AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, GENERAL

Lot 247	[ (*) ]	Estimate: $1,500 Purchase Price : $1,340 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	[ P ]	Estimate: $300 Purchase Price : $268 1855 2d Imperforate Plate Proof in Dull Lake on wove paper, margins all round (close at bottom) and very scarce, ex Peter Jaffe
Lot 250 (Withdrawn)	[ O ]	1855 Watermark Large Star Imperf 2d Rose-carmine strip of 3 large margins three sides and close at right, with three strikes of numeral '3' in circle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	[ O ]	Estimate: $200 Purchase Price : $175 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	[ O ]	Estimate: $600 Purchase Price : $536 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 254	[ O ]	Estimate: $450 Purchase Price : $397 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 256	[ ^ ]	Estimate: $300 Purchase Price : $268 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 258	[ P ]	Estimate: $500 Purchase Price : $443 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	[ O ]	Estimate: $150 Purchase Price : $134 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	[ */O ]	Estimate: $550 Purchase Price : $490 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 Purchase Price : $268 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	[ O ]	Estimate: $600 Purchase Price : $536 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	[ O ]	Estimate: $800 Purchase Price : $699 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 266	[ * ]	Estimate: $400 Purchase Price : $350 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	[ O ]	Estimate: $300 Purchase Price : $268 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	[ */(*)/O ]	Estimate: $1,400 Purchase Price : $1,224 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	[ O ]	Estimate: $1,200 Purchase Price : $1,049 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	[ P ]	Estimate: $300 Purchase Price : $268 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	[ P ]	Estimate: $300 Purchase Price : $268 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 (Withdrawn)	[ P ]	1868-76 De La Rue 1d Green Imperforate Plate Proof corner block of 4 on no wmk gummed paper, fresh MUH
Lot 277 (Withdrawn)	[ ** ]	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