1867-83 Wmk Maltese Cross, £1 Brown-Lilac, SG 129, overprinted 'SPECIMEN', part gum/hinge remain, otherwise fine. [The normal stamp is catalogued at £50000]
Lot 227
Estimate: $6,000
1884-88 Wmk Three Orbs, £1 Brown-Lilac, SG 186, very fine, well centred example, neatly cancelled. Premium stamp
Lot 228
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $380
1887-92 'Jubilee' 2d Green and Scarlet, SG 199, marginal example hinged in selvedge only, stamp unmounted. 1984 BPA Certificate (for pair from which single was extracted)
Lot 229
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $550
1887-92 'Jubilee' 10d Dull Purple and Deep Dull Carmine, SG 210a, fresh unmounted. 1985 RPSL Certificate
Lot 230
Estimate: $1,500
1900 1/- Green and Carmine + 1887-92 10d Dull Purple and Carmine tied to 1900 (19 Oct) registered cover from Henry Gaze & Sons, London, to 'A.H. Gaze/Pacific Islands Co Ltd', Sydney. Sound and attractive for what has clearly been a heavy article. The 1/- is very scarce on cover (cat £850), and this is perhaps the only usage on cover to the Australian Colonies
Lot 231
Estimate: $1,000
Realised Price : $1,200
1951 KGVI set of four 2/6d to £1 affixed to large format Waterlow and Sons Limited presentation card, printed for the Postmaster General. Beautiful item
Lot 232
Estimate: $750
Realised Price : $900
Telegraph Stamp: 1877 £1 Imperforate Trial in Brown-Lilac on gummed, Wmk shamrocks paper, overprinted 'SPECIMEN' type 8. Very fresh and strong colour
