Mint and used range on leaves and hagners, Chalon heads with some imperfs, mostly fiscally used, including 1858 1/- imperf pair cut into at right with gum but not guaranteed, Sideface issues, Tablets duplicated used range to 2/6d, Pictorials range of printings to 6d M & U (39M, 324U)
Lot 369
Estimate: $250
1853 Locally Printed 4d Bright Red-orange Plate I Early Impression, pos [24], two large margins, close at base and touched at left, cancelled '64' numeral. SG 5, cat £1000
Lot 370
Estimate: $350
Realised Price : $270
1853 Locally Printed 4d Red-orange Plate I Later Impression, pos [9], good to large margins all round, fine and cancelled '64' numeral. SG 7, cat £475
Lot 371
Estimate: $75T
Realised Price : $125
1855 Perkins Bacon 1d Imperforate Plate Proof in Brownish-red on unwatermarked wove paper, fine from left of sheet. With 1983 Friedl Certificate stating the stamp to be SG 7, which it is not
Lot 372
Estimate: $180T
Realised Price : $160
1855 Perkins Bacon Reprinted Die Proofs in Black, on thin card with value tablet filled with ornamental lines (33 x 40mm), and on wove paper with blank value tablet (49 x 52mm) or value tablet filled with horizontal lines (44 x 52mm), fine (3)
Lot 373
Estimate: $700
1856-57 No Watermark Imperf 1d Pale Brick-red pair (touched at right), 2d Dull Emerald-green (small to large margins three sides, cut into at right), 4d Blue (2, both fine with four margins). SG 19,20,22 cat £2530 (5)
Lot 374
Estimate: $1,200
Realised Price : $900
1856-57 No Watermark Imperf 1d Deep Red-brown on Pelure Paper (4), one very fine, others with close to touching margins (one with '85' of papermaker's watermark). SG 14, cat £3000+ (4)
Lot 375
Estimate: $450
1857-67 Watermark Double-lined Numerals Imperf 1d Brick-red, 1d Dull Vermilion, 2d Slate-green, 4d Blue, both 1d's touched one side, 2d and 4d with good to large margins, one 1d and 2d part OG, an attractive group. SG 27, 28, 34, 37, cat £1775 (4)
Lot 376
Estimate: $180
1857-67 Watermark Double-lined Numerals Imperf 1d Pale Red-brown vertical strip of 5 cancelled messy '62' (Newtown) numerals margins all round except top stamp just touched at left, a scarce multiple. SG 26, cat £200+
Lot 377
Estimate: $300T
Realised Price : $260
1857-67 Watermark Double-lined Numerals Imperf 1d Carmine four good margins and showing portions of adjoining units at right and base and with partial kiss print, small patches of toned gum and of good appearance. SG 29, cat £375
Lot 378
Estimate: $400
1858 Watermark Double-lined Numerals Imperf 1/- Vermilion, three margins and just touched at left, part OG. Also 6d Dull Lilac four margins but with cleaned fiscal cancel. SG 40-41, cat £800 (for 1/-) (2)
Lot 379
Estimate: $600
Realised Price : $460
1858 Watermark Double-lined Numerals Imperf 1/ Vermilion, fine with four even margins and part OG (possibly regummed). With 1931 RPSL Certificate for a pair of which this is the left-hand unit. SG 41. cat £800
Lot 380
Estimate: $550T
1858 Imperf 1/- Vermilion, four margins, small surface at middle left outside design, and part OG. SG 41, cat £800
Lot 381
Estimate: $300T
1863-71 Watermark Double-lined Numerals 1d Brick-red and 1d Dull Vermilion Perf 10, both no gum otherwise fine and good colour. SG 57-58, cat £400 (2)
Lot 382
Estimate: $140T
Realised Price : $105
1863-71 Watermark Double-lined numerals Perf 10 1d Carmine an attractive horizontal strip of 3 cancelled barred numeral '2', with 2002 Knopf Certificate. SG 59, cat £165
Lot 383
Estimate: $350T
1863-70 Watermark Double-lined Numerals 2d Yellow-green Perf 10, no gum and toning at lower right corner. SG 60, cat £850
Lot 384
Estimate: $350
Realised Price : $420
1863-71 Watermark Double-lined Numerals Perf 10 2d Yellow-green, a 'small' stamp of good appearance and part OG, scarce. SG 60, cat £850
Lot 385
Estimate: $350T
1863-71 Watermark Double-lined Numerals 6d Dull Cobalt Perf 10 no gum and with a few tone spots on reverse. SG 65, cat £850
Lot 386
Estimate: $450T
Realised Price : $460
1863-71 Watermark Double-lined Numerals 1/- Vermilion Perf 10 part OG with hinge remains, variety 'Double Perforation' at base. SG 68, cat £700+
Lot 387
Estimate: $600T
1865-71 Watermark Double-lined Numerals Perf 12 1d Dull Vermilion (with double impression), 1d Carmine, 6d Slate-violet and 1/- Vermilion all without gum, 1/- with some staining on reverse. SG 69, 70, 75, 77, cat £1250 (4)
Lot 388
Estimate: $1,500T
Realised Price : $1,600
1863-71 Local Separations 1d Carmine Oblique Roulettes 10-10½, typical uneven perforation but showing roulettes on all sides and with patches of toned gum on reverse, a very rare stamp. SG 93, cat £3000
Lot 389
Estimate: $1,000T
1863-71 Local Perforations 1d Carmine Oblique Roulette 10-10½, a 'narrow' stamps showing uneven roulettes on all sides, unused and showing several small patches of oxidisation. A rarity. SG 93, cat £3000
Lot 390
Estimate: $150
1863-71 Watermark Double-lined Numerals Serrated Perf 19 1d Carmine (6), two apparently unused (one a little faded) but both showing signs of cleaning, three fiscally used, and one apparently with a postal obliterator, generally fine and each with serrates on all sides. SG 118, cat £300 (6)
Lot 391
Estimate: $100T
Realised Price : $180
1880-91 Watermark TAS 3d Red-brown Perf 12 strip of 3 from lower left corner of sheet with Plate No. '5' (trimmed), the corner unit being the variety 'Scratch Through THREE PE', part OG and fine. SG 165b, cat £120+
Lot 392
Estimate: $750
Realised Price : $650
1885 Unissued 2/6d Lilac and 10/- Dull Green Surcharges on 'Cyprus' Colonial Keyplate, prepared by De La Rue but never issued. 10/- with crease, nevertheless rare, ex Butler (2)
Lot 393
Estimate: $600
1892-99 Tablet Issue Stamp-size Master Die Proof in Black on glazed card, fine
Lot 394
Estimate: $550
Realised Price : $420
1892-99 Tablet ½d - £1 overprinted SPECIMEN fine with part OG (10). SG cat £650
Lot 395
Estimate: $400
1892-99 Tablet 2½d stamp-size Die Proof in Black on glazed card, very fine
Lot 396
Estimate: $350
Realised Price : $270
1899-1900 De La Rue Pictorials ½d to 6d overprinted 'Specimen', part OG and with American dealer's handstamp on reverse. SG 229-36s, cat £550 (8)
Lot 397
Estimate: $600
1903-09 De La Rue types, with Watermark V over Crown Perf 12½ mint (3, incl Ultramarine and Indigo shades), 9d Perf 11 mint, 9d, 1/- overprinted SPECIMEN, plus 9d, 1/- punctured 'T' and 1/- punctured 'OS' (2) used; and 1906-09 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A 8d, 9d (2), 1/-, 10/- (2) Perf 12½, 8d, 9d (2), 1/- Perf 11, 9d (3), 1/- Cpd Perf 12 and 11, all mint. Also 1878 8d punctured 'OS' used (4, incl pair). Mostly fine. SG cat £1900+ (30)
Lot 398
Estimate: $800
Realised Price : $800
1906-09 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A (inverted) 9d Blue block of 12 (2 x 6) with Current No. '50' Perf 12½ horizontally and first two columns vertically, other vertical columns Perf 11, thus two are Perf 12½ all round, two are Perf 12½ x 11 x 12½ x 12½, and eight are Perf 12½ x 11. Bands of gum toning on reverse, otherwise full OG with only two units hinged. SG 256/b, cat £1100+
