RARITIES SALE, AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Lot 222
Estimate: $600T
Realised Price : $625
Perf 10 15/- Orange-brown, SG 198, CTO with single ring of Melbourne
Lot 223
Estimate: $750T
Realised Price : $550
Perf 11½-12½ £2 Venetian-red, SG 200a, CTO with single-ring of Melbourne
Lot 224
Estimate: $4,000T
Realised Price : $3,000
£2 Venetian-red, marginal block of four, CTO with single-ring of Melbourne.
Lot 225
Estimate: $5,000T
Realised Price : $3,800
50/- Dull Pink, SG 201a, block of four, CTO with single-ring of Melbourne.
Lot 226
Estimate: $1,500T
Realised Price : $1,400
£4 Lemon, SG 203a, attractive mint example, hinge remain. Very fresh example and seldom seen mint.
Lot 227
Estimate: $1,000T
Realised Price : $750
£4 Lemon, CTO with portion of Adelaide G.P.O. datestamp, corner crease, 1984 Brandon Certificate
Lot 228
Estimate: $1,000T
Realised Price : $750
£4 Lemon, CTO with single-ring of Melbourne
Lot 229
Estimate: $1,000T
Realised Price : $750
£4 Lemon, superb example with Brisbane CTO with full o.g. unmounted.
Lot 230
Estimate: $6,000T
Realised Price : $4,600
£4 Lemon, marginal block of four, CTO with single-ring of Melbourne.
Lot 231
Estimate: $1,000T
Realised Price : $750
£5 Brown, SG 205, superb example cancelled at Adelaide, CTO
Lot 232
Estimate: $7,000T
Realised Price : $5,000
£5 Brown, marginal block of four, CTO with single-ring of Melbourne.
Lot 233
Estimate: $1,250T
Realised Price : $950
£10 Bronze, SG 206a, CTO with single-ring of Melbourne
Lot 234
Estimate: $10,000T
Realised Price : $7,500
£10 Bronze, marginal block of four with sheet number, CTO with single-ring of Melbourne.
Lot 235
Estimate: $2,000T
Realised Price : $1,500
£15 Silver, SG 207a, CTO with single-ring of Melbourne. A similar example sold for $2330 at auction on March 2002
Lot 236
Estimate: $12,500T
Realised Price : $9,500
£15 Silver, SG 207a, marginal block of four, CTO with single-ring of Melbourne.
Lot 237
Estimate: $2,500T
Realised Price : $1,900
£20 Claret, SG 208a, CTO with single-ring of Melbourne. A similar example sold for $3840+ at auction in March 2002
Lot 238
Estimate: $2,500T
Realised Price : $1,900
£20 Claret, SG 208a, superb example with Brisbane CTO with full o.g. unmounted
Lot 239
Estimate: $3,500T
Realised Price : $3,200
8d to £1, SG 272-79 with corner Adelaide CTO cancellations - no gum, additionally overprinted \\\'ULTRAMAR\\\' in blue, fine apart from tiny thin in 10/- (8). 2002 Sismondo Certificate. Possibly an unique set.
Lot 240
Estimate: $2,000T
Realised Price : $1,500
1902-04 Thin \\\'POSTAGE\\\' 1/- Brown with \\\"POSTAGE\\\" and \\\"ONE SHILLING\\\" in Red-brown, SG 275c, tiny natural paper crease at lower right mentioned only for accuracy. Cancelled \\\'PARCEL P.O./ ADELAIDE/DE 20/02/S.A.\\\'. 2001 RPSV Certificate. [Probably the most underpriced stamp of the British Empire].
Lot 241
Estimate: $2,500T
Realised Price : $3,400
1897 cover U.K. to Adelaide carried aboard the ill-fated \\\"Orotava\\\" which went ashore on Scilla Shoal (Red Sea) on 23rd February, 1897, bearing Adelaide G.P.O. label inscribed \\\'This article was receive at Adelaide,/ damaged by water, having been on board/the S. S. Oratava [sic].\\\'. Peace records six covers from this wreck of which this is the only example with a label