AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, 1855-1902 SIDEFACE DESIGNS

Lot 89		Estimate: $450 Realised Price : $650 1855 2d Imperforate Plate Proof in Black on unwmkd paper, marginal block of six, minor toning in selvedge
Lot 90		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1855 6d Imperforate Plate Proof marginal pair in issued colour
Lot 91		Estimate: $350 1868-79 3d on 4d Deep Ultramarine, SG 68, additionally optd 'TOO LATE' diagonally in black.
Lot 92		Estimate: $2,500T 1901-02 Watermark Crown SA 1/- Dark Reddish Brown Perf 11½-12½ (large holes), vertical marginal pair, variety 'IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY', SG 148a, lower unit two tiny pinholes. Very fresh and fine. One of the great rarities of the Federal period. Unpriced in Stanley Gibbons. [A strip of three realised AU$5750+ in our 2003 Rarities Sale]
Lot 93		Estimate: $1,500T Realised Price : $1,400 1901-02 Watermark Crown SA 1/- Dark Reddish Brown Per 11½-12½ (large holes), irregular strip of five, variety 'IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY', except at top, each roughly torn and reconstructed, SG 148a, neatly cancelled at Adelaide. Remarkable piece despite the defects
Lot 94		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $950 Imperf Plate Proofs of 1860's-1890's issues on unwmkd gummed paper comprising blocks of 12 (6 x 2) for 1868 2d Orange, 1875 1d Blue-Green, 1886 3d Olive and 4d Violet; and blocks of four for 1894 2½d Violet-Blue or Ultramarine and 5d Dull Purple or Brown-Purple, fresh and unmounted (64)