AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, 1885-1901 DE LA RUE SURFACE-PRINTED ISSUES

Lot 961		Estimate: $150 1885-93 Watermark Crown CA (Sideways) Perf 14 largely mint selection with ½d (2), 1d, 2d (2), 2½d (3), 4d, 5d, 6d and 1/- (both shades), mostly fine and with large part OG. Also 2½d and 5d overprinted SPECIMEN, and 6d and 1/- CTO with concentric circles obliterator. SG 94-102, cat £300+ (17)
Lot 962		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $550 1885-93 Watermark Crown CA (Sideways) Perf 14 ½d, 1d, 2d, 4d, 5d, 6d and 1/- (2, both shades) in mint blocks of 4 with large part OG (some units MUH), one ½d unit with stain on reverse. SG 94-96, 98-102, cat £890+ (32)
Lot 963		Estimate: $400 1885-93 De La Rue 2d stamp-size Die Proof in Black on glazed card, very fine
Lot 964		Estimate: $100T 1885-93 Watermark Crown CA 1/- Pale Olive-green block of 8 (bottom right unit with defective corner), and 1/- Olive-green block of 9 (perfs trimmed at right, and a few tone spots on reverse), both cancelled 'R' in circle. Unusual and scarce multiples in the two catalogued shades (17)
Lot 965		Estimate: $220 Realised Price : $170 1888 Watermark Crown CA (Sideways) Perf 14 1d Carmine-pink (2), 2d Grey (2), and 4d Red-brown (2) generally fine mint part OG, also 2d colour changeling in black U. SG 103-5, cat £554 (7)
Lot 966		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $300 1899-1907 Watermark W Crown A range on hagner with 1d (2), 2d (6, incl Plate No. '2' block of 4), 2½d (15, incl blocks of 4 (3), one with Plate No. '1'), 6d (3), 1/- (3) mint, most large part OG, and 1d, 2d, 2½d (2), 6d and 1/- used blocks of 4. Also 2½d used on 1908 cover to U.S.A. SG 112-116, cat £800+ (53 + 1 cover)
Lot 967		Estimate: $200 1898-1907 Watermark W Crown A 2d Imperforate Plate Proof in Bright Yellow horizontal pair very fine with large part OG
Lot 968		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $625 1899-1907 De La Rue 2½d Die Proof in Black on glazed card (92 x 61mm) handstamped '9 DEC. 96' and 'BEFORE/HARDENING', superb
Lot 969		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $260 1898-1907 Watermark W Crown A 2½d Imperforate Plate Proof horizontal pair in Blue marginal from left of sheet, superb MUH
Lot 970		1898-1907 Watermark W Crown A 2½d Imperforate Plate Proof in Bblue on gummed paper horizontal pair, fresh MUH
Lot 971		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1898-1907 Watermark W Crown A 6d Imperforate Plate Proof in Bright Violet horizontal pair, superb MUH
Lot 972		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $200 1898-1907 Watermark W Crown A 1/- Imperforate Plate Proof in Olive-green horizontal pair superb MUH
Lot 973		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $460 1901 Federal Presentation Set, affixed to folded presentation letter for A.R. Fowler (MLA, Hobart), comprising 1882-85 3d and 6d, 1885-93 ½d, 2d, 2½d, 4d, 5d, 6d and 1/-, 1888 2d and 4d, and 1898-1901 1d, 2d and 2½d CTO with barred obliterator; also a further presentation letter without stamps affixed (for The Hon T.F. Brimage, MLC Perth) (14)