1d red Right-Hand Plate Flaws comprising Notch in Frame at U/L (unlisted) [V/7], Damaged Lower-Right Frame [V/30], Break in Left Frame near Top (Early State) [V/31], Dot before '1' [VI/21] & in a mint pair with Thinned Left Frame [VI/21-22], Secret Mark [VII/7] x2 (one with scarce 'RUNNYMEDE/VIC' cds), "Ferns" [VII/54] & 'NY' Joined [VIII/25], and two others - one perf 'OS/NSW' - with nothing noted, Cat $1300+. A very scarce &...
Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction
By: Prestige Philately Pty Ltd
Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction
Our first general sale for 2014 is another well-balanced offering of fine stamps, proofs, covers, postal stationery etc.
British Empire collections are a strength of the miscellaneous section. An attractive range of photographs is followed by a strong offering of picture postcards, notably a collection of World War I humour cards offered by the album.
Australia features several very fine Two Pound Roos, and exciting corner blocks of 15 of the so-called “Chambon Essay” for the 1/- Large Lyrebird, in red and in blue! A fine selection of airmail covers, both first flights and commercial mail will attract a lot of interest.
Moving on to Australian Colonies/States, New South Wales and Tasmania are well represented. The sale of an unused 1d Sydney View for $26,450 in our sale of 8th November last, resulted in another superb Penny View being consigned for this auction. A complete CTO set of South Australian Long Stamps to £20 are offered individually. A sensational batch of 1870s covers from tiny settlements in the Northern Territory are offered at auction for the very first time.
Rest of the World includes colourful proofs from the Cook Islands, a very fine Falklands collection, a selection of the controversial ‘OPSO’ Handstamps from New Zealand, and a Pitcairns collection that includes the two earliest recorded stamped covers from that lonely outcrop.
The key section in the sale is the “Five Settings” collection of NWPI complete formes of 30 to 5/- x2 with most of the rarities including 1d and 2½d with margins, 1d Die II, 3d Die II and the famous 2½d with Missing Fraction. Several blocks have major overprint varieties. We also offer not one but two examples of the rare NWPI First Wmk 5/-!!
The sale concludes with a section of philatelic literature section, including very scarce early “name sale” auction catalogues.
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Lot #152 - commonwealth of australia kgv - small multiple watermark p14
PERFORATED 'OS': œd orange (a little aged) to 1/4d (very lightly mounted) complete, the 3d with the Watermark Inverted, generally well centred, all but the 3d & 1/4d are unmounted, Cat $3400. A very scarce & desirable set.
Lot #153 - commonwealth of australia kgv - cofa watermark
OVERPRINTED 'OS': 1d green with the Watermark Inverted BW #82(OS)a, excellent centring, lightly mounted, Cat $2500. Superb! Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2004) states "very rare variety".
Lot #154 - commonwealth of australia other pre-decimals
1913-36 mostly unmounted including CofA Wmk 1/4d (VLMtd, a superb stamp), Engraved 1d with Vertical Line Inside Right Frame BW #59(4)d, Engraved Kooka, Kooka M/S, 6d Airmail Ash Imprint strip of 3, 1/- Lyrebird x2, 1934 Centenary set both perfs, Macarthur set, Hermes 1/6d No Wmk, ANZAC set plus 1/- corner block of 4, Silver Jubilee set plus 2d with Vertical Line Retouched #166(U)fa, 3d Plate 1 block of 4 with Apostrophe Between 'GEORGE' and '...
Lot #155 - commonwealth of australia other pre-decimals
1937-65 mostly unmounted including KGVI 3d 'White Wattles' (2), Die I, Die IA, Die II both papers, 1/- Lyrebird, Robes both papers to £1 plus 5/- By Authority imprint blocks (one Tinted Paper) & 10/- optd 'SPECIMEN', Arms to £2 plus 10/- to £2 optd 'SPECIMEN', 1947 Definitives 1d By Authority block of 4 with Coil Perforations #246ze, 3d green Coil Pair #252bd, BCOF set (both 5/-), 1959 Tiger Cat 8d block of 6 (3x2) with State IV "Typhoon...
Lot #156 - commonwealth of australia other pre-decimals
Collection in Lindner hingeless album largely complete, missing Robes Thin Paper £1, many unmounted including 6d Engraved, Kooka M/S, No Wmk Hermes 1/6d, Arms set & Cattle 5/- White Paper, lots of extras including Plate Number blocks, coil pairs & booklet panes, also some Postage Dues & BCOF set to 2/-, a few trivial defects & some hinge remainders but generally fine to very fine.
Lot #157 - commonwealth of australia other pre-decimals
Chambon "essay" with 'AUSTRALIA' & 'ONE SHILLING' scored-through 1/- bright red BW #145PP(1)A, unmounted, Cat $1000. Superb! [The ACSC states that the colour is "brown-red". It is actually a bright rich carmine. An example with a tonespot & a little aged sold for $575 at our auction of 17/10/2008]
Lot #158 - commonwealth of australia other pre-decimals
Chambon "essay" with 'AUSTRALIA' & 'ONE SHILLING' scored-through 1/- blue BW #145PP(1)B, unmounted, Cat $5,000. Superb! [Hugh Morgan's example sold for £3760 at auction in 2013]
Lot #159 - commonwealth of australia other pre-decimals
Chambon "essay" with 'AUSTRALIA' & 'ONE SHILLING' scored-through 1/- bright red BW #145PP(1)A, corner block of 15 (5x3) from the lower-right of the sheet with the Coin Date (= Date of Printing) '15.6.37' at lower-right, short perfs at left from careless folding of the sheet, unmounted, Cat $15,000++. An important positional piece & a spectacular album page-size exhibit: twelve units are superb!
The ACSC states that a sheet...
Lot #160 - commonwealth of australia other pre-decimals
Chambon "essay" with 'AUSTRALIA' & 'ONE SHILLING' scored-through 1/- blue BW #145PP(1)B, corner block of 15 (5x3) from the lower-right of the sheet with the Coin Date (= Date of Printing) '15.6.37' at lower-right, minor bends in the right-hand margin, unmounted, Cat $75,000++. Superb! An important positional piece & a spectacular album page-size exhibit.
The ACSC states of the printing in blue "only a block of 4 and two...
Lot #161 - commonwealth of australia other pre-decimals
2d red block of 16 (2x8) from the right of the sheet with One Plate Dot in the margin at right BW #146za, Cat $400.
Lot #162 - commonwealth of australia other pre-decimals
2d red block of 16 (2x8) from the right of the sheet with Two Plate Dots in the margin at right BW #146zb, perfs in the margin reinforced otherwise unmounted; 3d blue imprint block of 4 plus Plate Numbers '1' to '4' blocks of 4 plus extra '2' CTO with Bridge cds, all but the last **; also Overprinted 'OS' Plate Numbers '1' (**) '2' & '3' (**) blocks of 4; Cat $1400 approximately.
Lot #163 - commonwealth of australia other pre-decimals
5/- dark green BW #148, well-centred, unmounted, Cat $1000. Advertised retail $1500.
Lot #164 - commonwealth of australia other pre-decimals
Perf 15x14 2d scarlet Coil Pair with Uniformly Large Holes BW #188bh (Cat $400+) tied to philatelic cover by 'BASE PO 7 MD/9SE41/018.' cds, provisional registration label with 'MIL PO No 1/DARWIN' h/s.
Lot #165 - commonwealth of australia other pre-decimals
5/- to £1 John Ash Imprint blocks of 4, mounted in the margins otherwise unmounted, Cat $675.
Lot #166 - commonwealth of australia other pre-decimals
5/- to £1 Authority Imprint blocks of 4, unmounted, Cat $1000.
Lot #167 - commonwealth of australia other pre-decimals
CofA Watermark 2/6d sepia with the Watermark Sideways Inverted (Top of Crown Facing to the Left as seen from Behind) BW #265a (SG 253aw) marginal example from the base of the sheet clearly showing the watermark from the face, faint diagonal bend, unmounted. Unpriced mint in Gibbons and the ACSC. Recently discovered in England. [The ACSC states that only two examples - both used - are recorded. However, several more used examples, including...
Lot #168 - commonwealth of australia other pre-decimals
CofA Watermark 2/6d sepia with the Watermark Sideways Inverted (Top of Crown Facing to the Left as seen from Behind) BW #265a (SG 253aw), smudged parcel cancel clear of "One Pound Billy's" face, Cat $5000 (£5500). RPSofV Certificate (2013).
Lot #169 - commonwealth of australia other pre-decimals
4/- to £2 complete plus 10/- White Paper blocks of 4, well centred, unmounted. Advertised retail $860+ (for four single sets).
Lot #170 - commonwealth of australia other pre-decimals
£2 Phillip Parker King horizontal corner strip of 3 from the upper-left of the sheet, the first unit with unlisted Thin Right-Hand Frame at Top and the third unit with Thick Right-Hand Frame at Top (Roller Flaw) BW #409d, unmounted, Cat $450+.
Lot #171 - commonwealth of australia other pre-decimals
5d with Purple (Value) Omitted BW #433c, unmounted, Cat $600. With normal for comparison
Lot #172 - commonwealth of australia decimal issues
1966-1995 predominantly mint collection with domestic values to $20 and better items including 1967 Definitives 5c blue upper-left corner block of 4 with Strong Offset BW #444c, Cook M/S, Christmas se-tenant blocks of 7 (2), 1973 World Health 7c with Blue Misplaced #626c, 1978 Aviators 18c Ulm with Black Misplaced #793ca, 1992 Threatened Species sheetlet with All Over Helecon #1567c (5), 2004 Treasures of the Archives $5 Roo (2) &...
Lot #173 - commonwealth of australia decimal issues
1968-1990s predominantly mint gutter blocks, strips & marginal pairs, generally low values some with minor varieties. Face value approx $1100.
Lot #174 - commonwealth of australia decimal issues
1966-1990s mostly mint with values to $20 in blocks of 4. Face value approx $1200.
Lot #175 - commonwealth of australia decimal issues
Carton of presentation packs and self-adhesives with values to $20. Face value $1000.
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