Lot 56
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1867 De La Rue 4d Die Proof in Pale Red-brown (issued colour) on glazed card (92 x 60mm), very minor peripheral toning, otherwise very fine and rare
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Lot 57
| | | Estimate: $100 | Realised Price : $85 |
1864-67 McCredie Type 1 diagonal SPECIMEN overprint on 1d Dull Red, 2d Blue (no gum), 4d Red-brown and 10d Lilac Wmk Single-lined Numerals Perf 13, plus Type 8 Specimen opt on 10d Wmk 10 Perf 13 (toned gum) (5)
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Lot 58
| | | Estimate: $160 | Realised Price : $125 |
1864-67 McCredie Type 1 diagonal SPECIMEN overprint on 1d Red (4), 2d Blue, 4d Brown (3) and 10d Lilac (4) Wmk Numerals of Value Perf 13, some no gum and a few with slight imperfections (12)
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Lot 59
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1867 Wmk '10' block of 12 wmks from left side of sheet showing watermark lines, no gum, and diagonally cut at lower left
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Lot 60
| | | Estimate: $350 | Realised Price : $280 |
1867-93 Watermark Figures of Value De La Rue 4d and 10d range, with 4d Imperforate Plate Proof pair and single in Red-brown, mint (3) and used (7), and 10d Imperforate Plate Proof pair and single in Lilac (different shades), Perf 13 mint (4) and used (4), Perf 11 mint (3, incl Plate No. '1' pair), and Perf 10 mint. Couple with small perf faults, otherwise generally fine. SG 203-206, cat £770++ (27)
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Lot 61
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1872 De La Rue 6d Die Proof in Pale Brown on glazed card (92 x 60mm), superb
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Lot 62
| | | Estimate: $1,000 | Realised Price : $750 |
1882-97 Wmk Crown over NSW (II) Perf 10 3d Yellow-green, marginal example from right imperforate between stamp and margin and with Wmk Inverted, error 'Double Impression'. Fine, cancelled by 1891 cds. A major printing error, formerly SG 226a which has been inexplicably deleted from the catalogue
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Lot 63
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1882-97 Wmk Crown over NSW (II) Perf 10 3d Yellow-green, imperforate between stamp and trimmed right selvedge and wmk inverted, showing variety 'Double Impression', formerly SG 226a, indistinct cancel and a few shortish perfs at top and left. Positioning of the watermark shows this stamp to be from the same sheet as the previous lot. 2000 RPSV Certificate
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Lot 64
| | | Estimate: $250 | Realised Price : $190 |
1882-97 Watermark Crown over NSW (II) Perf 11 9d on 10d Red-brown error 'Surcharge Double' and with 'Watermark Inverted', small thin at top right, part OG. SG 236dca, cat £325
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Lot 65
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1885-86 Watermark 'NSW' 10/- Mauve and Claret Perf 12 with 'POSTAGE' Overprint in Blue, part OG and fine. SG 241b, cat £300
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Lot 66
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1888-89 Centennial 2d Blue Emu Postal Forgery on No Watermark paper Perf 11, fine and cancelled by 'NSW' in concentric ovals, a fine example of this scarce and popular forgery
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Lot 67
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1888-89 Centennial 2d Blue Perf 11 Postal Forgery by Takuma on unwatermarked paper, centred to base and cancelled '1137' numeral of Darlington, which has slightly stained the paper, otherwise fine and scarce
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Lot 68
| | | Estimate: $70 | Realised Price : $85 |
1888-89 Centennial group of Specimen overprints, with 2d (McCredie Type 6), 4d, 6d, 8d, 1/- (McCredie Type 8) and 5/- Wmk 5/- NSW (McCredie Type 12); also 1891 2d and 1882 5d (McCredie Type 11). Mostly without gum, couple with small faults (8)
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Lot 69
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1888-89 Centennial Watermark '5/-' 5/- Deep Purple overprinted 'Specimen' (McCredie Type 10), fine with small part OG
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Lot 70
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1888-89 Centennial Watermark '5/-' 20/- Cobalt-blue Perf 10 overprinted 'Specimen' (McCredie Type 9), fine with small part OG
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Lot 71
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1890 Watermark '5/- over NSW' in Diamond 5/- Lilac Perf 11 part OG and fine. SG 263, cat £275
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Lot 72
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1890 Watermark '20/- over NSW' in Circle 20/- Cobalt-blue Perf 11 part OG. SG 264a, cat £500
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Lot 73
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1890 Watermark '20/- over NSW' in Circle 20/- Ultramarine Perf 11 part OG and fine. SG 264c, cat £425
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Lot 74
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1890 Watermark '20/- over NSW' in Circle 20/- Ultramarine Perf 12, large part OG and lightly cancelled, very fine. SG 264ca, cat £450
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Lot 75
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1894-1904 Watermark 'NSW' 10/- Violet and Aniline Crimson Perf 12 x 11 large part OG and lightly hinged, very fine. SG 275, cat £325
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Lot 76
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1894-1904 Watermark 'NSW' 10/- Violet and Claret Perf 11 part OG and fine. SG 275a, cat £500
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Lot 77
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1894-1904 Watermark 'NSW' 10/- Violet and Claret Perf 12 x 11 large part OG and lightly hinged, very fine. SG 275b, cat £350
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Lot 78
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1894-1904 Watermark 'NSW' Chalk-surfaced Paper 10/- Violet and Rosine Perf 12 x 11 part OG. SG 276, cat £375
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Lot 79
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1894-1904 Watermark 'NSW' Chalk-surfaced Paper 10/- Violet and Aniline Crimson Perf 12 x 11 and Perf 12, both very fine with large part OG and lightly hinged. SG 276a,b, cat £800 (2)
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Lot 80
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1894-1904 Watermark 'NSW' Chalk-surfaced Paper 10/- Violet and Rosine Perf 12 large part OG with only a trace of a hinge, perfs ragged at right otherwise fine. SG 277, cat £375
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Lot 81
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1894-1904 Watermark 'NSW' Chalk-surfaced Paper 10/- Violet and Claret Perf 12 x 11 part OG and fine. SG 278, cat £475
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Lot 82
| | | Estimate: $400T | Realised Price : $320 |
1897-99 Diamond Jubilee Designs, artist's watercolour and pencil essay in Blue of Queen Victoria in circle on thin card, 115mm x 76mm, believed to have been prepared for this issue, the portrait being similar to that used on the 2d and 2½d stamps. Fine and attractive
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Lot 83
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1897-99 Watermark Crown over NSW (II) Perf 12 1d Rose-carmine Die II vertical pair error 'Imperforate Three Sides' with wing-margin gutter at right, fine with large part OG
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Lot 84
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1897-99 Record Reign 2d Perforated Half-tone Essays on thin card in Blue, Mauve, Carmine-red and Pale Brown, fine and scarce. The Postmaster-General at the time of the Record Reign issue was Joseph Cook, later Prime Minister of Australia (4)
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Lot 85
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1897-99 Record Reign 1d (design of 2½d) Perforated Half-tone Essays on thin card in Mauve, Blue-green and Pale Brown, fine and scarce. The Postmaster-General at the time of the Record Reign issue was Joseph Cook, later Prime Minister of Australia (3)
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Lot 86
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1897-99 5/- Reddish-purple 'Coin' Re-issue Perf 12 block of 4 from lower left corner of sheet showing marginal burelage, very fine with lower pair MUH. SG 297d, cat £300+
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Lot 87
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1897-99 5/- Reddish-purple 'Coin' re-issue Perf 12 used blocks of 4 with Sydney or Bathurst datestamps, both fine. SG 297d, cat £334+ (8)
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Lot 88
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1899 Watermark Crown over NSW (II) Chalk-Surfaced Paper 1d Salmon-red Die II horizontal pair error 'Imperforate', very fine with large part OG. SG 301a, cat £275
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Lot 89
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1899 Chalk-surfaced Paper 1d Salmon-red horizontal pair error 'Imperforate' fine with large part OG. SG 301a, cat £275
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Lot 90
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1899 Chalk-surfaced Paper 1d Salmon-red error 'Imperforate' horizontal pair with part toned OG. SG 301a, cat £275
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Lot 91
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1899 Chalk-surfaced Paper 2d Cobalt-blue error 'Imperforate' horizontal pair with part OG. SG 302a, cat £300
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Lot 92
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1899 Chalk-surfaced Paper 2½d Prussian Blue error 'Imperforate' horizontal pair from left of sheet, very fine with large part OG. SG 303a, cat £350
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Lot 93
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1899 Chalk-surfaced Paper 6d Deep Orange error 'Imperforate' horizontal pair, very fine with large part OG. SG 305a, cat £600
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Lot 94
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1899 Chalk-surfaced Paper 9d on 10d Dull Brown error 'Surcharge Double' very fine with large part OG. SG 309a, cat £275
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Lot 95
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1899 Chalk-surfaced Paper 9d on 10d Dull Brown error 'Surcharge Double' from bottom of sheet with Plate No. 1 (surface thin on '1'), part OG and rare in this form. SG 309a, cat £275+
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Lot 96
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1905 Watermark Crown over A in Circle 20/- Cobalt-blue Perf 11 well-centred with large part OG and lightly hinged, very fine. SG 350, cat £375
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Lot 97
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1905 Watermark Crown over A in Circle 20/- Cobalt-blue Perf 12 fine with large part OG. SG 350a, cat £400
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Lot 98
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1905 Watermark Crown over A in Circle 20/- Cobalt-blue Perf 11 x 12 well-centred and very fine MUH with full OG. SG 350b, cat £375+
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