AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, NEW SOUTH WALES, 1850-51 SYDNEY VIEWS

Lot 10		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $290 1849 Engraved 1d reprinted essay in design resembling the Penny Black by John Carmichael, in Vermilion on wove paper 42 x 50mm. Very fine and scarce
Lot 11		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $290 1849 Engraved 1d reprinted essay in design resembling the Penny black by John Carmichael, in Black on wove paper 39 x 48mm. Very fine and scarce
Lot 12		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $575 1850-51 Sydney Views: Small range with 1d Plate I, 2d Plate I, 2d Plate II, 2d Plate V, and 3d (5), most with four margins, one or two with other small faults, very high cat value (9)
Lot 13		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $3,200 1850-51 Sydney Views 1d Reddish-rose Plate I pos [11] tied by barred obliterator to 1850 (17 Jul) Sydney OHMS town letter (signed by James Raymond, Postmaster-General), and with framed '2/O'CLOCK' handstamp. Vertical filing fold, otherwise very fine. Palmer Census No. 168
Lot 14		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1850-51 Sydney Views 1d Pale Red Plate I on Bluish Wove, pos [3], small to good margins all round, tiny crease in upper right corner, cancelled '19' numeral of Ryalston (rated R). SG 5, cat £475
Lot 15		Estimate: $1,500 1850-51 Sydney Views 1d Vermilion on Yellowish Plate II pos [11] on small envelope (93 x 50mm) used locally in Sydney, cancelled barred obliterator, with framed '6/O'CLOCK' and fair strike of framed 'QUEEN'S WHARF', Sydney backstamp, portion of address excised otherwise fine and rare. Palmer Census No. 166
Lot 16		Estimate: $280 1850-51 Sydney Views 1d Dull Carmine Plate II on Yellowish Wove pos [16], good to large margins all round showing portion of adjoining unit at base, cancelled somewhat messy '65' numeral of Wollombi. SG 8, cat £400
Lot 17		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $240 1850-51 Sydney Views 1d Crimson-lake Plate II on Bluish Wove pos [12], good even margins all round and with light '48' numeral of Tarcutta. SG 9, cat £400
Lot 18		Estimate: $1,100 Realised Price : $2,200 1850-51 Sydney Views 1d Crimson-lake Plate II on Greyish pos [9], small to large margins) tied by barred obliterator on 1852 (3 Feb) Sydney town letter, very fine framed '6/O'CLOCK' and equally fine Sydney backstamp. Clean and very fine, an exceptional 1d town letter. With 1971 BPA Certificate. Palmer Census No. 21
Lot 19		Estimate: $600T Realised Price : $460 1850-51 Sydney Views 1d Dull Carmine Plate II pair (touched bottom left and right) on 1851 (1 Nov) outer from Albury to Melbourne tied by '50' numerals, Albury despatch and Melbourne arrival backstamps. Vertical filing crease, otherwise fine, ex Ed Druce
Lot 20		Estimate: $500 1850-51 Sydney Views 1d Carmine Plate II on Laid pos [9], showing variety 'Double Impression', even margins all round, cancelled Sydney barred obliterator. SG 13, cat £750+
Lot 21		Estimate: $900 Realised Price : $675 1850-51 Sydney Views: 1d Carmine Plate II on Laid (SG 13, pos [8], good to large margins) tied by barred obliterator on 1851 (3 May) Sydney town letter, with framed '6/O'CLOCK' and Sydney backstamp. Horizontal filing fold and some light soiling, with 2003 Briefmarkenprufstelle Basel Certificate. Palmer Census No. 141
Lot 22		Estimate: $100 1850-51 Sydney Views 2d Greyish Blue Plate I pos [21], large even margins all round but with small central thin, cancelled '18' numeral of Mudgee (rated RR). SG 17, cat £200
Lot 23		Estimate: $170 Realised Price : $140 1850-51 Sydney Views 2d Greyish Blue Plate I Late Impression pos [10], good colour, fine with good to large margins and neatly cancelled by Sydney Barred Obliterator. SG 17, cat £200
Lot 24		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $135 1850-51 Sydney Views 2d Dull Blue Plate I Late Impression pos [5], strong colour, good to large margins all round, cancelled Sydney barred obliterator. SG 18, cat £190
Lot 25		Estimate: $450 Realised Price : $460 1850-51 Sydney Views 2d Indigo Plate II Early Impression, pos [1 - variety Fan with Shading at Either Side], good even margins all round and very fine, cancelled Sydney dumb obliterator. SG 21a, cat £600
Lot 26		1850-51 Sydney Views 2d Bright Blue Plate II vertical pair fine used with four large margins, two strikes of Barred Numeral '83' of Wellingrove (RRRR). SG 24, cat £650++
Lot 27		Estimate: $1,800 Realised Price : $1,500 1850-51 Sydney Views: 2d Dull Blue Plate II pos [3] (large margins all round showing frame lines on all sides) tied by grid obliterator on 1850 (31 Jul) OHMS entire from The Colonial Treasury to The Clerk of the Bench in Brisbane, with Sydney despatch and Brisbane arrival datestamps. A superb cover, ex Ron Butler, with 1970 RPSL Certificate, Palmer Census No. 181
Lot 28		Estimate: $1,200 Realised Price : $1,400 1850-51 Sydney Views: 2d Dull Blue Plate II Worn Impression (large margins) and 3d Yellow-green on Yellowish (just touched at top left) tied by '7' numerals on 1850 (4 May) entire from Penrith to Hobart, Penrith backstamp and fine 'PAID SHIP LETTER/SYDNEY' oval ds in red, rated '4'(d) as an incoming ship letter, with boxed 'SHIP LETTER' ds on reverse (8 JU 1850). Some peripheral wear and splitting along folds, however a scarce intercolonial 5d rate. Palmer Census No. 103
Lot 29		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1850-51 Sydney Views 2d Prussian Blue Plate II Worn Impression, pos [3 – variety 'Inner Circle Intersects Fan'], close to good margins all round, and with light '48' numeral of Tarcutta. SG 26c, cat £450
Lot 30		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1850-51 Sydney Views 2d Ultramarine Plate III pos [1], large margins all round showing almost complete dividing lines on all sides, a very fine stamp cancelled by Sydney barred obliterator and signed 'AD(iena) on reverse. SG 29, cat £250
Lot 31		Estimate: $260 1850-51 Sydney Views 2d Ultramarine Plate III pos [1], four large margins and very fine, cancelled numeral '4' of Richmond (Type 1A, rated RR). SG 29, cat £250
Lot 32		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $3,800 1850-51 Sydney Views: 2d Ultramarine Plate III pos [12] (large margins all round and showing portions of frame lines on all sides) just tied by '48' numeral of Tarcutta on 1851 (13 Jan) entire from the Evans correspondence to Albury (manuscript post office endorsement on face). Faint vertical filing fold, otherwise very fine. Ex Sir Miles Rivett-Carnac, Palmer Census No. 47
Lot 33		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $240 1850-51 Sydney Views 2d Deep Blue Plate III, pos [10 - variety 'Double-lined Bale'], very fine with large margins all round and cancelled by Sydney barred obliterator. SG 30c, cat £375
Lot 34		Estimate: $160 Realised Price : $120 1850-51 Sydney Views 2d Prussian blue Plate IV on Bluish Wove pos [1], margins all round, large at top and bottom, fine and cancelled '2' numeral of Parramatta. SG 32, cat £180
Lot 35		Estimate: $1,200 Realised Price : $3,000 1850-51 Sydney Views: 2d Prussian Blue Plate IV pos [11] (large margins all round and showing parts of frame lines on all sides) tied by '48' numeral of Tarcutta on 1851 (5 May) entire from the Evans correspondence to Albury, faint vertical filing fold otherwise very fresh and a superb entire. Ex Sir Miles Rivett-Carnac, Palmer Census No. 143
Lot 36		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $675 1850-51 Sydney Views: 2d Prussian Blue Plate IV (SG 32, good to large margins all round) tied by '55' barred numeral to 1851 (24 Feb) entire from Newcastle to Merriwa, oval despatch ds on face and oval Maitland crowned ds on reverse, very fine. Palmer Census No. 73
Lot 37		Estimate: $280 Realised Price : $170 1850-51 Sydney Views 2d Bright Blue Plate IV on Bluish Wove Paper pos [9 – variety No Waves], large margins all round and with mild tone spots at upper and lower left, cancelled numeral '85' of Drayton (Moreton Bay District). SG 33e, cat £300
Lot 38		Estimate: $200 1850-51 Sydney Views 2d Prussian Blue Plate IV on Yellowish Vertical Laid Paper pos [22], large margins all sides, cancelled Sydney barred obliterator. SG 35, cat £300
Lot 39		Estimate: $220 Realised Price : $170 1850-51 Sydney Views 2d Ultramarine Plate V on Greyish Wove pos [21], large margins all round and very fine, cancelled reversed '9' numeral of Bathurst (Type 1Av, rated RRR). With 1981 BPA Certificate (incorrectly stating shade to be Dull Blue). SG 36, cat £200
Lot 40		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1850-51 Sydney Views: 2d Ultramarine Plate V pos [11] (large margins two sides, close at left and just touched along top) tied by '39' numeral to 1851 (14 Jul) entire from Cooma to Sydney, horizontal and vertical filing folds, otherwise fine and with Cooma despatch and Sydney arrival backstamps, ex Ron Butler. Palmer Census No. 201
Lot 41		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $135 1850-51 Sydney Views 2d Dull Blue Plate V on Greyish Wove pos [12], four large margins and fine, cancelled by indistinct numeral. SG 37, cat £200
Lot 42		Estimate: $180 1850-51 Sydney Views 2d Dull Blue Plate V on Greyish Wove pos [9], good to large margins all round and fine, cancelled numeral '18' of Mudgee (rated RR). SG 37, cat £200
Lot 43		Estimate: $900 Realised Price : $1,400 1850-51 Sydney Views: 2d Dull Ultramarine Plate V on Vertical Laid Yellowish Paper pos [12] (large margins all round and showing portions of frame lines on three sides) cancelled '48' numeral on 1851 (6 Jun) entire from the Evans correspondence from Tarcutta to Albury (manuscript post office endorsement on face). Few minor ink marks on face, otherwise very fine. Ex Sir Miles Rivett-Carnac, Palmer Census No. 170
Lot 44		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $6,000 1850-51 Sydney Views: 3d Yellow-green on Yellowish, close to large margins all round, tied by barred obliterator to 1850 (1 Mar) envelope from Sydney to Auckland, New Zealand, rated '4' in manuscript (deleted), then '5'. Sydney despatch and Wellington and Auckland arrival datestamps on face. Very fine, Palmer Census No. 47, it being the second earliest recorded use of the 3d Sydney View on cover. Ex Sir Miles Rivett-Carnac
Lot 45		Estimate: $450 Realised Price : $1,350 1850-51 Sydney Views: 3d Yellow-green on Yellowish pos [15], very fine with good to large margins, tied by barred obliterator on 1851 (8 Jan) outer (front and back flap only) from Sydney to London, endorsed 'p "Kate" ', fine 'PAID SHIP LETTER/SYDNEY' ds in red, and part London arrival ds on reverse. Unlisted in Palmer census
Lot 46		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $800 1850-51 Sydney Views: 3d Yellow-green on Bluish (SG 42, four large margins) tied by barred obliterator on 1852 (5 Jul) entire from Sydney to London, endorsed 'Glenbervie' and with manuscript '8(d)' as an incoming ship letter, with Sydney despatch and London arrival backstamps. Horizontal filing fold, otherwise very fine. Palmer Census No. 223
Lot 47		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $210 1850-51 Sydney Views 3d Emerald-green on Bluish Wove pos [16], good to large margins all round, cancelled Sydney barred obliterator, very fine. SG 43, cat £300
Lot 48		Estimate: $900 Realised Price : $675 1850-51 Sydney Views 3d Emerald-green on Bluish Wove horizontal strip of 4 pos [1-4] cancelled barred obliterators. Somewhat heavily postmarked, but a very scarce multiple. SG 43, £1100+