SPECIMEN STAMPS OF THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, CANCELLED-TO-ORDER STAMPS

Lot 199		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $440 1901 Federal Presentation Set, comprising 16 stamps current at Federation - wmk Crown over SA (close) Perf 13 ½d, 1d, 2d, 2½d, 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d De La Rue designs, wmk Broad Star Perf 11½-12½ 9d, 1/- and 2/- Perkins Bacon designs, and wmk Crown over SA (wide) Perf 11½-12½ Postage & Revenue 2/6d, 5/-, 10/-, 15/- and £1, all cancelled-to-order with Adelaide single-circle or double-circle datestamps between 14 and 29 March 1901. A difficult set to complete, most with part o.g. (16)
Lot 200		Estimate: $100 1901 1d, 2d, 2½d, 3d, 4d, 5d, and 6d De La Rue designs with G.P.O. ADELAIDE/S.A. c.d.s MR 01, 1d and 2d large part o.g., others no gum (7)
Lot 201		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $575 1910 Presentation Set of Thick ‘POSTAGE’ Design, comprising Wmk Crown over A Perf 12 3d, 4d, 6d, 8d, 9d, 1/-, 2/6d, and Wmk Crown over SA (close) Perf 11½-12½ 10d, 5/- ,10/- and £1 cancelled-to-order with ‘G.P.O. ADELAIDE/S.A.’ c.d.s for NO 11 10, fine large part o.g. (11) Presented to Federal Parliamentarians to mark inter-changeability of States’ stamps, which came into operation on 13 October 1910
Lot 202		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $320 1904-11 Wmk Crown over A Perf 12 Thick ‘POSTAGE’ 3d, 4d, 6d, 8d and 1/- marginal or corner blocks of 4 cancelled-to-order with ‘G.P.O. ADELAIDE/S.A.’ c.d.s for MR 23 11, superb ex Australia Post archival sale (5 blocks)