Lot 25
| | | Estimate: $750 | Realised Price : $850 |
1880 Surcharge 'Half-penny' (vertically) in black on 1d Reddish-brown block of ten (5.2) comprising Die I (x 8) and Die II (x 2, the first two units on the second row), with san-serif 'SPECIMEN' handstamp, diagonal reading upwards, with some reinforced perfs, mint. SG 151/151a normals cat £4,900
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Lot 26
| | | Estimate: $1,000 | Realised Price : $850 |
1880 Surcharge 'Half-penny' on 1d Reddish-brown Die II/I pair with usual perforations. Extremely rare combination, SG 151/151a cat £725 as singles
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Lot 27
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1880 ½d Vermilion Wmk Crown over Q (II) imperforate printed essay horizontal pair showing the final approved design (white background behind head, and 'Q' with tail to right) overprinted with faint 'SPECIMEN' Type 1 Diagonally
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Lot 28
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1890 ½d Green used with 2d on 1892 (26 Apr) from Rockhampton to Danish resident of 'Rorkjar/pr Tonder/Schleswig', franked by Brisbane duplex, overall soiling. One of the great destinations for any of the Australian Colonies in the 19th century
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Lot 29
| | | Estimate: $125 | Realised Price : $105 |
1895-96 ½d Green (9) used with 1d on 1896 (6 Aug) registered printed cover to San Francisco, tied by '103' rays of One Mile Creek, 'REGISTERED/ONE MILE CREEK' handstamp, 'VICTORIA BC/CANADA' transit, and San Francisco 'SEP/5' arrival backstamps. Unusual make-up of foreign ½oz rate 2½d + 3d registration
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Lot 30
| | | Estimate: $800 | Realised Price : $600 |
1897 ½d Diamond Jubilee Perforated Plate Proofs with '1837-1897' in lower corners, in Black and Dull Red on ungummed unwatermarked wove paper, very scarce. The proposed issue was cancelled, and the design was modified for the 1899 'Window's Weeds' issue by removing the dates in the lower corners
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