Fawn horizontal pair, large margins all round and cancelled indistinct numeral. Very fine and scarce. SG 93a, Cat. £220+
Lot 559
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $380
Fawn large margins all round (sheet margin at right) tied by Sydney duplex to 1859 (27 Aug) entire to Geelong, with Geelong and Birregurra (SE 2 1859) arrival ds on reverse. Tear in back flap otherwise superb, and surely one of the finest covers known bearing this emergency issue
Lot 560
Estimate: $4,000
Realised Price : $3,000
Greyish-brown unused without gum, small even margins all round and extremely fine. One of the finest of the few recorded unused examples, ex ‘Manwood’ with 2001 RPSL Certificate. SG 96a, Cat. £3250
Lot 561
Estimate: $400
Realised Price : $300
Greyish-brown variety ‘Watermark Sideways’ fine used with four margins, large on three sides cancelled ray type ‘273’ of Lismore. A fine example of this scarce stamp. SG 96ab, Cat. £425
Lot 562
Estimate: $750
6d Diadem Watermark ‘8’ - selection, comprising Fawn (3, one a very deep shade) and Greyish-brown (2), plus a further example in an unusual Pale Greenish-grey shade. All selected four-margin examples free of faults, and a very scarce group (6). SG 93a/96a, Cat. £660
