AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, 1868-79 WATERMARK LARGE STAR

Lot 439		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $600 1868-79 Watermark Large Star mint and used range on hagners, with Perf 11½-12½ 1d shades mint (4) and used (2), 3d on 4d Sky-blue mint and used (cancelled 'TOO-LATE'), 3d on 4d Deep Ultramarine mint, opt SPECIMEN, and used (2), 4d mint and used (4), 6d used (5), 9d shades used (4), 10d on 9d in blue used (2), 10d on 9d in black used, 1/- shades used (5), 2/- used (3, incl Pale Rose-pink); Perf 10 1d mint (no gum) and used shades (3), 3d on 4d in red (2), 3d on 4d in black, 4d mint and used, 6d Indigo mint (no gum) and used shades (2), 1/- used; Compound Perf 11½-12½ and 10 1d (2), 4d (2), 6d, 2/- used, and 10d on 9d mint (no gum) and used. Also 1d and 2d imperf and 1/- perf forgeries. A number of stamps with small faults but many are good to very fine, and high cat value (11 M, 45 U)
Lot 440		Estimate: $600 1868-79 Watermark Large Star Perf 11½-12½ 3d on 4d Prussian Blue, couple of slightly short perfs otherwise fine used, a very scarce stamp. SG 66, cat £850
Lot 441		Estimate: $800 1868-79 Watermark Large Star Perf 11½-12½ 9d Bright Mauve error 'Printed Both Sides' few blunt perfs at top and cancelled Adelaide cds NO 6 72, ex Peter Jaffe. SG 76a, cat £900
Lot 442		1868-79 Watermark Large Star Perf 11½-12½ 9d Bright Mauve error 'Printed Both Sides' fine used and cancelled Adelaide cds SP 10 73. With 2007 BPA Certificate. SG 76a, cat £900
Lot 443		Estimate: $1,000 1870-71 Watermark Large Star Perf 10 3d in red on 4d Dull Ultramarine, centred upper left with somewhat toned part OG, a rare stamp. SG 91, cat £1600
Lot 444		Estimate: $250 1870-73 Watermark Large Star Perf 10 3d in Black on 4d Ultramarine, small part OG and fine. SG 93, cat £375
Lot 445		Estimate: $700 Realised Price : $575 1870-71 Watermark Large Star Perf 10 3d on 4d Prussian Blue from left of sheet (line watermark), very fine and rare and cancelled by Adelaide datestamp. SG 93a, cat £1000
Lot 446		Estimate: $2,500 Realised Price : $2,400 1870-71 Watermark Large Star Perf 10 3d on 4d Prussian Blue tied by G.P.O. Adelaide cds on 1877 (13 Dec) cover to Sandhurst, Vic (DE 16 71 backstamp), endorsed 'Per S.S Gothenburg'. Back flap a little roughly opened with a small portion missing, otherwise a fine usage of this rare stamp, of which very few covers are recorded. Ex Peter Jaffe, with 1918 RPSL and 1961 BPA Certificates. SG 93a cat £1000 off cover
Lot 447		Estimate: $400 1870-71 Watermark Large Star Perf 11½-12½ x 10 1d Pale Bright Green, and 1d Deep Green, both part OG, former stained by brown gum, latter with small adhesion on reverse, otherwise fine. SG 99, 101, cat £600 (2)
Lot 448		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $240 1870-73 Watermark Large Star Perf 10 x 11½-12½ 10d on 9d Yellow part OG and of very fine appearance. SG 107, cat £350