2d Lilac-mauve Half-length, First State of Die (just touched at lower right), used on 1850 (4 Apr) outer addressed to Melbourne and tied by manuscript pen line, believed to have been applied at Fyansford. Five covers bearing this stamp are recorded. With 2006 RPSV Certificate
Lot 87
Estimate: $20,000
1854 Original Contract of J.S. Campbell & Co. for the printing of 500,000 each of the 1d and 3d Half-Lengths and 2,000,000 2d Queen-on-Throne. Attached to the contract is the bond signed by James S. Campbell, James Fergusson and Rudolph Hackmann, and a specimen of the gummed paper to be used for printing the stamps signed by the same gentlemen. A highly important and unique document. With Rodney A. Perry Certificate of Opinion (2006)
Lot 88
Estimate: $100
1854 Woodblock 2/- Dull Bluish-green on Pale Yellow Imperf from top of sheet, huge margins three sides, thinned at base
Lot 89
Estimate: $80T
1854 Woodblock 2/- Dull Bluish-green on Pale Yellow Imperf horizontal pair with clear margins but with vertical and horizontal creases, scarce in multiples. SG 35, cat £380+
Lot 90
Estimate: $350
Realised Price : $270
1859 Woodblock 2/- Dull Bluish-green on Pale Yellow Perf 12 by Robinson, couple of small perf faults and no gum, a rare stamp. SG 82, cat £650
Lot 91
Estimate: $12,000
1860-66 6d Orange Beaded Oval used on 1860 (25 Oct) cover from Melbourne to Hong Kong tied by Barred numeral '1', endorsed 'pr "Behar" via Ceylon', and with Hong Kong arrival backstamp (DE 11 60). Light horizontal filing fold, small stain at top right on reverse, and small repaired tear at top, but of very fine appearance. A very rare stamp on cover, with perhaps only seven or eight known, this being one of the finest, with the added attraction of the despatch date representing the day on which the stamp was first delivered into stock, and thus this cover is the first day of use
Lot 92
Estimate: $150
1866 Laureates 3d Lilac Watermark Single-lined '8' centred top right and no gum, however a very scarce stamp. SG 118, cat £250
Lot 93
Estimate: $100
Realised Price : $75
1867-81 Laureates Wmk V over Crown (V1) 8d Red-brown on Pink Perf 13, light horizontal crease, otherwise fine with large part OG. SG 137c, cat £100
Lot 94
Estimate: $600
Realised Price : $700
1884-1900 Stamp Duty Designs optd italic 'Specimen.' (Type 24b), with small-size ½d Pink, 1d Green, 1d Reading design (2, one on pink paper), 2d, 2½d, 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 8d, 1/-, 1/6d Orange, 2/- Green on Green, and large-size 2/6d, 3/- Drab, 4/-, 5/- Claret on Yellow, 6/-, 10/- Green, 15/-, £1, £1/5/-, £1/10/-, £2 and 45/-. All part OG, some with paper adhering to reverse, and generally better than usually seen (26)
Lot 95
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $360
1884-1900 Stamp Duty Designs 3/- Drab, 4/-, 5/- Rosine, 6/-, 10/- Green, 15/-, £1, £1/5/-, £1/10/-, £2, 45/- CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, various dates. 3/- to £1/5/- no gum, £1/10/-, £2 and 45/- part OG with some adhesions (11)
Lot 96
Estimate: $200
1884-1900 Stamp Duty designs range of postally used on hagner, with 1d Bistre (5), 6d Blue, 1/- Deep Blue on Blue (2), 1/- Blue on Lemon (3), 1/6d (2), 2/-, 3/- Maroon on Blue, 3/- Drab (2), 4/- (2), 5/- Claret on Yellow (3), 5/- Rosine, 6/-, 10/- Green (2), 15/-, £1, some numeral cancellations, a few faults but a useful group (28)
Lot 97
Estimate: $1,100
1884-96 Stamp Duty Watermark V over Crown (V1) Perf 12½ £1 Reddish-orange on Yellow very fine with large part OG. SG 262b, cat £900
Lot 98
Estimate: $800
1884-96 Stamp Duty Watermark V over Crown (V1) £1 Reddish-orange on Yellow Perf 12½, part OG, fine other than for a few tiny marks on back. SG 262b, cat £900
Lot 99
Estimate: $175
1884-96 Stamp Duty Watermark V over Crown (V2) 3/- Drab, large part OG and fresh appearance, minor gum creasing. SG 268, cat £130
Lot 100
Estimate: $200
1884-96 Stamp Duty Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½ 4/- Red-orange very fine with large part OG, small gum thin. SG 269, cat £130
Lot 101
Estimate: $325
Realised Price : $320
1884-96 Stamp Duty Watermark V over Crown (V2) 6/- Pea-green, part OG and heavily hinged, fine appearance. SG 271, £300
Lot 102
Estimate: $170
1884-92 Naish Stamp Duty Watermark V over Crown (V2) 2/6d Yellow, part OG slightly toned gum and heavily hinged. SG 292a, cat £140
Lot 103
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $190
1884-92 Naish Stamp Duty Watermark V over Crown (V2) 2/6d Yellow handstamped italic 'Specimen.' (Type 24b) variety 'Double Handstamp', large part OG, fine and rare
Lot 104
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $300
1885 Naish Stamp Duty Designs ½d, 1d, 2d, 4d, 6d, 8d and 1/- optd diagonal sans-serif 'SPECIMEN' (Type 20), 6d no gum, others part to large part OG, 1d with small stain, a scarce group (7)
Lot 105
Estimate: $750
Realised Price : $1,000
1901-02 range of CTO stamps for U.P.U. Distribution with additional 'ULTRAMAR' handstamp in blue as applied to stamps sent from Lisbon to Portuguese Colonies, comprising 1901 ½d, 2d, 4d, 6d, 1/-, 2/- and 5/- No 'POSTAGE', 1901-02 1d, 1½d, 2½d, 3d, 9d 'POSTAGE', and 1901 Stamp Duty 1d Olive. All no gum, otherwise very fine (13)
Lot 106
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $150
1905-13 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Perf 12 x 12½ 2d Bright Mauve vertical strip of 5 from top right corner of sheet variety 'Double Perforation' caused by additional strike of comb in right selvedge, very fine MUH
Lot 107
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $150
1912 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Pre-gummed Paper Perf 12 x 12½ 1d Rose-carmine block of 10 (2 x 5) from top left corner of sheet punctured 'OS' and showing variety 'Double Perforation' down left side. Perforations reinforced in selvedge otherwise very fine with stamps MUH
Lot 108
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $150
1912 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Pre-gummed Paper Perf 12 x 12½ 5d Dull Reddish-brown corner block of 12 from lower right corner of sheet, superb MUH. SG 422c, cat £156+
Lot 109
Estimate: $100
1912 'ONE PENNY' on 2d 1912 (Jul-Aug) commercial intrastate usages for postcard and letter rates, the primary purposes for the stamp issue, underrated (2)
Lot 110
Estimate: $160
Realised Price : $120
1912 Watermark V over Crown (V5) Perf 12 x 12½ 1d Rose-carmine block of 12 with CA monogram and block of 4 with JBC monogram, few very minor gum bends otherwise superb MUH (16)
Lot 111
Estimate: $300
1912 Watermark V over Crown (V5), Comb Perf 12 x 12½ 1d Rose-carmine strips of 12 from base of sheet (2) with 'CA' and 'JBC' monograms, from two different plates showing variations in the gaps in the marginal rule. One strip with three units thinned, both strips with slight toning in selvedge at right edge, otherwise fine with most units MUH. BW V52z/za (2004), cat AU$780+
Lot 112
Estimate: $280
1912 Watermark V over Crown (V5), Comb Perf 12 x 12½ 1d Rose-carmine strip of 12 from base of sheet with 'CA' and 'JBC' monograms, showing break in marginal rule under units [6-7], perfs split at centre otherwise fine, with only one unit hinged. BW V52z/za (2004), cat AU$660
