AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, GENERAL

Lot 183		Estimate: $350T Realised Price : $320 1855 1d Plate Proof block of 4 in Bright Green, No Watermark, fine with clear to good margins all round
Lot 184		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $150 1855 2d Perkins Bacon Imperforate Plate Proof block of 4 in Black on wove paper, very fine
Lot 185		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1855 2d Imperforate Plate Proof in Dull Lake on wove paper, margins all round (close at bottom) and very scarce, ex Peter Jaffe
Lot 186		Estimate: $600 1855 Watermark Large Star Imperf 2d Rose-carmine horizontal strip of 5, good margins all round, right-hand unit with ironed-out vertical crease, cancelled numeral '25' of Gawler. A very scarce multiple in this condition, with 1985 Holcombe and 2008 Sismondo Certificates. SG 2, cat £425+
Lot 187		Estimate: $70T Realised Price : $65 1855 6d Perkins Bacon Plate Proof in Blue No Watermark, very fine
Lot 188		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1856-58 Local Prints Watermark Large Star Imperf 1/- Orange large to clear margins all round, tied to piece with Alberton cds alongside, AU 2 1856. SG 12, cat £475
Lot 189		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $380 1860-69 4d Perkins Bacon Die Proof in Black on india paper pressed into card, stamp-size (23 x 32mm), small stain at top left corner, and some stains on reverse die to previous mounting
Lot 190		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1860-69 Perkins Bacon 9d Imperforate Plate Proof in Grey-lilac (issued colour) on unwatermarked white wove paper, four margins (close at top) and a rare proof, ex Peter Jaffe
Lot 191		Estimate: $150 1860-69 Watermark Large Star Rouletted 1/- Yellow (SG 38) rejoined vertical pair cancelled 'PAID/ADELAIDE' datestamp in blue OC 26 1861, a very scarce multiple
Lot 192		Estimate: $280 Realised Price : $210 1867-70 Watermark Large Star Perf 11½-12½ x Roulette 1/- Lake-brown part OG, a little toned on reverse but good colour and appearance. SG 61, cat £550
Lot 193		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 194		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 195		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1871 Watermark V over Crown Perf 10 4d Dull Lilac used (3), one a large example with a missing perf at left, another straight edge at left, and the third in greyish shade which may be a changeling. SG 111, cat £975 (3)
Lot 196		Estimate: $1,100 1876-1900 Watermark Broad Star Perf 11½-12½ 1/- Red-brown horizontal pair error 'Imperforate Vertically', trimmed into design at left, cancelled G.P.O. Adelaide cds, DE 23 81. SG 125a catalogued as 'Imperf Between' £2500
Lot 197		Estimate: $75T Realised Price : $95 1876-1900 Watermark Broad Star Perf 11½-12½ 2/- Carmine block of 6 cancelled '185' numerals, a fine and attractive multiple. SG 132, cat £45+
Lot 198		Estimate: $350T Realised Price : $270 1901-02 Watermark Crown over SA (Wide) 9d Claret, horizontal strip of 6 from lower left corner of sheet showing row of watermarks in selvedge, strip of 6 from right of sheet and block of 12 from left of sheet (some perf separation), the strip and upper row of block showing wmk marginal letters only. Interesting positional pieces, fine large part OG with most units MUH. SG 146, cat £480+ (24)
Lot 199		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 1868 2d De La Rue Imperforate Colour Trials in Orange, Green, and Rose, plus pair in Orange, Watermark Crown over SA (Wide) (5)
Lot 200		Estimate: $400 1876 Watermark Crown over SA (Wide) Perf 10 1d Blue-green mint block of 6 (3 x 2) with wing margin at left, fine with part OG. SG 158, cat £660+
Lot 201		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1883-99 3d Sage-green, 4d Pale Violet, 6d Pale Blue, 1891 2½d Violet-blue, 1899-1905 2½d Indigo, each overprinted SPECIMEN, first three no gum (5)
Lot 202		Estimate: $4,000 Realised Price : $4,600 1886-96 'Postage & Revenue' Perf 11½-12½ £10 Bronze Perf, typical irregular perfs and centred lower right, with large part OG and a very fine example of this rare stamp. SG 206a, cat £9500