1855-1912 collection on leaves containing early imperfs and rouletted issues from both printings with values to 1/-, useful range of middle period issues to 2/-, Long Tom types with values to 10/- - latter showing 'Double perfs', Official overprints including Departmentals various (10), also few Specimen and Reprint opts, mixed condition (100s)
Lot 566
Estimate: $1,200T
1855 Imperforate 1d Dark Green, SG 1, vertical pair on 1856 dated piece, just touching at upper right, others large to huge with portion of adjoining units at right, fine apart from fine separation between
Lot 567
Estimate: $700T
1855 London printing Imperf 2d Rose-Carmine, SG 2, attractive large margined example used locally on entire at Adelaide
Lot 568
Estimate: $700T
1867 4d Die Proof in black on India paper affixed to card, central crease and minor spotting. Rare
Lot 569
Estimate: $500T
1886-96 Plate Proofs on P14 gummed, wmkd paper, 5/- Mauve with value in Red, marginal block of four with tiny tone on one, otherwise fresh unmounted.
Lot 570
Estimate: $125T
1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE', Imperf Plate Proof pair with blank value tablet in Pale Lilac on gummed, unwatermarked paper. Fresh
Lot 571
Estimate: $100T
1880s-1910s selection of covers, postcards and stationery, noted Official items including 'OS' optd 1d pair on cover-front and on ½d Wrappers (2, to Postmaster, Monarto) and perforated 1d and 2d, postcards with VSM series 'stamps' with views (3, one duplicated), inwards from Germany taxed, etc, generally fair/fine (66 items)
