THE PETER JAFFÉ AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, 1884-1900 STAMP DUTIES

Lot 1236		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $1,150 1884-1900 \'Specimen\' £25 (damaged) and £100 (torn) handstamped twice in black and £50 manuscript in red, also £100 (2) both fiscally used with minor blemishes, and £10 Lilac optd \'Specimen\'
Lot 1237		Estimate: $20,000 Realised Price : $26,000 1884-1900 Wmk V over Crown upright Perf 12½ £100 Aniline Crimson with margins all round, SG 285c, very fresh mint. The only other mint example with margins is in the Royal Collection. The rarest unused high value stamp of the British Empire, in truly remarkable condition
Lot 1238		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $400 1885-95 4d Lilac \'Error of colour\', SG 300b, few blunt perfs, normal for comparison
Lot 1239		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $3,000 1886-96 Unadopted Essay for 1/6d inscribed \'STAMP DUTY\', handpainted in Deep Lake and Chinese white on thick card (56x54mm), minor blemishes. [Illustrated in Kellow at page 270]