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Online General Sale No. 85 Bidding closes at 5pm AEDT on Friday 26th September 2025 Note: You can now zoom in on large photos. Click on thumbnail to see large photo.
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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, NEW SOUTH WALES, 1850-1864 LAUREATES AND DIADEMS
Lot 22 | [ O ] |
1854 Watermark Double-lined Numeral 3d Yellow-green Laureate Error 'Wmk Double-lined 2', clear margins top and right, just touching other two sides, cancelled Sydney barred obliterator. An excellent example of this rare stamp. SG 87b, cat £1800  | ||
| Lot 23 | [ F ] |
1854-1860s Diadem collection of forgeries mostly attributed to Spiro Brothers, including unfinished proof sheet of 8 and block of 4, stamps mostly used both imperf and perf with 5d (5), 6d (16), 8d (7), 1/- (18), 5/- Coin (20, including block of 8), etc. Variable condition, many fine to very fine with full margins. An interesting lot (94)       | ||
| Lot 24 | [ O ] |
1854-60 Watermark Double-lined Numerals Imperf 6d Watermark Double-lined '8' very fine used examples with large margins in the two listed shades of Fawn and Greyish-brown. Superb examples of this scarce printing. SG93a, 96a, cat SG£300 (2)  | ||
| Lot 25 | [ (*) ] |
1860-72 Diadems Perf 12 6d Violet unused without gum, typical somewhat ragged perfs (few short at top), toning of a few perfs on back. SG 148, cat £750  | ||
| Lot 26 | [ O ] |
1860-72 Diadems 1d Scarlet Perf 12 x 13 indistinctly cancelled, some gum staining of perfs along top, a good example of this very rare stamp missing from many of the best collections. SG 171, cat £2250  | ||
| Lot 27 | [ O ] |
1861-88 5/- Coin Dull Violet Perf 12 fine with typical ragged perfs. SG 174, cat £325  | ||
