Lot 240
| | Estimate: $400 | Realised Price : $1,000 |
1886 Wmk Double-lined ‘1’ Perf 11½ 2/6d Dull Lake, 5/- Sage-Green and 10/- Salmon (5, including a block of 4) optd SPECIMEN Type 1 (17 x 2mm), usual Perf defects. A scarce group, part o.g. (7)
The St. George and Dragon issue, first issued as duty stamps in 1863, were authorised for postal use from 1 November 1882. A small quantity was overprinted SPECIMEN in 1886 for exchange purposes |
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Lot 241
| | Estimate: $175 | Realised Price : $105 |
1886 Reprint on Thin Unwatermarked Paper Imperforate 3d Yellow-Green optd ‘REPRINT’ (17 x 2½mm) inverted, and showing two pre-printing paper creases. The stamp has been affixed to card, and cut very close to touching at top and base. Rare
The REPRINT overprint was applied in 1886 to the remainder of the 1879 reprint |
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Lot 242
| | Estimate: $200 | Realised Price : $160 |
1901 Reprint on Thin Gummed Card Perf 11½ 3d Yellow-Green, 2/6d Rose (5, including a strip of 4), 5/- Brown and 10/- Yellow-Orange (2) optd ‘REPRINT’ (17 x 2½mm), fine and large part o.g. (9)
In 1901 remainders of the 1889 reprints were gummed, perforated and overprinted ‘REPRINT’ for inclusion in the presentation sets for Federal Parliamentarians |
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Lot 243
| | Estimate: $400 | Realised Price : $525 |
1901 Reprint on Thin Gummed Card Perf 11½ 3d Yellow-Green top left corner block of 60, full o.g. mounted on two units only |
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Lot 244
| | Estimate: $400 | Realised Price : $400 |
1901 Reprint on Thin Gummed Card Perf 11½ 2/6d Rose block of 60 with selvedge three sides, full o.g. mounted on four units only |
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Lot 245
| | Estimate: $400 | Realised Price : $500 |
1901 Reprint on Thin Gummed Card Perf 11½ 5/- Brown block of 60 with selvedge three sides, full o.g. mounted on five units only |
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Lot 246
| | Estimate: $400 | Realised Price : $575 |
1901 Reprint on Thin Gummed Card Perf 11½ 10/- Yellow-Orange block of 60 with selvedge three sides, virtually full o.g. mounted on five units only |
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