1853 Locally Printed 4d Bright Red-orange Plate I Early Impression pos [3] on small piece cancelled '63' numeral, four large margins and very fine. SG 5, cat £1000
Lot 239
Estimate: $400
Realised Price : $300
1853 Locally Printed 4d Bright Red-orange Plate I Early Impression pos [7], fine with three large margins, close at left, cancelled '64' numeral. SG 5, cat £1000
Lot 240
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 241
Estimate: $350
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 242
Estimate: $300
1853 Locally Printed 4d Orange Plate I Worn Impression pos [3], close to large margins and showing signs of a double impression, tiny crease in lower left corner, cancelled '52' numeral of Hobart. SG 8, cat £450
Lot 243
Estimate: $300
1853 Locally Printed 4d Dull Orange Plate II Early Impression pos [5], good to large margins and with '68' numeral of Launceston. SG 11, cat £375
Lot 244
Estimate: $200
1853 Locally Printed 4d Dull Orange Plate II Later Impression, large margins all round and cancelled '59' numeral .SG 11, cat £375
Lot 245
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $380
1855 Watermark Large Star Imperf 1d Carmine (touched at right), 2d Green, 4d Deep Blue, and 4d Blue (2), designs touched in places. SG 14-18, cat £1740 (5)
Lot 246
Estimate: $350
Realised Price : $270
1855 Watermark Large Star Imperf 1d Carmine, small margins all round (barely touched at top), cancelled '60' numeral obliterator. SG 14, cat £900
Lot 247
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 248
Estimate: $1,200
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 249
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 250
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 251
Estimate: $170
Realised Price : $130
1857-67 Watermark Double-lined Figures of Value Imperf 4d Blue, with good even margins, skilfully ironed out horizontal crease and regummed. SG 37, cat £475
Lot 252
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 253
Estimate: $600
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 254
Estimate: $450
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 255
Estimate: $1,000
Realised Price : $750
1863-71 Watermark Double-lined Numerals Perf 10 6d Grey-violet block of 4 without gum, very fine appearance and scarce, with 2006 Sismondo Certificate. SG 64, cat £2600
Lot 256
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 257
Estimate: $600
1892-99 Tablet Issue Stamp-size Master Die Proof in Black on glazed card, fine
Lot 258
Estimate: $550
1892-99 Tablet ½d - £1 overprinted SPECIMEN fine with part OG (10). SG cat £650
Lot 259
Estimate: $400
1892-99 Tablet 2½d stamp-size Die Proof in Black on glazed card, very fine
Lot 260
Estimate: $700
1892-99 Tablets £1 Green and Yellow fresh MUH. Retail AU$1500
Lot 261
Estimate: $350
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 262
Estimate: $700
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 263
Estimate: $900
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+
Lot 264
Estimate: $160
Realised Price : $120
1906-09 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Perf 12½ 10/- Mauve and Brown fine used. SG 258, cat £275
Lot 265
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $150
1880 Stamp Duty Platypus Design 1d Slate, 3d Chestnut, 6d Mauve and 1/- Rose-pink part OG, and a similar set with numeral cancels. SG F26-29, cat £382 (8)
Lot 266
Estimate: $60
Reprints: 1901 St. George and Dragon 3d Yellow-green, 2/6d Rose, 5/- Brown and 10/- Yellow-orange Perf 11½ on Thin Gummed Card, overprinted REPRINT, large part OG (4)
Lot 267
Estimate: $180
1900 Overprinted 'REVENUE' 1d Blue Platypus error 'Overprint Inverted' cancelled Hobart cds, NO 30 00, very fine. SG F36c, cat £200
Lot 268
Estimate: $350
1900 Overprinted 'REVENUE' 1d Blue Platypus horizontal pair from left of sheet with Current No. '8', right-hand unit error 'Overprint Double', part OG with a few gum creases, and probably unique with marginal marking. SG F36d, cat £325+
Lot 269
Estimate: $180
Postal Fiscals: 1900 £1 Green and Yellow overprinted 'REVENUE' tied to piece by Elliott cds, NO 29 00. Not often found cancelled other than at Hobart. SG F39, cat £225
