (V2) mint multiples with ½d Dull Blue and Brown-lake corner block of 6, ½d Dull Blue and Deep Claret block of 4 and corner block of 12, 1d Dull Blue and Brown-lake block of 9, 1d Dull Blue and Brownish-red blocks of 6 and 4, and 1d Dull Blue and Maroon block of 4, some blocks with inverted wmk, all part to large part OG with many units MUH. BW cat AU$755+, SG cat £435+ (45)
Lot 776		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1890-94 Watermark V over Crown (V2) ½d - 5/- (1d second shade) handstamped italic Specimen (Type 24a - 'S' incomplete), few with slightly toned gum, a couple of other minor faults (10)
Lot 777		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1890-94 Watermark V over Crown (V2) ½d - 5/- (½d, 1d, 2d second shades) handstamped italic Specimen (Type 24b - 'S' complete), ½d, 4d, 6d and 1/- no gum, others part OG and generally fine (10)
Lot 778		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1890-94 Watermark V over Crown (V2) ½d Dull Blue and Deep Claret, 1d, 2d, 4d Dull Blue and Brownish-red, and 5d to 5/- Dull Blue and Brown-lake overprinted italic 'Specimen' (Type 24b - 'S' complete), 2d, 5d and 1/- with thins, some gum thins on others, good appearance with part OG, ex Ron Butler (10)
Lot 779		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1890-94 Watermark V over Crown (V2) ½d Dull Blue and Deep Claret and 1d to 5/- Dull Blue and Brown-lake overprinted italic Specimen (mixed types - 5d, 6d, 1/-, 2/-, 5/- Type 24a 'S' incomplete, and ½d, 1d, 2d, 4d, 10d Type 24b 'S' complete), 2d and 10d no gum, few other small faults (10)
Lot 780		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1890-94 Watermark V over Crown (V2) ½d to 5/- (1d, 2d Dull Blue and Brownish-red, 4d Dull Blue and Pale Claret), cancelled-to-order with various dates, all with no gum, fine. SG D1-10, cat £250 as used (10)
Lot 781		Estimate: $4,500 Realised Price : $3,400 1890-94 ½d Value Tablet Die Proof in Black on thin card (41 x 40mm) with uncleared outer rectangle, superb and unique, ex Purves and Perry. BW VD1(DP)1, cat AU$10000
Lot 782		Estimate: $5,000 Realised Price : $3,800 1890-94 5d Die Proof in Dull Blue and Black on thin card (36 x 44m), superb and unique, ex Purves and Perry. BW VD5(DP)1, cat AU$10000
Lot 783		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $480 1890-94 Watermark V over Crown (V2) 5d Dull blue and Brown-lake handstamped italic Specimen (Type 24a - 'S' incomplete) inverted, fine with part OG. BW VD5xa, cat AU$200
Lot 784		Estimate: $90 Realised Price : $105 1890-94 Watermark V over Crown (V2) 6d Dull Blue and Brown-lake block of 4 showing comb perf jump between vertical pairs, fine and with large part OG. BW VD6 cat AU$120+, SG D6 cat £100+
Lot 785		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1895-96 Watermark V over Crown (V2) ½d - 1/- Rosine and Bluish-green, 2/-, 5/- Pale Red and Yellowish-green, ½d, 1d, 2d, 4d and 5d Pale Scarlet and Yellow-green, plus ½d Rosine and Bluish-green block of 4 with 'cut and patch' perforation repair. Generally fine to very fine with part OG. SG cat £450+ (19)
Lot 786		Estimate: $500 1895-96 Watermark V over Crown (V2) mint multiples, comprising ½d Rosine and Bluish-green block of 16, 1d Rosine and Bluish-green block of 30, 2d Rosine and Bluish-green block of 15, and 6d Rosine and Bluish-green block of 6 (crease through top row), most units MUH. BW VD11A,12A,13A,16 cat AU$1065+, SG D11,12,13,16 cat £1180+ (67)
Lot 787		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $270 1895-96 Watermark V over Crown (V2) ½d to 1/- Rosine and Bluish-green and 2/-, 5/- Pale Red and Yellowish-green handstamped italic Specimen (Type 24b - 'S' complete), 5d with gum crease, otherwise very fine with part OG, ex Ron Butler (10)
Lot 788		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $320 1895-96 Watermark V over Crown (V2) ½d - 1/- Rosine and Bluish-green and 2/-, 5/- Pale Red and Yellowish-green handstamped italic Specimen (Type 24b), with additional examples of ½d, 4d, 2/- and 5/- with Wmk Inverted, one each of 4d, 2/- and 5/- no gum, and one ½d stained at top, others generally fine and part OG (14)
Lot 789		Estimate: $250 1895-96 Watermark V over Crown (V2) 1d Rosine and Bluish-green mint block of 35 with full OG, only one unit hinged, very fine. BW VD12A cat AU$525++, SG D12 cat £180++
Lot 790		Estimate: $800 1895-96 Watermark V over Crown (V2) 2d Rosine and Bluish-green mint block of 56 MUH full OG, few very minor gum creases, three units with stains on gum (not visible on face). A scarce multiple. BW VD12A cat AU$840++, SG D13 cat £1568++
Lot 791		Estimate: $1,500 Realised Price : $1,150 1895-96 Watermark V over Crown (V2) 10d Rosine and Bluish-green lower left corner block of 20 superb MUH and possibly the largest recorded multiple. BW VD17 cat AU$5400, SG D17 cat £960++
Lot 792		Estimate: $60 Realised Price : $46 1895-96 Watermark V over Crown (V2) 2/- and 5/- Pale Red and Yellowish-green CTO, plus Watermark V over Crown (V4) 1d Scarlet and Deep Green also CTO, all three no gum otherwise fine (3)
Lot 793		Estimate: $280 1895-96 Watermark V over Crown (V2) 5/- Pale Red and Yellowish-green block of 6 (2 x 3) with manuscript cancel 'H J T/14 5 03', rare multiple from use for bulk postage by Education Department, also 1903 Watermark V over Crown (V4) 5/- Scarlet and Deep Green with portions of similar manuscript, overstruck by Williamstown cds. BW VD20,33 cat AU$875, SG D21,D33 cat £340+ (7)
Lot 794		Estimate: $220 Realised Price : $170 1897-99 Watermark V over Crown (V3) 1d (2), 2d, 4d, 5d (2), 6d Pale Scarlet and Yellow-green, also 1d two blocks of 4 (one Wmk Inverted), plus 1d, 2d, 4d Dull Red and Bluish-green shade. One 1d block with creased pair, otherwise generally fine with part OG. SG cat £340+ (18)
Lot 795		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $575 1897-99 Watermark V over Crown (V3) 4d and 6d Pale Scarlet and Yellow-green, also 1900-04 Watermark over Crown (V4) ½d Pale Red and Deep Green, handstamped italic Specimen Type 24b ('S' complete). No gum and 6d with rounded corner, but very rare with very few examples of the Specimen handstamp recorded on the V3 and V4 Wmk issues. BW VD23x,24x,26x cat AU$600 (3)
Lot 796		Estimate: $1,500 Realised Price : $1,300 1900-04 Watermark V over Crown (V4), ½d, 1d and 2d pairs, and 4d, 5d, 1/-, 2/- and 5/- blocks of 4, all in Scarlet and Deep Green shade. One 2d creased, and 4d block with toned gum, others generally fine with part OG and some units MUH. 2/- and 5/- blocks superb MUH ex Australia Post Archival Sale. BW cat AU$3860, SG cat £2100++
Lot 797		Estimate: $200 1900-04 Watermark V over Crown (V4) ½d Rose-red and Pale Green (Wmk Inv), and ½d, 1d and 2d Scarlet and Deep Green (2d Wmk Inv) each in a block of 4 with large part OG, some units MUH, fine. BW VD26A,C,27E,28E cat AU$300+, SG D26,26b,27,28b cat £440+ (16)
Lot 798		Estimate: $250 1905-09 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A ½d Aniline Rosine and Pale Green block of 8, ½d Scarlet and Pale Yellow-green block of 4, ½d Dull Scarlet and Pea-green block of 9, and 2d Dull Scarlet and Pea-green block of 12, scarce mint multiples, most units MUH. BW VD34A,B,C,36B cat AU$620+, SG D34,a,b,36a cat £472+ (33)
Lot 799		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1905-09 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A ½d Dull Scarlet and Pea-green left half of sheet (divided into two blocks of 30), mounted on pages with constant varieties noted, very fine MUH. BW VD34C cat AU$1200+, SG D34b cat £390+
Lot 800		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 1905-09 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A ½d Dull Scarlet and Pea-green right half of sheet (divided into two blocks of 30), Melbourne CTO DE 24 09 with full gum, mounted on pages with constant varieties noted
Lot 801		Estimate: $2,000 1905-09 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A ½d Dull Scarlet and Pea-green horizontal pair, the right unit showing Mixed Perfs 12 x 12½ and 11 down right side, and showing patch repair of perfs at bottom of same unit. Fine and large part OG, very rare with only several examples recorded. BW VD39 cat AU$2500, SG D34ba cat £1600
Lot 802		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $1,500 1905-09 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A ½d Dull Scarlet and Pea-green from right side of sheet and showing Mixed Perfs 12 x 12½ and 11 down right side, large part OG and apparently CTO with Private Box Room Melbourne cds, very rare.BW VD39 cat AU$2500, SG D34ba cat £1600
Lot 803		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1905-09 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A 2d Dull Scarlet and Pea-green lower three rows of sheet divided into two blocks of 18 (one reinforced), mounted on pages with constant varieties noted. Fine with large part OG and most units MUH. BW VD36B cat AU$360+, SG D36a cat £504+
Lot 804		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $600 1905-09 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A 4d Dull Scarlet and Pea-green block of 48 from left of sheet MUH and superb, possibly the largest surviving multiple. BW VD37 cat AU$1440+, SG D37 cat £1056+
Lot 805		Estimate: $4,000 Realised Price : $3,000 1905-09 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Unissued 5d Dull Scarlet and Pea-green, superb MUH from top of sheet and ex Australia Post Archival Sale (from block of 4 subsequently split). Very rare, it is believed that only ten examples are in private hands. SG D38, cat £3000+
Lot 806		Estimate: $2,500 1905-09 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Unissued 5d Dull Scarlet and Pea-green CTO with large part OG and lightly hinged. Believed to derive from the Australia Post part sheet and included in presentation sets for retiring dignitaries. Very rare with only several examples recorded, undercatalogued by SG (D38) at £1700
Lot 807		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 Cancelled-to-order: 1890-94 1d to 5/- (1d, 2d and 4d second shades) CTO Melbourne OC 8 00, ½d - 5/- Red and Green mixed watermarks CTO Melbourne JA 11 00, and a second set, also mixed watermarks, the majority CTO Melbourne MY 27 02. Generally fine and many with OG (30)
Lot 808		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $270 Cancelled-to-Order: Range on hagner, various dates, comprising 1895-95 Watermark V over Crown (V2) 10d (3), 1/-, 2/- (3), 5/- (7), and Watermark V over Crown (V3) ½d, 1d (4), 2d (5, incl scarce pair), 4d, 5d (3), 6d (3), 1/-, mostly very fine and about half with gum (32)
Lot 809		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 Cancelled-to-order: ½d - 5/- mixed watermarks CTO Melbourne FE 5 01 for Federal Presentation Set for State Parliamentarians, 5d and 2/- no gum, others part OG (10)
Lot 810		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $525 Cancellations: An extensive collection of the types of cancellations found on Postage Dues, including various types of 'T' handstamps, 'Belt & Buckle' oval ds, circle of dots, straight-line postmen's handstamps, G.D.B. and P.B.R. datestamps, 'wheel' cancellation, parcel post cds, boxed 'L.C.' ds, boxed 'REFUSED/ON ACCOUNT/OF TAX', and a range of numeral obliterators. All Postage Due issues represented including multiples, and with values to 2/- (8) and 5/- (6). A fine lot that would be very difficult to duplicate (199)