AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, GENERAL

Lot 247		Estimate: $1,500 1855 Watermark Large Star Imperf 1d Dark Green (unused, margins two sides), 2d Rose-carmine (four margins and regummed), and 6d Deep Blue (unused, wide margin at left, others close to touching), 1d and 2d also with some small stains and toning on reverse. SG 1, 2, 3, cat £18,300 (3)
Lot 248		Estimate: $300 1855 2d Imperforate Plate Proof in Dull Lake on wove paper, margins all round (close at bottom) and very scarce, ex Peter Jaffe
Lot 249		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $125 1855 Watermark Large Star Imperf 2d Rose-carmine with pre-printing paper crease, fine used with four large margins, spectacular
Lot 250		1855 Watermark Large Star Imperf 2d Rose-carmine strip of 3 large margins three sides and close at right, with three strikes of numeral '3' in circle receiving house canceller (very scarce). SG 2, cat £245
Lot 251		Estimate: $200 1855 Watermark Large Star Imperf 2d Rose-carmine horizontal strip of 3 very fine with good to large margins, cancelled '71' numeral obliterator. SG 2, cat £255+
Lot 252		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 253		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1855 Perkins Bacon 6d Imperforate Plate Proof in Blue on wove paper block of 6 from right of sheet, margins all round (close at left) and very attractive
Lot 254		Estimate: $450 1856-58 Local Prints Watermark Large Star Imperf 1d Yellow-green large margins three sides and just clear at lower right, cancelled '60' numeral obliterator, rare so fine and with 2005 RPSV Certificate. SG 6, cat £650
Lot 255		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $380 1856-58 Local Prints Watermark Large Star Imperf 2d Red error 'Printed Both Sides (inverted on reverse)', touched along top and with small thin, and cancelled by neat partial 'PAID/ADELAIDE' cds. SG 9a, cat £850
Lot 256		Estimate: $300 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 257		Estimate: $90 Realised Price : $70 1860-69 Second Roulettes Watermark Large Star 1d Bright Yellow-green cut outside roulettes right and base, straight edges left and top, fine colour unused without gum. SG 19, cat £150
Lot 258		Estimate: $500 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 259		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 260		Estimate: $550 1867-70 Watermark Large Star Perf 11½-12½ x Roulette small selection, with 1d Bright Green and 1/- Chestnut part OG, and 1d Pale Bright Green, 1d Grey-green, 4d Dull Purple, 6d Bright Pale Blue, 6d Prussian Blue, 10d on 9d Yellow (2) used, some small faults but condition well above average. SG cat £1278 (9)
Lot 261		Estimate: $300 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 262		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 263		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 264		Estimate: $900 Realised Price : $725 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 265		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $250 1870-73 Watermark Large Star Perf 10 3d in Black on 4d Ultramarine, small part OG and fine. SG 93, cat £375
Lot 266		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 267		Estimate: $300 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 268		Estimate: $1,400 1876-1900 Watermark Broad Star mint and used range on hagners, comprising Perf 11½-12½ 3d on 4d, 4d Violet-slate, 4d Plum, 6d (2), 8d on 9d Brown-orange, 8d on 9d Grey-brown (2), 9d (5), 1/- (13), 2/- (4) mint, 3d on 4d (2), 4d (3), 6d (2), 8d on 9d (6), 9d (5), 1/- (13), 2/- (3) used, most shades represented; Perf 10 6d used (2); Compound Perf 11½-12 and 10 4d Violet-slate (2), 4d Dull Purple, 6d (4), 2/- mint, and 4d (2), 6d (6), 1/-, 2/- (5, incl strip of 3) used, most shades represented. Also 1901-02 Wmk Crown SA 9d (2), 1/- (4), 2/- (3) mint, and 2/- CTO. Some stamps with small faults but mostly good to fine with most mint stamps part OG. SG catalogue £4000+ (41 M, 51 U)
Lot 269		Estimate: $1,200 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 270		Estimate: $300 1868-76 De La Rue 2d Imperforate Plate Proofs, comprising vertical pair in Black on thin card, marginal blocks of 4 in Orange and Dull Red-orange, and vertical pair in Red-orange on gummed unwatermarked paper. Also Imperforate Colour Trials Wmk Crown over SA (Wide) no gum in Blue, Deep Blue, Red-brown, Claret, Orange, and Carmine (3, incl pair). An attractive selection (21)
Lot 271		Estimate: $300 1868-76 De La Rue 2d Perforated Colour Trials Wmk Crown over SA (Wide) ungummed paper Perf. 14 in Deep Blue, Green, Mauve, Purple, Orange-yellow, Red-brown, Claret, Carmine and Rose-carmine, each showing wing margin at left (some with perfs wholly or partly trimmed), otherwise fine and an attractive group (9)
Lot 272		1868-76 De La Rue 1d Green Imperforate Plate Proof corner block of 4 on no wmk gummed paper, fresh MUH
Lot 273		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $135 1876 De La Rue 1d Imperforate Plate Proofs, comprising vertical pair in Black on thin glazed card, vertical pair and marginal block of 8 in Bluish-green No Wmk, also Perf 15 block of 4 in Bluish-green, No Wmk (16)
Lot 274		Estimate: $650 Realised Price : $575 1892 Watermark Crown SA (Wide) Perf 11½-12½ Printed Sheet headed 'SPECIMEN/SOUTH AUSTRALIAN REVENUE STAMPS,/WITH THE DATE OF ISSUE' bearing 2/6d to £20 Reprints on Wmk Crown SA (Wide) paper (except £15 on Close Paper) optd Type 4 SPECIMEN. Minor blemishes
Lot 275		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 1894 Tannenburg Plate Proofs, comprising Imperforate 2½d marginal pair and block of 4, 5d marginal single, pair and block of 4, and Perf 14 2½d x 6 and 5d x 2. Various colours, all on gummed paper, the perforated types being very scarce (21)
Lot 276		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $600 1902-04 Thin 'POSTAGE' 1/- Brown variety 'POSTAGE' and 'ONE SHILLING' in Red-brown, very fine used, with 2005 Ceremuga Certificate. SG 275c cat £1100, BW S30A cat AU$2000
Lot 277		1904-11 Thick 'POSTAGE' Watermark Crown SA 5/- Rose-scarlet top right corner example with '5/- 000672' printed in violet, lightly mounted in selvedge, stamp superb fresh MUH, SG 290. BW S64z, cat AU$750 for pair