1884-96 Stamp Duty Lithographs: Watermark V over Crown (V1) Perf 13 £1/10/- Deep Grey-olive fiscally cancelled variety 'Watermark Upright and Reversed', closed pinhole at lower right, otherwise fine and a very scarce variety, SG 244a var
Lot 218
Estimate: $120
1884-96 Stamp Duty Watermark V over Crown (V2 sideways) Perf 12½ 3/- Olive-drab, faint gum crease at left, with large part original gum. SG 268a, cat £110
Lot 219
Estimate: $1,500
Realised Price : $2,000
Cancelled-to-order: 2/6, 3/-, 4/-, 5/-, 6/-, 10/-, 15/-, £1, £1/5/-, £1/10/-, £2, 45/-, £5, £6, £7, £8, £9 bicolours, £10, £25, £50 and £100 typo, all CTO MELBOURNE cds with matching NO 20 00 dates. 2/6 to 45/- and £50 large part OG, others no gum, and generally very fine other than £25, which is somewhat faded (21)
Lot 220
Estimate: $250
Realised Price : $420
1901 Federal Presentation Set, with ½d, 1d, 1½d, 2d, 2½d, 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 9d, 1/-, 1/6d, 2/-, 2/6d, 3/-, 4/-, 5/-, 6/-, 10/-, 15/- and £1 postage stamps and ½d, 1d, 2d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 10d, 1/-, 2/- and 5/- Red and Green postage dues, all CTO MELBOURNE FE 5 01, somewhat toned and a few stamps with small faults. Also with he presentation letter addressed to C.G. Wilson MLA of Armidale, NSW (31)
Lot 221
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $380
1901 Federal Presentation Set to £1, comprising ½d, 1d, 1½d, 2d, 2½d, 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 9d, 1/-, 1/6. 2/-, 2/6, 3/-, 4-/, 5-/, 6/-, 10/-, 15/- and £1 CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, FE 5 01. Unmounted wth full OG, and very scarce thus, 6/- with blunt corner and £1 with gum crease. Also with the Postmaster-General registered frank envelope addressed to C.G. Wilson MLA, Armidale NSW which contained the stamps (badly damaged but rarely seen). Exceptional condition for this popular CTO set (21 + cover)
