AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, TASMANIA, 1855-91 PERKINS BACON ISSUES
Lot 42
Estimate: $120T
Realised Price : $160
Chalon Head Reprints: 1889 Imperforate and Ungummed on White Card used for U.P.U. distribution 1d Orange-red, 2d Yellow-green, 4d Pale Blue singles and 1/- Vermilion block of 4; 1901 Perf 11½ on Gummed White Card for Federal Presentation Set, 1d Red, 2d Yellow-green, 4d Pale Blue, 6d Red-lilac, 1/- Vermilion singles, and 1/- Vermilion block of 4, all very fine (16)
Lot 43
Estimate: $250T
1855 Watermark Large Star 1d (close to just touched and with thins at base, 2d Deep Green (fine), 4d Deep Blue (fine), and 4d Blue (close to touched at upper right). SG Nos. 14, 15, 17, 18, cat £1590 (4)
Lot 44
Estimate: $150T
Realised Price : $115
1855 Watermark Large Star: 2d Perkins Bacon Imperforate Plate Proof horizontal pair in Black on Wove Paper, fine
Lot 45
Estimate: $600T
1856-57 No Watermark 1d Pale Brick-red (touched at upper right), 2d Dull Emerald-green (2, one cut into at top, other clear margins but central thin), 4d Blue, 4d Deep Blue, 4d Pale Blue (2) (all touched in places), and 1d pelure paper (close but clear margins). SG Nos. 19-24, cat £3710 (8)
Lot 46
Estimate: $250T
1857-69 Watermark Double-lined Numerals Imperf used selection on page with 1d (6), 2d (6) and 4d (6), most shades represented, some faults but with some fine four-margin examples. SG 25-39, cat £1094 (18)
Lot 47
Estimate: $250
Realised Price : $190
1858 6d and 1/- Chalon Imperforate Plate Proofs in Black on wove paper, very fine (2)
Lot 48
Estimate: $200T
1858-67 6d Chalon Imperf used selection with 1858 London Print (4), and 1860-67 Dull Slate-grey, Grey, Dull Cobalt (3), Slate-violet (2), and Reddish-mauve (touched at left), most touched on one or two sides. SG Nos. 40, 44-49, cat £1205 (12)
Lot 49
Estimate: $400T
Realised Price : $440
1863-71 Experimental Separations: Roulette About 8 x Imperf at Hobart 4d Pale Blue horizontal pair with manuscript cancel, fine, with 2002 RPSV Certificate. SG No. 54, cat £900 for postally used
Lot 50
Estimate: $600T
Realised Price : $460
1863-71 Experimental Separations: Imperf x Oblique Roulette 11½ at Oatlands 4d Blue, a good example cancelled by portion of Oatlands '64' numeral. SG No. 91, cat £800
Lot 51
Estimate: $30T
Realised Price : $36
1863-71 Experimental Separations: Serrated Perf 19 at Hobart 1d Carmine showing serrates on all sides, cancelled manuscript 'May/13/68' (presumably fiscal), fine. SG No. 118, cat £20
Lot 52
Estimate: $250T
Realised Price : $380
1864-91 Perforated Chalons used selection mounted on pages, with 1864-69 Perf 10 1d (2), 2d Yellow-green (3, with pair), 4d (3, with pair), 6d (5), 1/-; 1865-71 Perf 12 1d (5, with a strip of 3), 2d, 4d (3), 6d (2), 1/-; 1864-68 Perf 12½ 1d, 2d, 4d (2), 6d (2), 1871-91 Perf 11½ 6d (4), 1/- (7, with two pairs), Perf 12 6d (2). Mostly good to fine, and high cat value (45)
Lot 53
Estimate: $1,500T
1870-96 Sideface issues, mint selection mounted on pages, with 1870-71 Wmk Numerals 1d (2), 2d, 4d (very fine, part OG), 10d (2); 1871-78 Wmk TAS Perf 12 1d, 3d (2), 4d, 9d, 5/- and Perf 11½ 1d (5), 2d (2), 3d (9), 4d, 9d, 5/- (3); 1878 Wmk TAS Perf 14 1d (5), 2d (2), 8d; 1880-91 Wmk Tas Perf 12 ½d (2), 1d (2), 3d, 4d (2) and Perf 11½ ½d (2), 1d (2), 3d, 4d (3); 1891 Wmk TAS (II) Perf 11½ ½d, 1d and Perf 12 ½d, 1d (2), 4d; 1896 Wmk TAS (II) 4d and 9d (2). Most shades represented and generally fine, a useful group (65)
