FINE STAMPS AND COVERS OF THE WORLD, AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Lot 606		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $575 1855 Printed in London: Wmk Large Star Imperf 1d, 2d and 6d, SG 1-3, good to huge margins, the 6d being Ex Mursell. An attractive set
Lot 607		Estimate: $1,500 1855 Printed in London: Wmk Large Star Imperf 1d Dark Green pair, SG 1, close to huge margins showing portion of adjoining unit at left, cancelled with diamond-grid \'55\' of Strathallyn. A scarce multiple
Lot 608		Estimate: $6,000 1855 Printed in London: Wmk Large Star Imperf 1d Dark Green strip of three, SG 1, close to huge margins showing portions of two adjoining units. An extremely rare multiple. Ex Griffiths
Lot 609		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $950 1855 Printed in London: Wmk Large Star Imperf 2d Rose-Carmine, SG 2, strip of five, good to large margins all round, cancelled diamond numeral \'31\' of Angaston. Scarce multiple.
Lot 610		Estimate: $450 Realised Price : $360 1855 Printed in London: Wmk Large Star Imperf 6d Dark Blue pair, SG 3, close to huge margins, portion of adjoining unit at right, cancelled at Adelaide. 1988 Holcombe Certificate
Lot 611		Estimate: $1,500 Realised Price : $1,300 1855 Printed in London: Wmk Large Star Imperf 6d Dark Blue strip of four, SG 3, close to huge margins showing portions of two adjoining units. An extremely rare multiple. 1984 Diena Certificate
Lot 612		Estimate: $3,000 Realised Price : $3,200 1855 Printed in London: Wmk Large Star Imperf 6d Dark Blue block of six, SG 3, good to huge margins showing portions of three adjoining units, small stain not detracting from this extremely rare multiple. Ex Burrus
Lot 613		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $1,350 1856-58 Printed in Adelaide: Wmk Large Star Imperf 2d Red, SG 9, strip of four with good to huge margins. Superb
Lot 614		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $460 1856-58 Printed in Adelaide: Wmk Large Star Imperf 1/- Orange, SG 12, close to large margins, cancelled at Adelaide
Lot 615		Estimate: $1,250 1856-58 Printed in Adelaide: Wmk Large Star Imperf 1/- Orange pair, SG 12, close to huge margins, \'PAID ADELAIDE\' datestamp. Intense colour
Lot 616		Estimate: $5,000 1856-58 Printed in Adelaide: Wmk Large Star Imperf 1/- Orange strip of three, SG 12, close to large margins, lightly cancelled at Adelaide. An extremely rare multiple
Lot 617		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $1,700 1858-59 First Roulette: 1d Light Yellow-Green, SG 14, large part o.g. pair, fine colour. 1981 RPSV Certificate
Lot 618		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $1,000 1868-79 Wmk V over Crown: 2/- Carmine Perf 11½-12½, variety \'Printed on both sides\' (inverted), SG 87a. Fine example of this rarity
Lot 619		Estimate: $1,500 Realised Price : $1,150 1876-1900 Wmk Broad Star: 1/- Chocolate Perf 11½-12½ marginal strip of four, variety \'Imperforate vertically between\', SG 130a, large part original gum. A rare multiple
Lot 620		Estimate: $6,000 Essay for 1883 ½d in Green with Chinese white on card (77x102mm) handstamped \'22 NOV 81\' and endorsed \'Seen 23/11/81 AR\', slight ageing. Rare
Lot 621		Estimate: $1,000T Realised Price : $750 1886-96 inscribed \'POSTAGE & REVENUE\': 5/- Rose-Pink Perf 11½-12½, SG 196a, lower left Control No. \'1\' pair, lower margin inscribed \'5/- 000435\'. Fine and fresh
Lot 622		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $2,800 1902-04 thin \'POSTAGE\': Set 3d to £1 complete, SG 268-79, affixed to part of ledger page tied by multiple strikes in magenta of \'POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES/MADAGASCAR/ COLLECTION/DE BERNE\'. Fine and rare
Lot 623		Estimate: $1,500 Realised Price : $1,150 Official: 1874-77 9d Red-Purple Perf 11½-12½, variety \'No stop after \'S\' \', SG O11a, fine example of this rarity. [The Archbold example realised AU$2070 in our June 2006 sale]
Lot 624		Estimate: $6,000 Realised Price : $4,600 Official: 1891 5/- Rose overprinted \'OS\', SG O87, fresh mint example with typical slight horizontal crease as associated with this issue. 2006 Ceremuga Certificate
Lot 625		Estimate: $2,000T Departmental: \'P\' (Police) in black on Wmk Crown over SA Perf 10x12½ 2d Orange pair, right unit variety \'Overprint double\', clearly cancelled at Adelaide Dec 31 1873. Ex Butler
Lot 626		Estimate: $1,000T Postal History: 1890 (15 Aug) registered cover (opened three sides) with embossed seal on reverse of Office of Govt of S.A., Agent General for South Australia Frank lower left on front, bearing G.B. 1887-92 2d and 5d tied by oval Registered S.W.D.O. datestamp, addressed to a Miss Tomkinson (a South Australian tourist?) in Italy, various U.K. and Italian transits/arrival front and reverse. A rare Colonial Government abroad item
Lot 627		Estimate: $40,000T Northern Territory: Collection of 20th Century cancellations on covers/stationery, mostly commercial, many registered items, strength in the quality of strikes, particularly amongst short-lived rubber cancels, the Military section exceptional with much material deriving from Collas, Gavin, Tyler, Taylor and Proud collections, apparently no duplication (approx 1600 items). Opportunity to acquire a most comprehensive, definitive collection, one of the best of its kind extant