AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, OFFICIAL STAMPS
Lot 984
Estimate: $600
Realised Price : $725
Commissariat Punctures: Used range of 3mm punctures on hagners, with 1854 Lithographed 4d (5, one variety 'Shaved T of WESTERN') and 1/-, 1860 Locally Printed 2d (2, both oxidised) and 6d (2), 1861 Perf 14 1d, 2d (4), 4d (3), 1861 Intermediate or Clean Cut Perf 14-16 2d, 6d (3), and 1/- (4), 1861 Rough Perf 14-16 1d (2), 6d, 1/- (2), 1863-64 No. Wmk 1d (3) and 6d (4), 1864-79 Wmk Crown CC Perf 12½ 1d (2), 2d (3), 4d (2), 6d (2) and 1/- (4). A few stamps with small faults but generally well above average and a fine lot (51)
Lot 985
Estimate: $350
Realised Price : $340
Commissariat Punctures: Used range of 4mm punctures on hagner comprising 1861 Perf 14 4d (3), 1861 Intermediate Perf 14-16 2d and 1/-, 1863 No Wmk 1d (3) and 6d (2), 1864-79 Wmk Crown CC Perf 12½ 1d, 2d, 4d (3), 6d (5), 1/- (4), and Perf 14 1d, 2d and 6d. Few with faults but generally fine and a scarce group (27)
Lot 986
Estimate: $1,000
Punctured WA: Good used range on leaves annotated in German, with 1882-83 3d Wmk Crown CA (4), 1885-93 Wmk Crown CA 4d (2), 5d, 6d (2), 1/- (2), 1898-1907 Wmk W Crown A 1d, 2d (2, one faked), 1902-11 Wmk V over Crown 1d (7), 2d (4), 4d (2), 8d (3), 9d (4), 10d, 2/- (3), 2/6d (2), 5/- (3), 10/- Deep Mauve (3), £1 Orange-brown. Very fine, the 10/- and £1 are rare stamps (48)
Lot 987
Estimate: $300
Realised Price : $230
Punctured WA: A used selection comprising 1882-95 Wmk Crown CA 3d, 1885-93 Wmk Crown CA ½d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 1/-, 1899-1907 Wmk W Crown A 1d, 2d, 2½d, 1902-11 Wmk V over Crown 1d, 2d (2), 4d (2), , 8d, 9d, 10d, 2/- (2), 2/6d, 5/-, 10/- Deep Mauve (2). Also PWD punctures on 1899-1907 1d (vertical) and 1902-10 1d (reversed) (26)
Lot 988
Estimate: $900
Realised Price : $675
Punctured OS: Mostly used range on hagners, with 1882-95 Wmk Crown CA 3d, 1885-93 Wmk Crown CA ½d, 4d (2), 5d, 6d, 1/- (5, incl block of 4) 1899-1907 Wmk W Crown A 6d, 1/-, 1902-10 Wmk V over Crown 1d, 2d, 8d, 9d, 10d, 2/- (2), 2/6d (2), 5/-, 10/- Deep Mauve, £1 Orange-brown, 1905-12 Wmk Crown over Double-lined A ½d (2), 1d (3), 2d (2), 3d (3, one thin paper), 4d (3), 5d, 8d (2), 9d (4), 1912 Wmk Crown over A 6d. Also a few mint, with 1899-1907 Wmk W Crown A 6d, 1/-, and 1905-12 Wmk Crown over Double-lined A ½d, 1d, 2d, 4d, 5d, 8d, 9d (2). Generally very fine and a difficult accumulation to assemble, the 10/- and £1 are rare stamps (10 M, 46 U)
Lot 989
Estimate: $350
Realised Price : $1,050
'Medical' Handstamps: A small study on leaves annotated in German, with 1882-95 Wmk Crown CA 3d, 1885-93 Wmk Crown CA ½d, 4d and 6d, 1899-1907 Wmk W Crown A 1d (2), 2d (10), 1902-10 Wmk V over Crown 1d (5), 2d (2). A fine lot, rarely seen in this quantity (26)
Lot 990
Estimate: $80
Realised Price : $60
‘Medical’ Handstamp 1902-10 Watermark V over Crown (Sideways) Perf 12½ x 12 horizontal pair fine used, a scarce multiple
