Small group comprising Sydney View Plate II 2d four margins, trace of thin, 1855 Laureate 2d SG 63, good to large margins, 1882-97 4d Dark Brown P10x12, SG 230b and mint 1905-10 set of 11 to 2/6d, both 6d shades, odd tone, generally fine (14)
1852 Laureate 6d Plate I Proof in Deep Chocolate-Brown on thick yellowish wove paper, margins except where tapered slightly into at upper right corner, slight thinning, lovely impression. Extremely rare
Lot 59
Estimate: $100
Realised Price : $100
1854-59 6d Olive-Grey, SG 95, marginal with Watermark Inverted, huge margins, lightly cancelled with '84' of Tenterfield. Superb
Lot 60
Estimate: $50
1856 Imperforate (6d.) 'REGISTERED', margins three sides, cut-into at top, showing portion of paper-maker's watermark
1891 Surcharges group (SG 282-284e), superb range on leaves comprising various perfs, etc, with ½d on 1d Grey (52, including blocks of twelve, six, four (4)), 7½d on 6d Brown (128, including blocks of eight (2), four (24 blocks, few with marginal inscriptions or monograms), 12½d on 1/- Red (104, including three blocks of six, blocks of eight and eighteen, 15 blocks of four - one with Control No.). Condition generally fine/very fine (284). STC £3400, retail as cheapest is AU$4700+
Lot 63
Estimate: $300
Realised Price : $230
Official: 1887-90 10/- optd 'POSTAGE' in blue, additionally optd 'OS' and 'Specimen' in black, unused
Lot 64
Estimate: $1,000
Postage Dues: 20/- Green Perf 12x10, SG D10b, large part o.g. A rare stamp mint, with most examples found CTO. Grossly under-catalogued and missing from most mint collections
