AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, TASMANIA, 1899-1900 DE LA RUE PICTORIAL ISSUES

Lot 80		Estimate: $400T Realised Price : $300 Mint collection of Pictorials on leaves, with 1899 set, later Melbourne printings exclude the compound perfs and missing a number of shades and/or perfs but include a number of better items, few multiples including 1d on 2d monogram block, and with a small amount of duplication on stock cards. Condition generally very fine and a good basis for further expansion, high cat value (81)
Lot 81		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $210 1899-1900 Pictorials ½d to 6d optd 'Specimen' (18 x 2mm) for U.P.U. distribution, ½d, 3d and 5d mounted, and 6d creased. SG 229-36s, cat £550 (8)
Lot 82		Estimate: $400T Realised Price : $300 1899-1900 Pictorials ½d to 6d optd 'Specimen' (18 x 2mm) for U.P.U. distribution, fine mounted mint with dealer's handstamp on reverse. SG 229-236s, cat £550 (8)
Lot 83		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $400 1901 Federal Presentation Set comprising ½d, 2½d, 5d, 6d, 10d, 1/-, 2/6d, 5/-, and 10/- Tablets, 3d, 8d, 9d and 10d Sidefaces, and ½d, 1d, 2d, 2½d, 3d, 4d, 5d and 6d Pictorials all CTO Hobart cds AP 18 1901, and affixed on specially printed pages headed 'SET OF POSTAGE STAMPS /OF/TASMANIA' or 'SET OF REVENUE STAMPS/OF/TASMANIA' (believed to have been privately produced). Also affixed are mint examples of the 1d and 2d Sidefaces, 2½d on 9d surcharge, ½d Tablet and 1d and 2d Duty stamps. Minor faults on a few stamps but a scarce group (27)
Lot 84		Estimate: $400T Cancelled-to-order: 1892-99 ½d to 10/- Tablets, and 8d, 9d and 10d Sidefaces CTO with HOBART cds, DE 30 1901. Presumably a presentation set, although the purpose is not known. Very fine with large part OG (12)