AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, GENERAL

Lot 214		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $1,350 1864-1912 mint and used accumulation on hangers and stockcards, beginning with 1864 1d mint (3), and with good range of later Engraved Swan issues to 1/- mint and used, surcharges including 1874 1d on 2d mint and 1895 ½d on 3d Double Surcharge in Red and Green mint (3), range of later De La Rue issues and good lot of 1902 Melbourne printings, including 5/- (3), 10/- and £1 mint. Also 1885 ½d block of 44, and 1912 1d on 2d severed block of 110 (faults), postal fiscals and a few revenues. A good lot with many fine stamps (337)
Lot 215		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 1854 Imperf 1d Black part OG with couple of small thins, virtually no margins, 1854 Lithographed 4d Pale blue and 1/- Pale Brown no gum, both clear margins and fine. SG 1, 2, 4c, cat £2475 (3)
Lot 216		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1854 Watermark Swan 1d Black Rouletted 7½-14, fine with light void grid cancel and showing roulettes on all four sides, with 1985 RPSL Certificate. SG 2, cat £750
Lot 217		Estimate: $4,000 Realised Price : $4,400 1857-59 Imperf 2d Brown-black on Red no gum, margins just clear on three sides, cut into at lower right, good colour and a very rare stamp in unused condition. SG 20, cat £15000
Lot 218		Estimate: $600 1857-59 Imperf 2d Brown-black on Red variety 'Printed Both Sides' (impression on reverse inverted), just touched down right side otherwise fine used. SG 20a, cat £2250
Lot 219		Estimate: $3,000 Realised Price : $4,200 1857-59 Imperf 6d Black-bronze, no gum, touched or just clear all round, and with a natural paper crease through 'SIX PENCE'. Fine appearance and a very rare unused stamp. SG 22, cat £15000
Lot 220		Estimate: $450 Realised Price : $340 1857-59 Imperf 6d Grey-black showing marginal line watermark, margins close but clear, fine appearance. SG 23, cat £1300
Lot 221		Estimate: $750 1857-59 Lithographed 6d Grey-black with major transfer variety 'Headless Swan' fine used with four margins (close at right and base) and cancelled 15-bar numeral '8'. SG 23 var, cat £1300++
Lot 222		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $625 1860 Locally Printed Imperf 2d Orange-vermilion (no gum), 4d Deep Blue (part OG) and 6d Sage-green (no gum, some staining on reverse showing through to front), all with full margins. SG 25, 27, 28, cat £3750(3)
Lot 223		Estimate: $400 1860-64 Locally Printed from Perkins Bacon Plates Imperf 6d Sage-green cancelled 15-bar numeral '8', very fine with good to large margins all round and excellent colour, a stamp rarely seen in this quality. SG 28, cat £400
Lot 224		Estimate: $600 1860-64 Locally Printed from Perkins Bacon Plates Imperf 6d Deep Sage-green, good to large margins, cancelled 15-bar numeral '17'. A very fine example of this difficult stamp. SG 28a, cat £550
Lot 225		Estimate: $500 1860-64 Locally Printed from Perkins Bacon Plates Rouletted 7½-14 6d Sage-green and showing roulettes on three sides, couple of roulettes at top stained, and cancelled 15-bar numeral '1' with 1985 RPSL Certificate. SG 32, cat £750
Lot 226		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $625 1861 Watermark Swan small mint group, comprising 1d Rose-carmine Rough Perf 14-16 (no gum), 6d Purple-brown Intermediate Perf 14-16, 1/- Yellow-green Clean-cut Perf 14-16 (no gum), and 2d Blue and 4d Vermilion (3, two no gum) Perf 14 at Somerset House. 6d with perf defect, others generally good to fine. SG 36, 39, 40, 43, 44, cat £4035 (7)
Lot 227		Estimate: $1,200 1861 Watermark Swan Intermediate Perf 14-16 1d Rose, 2d Blue, 6d Purple-brown unused (no gum), and 2d Blue, 6d Purple-brown and 1/- Yellow-green used, mostly fine. SG 33, 34, 36, 37, £2500 (6)
Lot 228		Estimate: $900 1861 Perkins Bacon Printings Watermark Swan Intermediate Perf 14-16 1/- Yellow-green, small part OG with some toning on perf tips. SG 37, cat £2000
Lot 229		Estimate: $300 1861 Watermark Swan Perf 14 at Somerset House 2d Blue block of 4 no gum otherwise fine. SG 39, cat £640
Lot 230		Estimate: $650 1861 Watermark Swan Clean-cut Perf 14-16 2d Blue (2), 6d Purple-brown and 1/- Yellow-green unused (no gum), 6d with some perfs trimmed at left, plus 6d Purple-brown used, also a 6d forgery. Fine appearance for this scarce group. SG 41-43, cat £1820 (6)
Lot 231		Estimate: $1,200 1861 Watermark Swan (Upright) Clean-cut Perfs 14-16 1/- Yellow-green, toned area in lower right corner, and a few perfs toned at top, both visible only from reverse, otherwise fine with part OG and rare in this condition. SG 43a, cat £1400
Lot 232		Estimate: $150 1861 Watermark Swan Rough Perf 14-16 1d Rose-carmine unused without gum, a little soiled. SG 44, cat £350
Lot 233		Estimate: $180 1863-64 No Watermark Perf 13 1d Carmine-lake, 1d Lake and 6d Deep Lilac part OG but heavily hinged with some adhesions on reverse. SG 49-51, cat £510 (3)
Lot 234		Estimate: $140 1902-11 Watermark V over Crown Perf 12 x 12½ 10/- Deep Mauve, part OG. SG 127, cat £180
Lot 235		Estimate: $350 1902-11 Watermark V over Crown Perf 12½ x 12 £1 Orange-brown, centred right, lightly hinged with large part OG. SG 128, cat £425
Lot 236		Estimate: $400 1902-11 Watermark V over Crown Perf 11 5d Bistre, 2/- Bright Red on Yellow, 2/- Orange on Yellow fine mint part OG (5d gum a little toned). SG 132, 134, 134a, cat £775 (3)
Lot 237		Estimate: $60 Realised Price : $46 Punctured OS: 1902-12 Watermark V over Crown and Crown over A mounted on page, comprising 3d MUH block of 4, used up to 5/-, mostly fine (25)